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Andrew Strauss determined to fight on as England slump towards a dangerous new record

18.09.09

Andrew Strauss has vowed to fight on as England�s one-day captain despite a sixth straight loss to Australia which has left his side facing a record series defeat... more

Stuart Broad set to miss rest of series with knee injury

17.09.09

England seamer Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the remaining two one-day internationals against Australia due to a knee injury... more

Harmison helps Durham to victory

03.08.09

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

Durham to stage Ashes test in 2013

30.07.09

Durham will host an Ashes Test at the Riverside for the first time in 2013, the ECB have confirmed... more

Alastair Cook's warming to task in time to face Australia

01.07.09

Cricket: Alastair Cook warmed up for the start of next week�s Ashes series with a century on the opening morning of England�s match against Warwickshire... more

Kevin Pietersen ruled out of one-day series

20.05.09

Cricket: Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of England's three-match NatWest one-day international series against the West Indies after sustaining an Achilles problem... more

James Anderson fires Ashes warning as England crush West Indies

18.05.09

Cricket: Skipper Strauss hails world-class pace ace as his players wrap up crucial series win... more

Unappetising England make Big Mac cricket look so tasty

15.05.09

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

Stuart Broad promising that England will not be caught out by sucker punch

13.05.09

Cricket: After helping to blow away the woeful Windies at Lord�s, the paceman says the home side will be on their guard for a fightback... more

Test interest runs dry at Riverside

12.05.09

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

England are desperate to make up for winter agony, insists Paul Collingwood

12.05.09

Cricket: Paul Collingwood has revealed England are still motivated by revenge for their series defeat in the Caribbean, even though they won the First Test against the West Indies at Lord's by 10 wickets... more

England's attack needs to be forged under fire

11.05.09

Cricket: Question marks remain over England's bowlers ahead of Ashes series after all-too-easy win against the West Indies... more

Sri Lankan plan fuels Test fears

13.10.08

Cricket: England's threatened Test series against Sri Lanka will be high on the agenda in Dubai following an outspoken attack from ICC president David Morgan... more

Big Brother losers team up for a night out in London

29.08.08

As Big Brother contestant's 15 minutes of fame gets ever more fleeting, it seems the latest bunch of the reality show's rejects have hit on a way to guarantee press coverage - to go out in groups.... more

Just �53,000 debt? That's a reason to be cheerful

28.08.08

Often I feel as if I reside at the epicentre of credit crunch hell. A helpful survey this week seemed to confirm my worst suspicions... more

Colly won't lose faith in his stars

25.06.08

Paul Collingwood is convinced his England one-day team are still heading in the right direction despite their crunching fall from grace at Bristol... more

Broadly speaking, Colly's men must do better

23.06.08

Stuart Broad is learning fast but the England team he failed to save from defeat at Bristol has taken another backward step... more

England must complete switch to winning team

18.06.08

Kevin Pietersen's trick shot is the talk of the game but it's more important his country maintain their new-found form ... more