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
Exclusive: England's leading runscorer at the World Cup plays down his unflattering reputation and says it is too soon to suggest he has 'cemented' his place in the side... more
Online grocer Ocado finally has some better news for the City as it buys the land for a new distribution centre in Warwickshire set to create 2000 jobs... more
Jonathan Trott believes he will be fit and refreshed to resume his fledgling England career in South Africa after returning from his honeymoon in the United States... 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
Cricket fans travelling to Edgbaston for the Third Test will receive a full refund on their tickets if any of the five days is washed out by rain... more
Ian Bell will not need to look far for inspiration when he makes his Test comeback against Australia at Edgbaston. No further than Andrew Strauss, in fact... 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: Andrew Flintoff bounced back from his latest controversy by taking two for 14 in an excellent first bowling spell of the summer in England colours... more
Middlesex sneaked into the quarterfinals of the Friends Provident Trophy after rain meant rivals Warwickshire fell one run short of beating Kent at Edgbaston... more
Cricket: Australia's Phillip Hughes — a sensation in the county championship — continued his mediocre one-day form after being dismissed early on in Middlesex’s Friends Provident Trophy Group B clash with Scotland... more
Cricket: Ian Bell is using Andrew Strauss as his inspiration in an attempt to recover from the lowest point of his career and win back a place in the England team for the First Test against West Indies... more
Cricket: Ian Bell made an immediate bid for an England recall by scoring a commanding 172 for Warwickshire — the first century of the new county season... more
Cricket: Former England leg-spinner Ian Salisbury is to take over as Surrey's 2nd XI coach, after announcing his retirement from first-class cricket ... more
The Jerwood Sculpture Prize has been an annual fixture since 2001. Yet, since it lacks the glamour of more high-profile art prizes, few outside the art world know of its existence.... more
Britpop has made a dramatic comeback as a string of home-grown acts bid to be the new kings of the charts. This year has been the best for new British talent for a decade, figures show.... more
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