England will host India in three one-dayers next year in the lead-up to the ICC Champions Trophy.
Rubbishing those claims, Clarke said 'The players are as tight as any team I've been a part of'
Australia railed at suggestions their team resembled a 'Dad's Army' but the evidence supplied by the first four Ashes Tests against England suggests it was not an unfair moniker.
Yuvraj Singh, who has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against England due a broken finger, is in no mood to rush his comeback in the Indian team and prefers a "wait and watch" policy.
England batsmen Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott, Hashim Amla of South Africa and last year's ICC Cricketer of the Year Sachin Tendulkar have all been short-listed for the top honour at the LG ICC Awards 2011. Check out the nominees.
'We have had some exceptional cricket in the last 18 to 24 months and it would be a shame to ruin it. So we look to make it a good five days,' said England spin ace Graeme Swann, ahead of the final Test against India.
England pacer Tim Bresnan said the wicket at Edgbaston didn't help much but his team still managed to dismiss India for a modest 224 in the ongoing third Test due to the "hunt in the pack mentality" of its bowlers.
England pacer Chris Tremlett was ruled out of the third Test against India, starting Wednesday, having failed to recover from a back injury.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been drawing flak for his captaincy after the back-to-back Test defeats to England but his admirers for calling Ian Bell back from being ruled run-out has only been swelling, with veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting joining the list.
If there is an Indian player who has made an impact in an otherwise vapid show in England thus far, it is Rahul Dravid.
In what might be a vital blow to India's chances, Zaheer Khan is doubtful for the third Test against England at Edgbaston.
Middle-order batsman Ravi Bopara has been recalled to the England squad in place of an injured Jonathan Trott for the third Test against India starting from August 10 at Edgbaston.
Despite trailing 0-2 and their world number one Test ranking at stake, India are quiet confident of turning the tables on a rampant England in the remaining two Tests of the four-match Test series.
Down 0-2 in the series, India's injury woes increased on Wednesday with off-spinner Harbhajan Singh being ruled out of the third Test against England due to an abdominal strain.
Once a word used to deride England's cricketers, "predictable" is fast becoming a badge of honour that captain Andrew Strauss and his squad can wear with pride.
Andrew Strauss is aware his team need to win by a two-Test margin to usurp the top spot from their opponents -- India.
The ICC on Sunday ruled that the run out decision of Ian Bell on the third day of the second cricket Test at Nottingham was correct and applauded the Indian team's fine gesture to recall the England batsman by withdrawing their appeal.
The England Cricket Board (ECB) thanked the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian cricket team for withdrawing the appeal against Ian Bell on the third day of the second Test.
Senior batsman Rahul Dravid struck his 34th Test century to draw level with Sunil Gavaskar and become the joint-second highest century maker from India on the second day of the second Test against England.
England's Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is hoping to raise sufficient funds to sustain an Indian school, Akanksha, for a year when they host a dinner at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
England captain Andrew Strauss has promised no repeat of the "silly" jelly-bean incident that occurred the last time his team met India in a Test match at Trent Bridge four years ago.
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.
England paceman Chris Tremlett is a doubtful starter for the second Test against India as he is yet to recover from a hamstring problem and stiff back, local media reported on Thursday.
A look at the bowlers' honours board at Trent Bridge appears ominous for Team India, ahead of the second Test, beginning Friday.
Captain Alastair Cook continued his impressive form with the bat as England cruised to a 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth One-day International at Trent Bridge on Wednesday to level the five-match series at 2-2.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ejaz Butt has said that middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf had refused to play the ongoing second Test against England at Edgbaston after joining the team one day before the match.
Stuart Binny struck a match-saving 78 on debut as India overcame some anxious moments to force a draw in the first Test against England in Nottingham on Sunday.
Paceman James Anderson, who won the first Test for England with match figures of 11-71 against Pakistan, believes he can be just as effective in the Ashes series in Australia when the ball is not swinging.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has compared his teammate Graeme Swann's scorching off-break that rocked Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's woods in the Edgbaston Test with Michael Vaughan's magic ball that dismissed Sachin Tendulkar in the 2002 Trent Bridge Test.
Heavy rain threatens to play spoilsport when India face New Zealand in their next World Cup game at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
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.
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.
Suspicious of an England design in choosing Cardiff for first Test of the Ashes, Australia is sending a spy to the virgin venue to check on the state of pitch there.
Zaheer Khan was more relieved than happy after his match-winning performance against Ireland in Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
A group of around 70 pro-Tamil supporters on Monday protested against the Sri Lanka cricket team and tried to prevent them from entering the Trent Bridge stadium. The Sri Lankan team, which is playing Australia in the group match of the ICC World Twenty20, was delayed as the protestors, who shouted slogans like 'Ban Sri Lanka from International Cricket' tried to block their way as they entered the stadium.
England paceman Stuart Broad has pipped former skipper Kevin Pietersen to become country's most valuable player for the 2008-09 season.
Vijay scored exactly 100 from 181 balls and shared a second-wicket stand of 204 with Tom Westley, who finished with an unbeaten 110. Set 282 to win, the visitors reached their target just before lunch to complete a convincing win.
England raced to a series win over West Indies with a nine-wicket victory on the fourth day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Monday after being set a modest target of 108.
Career highlights of Sourav Ganguly who retired from international cricket at the end of the fourth and final Test of the series against Australia, in Nagpur, on Monday
'It depends on whom you want to play. I feel you have a choice, it's a tough one to make.'
