England ripped through Australia's top order in a stunning start to the second Ashes Test on Friday, taking three wickets in the first 10 minutes before the hosts were able to find their feet in the contest.
Barely six months before the Ashes, the England and Wales Cricket Board finds itself in a pay dispute with star players, including skipper Andrew Strauss, who are unhappy with the new central contracts tabled last October.
Having won back to back Ashes series, Andrew Strauss, as England captain, should have every right to claim and say that he has reached the peak of international cricket, but no, he wants to beat India in India.
Australia and England drew the first Ashes Test on Monday but the tourists will claim a moral victory after Alastair Cook dominated the last two days with an unbeaten double century to rescue a match that had looked lost.
England are relishing the prospect of ending Australia's 22-year unbeaten run at the Gabba in the first Ashes Test to make the best possible start to their campaign to retain the urn, captain Andrew Strauss said.
Alastair Cook has warned that England's players could go on a strike if the country's Board does not trim the schedule as the team is playing 'too much cricket'.
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss is set to quit one-day cricket in the wake of the team's quarter-final exit from the World Cup, ex-skipper Michael Vaughan has claimed.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) should "hang their heads in shame" over their sacking of coach Peter Moores, according to former captain Alec Stewart.
England captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower will reportedly give a final chance to many youngsters to book an Ashes spot at a secret camp in Europe.
Pakistan ODI captain Shahid Afridi reckons that the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), increasingly common in Test cricket, should also be introduced in one-day international format.
The pitch for the India-England match held up well, but the same cannot be said for the Umpire's Decision Review System, says former India captain Anil Kumble.
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England captain Andrew Strauss was pretty critical of his bowlers performance after his team eked out a six wicket win over the Netherlands in a World Cup match in Nagpur.
England captain Andrew Strauss feels the team's 67-run win over Pakistan in the final warm-up game is the right kind of confidence booster required after the humiliating 1-6 ODI series loss against Australia.
Senior India batsman Sachin Tendulkar is one of the five cricketers who have been shortlisted for the first LG People's Choice Award to be given away during the ICC prize distribution function in Bengaluru on October 6.
Blaming his team of playing a conservative brand of cricket in the previous World Cup in West Indies, England skipper Andrew Strauss on Monday said that his side has learnt its lessons and would be looking to win the elusive trophy this time around.
Ian Bell hit an unbeaten 84 on his first one-day international appearance since November 2008 to guide England to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh on Thursday.
The final Ashes encounter is an acid Test of England's ability to maintain their focus despite having already retained the famous urn, captain Andrew Strauss said on Sunday.
England took an iron grip on the Ashes by bowling out Australia for a record low score of 98 and then scoring 157 without loss on the opening day of the fourth Test on Sunday.
Australia were dismissed for 98 in their first innings just before tea on the opening day of the fourth Ashes test against England at the MCG on Sunday.
Stability has been one of the pillars on which England have built their success over the last 18 months and it looks unlikely they will be panicked into major changes despite the crushing third Ashes Test defeat.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has warned South Africa to abstain from its "cocky jibes", saying that they will backfire against the visitors.
Elite professional sport with its unrelenting demands tests the mind and spirit as much as the body. When the difference between winning and losing can be a fraction of a second or the unexpected bounce of a ball, encouraging positive thoughts and banishing the fear of failure is a consistent theme in the lives of successful athletes.
England need to match the desperation of a wounded Australia if they are to beat the hosts at their traditional stronghold of Perth in the third Ashes Test, captain Andrew Strauss said on Wednesday.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that Andrew Strauss-led side's crushing win over Australia in the second Ashes Test is the testimony of the fact that the team could well go on to replace India as the number one Test side in the world.
England captain Andrew Strauss reacted calmly to his team's emphatic series win over Bangladesh on Sunday and looked forward to the sterner challenges ahead.
Centuries from openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook helped England wipe out the deficit and bring the tourists right back into the first Ashes Test against Australia on Sunday.
Openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook both posted centuries on Sunday to wipe out England's first innings deficit and give the tourists the chance of a draw in the first Ashes Test against Australia.
England Test captain Andrew Strauss has asked his team-mates to be more vigilant and report the matters of match-fixing to the authorities if they come across such a situation.
Australian paceman Peter Siddle destroyed England's lower middle order by taking a hat-trick and finishing with 6-54 as the visitors were dismissed for 260 late on the first day of the first Ashes Test on Thursday.
Australia's Peter Siddle claimed an outstanding hat-trick to sink England further on the first day of the first Ashes Test on Thursday.
Rising off-spinner Graeme Swann beat competition from his skipper Paul Collingwood among others to clinch the 'England Cricket of the Year' award at Lord's in London.
Despite turning down an offer to coach England, John Buchanan could be seen in a consultancy role with Andrew Strauss' team at the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia.
England captain Andrew Strauss has revealed how wearing a Help for Heroes wristband throughout the Ashes series provided the inspiration to regain the urn.
Former England captain Mike Gatting is convinced that he is about to lose the mantle of England's last Ashes-winning captain in Australia.
The International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee has recommended that the concept of umpire's call rule in the Decision Review System should stay, citing that the ball-tracking technology is not going to be 100 per cent correct.
England captain Andrew Strauss praised New Zealand counterpart Daniel Vettori for recalling Paul Collingwood after he had been given run out during their Champions Trophy clash on Tuesday.
England captain Andrew Strauss praised a positive batting performance which set up a 22-run victory over favourites South Africa and took his team into the Champions Trophy semi-finals on Sunday.
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has revealed how he planned the removal of Australia's big three - Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, and Michael Clarke - to win the fifth Test and Ashes series at The Oval last month.
England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned that banishing 50-over cricket from the country's domestic schedule could have dire consequences for the team's World Cup campaigns.
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