Middlesex, jeered for their poor fielding yesterday, were facing an uphill battle at Lord's as they chased down 581 for seven against Northants... more
Steve Kirby makes statement to national selectors after being given a wake-up call by skipper Alastair Cook during the England Lions match against Bangladesh... more
Chris Nash hit a hundred for Sussex against Notts at Trent Bridge today but their hopes of staying up in Division One of the County Championship remain in jeopardy... more
Ravi Bopara has had a summer to endure rather than enjoy but England captain Andrew Strauss is backing him to come good in the one-day series against Australia... more
Some of the confidence being shown by stock-market investors rubbed off on the England cricket team in the fifth and final Test at the Brit Oval... more
Andrew Flintoff is confident he will be cleared to help England try to regain the Ashes this week after he undergoes a fitness test at The Brit Oval... more
Having seen England's bowling attack perform so abysmally at Headingley, I can't believe Panesar would bowl any worse, especially if the pitch is dry and takes spin... more
With the Ashes coming down to the final Test, it is no surprise to hear so many people in England talking about who should be picked and who should be dropped for The Brit Oval... more
Mark Ramprakash has urged England's management to pick him for the final Ashes Test next week while the other contenders for a spot all struggled with the bat... more
This is not the time for loyalty or long-term strategic planning; England's selectors must do nothing more than pick a team to win a one-off Test match and reclaim the Ashes... more
The Brit Oval has been granted permission to build a new stand and hotel at the world-famous Test cricket ground after a drawn-out planning inquiry ... more
Cricket: Mark Ramprakash has put Gloucestershire’s unbeaten run in the Friends Provident Trophy to the test with a century for Surrey in their Group C clash at the Brit Oval... more
Cricket: Middlesex quickly removed the wicket of Mark Ramprakash as they fought back in their County Championship clash against Surrey at the Brit Oval... more
Cricket: Surrey and Middlesex square up in the LV County Championship at The Brit Oval, each desperate for their first win of the season before a month-long break for one-day action... 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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