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Kevin Pietersen during the Ashes thrashing.

England pulls plug on Pietersen’s hopes for a return

South Africa-born batsman Kevin Pietersen’s hopes of a recall to the national team were in tatters due to "lack of trust" in the player.

Andrew Strauss of England announced his retirement from professional cricket.

‘Race is run’ for England captain Andrew Strauss

England Test captain Andrew Strauss says his "race is run" as he announces his retirement from all professional cricket with immediate effect.

Ian Bell of England hits out during day five of the first Investec Test match between England and West Indies.

Strauss century takes monkey off his back

England captain Andrew Strauss hopes his long-awaited 20th Test century will provide the spark for a successful season with the bat.

Strauss doesn’t see Pakistan defeat as the end

England captain Andrew Strauss has stressed that a 3-0 hammering inflicted by Pakistan is not all doom and gloom for his team.

Nine-over Gul blitz helps Pakistan rout England

Paceman Umar Gul took 4-63 to help Pakistan beat the world’s best Test team, England, by 10 wickets in the first Test inside three days.

Beware England, Miller tells India

Geoff Miller has warned India that Andrew Strauss’s team is in perfect form to take advantage if the world’s number one Test team isn’t at their best.

England steal headlines from Tendulkar

England and Andrew Strauss did the unthinkable and stole the headlines from Sachin Tendulkar’s century in a World Cup on Sunday.

England skipper left with plenty to ponder before Cup

England skipper left with plenty to ponder before Cup

England captain Andrew Strauss admits he has plenty to think about as injuries plague the team just two weeks before their World Cup opener.

England win second Ashes Test to lead series

England win second Ashes Test to lead series

England won the second Ashes Test on Tuesday by an innings and 71 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Let the tweeters tweet, says ‘boring’ Strauss

England skipper Andrew Strauss presented a straight bat to questions about batsman Kevin Pietersen’s undiplomatic tweeting on Thursday.

Cook joins select company in England run feast

Cook joins select company in England run feast

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.

Birthday boy Siddle rocks England with hat-trick

Birthday boy Siddle rocks England with hat-trick

Peter Siddle celebrated a hat-trick and career-best test figures on his birthday to bowl Australia into a commanding position against England.

England reject corruption allegations

England reject corruption allegations

England on Monday angrily rejected allegations from a senior Pakistani official that they were involved in match-fixing.

England rest Strauss for Bangladesh tour

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

England recover after early shock at the Wanderers

England have recovered to 100 for four at lunch after losing early wickets on day one of the final Test against South Africa on Thursday.

Smith, Strauss take confidence from draw

The first Test between South Africa and England went down to the wire at Supersport Park on Sunday.

Kallis injury blunts South Africa attack

Experienced South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis will not be able to bowl in the first Test against England, captain Graeme Smith said on Tuesday.

Time for England to ‘stand up and be counted’

England captain Andrew Strauss has called on his players to ”stand up and be counted” in the Test series against South Africa, starting on Wednesday.

SA look for upper-hand against England

South Africa will seek to end a five-match losing streak when they meet England in the first one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.

England back to winning ways against SA ‘A’

England defeated a competitive South Africa A by six wickets with 11 balls to spare in a 50-over warm-up game on Tuesday.