ECB appoints Cricket Liaison Officers
By Andy WilsonCounty cricket will be subtly different in 2015, with Pitch Liaison Officers and Umpire Coaches replaced by a new team of four Cricket Liaison Officers – and Chris Kelly, the ECB’s...
View ArticleSomerset sign Tanvir for Blast
Pakistan international Sohail Tanvir is set to bolster Somerset’s Natwest T20 Blast hopes this season after putting pen to paper on a deal.Tanvir, who boasts 42 Twenty20 international caps, will link...
View ArticleClarke ruled out of England clash
Australia captain Michael Clarke has lost his race to be fit for Saturday's blockbuster World Cup opener against England.Coach Darren Lehmann confirmed Clarke would not play at the Melbourne Cricket...
View ArticleWorld Cup opening ceremony
Images from the World Cup opening ceremony, which was split between Christchurch and Melbourne.
View ArticleMorgan lays down last-eight challenge
Eoin Morgan is banking on England’s "free-spirited" approach to power them towards their first priority of making the World Cup’s quarter-finals.The Three Lions have the chance lay down a very early...
View ArticleAfghanistan secure warm-up win
Afghanistan ramped up the expectation on themselves in their first World Cup, after beating United Arab Emirates by 14 runs in their final warm-up game.Both Afghanistan and UAE had lost their first...
View ArticleHolden handed EDP captaincy
Max Holden will lead a strong Middlesex representation when the England Development Programme play the first match of a trip to the United Arab Emirates in Dubai on Saturday.Holden, an all-rounder from...
View ArticleDews takes Yorkshire second XI job
Yorkshire director of cricket development Ian Dews is set to take charge of the county’s second XI, succeeding Richard Dawson in the role.Dawson departed for Gloucestershire in late January, and it has...
View ArticleNZ women v England women, 2nd ODI
Images from the second one-day international between New Zealand women and England women at the Bay Oval.
View ArticleShrubsole and Brunt cut down White Ferns
By Martin DaviesAnya Shrubsole and Katherine Brunt blew New Zealand women away to square the series with an emphatic victory by 90 runs in the second one-day international.Defending 194, Shrubsole...
View ArticleShrubsole hails exceptional England
Anya Shrubsole was happy to finally get her just rewards today, as four key wickets led the way to an “exceptional team performance” and win against New Zealand women.England women had to defend 194 in...
View ArticleFans fire up England
England have been hard at work training for the World Cup. But alongside giving it their all at the nets, Eoin Morgan and the boys are banking on the amazing support from fans both at home and from...
View Article"We played flawless one-day cricket"
Watch highlights of England beating Australia at the 1992 World Cup via this link.If there is one thing England’s current crop will be aware of, it is how close the margins of victory and defeat can...
View ArticleAnderson: England believe
On the eve of his fourth World Cup, England paceman James Anderson says "this time there’s a real difference in the belief that we’ve got".Anderson has been part of sides that disappointed in 2003,...
View ArticleCurran aides EDP win
By Andy WilsonSurrey’s Sam Curran set up a comfortable win today for the England Development Programme under-17s against a United Arab Emirates XI in Dubai.Curran, the 16-year-old son of the former...
View ArticleBlack Caps make winning start
New Zealand kicked off the World Cup with a 98-run defeat of Sri Lanka in their Pool A match in Christchurch.The Black Caps, who face England next up, continued their impressive run of form as they...
View ArticleYounus to join Yorkshire
County champions Yorkshire have continued their recruitment for 2015 with the signing of Pakistan international Younus Khan.Younus has previous experience at Headingley, as the top-order batsman became...
View ArticleAustralia v England, World Cup
Live images of England's World Cup opener against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
View ArticleEngland lose World Cup opener
England opened their World Cup Pool A campaign with a 111-run defeat to co-hosts Australia despite James Taylor’s excellent 98 not out in front of 84,336 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. James...
View ArticleSloppy England frustrate Morgan
Eoin Morgan was left to rue a disappointing performance after his England side fell to a 111-run defeat in their opening World Cup match against Australia.After winning the toss and electing to field,...
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