Former skipper Michael Vaughan is convinced that Jonny Bairstow's days are numbered in the England Test team after his dismal show in the recently-concluded Test series against India.
England host Australia in the first Ashes test starting on Wednesday without any of the obvious benefits of home advantage in a new venue with a relaid outfield.
Former England captain Alec Stewart said that India will leave the shores of his country with bruised ego and reputation after their stunning defeats in the ongoing Test series.
With Team India's recent record of coming back strong after an opening defeat, England captain Andrew Strauss will not let his guard down in the second Test, beginning Friday.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels Andrew Strauss' men can intimidate world number one India even before they set foot here by disposing off a "troubled Sri Lanka" in the ongoing Test series.
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 opener Alastair Cook believes that coach Andy Flower should take the credit for making him a world class cricketer.
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.
England's all-time leading Test wicket takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been dropped for the three-Test tour against West Indies.
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.
Mitchell Johnson claimed two wickets as England's top order was dismissed in the morning session on the opening day of the first Ashes Test.
He replaces Nasser Hussain, who retired last week after his unbeaten century in the first Test at Lord's.
West Indies lead in the weather-disrupted series 2-1 with the final match scheduled for Barbados on Wednesday.
England captain Paul Collingwood said his team, who eased into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals on Monday, were reaping the benefits of a year of hard work behind the scenes.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers for the England team from cricket World Cups.
Captain Graeme Smith praised South Africa for not running "out of puff" while his England counterpart Andrew Strauss said his team's defeat in the fourth and final Test left a "bitter taste".
Recalled England fast bowler Steve Harmison took two wickets in two balls and James Anderson captured three to help dismiss South Africa for 194 on Kevin Pietersen's first outing as Test captain on Thursday.
England lost three quick wickets in the last hour to slump to 53 for three in reply to Australia's 602-9 declared on the second day of the first Ashes Test on Friday.
From the English media to social networking websites, 'devastated' Kevin Pietersen found support from all quarters.
'I think Joe Root is ready to captain England'
Joe Root expects Alastair Cook to continue to lead England for "a few years to come" amid rising speculation on the future of the 31-year-old as test captain. The left-handed opening batsman triggered doubts about his captaincy when he told the Cricketer magazine that he did not know "how much longer I am going to carry on. It could be two months, it could be a year".
Paul Collingwood wants to captain England at this year's Twenty20 World Cup even though he is not considered good enough for a starting place in his Indian Premier League (IPL) team.
Kevin Pietersen smacked a century in his first appearance for England since resigning the captaincy in the opening match of the West Indies tour on Sunday. Pietersen, who quit as captain earlier this month after a disagreement over the coaching of the team, hit 103 from 107 balls as England reached 424 for eight at stumps on day one of the three-day tour match against a St Kitts XI at Warner Park.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan, the man in the centre of a storm that apparently cost two persons their job, says he wants to train for quite a few month with his county side before staking a claim to the national side.
India included young Ishant Sharma in place of Ranadeb Bose for the three-day match.
India ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and a host of other international cricketers for a charity match at the Kia Oval on September 17.
Sacked batsman Kevin Pietersen has put the blow-torch on Alastair Cook's England, saying the team's series defeat to Sri Lanka showed senior players are still shell-shocked from the 5-0 Ashes whitewash.
England beat New Zealand by 14 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday to join Australia in the tri-series one-day international finals
'We were actually very similar in that way, and we actually got on -- me and KP, professionally -- better than most people because we very honest with but openly disliked each other, but wanted each other in the team.'
Pace bowler James Anderson has returned to the 12-man England squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand.
The England captain hurt his right knee facing a delivery from a member of the MCC groundstaff in the nets at Lord's.
Ashes debutant Joe Denly confirmed that Joe Root had phoned him this week and said he wants to bat at three, dropping Denly to fourth man in.
Former captain Michael Vaughan feels Kevin Pietersen should not have been picked for England again after the 2012 text-gate scandal where he was accused of sending unsavoury messages about his skipper Andrew Strauss to the opposition team South Africa during course of a Test match.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will not be recalled for this year's World Twenty20 in India, captain Eoin Morgan was quoted on Monday as saying. Pietersen, 35, has not played for England in any format since 2014 but has been in good form recently in club Twenty20 tournaments in Australia and Pakistan. "That door is completely shut, Kevin will not be picked. That's from me," Morgan told the Daily Mail. South African-born Pietersen, a former England captain and member of the side that won the World Twenty20 in 2010, was dropped in 2014. England director of cricket Andrew Strauss explained the decision at the time by saying there was a "massive trust issue" with Pietersen. The pair had fallen out over text messages sent by Pietersen to South African players during a 2012 test series when Strauss was captaining the team.
Factbox on opening batsman Alastair Cook, who stepped down as England Test captain on Monday.
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