England won the first Test by seven wickets on the final day despite a creditable performance by hosts Bangladesh.
Family, sportspeople and entertainers bid farewell to Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne at a private funeral held at his hometown in Melbourne on Sunday.
England were 165 for 2 in their first innings on day 2 of the fifth and final Test.
Ahead of the IPL, Indian coach Ravi Shastri had also expressed his concern for players full participation in the tournament.
Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has called the surface 'unacceptable' and former England captain Michael Vaughan described it as a 'beach'.
Former cricket captains around the world on Monday reacted with shock and anger at the 'spot-fixing' scandal involving Pakistani players and demanded life bans for the guilty to wipe out corruption from the sport.
Chris Tremlett's bounce and James Anderson's swing will be key to nullify Sachin Tendulkar's threat on England in the upcoming Test series against India, reckons former skipper Michael Vaughan.
India dominate the business side of global cricket by virtually every metric but Australia showed commercial clout counts for little when teams battle on the game's biggest stage.
The cricketer-turned-commentator Shane Warne knows how to live life to the fullest.
Concerned about England's deteriorating performance in One-dayers after the 0-5 whitewash in India, former captain Michael Vaughan says if Alastair Cook's men want to be the best team in ODIs, they have to play consistently on slow and turning pitches.
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has ranked the current English side under Andrew Strauss above the Michael Vaughan-led team that won the Ashes back, after 16 years, in 2005.
Former England captains Michael Vaughan, Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton and Graham Gooch have warned that even at the twilight of his international career, Sachin Tendulkar would be the biggest threat to England when they take on India in a Test series starting here on July 21.
Rain and bad light have combined to limit action in the second Test between England and Pakistan in Southampton, frustrating players and television viewers hoping for live cricket amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ravindra Jadeja displaying various moves with the sword in the video. The cricketer is very-well trained in swordsmanship. He is also popular for his trademark sword celebration where he swings his bat like a sword.
Australian spin great Shane Warne believes England are getting far too 'cocky' about their chances of retaining the Ashes this summer Down Under and has cautioned them not to become complacent in their fight against the arch-rivals.
England should not be overly reliant on express pace in the next two Tests against West Indies and must consider alternating Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, former quick Darren Gough said. England opted for the express speed of Archer and Wood and the experience of James Anderson in Southampton but lost by four wickets in the series opener.
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen berated the England team for their performance on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that Ian Bell knew he had "messed up" during his controversial run out in the second Test against India but gave the impression of not really knowing what all the fuss was about to get a reprieve from the visiting side.
It was jelly beans four years ago and it is Vaseline this time as a controversy erupted in the second India-England Test here when VVS Laxman was accused of using it on his bat to manipulate the Hot-Spot technology in the Decision Review System.
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.
The Ashes urn regained from Australia, England captain Andrew Strauss now wants his teammates to become more consistent and use the triumph as a "stepping stone" to become the world's number one Test side.
England's hero at Lord's, Andrew Flintoff, could end up needing artificial knee if he is not managed with care, feels a leading knee surgeon.
With the T20 World Cup looming later this year in Australia, Pandya bowling at full throttle is music to the ears of the team management.
Interestingly, Kevin Pietersen's debut as England captain comes against South Africa -- the country of his birth.
Here is a list of players captaining Test teams despite being born in a different country.
England appointed Kevin Pietersen as their new captain on Monday following Michael Vaughan's resignation after the series loss to South Africa. Pietersen, 28, will lead England against his native country in the fourth Test against the South Africans starting at The Oval on Thursday.
Andrew Flintoff has described the 2006/07 Ashes tour of Australia, when England were thrashed 5-0, as being like a "booze cruise."
England's county clubs are preparing to cash in on the rapid explosion of Twenty20 in the wake of the successful launch of the Indian Premier League.
Yorkshire pace bowler Tim Bresnan was a surprise inclusion in the England squad announced on Wednesday for the first Test against West Indies starting at Lord's in a week's time. Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara was also named in the 12-man squad and is likely to bat at number three after the selectors omitted former captain Michael Vaughan, Ian Bell and Owais Shah.
Batsman Alastair Cook and left-arm spinner Monty Panesar have been awarded 12-month central contracts after impressive starts to their England careers this year.
Mathew Hayden also overtook Sachin Tendulkar as the year's leading run scorer with 1,481 to his name.
Sachin Tendulkar said he too was disappointed at India's humiliating loss against England in the T20 World Cup semi-final but urged the critics not to "judge" the side on the basis of one defeat.
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final Test against England due to COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming IPL had played any part in the decision.
England's selectors will meet on Friday to discuss the squad and captain for their one-day and Twenty20 games against West Indies after confirming that Andrew Strauss would captain the Test team. Coach Peter Moores was sacked on Thursday and England have yet to decide on his replacement for the West Indies tour or the return home series against them and the subsequent Ashes clash with Australia.
England cricket skipper Kevin Pietersen has resigned, Sky News reported on Wednesday. Pietersen, who was appointed last year, had been in dispute over the running of the team with England coach Peter Moores according to British media reports.
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