In his first assignment as the limited-overs coach, Ashley Giles saw England suffer a 2-3 loss to India but he says it was 'not a disaster' and the series has been a 'good learning' experience for his 'fairly inexperienced side'.
Former seamer Darren Gough has been appointed as England's fast bowling consultant for the warm-up period leading into November's two-Test tour of New Zealand.
Following Chris Silverwood's exit, England are now on the hunt for their third head coach since 2019
The English cricket board must stop treating its players in a "namby-pamby way" and dock money if they put the lucrative Indian Premier League above national duty, former Test batsman Geoffrey Boycott said.
Alastair Cook, who has scored just 246 runs in 10 innings during the Ashes, and was dismissed for four as England were beaten by Australia in the first of five one-day internationals, has been able to retain his place in the squad just because of captaincy.
Limited-overs supremo Ashley Giles is a strong candidate to succeed Andy Flower as England's coach in all formats, cricket board chief Giles Clarke said on Saturday.
England name nine uncapped players in new squad for series against Pakistan
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is likely to take a call around July on the availability of foreign players for the remainder of IPL 2021.
In a statement by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, 'the move was made considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year'.
Ben Stokes is confident that he will be back for the next edition.
Giles and Plunkett took four wickets each to beat a PCB Patron's XI by 52 runs on the final day of a three-day match.
England have named a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
Graham Ford, who turned down an offer to work with the Indian cricket team in 2007, might replace Peter Moores as the new England coach even though retired spinner Ashley Giles is also in the race for the job, according to media reports in London. The Sunday Telegraph claimed England captain Kevin Pietersen has no trust in Moores' capability as a strategist or analyser and believes the coach does not have the vision required to make England a champion team.
England spinner Ashley Giles will have a groin operation on Tuesday
England appointed Geoff Miller to the newly-created post of national selector and sidelined former chairman of selectors David Graveney. Miller will head up a four-man selection panel which will include head coach Peter Moores, and former Test players Ashley Giles and James Whitaker.
Ian Bell is ready to support England captain Kevin Pietersen by taking on added responsibility as one of the more senior players in the team, the batsman said. Bell, a veteran of 43 Tests, told Reuters that after the exit of experienced players such as Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and Matthew Hoggard it was time for him to be recognised as an elder statesman.
Fletcher has been heavily criticised by former England players for persevering with Giles despite his ineffectiveness against the Australians.
England selected an entirely new squad for their limited-overs series against Pakistan after three players and four staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
"Here we are missing four key players and still have done well against India," the swashbuckling batsman added.
The England left-arm spinner said he will be haunted for the next 20 years by memories of Ricky Ponting's dropped catch in the second Test.
The Nottinghamshire batsman will not travel to Ireland for a one-off ODI on Friday and has also been removed from England's ODI and Twenty20 squads against Pakistan.
A niggling hit injury forced the England left-arm spinner to call it a day.
The England spinner stressed that even though Sachin Tendulkar's batting prowess has faded a bit in the last few years, he still has a lot to offer to Indian cricket.
England left-arm spin bowler Ashley Giles, recovering from a third hip operation in 18 months, must decide whether to risk his long-term health with another comeback.
Off spinner Gareth Batty was added to England's one-day squad to provide cover for Ashley Giles in the triangular series
"Playing against the Indians and interacting with them was a good learning experience," Panesar added.
Ashley Giles has yet to recover from a hip injury.
England off-spinner Jamie Dalrymple is hoping for a last-minute call-up for the final Ashes test against Australia, starting in Sydney on Jan. 2.
Orissa Steelers beat Imphal Rangers via a golden goal to go to the top of the table with 12 points in Tier II in the Premier Hockey League.
Gareth Batty will provide cover for Ashley Giles who is struggling with a hip injury for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Wisden named Strauss, Giles, Harmison, Trescothick and Robert Key as the five cricketers of the year
The left-arm spinner has been prescribed medication for a throat infection and is isolated from the rest of the squad.
England spinner Ashley Giles will miss the start of England's tour of India because of a hip injury.
Sunday's One Day International between South Africa and England in Paarl has been abandoned after two hotel workers in the teams' bio-secure environment tested positive for the coronavirus, match host broadcaster SuperSport reported.
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