Alastair Cook

New Zealand has dismissed England for 169 in a key Champions Trophy match in Cardiff reduced by rain to 24 overs per side.

England offspinner Graeme Swann completed a career-best 10-wicket match haul to dismiss Sri Lanka for 278 in its second innings on Saturday.

England are hoping to improve their dismal one-day record in India when they clash with the injury-ravaged world champions in their five-match series.

Batsman Kevin Pietersen will rediscover the form that saw him the fastest man to 1 000 and 2 000 runs in ODIs, says England captain Alastair Cook.

England declared their first innings closed at 591 for six on the third day of the fourth and final test against India at the Oval.

England became the world’s number one Test side as they beat India by an innings and 242 runs to win the third Test at Edgbaston.

Soon after Tillakaratne Dilshan been named man of the match in the drawn second Test against England he was doubting his prospects of playing in th

Centuries by Alastair Cook and Ian Bell put England within sight of their first series victory in Australia for 24 years.

England’s Jonathon Trott and VVS Laxman of India have achieved career-best rankings in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council rankings.

England opener Alastair Cook played down a growing row over Australia’s move to change pitches for the vital Melbourne Ashes Test.

Alastair Cook was finally dismissed, while Kevin Pietersen scored his first Test century in 28 innings as England continued their attack on Sunday.

Alastair Cook became only the fourth Englishman to score a test double-century in Australia as the first Ashes Test headed for a draw on Monday.

Ian Bell made a century and Alastair Cook and Paul Collingwood half centuries as England continued its impressive Ashes build-up.

Captain Andrew Strauss has been rested for England’s forthcoming tour of Bangladesh, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.

Kevin Pietersen celebrates his first Test as England captain with a consolation six-wicket victory over South Africa in the fourth and final Test.