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Sidebottom wants clean sweep of Aussies

Ryan Sidebottom has challenged England to send Australia home trophyless by adding to their Ashes success with Twenty20 and one-day series wins.

Windies off to positive start in pursuit of 318

England put West Indies under early pressure in the opening Test on Thursday, but the new video referral system brought the day into sharper focus.

India, England hit by injuries ahead of ODI series

Pace bowlers Ishant Sharma of India and Ryan Sidebottom of England will miss Friday’s opening match of the seven-game one-day series.

Amla seals draw for Proteas at Lord’s

Hashim Amla becomes the sixth batsman in the match to score a century as he sees South Africa to the safety of a draw against England at Lord’s.

Testing times for New Zealand ahead of finale

New Zealand face some awkward choices even before the third and final Test starts at Nottingham on Thursday as they look to square the series against England at 1-1.

Darrell Hair makes return to Test cricket

Darrell Hair made a low-key return to top-level cricket on Friday, two years after presiding over the first forfeited Test. The umpire, who was reinstated in March after a…

Oram century saves New Zealand

New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram chose the right occasion and the perfect venue to score his first Test century against England on Monday with a match-saving innings in the…

McCullum sparks New Zealand revival

Brendon McCullum led a New Zealand fightback against England with a run-a-ball 97 to help his side to 208-6 when bad light ended the first day’s play of the first Test at Lord’s…

Kallis scoops prestigious award

South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis was on Wednesday named as the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2007 by the 2008 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, cricket’s major…

England beat New Zealand by 121 runs

Monty Panesar returned Test-best figures of six for 126 as England beat New Zealand by 121 runs in the third cricket Test on Wednesday and clinched the three-match series 2-1.…

England on brink of series win over NZ

Monty Panesar took England to the brink of a series victory as New Zealand slumped to 222-5, 330 runs in arrears at stumps on the fourth day of the third cricket Test on Tuesday.…

Momentum swings to England for series decider

New Zealand’s momentum, picked up from a convincing one-day series victory and first Test win in Hamilton, came to a screeching halt on Monday with a crushing 126-run defeat to…

Mills bowls NZ to comfortable win

New Zealand thrashed England by 189 runs in the first cricket Test on Sunday when England’s second innings disintegrated after Kyle Mills ripped through the top order. Set a…

Sidebottom hat-trick shatters Kiwis

A sensational hat-trick by Ryan Sidebottom shattered New Zealand’s run charge and ignited an England fightback on day four of the first cricket Test on Saturday. New Zealand, who…

Late wickets give NZ advantage against England

England slipped to 87-2 in reply to New Zealand’s 470 all out at the close of play on the second day of the first Test on Thursday. Michael Vaughan was 44 not out with Andrew…

McCullum knock lifts New Zealand

The prized wicket of New Zealand’s big-hitting Brendon McCullum just before stumps gave England a slight edge on the opening day of the first cricket Test on Wednesday. New…

England too strong for Kiwis in Twenty20 clash

England continued their perfect start to their tour of New Zealand by beating the Kiwis by 32 runs in their first Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday.…

Murali magic downs valiant England in first Test

Muttiah Muralitharan bowled two magical deliveries when it mattered most to hand Sri Lanka an 88-run win over a fighting England in the first Test on Wednesday. The off-spinner,…

Prolific Sangakkara leaves England uphill task

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to hit 150-plus scores in four consecutive Tests as Sri Lanka pressed for victory in the first Test against England on Tuesday. The…

Ageing stars put Sri Lanka on top

Muttiah Muralitharan shattered the world Test-bowling mark and Sanath Jayasuriya excelled with the bat as Sri Lanka took charge of the first Test against England on Monday. Sri…