Australia coach Mickey Arthur is adamant Ricky Ponting has the unanimous backing of selectors and will not be axed this summer. Ponting has mustered just 20 runs in the two Tests against South Africa but made the cut for the final clash with the …See…
The most mercurial cricketer of his generation, Pietersen displayed an uncanny mastery of conditions and of world-class opponents to follow his captain Alastair Cook in equalling the all-time England record for Test tons. Their double-century …See al…
Kevin Pietersen wrote a new chapter in English cricket history alongside Alastair Cook as England closed in on a series-levelling victory after day three of the second Test against India. Pietersen (186) and Cook (122) both moved level on 22 hundreds ….
Graham Gooch believes Alastair Cook's superb unbeaten 168 is as good an innings as he has ever seen from the left-hander and proves he is blossoming under the responsibility of being England captain. By stumps on day four of the first Test against …
A cricket club used as a polling station scored a duck – with not a single vote cast in the PCC elections. Three council staff were stumped when they waited for 14 hours for voters to turn up. But they were forced to shut the cricket club polling …Se…
Cricket: England hoping Pietersen won't change too much. by Our Correspondent, Western Mail; Nov 14 2012. ENGLAND are hoping their new, 'reintegrated' Kevin Pietersen will not change too much. Alastair Cook's team will be banking on the…
South Africa's batsmen dug in to earn a draw in the first Test against Australia after Michael Clarke followed a record-breaking score with an aggressive declaration. Clarke took his overnight score of 218 to 259 this morning, the highest ever Test…
ENGLAND are being urged to ignore the hype about Ravichandran Ashwin's new 'mystery ball', and simply play the off-spinner on his merits. Alastair Cook and his fellow batsmen could be forgiven perhaps for some uncertainty on reading headlin…
Cricket: Steven Finn in contention for first test. Nov 10 2012. England appear increasingly confident Steven Finn will be fit for the start of their four-Test series against India. Those who might conceivably be called in to replace the fast bowler ……
England appear increasingly confident Steven Finn will be fit for the start of their four-Test series against India. Those who might conceivably be called in to replace the fast bowler, still recovering from a thigh strain, believe that Finn will be …..