Steve Harmison defied the pain of his badly-blistered feet to take the last three Sussex wickets before Durham eased to a nine-wicket win at Chester-le-Street... more
Kevin Pietersen has been included in England's initial 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in September, despite being ruled out of the rest of the Ashes with an Achilles injury... more
Cricket: England icon Andrew Flintoff's comeback from injury gathered pace, as he claimed two more wickets on the second day of Lancashire's County Championship match against Durham... more
Cricket: Missing the Ashes series through injury is "not an option" for England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who claims his recovery from knee surgery is on track... more
Cricket: For every person in the stands there were at least five unfilled seats. Albeit probably twice the size of the audience watching on Sky, this was a truly wretched crowd... more
Cricket: England are facing the prospect of playing in front of thousands of empty seats again when Chester-le-Street hosts the Second Test against West Indies ... more
Cricket: Michael Vaughan saw his first chance to impress the England selectors ended prematurely by another man on the fringes of the national team, Steve Harmison ... more
Cricket: Yorkshire's South African trio outshone England hopeful Michael Vaughan as Durham were comfortably defeated by 80 runs in a Friends Provident Trophy contest at the Riverside ... more
Steve Harmison responded to his omission from the England Test side by claiming two wickets in the top-of-the-table County Championship clash at Trent Bridge... more
England need an in-form Steve Harmison to lead their pace attack if they are to reclaim their place as one of the world's best Test sides, according to Durham chief executive David Harker... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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