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Cricket: England squad healthier with return of Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan

LEEDS, ENGLAND - MAY 10: Yorkshire slipfielders Tim Bresnan, Joe Sayers, Adam Lyth and Gary Ballance react during day four of the LV County Championship Division One match between Yorkshire and Somerset at Headingley on May 10, 2013 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** 168496300.jpg

May 11, 2013

Tim Bresnan returns from injury to find England's line-up crowded with pace bowlers, but Graeme Swann comes back as the only specialist spinner. Read Article Cricket: England squad healthier with return of Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan

Injured Graeme Swann to miss entire New Zealand Test series as rain washes out opening day

Cricket fans sit out the rainstorm at Dunedin.

Mar 06, 2013

Poor conditions wiped out any chance of play on the first day of the opening Test at Dunedin, while Swann faces surgery on an elbow injury which will rule him out of the rest of the series. Read Article Injured Graeme Swann to miss entire New Zealand Test series as rain washes out opening day

England's cricket broth has yet to be fully cooked

Nick Compton has yet to cement his place as England's opening batsman. David Gray / Reuters

Mar 05, 2013

Test series in New Zealand will throw light into who Alastair Cook's long-term opening partner will be, whether Steven Finn can fill role of third seamer and if Ian Bell can fulfill his potential. Read Article England's cricket broth has yet to be fully cooked

It has been one googly of a Test series between India and England

Ravichandran Ashwin, left, and Pragyan Ojha, during a Test match between India and New Zealand in August, are still some way away from becoming finished products as the series against England has shown. Noah Seelam / AFP

Dec 16, 2012

Surprisingly, India struggled at home, England fared well away and spectators still came to watch, writes Dileep Premachandran. Read Article It has been one googly of a Test series between India and England

 

England's Stuart Broad unlikely for Twenty20 series in India

Dec 11, 2012

The Test vice captain, who was a doubt for the upcoming fourth Test in Nagpur, is being monitored after reporting a heel injury. Read Article England's Stuart Broad unlikely for Twenty20 series in India

 

MS Dhoni is making the wrong pitch

MS Dhoni should focus on how to improve his team's performances rather than bother about pitches, writes our columnist. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo

Dec 02, 2012

By asking for 'square turners', the India cricket team captain is playing into England's hands, writes Ahmed Rizvi. Read Article MS Dhoni is making the wrong pitch

 

MS Dhoni's wish puts England in command of second Test

Nov 25, 2012

The India cricket captain finally got a spinner-friendly wicket in Mumbai which ironically the Alastair Cook-led tourists took advantage of. Read Article MS Dhoni's wish puts England in command of second Test

 

India claim first Test victory as England crumble on final day

India's Virenda Sehwag

Nov 19, 2012

Alastair Cook's nine-hour stand at the crease proved fruitless as India won by nine wickets in Ahmedabad. Read Article India claim first Test victory as England crumble on final day

 

Cricket: Compromise key if England and Pietersen are to find a solution

(FILES) In this photo dated May 18, 2012 England cricketer Andrew Strauss bats during the second day of the first Test against the West Indies at Lords cricket ground in London. Andrew Strauss resigned as England's Test captain and annnounced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect on August 29, 2012 in the latest twist to the Kevin Pietersen saga that has rocked the side. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SU

Sep 02, 2012

Nobody wants to see Kevin Pietersen bat in just the IPL or franchise cricket as nobody will remember him for his runs there, writes Ahmed Rizvi Read Article Cricket: Compromise key if England and Pietersen are to find a solution

 

Marlon Samuels to the rescue for West Indies

Marlon Samuels, the West Indies batsman, scored his third Test hundred yesterday. Gareth Copley / Getty Images

May 25, 2012

Centurion's unbroken 168-run stand with captain Darren Sammy takes West Indies total past 300 on first day of second Test against England. Read Article Marlon Samuels to the rescue for West Indies

 

Andrew Strauss out as England chase 191 to beat West Indies

Kemar Roach, the West Indies fast bowler, took two England wickets including that of Andrew Strauss, the captain. Gareth Copley / Getty Images

May 20, 2012

West Indies batsmen Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels score fifties before Kemar Roach takes two England wickets in the first Test. Read Article Andrew Strauss out as England chase 191 to beat West Indies

 

Save Graeme Swann for South Africa cricket series

England's Kevin Pietersen (left) in conversation with Graeme Swann (centre) in the field

May 13, 2012

The England off-spinner should be rested as he is unlikely to play a big role in the home Test series against the West Indies with conditions serving seamers better. Read Article Save Graeme Swann for South Africa cricket series

 

Graeme Swann's late double puts England in position to triumph

England's Graeme Swann (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera during the fourth day of final test cricket match in Colombo April 6, 2012.REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET) *** Local Caption *** COL25_CRICKET-ENGLA_0406_11.JPG

Apr 06, 2012

Sri Lanka hold a lead of only 33 runs with just four wickets remaining in the second Test. Read Article Graeme Swann's late double puts England in position to triumph

 

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