England slipped to 87 for two, in reply to New Zealand's 470 all out, at the close of play on the second day of the first Test.
'He is great to have as a captain -- he just keeps everything simple and doesn't change his emotions too much, which in the heat of the battle, (helps) to keep your mind clear'
The left-arm pacer claimed three wickets for 50 runs as India reduced England to 169 for 7 by close of the day in the second Test.
Heavy rain prevented a prompt start to the second day's proceedings in the first Test between India and England.
India included young Ishant Sharma in place of Ranadeb Bose for the three-day match.
Flintoff was chosen as captain for the series ahead of Andrew Strauss with regular skipper Michael Vaughan ruled out due to injury.
'IPL is huge; I like the money in it.'
England were 85 for no loss at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies.
Businesses have donated nearly $14 billion to cure society's many ills.
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.
England scored a face-saving three-wicket victory in their concluding match of the Champions Trophy.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Charitable Foundation received 20,000 pounds out of the 300,000 raised during the inaugural T20 fundraiser, 'Cricket for Heroes', at the KIA Oval last week.
The ace leg spinner scored a maiden hundred as India amassed 664 in their first innings on Day 2 of the third Test against England.
The all-rounder was named captain for the Ashes series and Champions Trophy.
When Kumble dismissed Strauss on Thursday, it was the tenth time he was dismissing a batsman in his nineties - most by any bowler in Test annals.
Opener Dinesh Karthik hit a blazing half-century in the second innings as the three-match between England Lions and the Indians ended in a draw.
England's cricketers must take responsibility for their actions and improve their off-field behaviour or risk turning a younger generation of players away from the game, all-rounder Moeen Ali said.
England Lions cricketer Ben Duckett was suspended for pouring a drink on a senior England player reported to be paceman James Anderson after an argument in a Perth bar.
The Aussie paceman identified Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss as his two 'bunnies'.
Warne clean bowled England opener Andrew Strauss for 50 on the second ball of his fourth over.
England enjoyed a valuable day of batting practice before the third Ashes Test in their drawn tour match against Western Australia on Sunday.
England crashed to an embarrassing 166-run loss to the Australian Prime Minister's XI.
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
He became the first bowler in the world to claim 700 Test wickets, when he bowled England opener Andrew Strauss for 50.
The lanky pacer said Australia are now in firm control of the match and wanted to drive home their advantage on Saturday morning.
He will stand-in for Andrew Flintoff, who went home after the Test series to see his newborn son
England beat Pakistan by three wickets in the fifth and final ODI.
Indian captain Virat Kohli says opposition hardly matters in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals and final even though an India-England final is what everybody seems to want.
England's one-day international captain Eoin Morgan and batsman Alex Hales will not tour Bangladesh due to security concerns, the England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) announced on Sunday.
Miss World Pageant won't see any bikini clad contestants as the organisation has announced a bikini ban in future.
Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was felicitated for being the most successful Miss World at this year's pageant.
Liam Plunkett took three wickets as England scored their first major victory of the Pakistan tour with a 42-run win in the opening ODI.
Pakistan produced a fine bowling performance to restrict England to 248 for six despite a battling 71 from Paul Collingwood on the first day of the third Test on Tuesday.
Venugopal Rao and VRV Singh were included in India's playing eleven for the sixth ODI against England.
All-rounder Chris Woakes is fit and raring to resume his England commitments after an enriching maiden stint in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament, the 28-year-old has said.
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