Cardiff: England may be looking ahead to defending the Ashes but off-spinner James Tredwell reckons winning the Champions Trophy would be an "absolutely massive" achievement in itself. Despite nearly four decades of trying, England have still to win an International Cricket Council (ICC) one-day international event.
Graham Gooch, now the team's batting coach, appeared as a player in England's three losing World Cup finals -- in 1979, 1987 and 1992 -- while the last time the Champions Trophy was held in England in 2004, a side led by Michael Vaughan lost a dramatic final to the West Indies at The Oval.
Indeed England's only major title in cricket's shorter formats is the 2010 World Twenty20 they won in the Caribbean. But they moved a step closer to ending their trophy drought in the ODI game with a 10-run win over New Zealand in Cardiff on Sunday that saw them into the semi-finals of the ongoing Champions Trophy tournament in Britain.
Tredwell has become a symbol of England's growing strength in depth in the 50-over game in that he often only gets his chance when Graeme Swann, England's premier off-spinner across all formats, is injured. However, such has been Tredwell's admirable consistency it is no longer a surprise to see him performing well at international level, with the 31-year-old Kent bowler filling in admirably for Swann in three of England's last four ODIs -- all victories compared to the seven-wicket Group A loss to Sri Lanka....
12:12 AM, Jun 18, 2013
Leeds: England overcame the rain and New Zealand at Headingley on Tuesday, winning the second Test by 247 runs on the last day and the series 2-0. After a second break for rain, the English picked up the last two wickets to dismiss the Kiwis for 220 in mid afternoon. Spinner Graeme Swann took two of the last four wickets on the final day to take 6-90 and achieve a...
08:20 PM, May 28, 2013
CLICK HERE for live updates from day five of the Headingley Test between England and New Zealand. Day 4 Summary: Graeme Swann bowled England to the brink of victory against New Zealand in the second and final Test at Headingley. The off-spinner took four for 61 in 21.4 unchanged overs, extending his match haul to eight wickets, before bad light ended the fourth day with New Zealand 6 for 154....
02:53 PM, May 28, 2013
Leeds: Graeme Swann bowled England to the brink of victory against New Zealand in the second and final Test at Headingley. The off-spinner took four for 61 in 21.4 unchanged overs, extending his match haul to eight wickets, before bad light ended the fourth day with New Zealand 6 for 154. That left the Black Caps still needing a further 310 runs to reach their victory target of 468. The...
08:19 AM, May 28, 2013
CLICK HERE for Live Updates from day four of the Headingley Test between England and New Zealand. Day three summary: Graeme Swann took four wickets as England established a commanding position on the third day of the second Test. At the close, England were 116 for 1 in their second innings - a lead of 296 runs - after Swann starred in New Zealand's second straight batting collapse. England captain...
03:06 PM, May 27, 2013
London: Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan have both been recalled by England in a 12-man squad announced Saturday for next week's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's following their respective recoveries from elbow surgery. Off-spinner Swann and seamer Bresnan both last played Test cricket in the series-clinching win over India in Nagpur in December and missed the recent drawn three-Test series in New Zealand. However, Nottinghamshire's Swann and Yorkshire's...
03:27 PM, May 11, 2013
London: England offspinner Graeme Swann has been penalised for 'showing serious dissent' during his comeback game for Nottinghamshire against Durham in the County Championship this week. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday that Swann had been found guilty of a "level two" disciplinary breach but had escaped a ban. Swann stayed in his crease for several seconds and lifted his hands above his head after being...
09:51 PM, May 03, 2013
London: Offspinner Graeme Swann has been called up by England for next month's Champions Trophy after making his recovery from an elbow injury that ruled him out of the recent tour of New Zealand. Pacer Tim Bresnan is also in the 15-man squad following his comeback from a similar injury, with selectors happy to throw the bowlers straight back into action rather than keep them fresh for the Ashes series...
03:32 PM, May 03, 2013
Swann, a 50-Test veteran, had to pull out of the squad to face New Zealand on the eve of the first Test in Dunedin. ...
09:01 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Swann was a surprise omission from England's team before the toss for the first Test against New Zealand and was replaced by left arm spinner Monty Panesar. ...
12:32 PM, Mar 06, 2013
But the leader of India's spin attack went into defensive when asked about the possible bowling combination for the second Test. ...
02:46 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Lyon and Doherty are analysing the performance of their English counterparts in India ahead of the four-match Test series in the sub-continent. ...
07:21 PM, Feb 01, 2013
We sift through the numbers, wickets and runs to pick the XI most valuable Twenty20 international cricketers of the year. ...
08:51 AM, Dec 30, 2012
"It is not strange for a home team to ask for a wicket to suit their team. We do that when we play in England," Swann said. ...
06:48 PM, Dec 11, 2012
England off-spinner Graeme Swann who has taken 17 wickets in the three Tests was not too concerned about the wicket. ...
05:52 PM, Dec 11, 2012
England go 2-1 up in the four match series, with the last Test starting in Nagpur from coming Thursday. ...
08:21 AM, Dec 09, 2012
'If we win the Kolkata Test, the series should end.' Is that next on the list of Dhoni's outrageous demands? ...
08:02 AM, Nov 27, 2012
'If we win the Kolkata Test, the series should end.' Is that next on the list of Dhoni's outrageous demands? ...
08:02 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Given a rank turner after he called for it, MS Dhoni oversaw one of India's most embarrassing home defeats of all time. ...
03:07 PM, Nov 26, 2012
The pair of Panesar and Swann not only managed to find the right length required to bowl on this surface, but their trajectory was also way better than their Indian counterparts. ...
02:06 PM, Nov 26, 2012
