London: In the curtain-raiser to an action-packed English summer of international cricket, New Zealand stole the show by limiting England to a plodding 160-4 on the first day of the first Test at Lord's. The stage was set for England to show their true colors on Thursday, with the team back at full strength, at cricket's HQ, and desperate to rectify for a humbling series draw in New Zealand two...
11:06 PM, May 16, 2013
Sydney: England will have 33 scheduled international playing days on their Ashes tour to Australia starting in November, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. The tour programme includes five Tests, a streamlined five one-day international series, three Twenty20 internationals and five other tour games. The Ashes Test series begins at Brisbane's Gabba ground on November 21 with further Tests in Adelaide (December 5-9), Perth (December 13-17), Melbourne (December 26-30) and the...
04:58 PM, May 16, 2013
New Zealand bowlers kept a check on the run-rate as England batsman got out after getting starts. Trent Boult got 2 two wickets with Martin and Wagner taking one each. CLICK HERE for live ball-by-ball updates from day one of the first Test between England and New Zealand being played at Lord's in London. PLAYING XIs: ENGLAND: 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Nick Compton, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Ian Bell,...
02:37 PM, May 16, 2013
London: England were not complacent or under-prepared during their disappointing tour of New Zealand this year, captain Alastair Cook said on Wednesday. England, the world's second-ranked side, were outplayed by their eighth-ranked hosts and only a courageous century by Matt Prior and a rearguard batting effort on the final day secured the draw in the third test that left the series level at 0-0. "It was not a lack of...
08:31 PM, May 15, 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: Essex were glad to have England captain Alastair Cook on board for a rare County Championship appearance as 15 wickets fell on a dramatic first day against Hampshire at Chelmsford on Monday. The opening batsman finished the opening day of this four-day Second Division clash unbeaten on 25 in an Essex total of 5 for 72 after the hosts had dismissed Hampshire for a seemingly meagre 197 featuring 60...
10:00 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Wellington: A galvanised New Zealand head to Britain on Monday determined to finish off a job they came so close to completing in a thrilling climax to their drawn Test series against Alastair Cook's England at home last month. Brendon McCullum's underdogs had the entire Eden Park crowd on the edge of their seats as they got to within one wicket distance of achieving a remarkable 1-0 series victory over...
02:57 PM, Apr 29, 2013
London: England captain Alastair Cook believes his team could be on the verge of a period of sustained dominance which would peak with a World Cup triumph in two years. Cook is confident England's recent lacklustre displays in the drawn Test series against New Zealand were just a blip that will soon be forgotten as they head into a frenetic programme over the next few months. England play New Zealand...
07:52 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Auckland: Redemption was not a word New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum would bother to countenance after his side were denied a Test series victory against England after the final match on Tuesday. McCullum's team had come into the series ranked eighth in the world after a humiliating series loss in South Africa marked by a first innings dismissal for 45 runs in the opening Test. Alastair Cook's England arrived having...
04:45 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Auckland: England captain Alastair Cook found himself pacing around the dressing room as the three-match Test series against New Zealand drew to a gripping climax at Eden Park on Tuesday. He changed seats when Stuart Broad was the eighth man to be dismissed, having decided that "the luck" had run out of that perch, so he needed somewhere else to watch the final few overs. Cook, however, gave up on...
02:57 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Auckland: England captain Alastair Cook breathed a sigh of relief that his side managed to scrape out a nail-biting draw in the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand on Tuesday, though disappointment was the over-riding emotion. England wicketkeeper Matt Prior scored a belligerent century to help his side to 315 for 9, having long given up on chasing the 481 required for victory. The draw ensured that the three-match series,...
02:02 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Auckland: Peter Fulton reckons the wicket of England captain Alastair Cook late on Monday could prove crucial to their success in the series-deciding third Test at the Eden Park, Auckland. Cook was on 43 when he was caught brilliantly at second slip by Dean Brownlie off part-time offspinner Kane Williamson. The wicket of Cook is followed by the dismissal of nightwatchman Steven Finn, who too got out to Williamson as...
01:19 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Auckland: England's minds would not turn to their back-to-back Ashes series against Australia as they enter the final day of their New Zealand tour on Tuesday still needing to bat out 90 overs to save the third test and series, batting coach Graham Gooch said. The visitors were reduced to 90 for four in their second innings by the close of play on Monday, chasing an improbable 481 to win...
12:41 PM, Mar 25, 2013
England were reduced to 50 for 2 at the end of the second day of the third match Test after bowling New Zealand out for 443. ...
02:29 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Peter Fulton (124) and Kane Williamson (83) added an unbeaten 171 for the second wicket as the hosts closed the day on 250 for 1 against England. ...
02:36 AM, Mar 22, 2013
England captain Alastair Cook was forced to defend the decision to allow top batsman Kevin Pietersen to play the first two Tests against New Zealand despite being hampered by a knee injury that forced him out of the series decider starting on Friday. ...
12:39 PM, Mar 21, 2013
The visitors have exhibited their class in patches against a New Zealand side who are trying to re-establish their credentials in the Test arena. ...
11:24 PM, Mar 18, 2013
