Ian Bell: As fantastic as it was to beat India at Lord's, we have to remember that we've not always been at our best in recent Tests after we've gone 1-0 up in a series... more
Ian Bell: Whenever I play at Lord's, I make sure I get changed at the same peg in the dressing room as I did for my first Test here, against Bangladesh in May 2005... more
England are considering moving Ian Bell up the order to open with skipper Andrew Strauss for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against Sri Lanka... more
Ian Bell Ashes diary: During last summer’s World Cup, I found it quite strange that footballers were saying five weeks was a long time away from home... more
Trott became the first England batsman for three years to score a Test double-hundred as the home side built a commanding first-innings total against Bangladesh at Lord’s... more
Paul Collingwood can celebrate after putting a succession of famous England captains in the shade by leading his country to a maiden win in an International Cricket Council tournament... more
Kent seamer Amjad Khan has been told he is still in the England frame after being included in the top category of players in their latest performance squad... more
Graham Gooch today warned Ravi Bopara he has a huge task to win back his England place after the Essex batsman was left out of the Test and one-day squads for the tour of South Africa... 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 go into the Second Test against West Indies in Antigua knowing that another defeat could have huge consequences for players and management alike... more
Twenty20 is casting a long shadow over events at Lord's - and the fact that bad weather ravaged the First Test for three days out of four has done nothing to help... 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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