England were lucky to escape unpunished from a ball-tampering controversy in their third Test against South Africa, according to former captain Michael Vaughan.
Becomes second-fastest batsman to register 25 Test centuries
England's captain broke his finger while batting for Yorkshire against Hampshire on Thursday.
Former captain Michael Vaughan should be recalled to solve England's batting problem at number three in the order for the Ashes series against Australia later this year, former coach Duncan Fletcher said Thursday.
Andrew Flintoff has described the 2006/07 Ashes tour of Australia, when England were thrashed 5-0, as being like a "booze cruise."
India will argue that they didn't take any undue advantage from the concussion substitute rule.
Kevin Pietersen can shrug off the disappointment of losing the England captaincy by becoming the world's number one test batsman, Michael Vaughan said on Friday.
England cricket could find itself in the doldrums with a report claiming that captain Kevin Pietersen is threatening to resign over the non-inclusion of former skipper Michael Vaughan in the squad for this month's tour of the West Indies.
Recently retired England cricketer Michael Vaughan watches from a balcony during the first Ashes Test at Cardiff, Wales, on Wednesday.
Michael Vaughan touched greatness as an opening batsman then scaled the heights as England captain before a chronic knee injury hastened his premature retirement.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan will attend a news conference on Tuesday, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Sunday.
Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison saw their hopes of playing in this year's Test series against Australia fade when they were left out of a 16-man pre-Ashes squad named by England on Monday. As expected, recovering all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was included in the squad, along with bowler Ryan Sidebottom.
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.
West Indies' splendid victory over England in the first Test in Southampton drew rich praise from around the cricketing world, including top players like Virat Kohli and former greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Vivian Richards. West Indies beat England by four wickets on the final day of the first international Test since the coronavirus break on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead at the Ageas Bowl in a three-Test series thanks to a 95-run knock by Jermaine Blackwood.
England team will not fall into the same Ashes trap that snared Michael Vaughan's men four years ago, claims current skipper Andrew Strauss.
England will suffer a series whitewash against India unless their batting improves dramatically from the first test win over Bangladesh, former captain Michael Vaughan has said. England relied on their bowling and an in-form Ben Stokes to bail them out against Bangladesh and claim a 22-run victory on the final morning in Chittagong on Monday. "If they perform like they did against Bangladesh, it'll be 5-0," Vaughan told the BBC.
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.
He is not the most professional cricketer around, but former England captain Michael Vaughan says talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is second only to Sachin Tendulkar when it comes to lifting his team and the fans.
England were struggling at 53 for 3 in pursuit of an improbable 482 to win at the end of the third day
Axar Patel took a dig at the English commentators and media for their take on the Chepauk surface.
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.
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.
England's most successful Test captain Michael Vaughan retired from the game after failing to regain his place in the team for next month's Ashes series against Australia.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff said he was not thinking about revenge for the humiliating 5-0 Ashes defeat by Australia in 2006-07.
Paul Collingwood, who stepped down as England one-day captain last year, was on Friday named to lead the Twenty20 side in next month's World Cup. Collingwood resigned the captaincy at the same time as Test skipper Michael Vaughan because he felt it was affecting his Test form. The tournament starts on June 5 and ends with the final at Lord's on July 21.
Uncapped off-spinner Graeme Swann, batsman Owais Shah were named in England's 15-man squad to play two Tests in India.
"Michael has not been selected for the tour of India because his place in the Test squad cannot be justified based on recent form," National selector Geoff Miller said in a statement.
Former captain Michael Vaughan expects he will have to regain his place in the England team by next month if he is to make the Ashes squad.
Former captain Michael Vaughan, who stood down during this year's series defeat by South Africa, is among 12 players given central contracts, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes India captain Virat Kohli is a better batsman across the three formats than legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting.
Ravi Bopara has replaced Michael Vaughan in the England squad for the fourth and final Test against South Africa, the ECB said on Monday.
England will name a new captain on Monday after Michael Vaughan decided to step down following his team's series loss to South Africa.
South Africa dismissed England for 231 on the first day of the third Test on Wednesday after further failures for captain Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood.
The series win in Australia shows India will be a difficult team to beat and England will have to be at the top of their game to outwit the hosts in the upcoming four-match Test series, coach Chris Silverwood said on Tuesday.
'The cynic in me wonders whether the Speaker's defiance wasn't assisted by the knowledge that he cannot possibly be re-elected from Bolpur.'
AB de Villiers' sixth Test century put South Africa on the verge of winning the second Test at Headingley after England ended the third day 269 runs behind the visitors on Sunday.
Ian Bell came of age as an England batsman on Friday with a monumental 199 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Lord's.
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