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Andrew Flintoff not the only guilty party as England’s timing goes wrong

30.06.09
Cricket: Andrew Flintoff has been forced to apologise to his team-mates after he “stuffed up” by missing part of England’s Ashes bonding trip to Flanders... more

It’s all up for grabs as England prepare for some final fine-tuning

02.06.09
Cricket: With the wide-open World Twenty20 starting on Friday, the warm-up against the Scots should help answer lingering questions... more

Paul Collingwood takes charge of England’s bid for glory in Twenty20

01.05.09
Cricket: Paul Collingwood has been given the task of turning England’s Twenty20 fortunes around after being convinced to return to the captaincy by new coach Andy Flower... more

Ian Bell is told to prove worth at Test level

22.04.09
Cricket: Ian Bell has found out he will get another chance to impress the England selectors after he was named in the Lions’ team to face West Indies next week ... more

James Foster's back in the frame

08.04.09
Cricket: James Foster has been handed the chance to win back his England Test place... more

Shaun Udal ready for Twenty20 Cup at grand old age of 40

06.04.09
Cricket: Shaun Udal has earned a surprise call-up to England’s initial 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in June... more

Patel slammed as he’s dropped over fitness

04.03.09
Cricket: Samit Patel has been dropped from England's Twenty20 and oneday leg of the Caribbean tour after ignoring "repeated warnings" over his fitness... more

I hope my Indian spring will lead to an Australian summer

17.02.09
Cricket: In his first diary entry for Standard Sport, Ravi Bopara outlines his ambitions . . . ... more

Pietersen and Flintoff: the most expensive cricketers on earth

06.02.09
Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen have become the world’s first million-pound cricketers when they were snapped up at the Indian Premier League auction in Goa... more

Flintoff could be sidelined even if he is cleared to play

03.02.09
Andrew Flintoff faces an anxious wait before knowing whether he can play in the First Test against West Indies... more

IPL can pay dividends for England too, says Butcher

23.01.09
Former Test batsman Mark Butcher is convinced that playing in the Indian Premier League can do more than improve the bank balances of England's top cricketers... more

England see light in the gloom despite third loss

20.11.08
England put up a decent fight in Kanpur before India won in ultimately unsatisfactory circumstances to take a 3-0 lead in the seven-match one-day series... more

New injury blow hits Sidebottom

19.11.08
Ryan Sidebottom is facing more injury misery just when he looked set to return to England's struggling one-day team in India... more

Battered England suffer yet another humiliation

14.11.08
England are already under pressure to rip up their one-day script and start again after suffering a third deeply humiliating defeat in less than a fortnight... more

Ravi's recall will excite England, says Pietersen

13.11.08
England have decided to play only one spinner in the opening one-day international after pace bowler Stuart Broad came through a fitness test on his sore knee in Rajkot... more

Broad given chance to prove his fitness

12.11.08
Stuart Broad faces a fitness test in Rajkot to determine whether he can boost England’s selection options for the opening one-day international against India on Friday... more

Broad injury will narrow England's attack options

11.11.08
Cricket: Stuart Broad is England's latest injury worry ahead of the first one-day international in India... more

Batting crisis for humbled England

11.11.08
Kevin Pietersen is facing his first big test as England captain after admitting the team he believes can beat India in their own backyard may not have been "fully focused" during today's humiliating 124-run thrashing by a Mumbai club side.... more

England all out for 98 as they collapse in Mumbai

11.11.08
Kevin Pietersen tried to shrug off another abysmal batting performance after England were dismissed for 98 today by a team of club cricketers in Mumbai... more

It's a dream for me to play in India, says Samit Patel

05.11.08
Samit Patel's rapid rise to international all-rounder will reach a new high point when he steps off the plane in Mumbai as an England cricketer... more

Botham tells England's players to stop moaning

31.10.08
Kevin Pietersen and his players have been told to stop whingeing about their experiences in the Caribbean and enjoy the opportunity of playing for an unprecedent $20million prize... more

We won't be hit for sicks, promises KP

29.10.08
Cricket: England may be struggling with illness, but skipper Kevin Pietersen insists his stars will be fit for their $20m clash... more

The Ashes factor sees Vaughan hang on to contract

09.09.08
Cricket: England have kept Michael Vaughan on their full-time payroll and insist the former England captain still has a part to play in regaining the Ashes next year... more

Sidebottom could miss £10m match

08.09.08
Cricket: Ryan Sidebottom, the unanimous choice as England's player of the year four months ago, is in danger of missing out on November's £10million match in Antigua... more

Prior glove affair with England looks strong again

04.09.08
Cricket: Matt Prior was responsible for the last memorable moment of a magical one-day series for England and, in the process, he almost certainly ended any debate about who will be their No1 keeper-batsman this winter... more

Why KP won't be afraid of change

03.09.08
Cricket: Ian Bell says the England captain is brave enough to make alterations in the future despite the current run of one-day success... more

Bresnan is back with a double strike

18.08.08
Tim Bresnan struck twice with the new ball on his England return as Scotland struggled to make headway in rainy Edinburgh... more

New boy Patel is hoping to get on road to riches

14.08.08
Samit Patel could go from little known county player to £500,000 England cricketer in the space of four dizzying months... more

Key battles in vain as England Lions fail to roar

14.08.08
Captain Rob Key was left in the lurch at Leicester as England Lions collapsed spectacularly against South Africa... more

Thrilled Pietersen ready for new era

04.08.08
Star batsman takes up the challenge to lead England ... more

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