Test Cricket

England at Sixes and Sevens

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

There is little doubt that Prior is an accomplished enough batsman to succeed as a Test number six. Whether engineering such a change would suit England is another issue. Whilst Prior's personal statistics would likely vary little, the efficacy of England's lower order might well diminish - it is probably not a risk worth taking.

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Gemma Wright | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Sport
Gemma Wright

With Twenty20 most definitely here to stay, International cricket tours now have to accommodate all three formats of the game. There is no standard pattern for how many matches of each form are included but international cricket boards could do worse than base future tours on the current schedule being employed between New Zealand and England.

Petty BCCI Missing a Trick

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

The role of the BCCI as pantomime villain of world cricket continues. Just as news of a Test series involving India neglecting the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) had begun to induce a mere sigh of resignation in place of erstwhile outright consternation, they have upped the stakes.

Paradise Regained: The God of Cricket Blesses Eden

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK Sport
Preetam Kaushik

Kolkata's famous Eden Garden for a brief period looked like the Biblical Paradise on Wednesday. The thin crowd went back home happy because the god of Indian cricket, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, shrugged off his long stretch of poor form.

Australian Cricket Legend, Ricky Ponting, Announces Retirement

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.11.2012 | UK Sport

Ricky Ponting, former Australian captain and second highest Test run scorer of all time, has announced he will retire from international cricket. T...

Kevin Pietersen Back in England Test Squad

James Hunt | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK Sport
James Hunt

Pietersen is England's best batsman, in all forms of the game. In fact, he's one of the most talented batsman England have ever had, certainly in recent years at least. An England side without him is an England side weakened, as evidenced in the performances against South Africa in the third Test, and more noticeably in the World T20.

LIVE: England V South Africa Scorecard

AOL UK | Posted 19.07.2012 | UK Sport

England won the toss and elected to bat....

Ian Bell Selection Makes Sense

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 13.08.2012 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

Monday was a bittersweet day for Ian Bell. Where the wretched Birmingham weather had contrived to dash any hopes he may have harboured of scoring the additional 24 runs required to ensure he became the first Warwickshire player to score a Test century at Edgbaston, the rather more soothing news that he had been restored to England's One Day International side as an opener offered some consolation.

ECB - What Have You Done?

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 05.08.2012 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

England fans will hope that the differences can be reconciled between Pietersen and the ECB. After all, England needs Pietersen at both Test and Twenty20 level.

Where in the World is Jerome Taylor?

Nick Purves | Posted 28.07.2012 | UK Sport
Nick Purves

After the West Indies' defeat at Trent Bridge, questions will be asked about why the tourists are unable to assemble a side that can pose a meaningful threat to the hosts.

LIVE: England V West Indies Scorecard

AOL UK | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Sport

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat....

England Versus West Indies - Do the Tourists Stand a Chance?

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

When Darren Sammy awoke from a slumber filled with English-conquering dreams earlier this month, he would have donned his maroon robe, picked up the St Lucia Express from the doormat and read that England's green and pleasant lands were officially in the midst of severe drought.

Time to Cut Kevin Pietersen Some Slack

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 09.06.2012 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

Kevin Pietersen is a genius. A flawed genius, yes, but a genius nonetheless that will continue to win Test matches for England. Enjoy him whilst he is here.

England in a Spin Again...

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 29.05.2012 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

As Jonathan Trott and Matt Prior expertly marshalled England to a score of 233-4 chasing an improbable total of 340 in what would have been the biggest successful run chase in the annals of English cricket, even the most pessimistic of England supporters, myself included, had begun to harbour a trace of hope.

England in Sri Lanka: No Roads, Please!

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

As England's second three day warm-up match of this two Test 'mini-tour' of Sri Lanka culminated in an unexpectedly exciting finale, thus averting one of those all too familiarly insipid draws so often associated with this beautiful isle, a sense of foreboding ahead of the upcoming five day stuff had still managed to lodge itself deep within my admittedly negative psyche.

Indian Cricket: Rising Amidst a Fall?

Andrew Bloxham | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Sport
Andrew Bloxham

Browsing various cricketing websites and forums, an almost religious tendency of mine during any given day, I get the distinct impression that many Indian pundits and fans alike are a little 'doom and gloom', shall we say, concerning the future prospects of their side in Test cricket.

IPL is the New Opium

Sunil Sharan | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK
Sunil Sharan

England's cricket batsman Kevin Pietersen averaged 11 runs in the recent test series against Pakistan, but still wanted to play in this year's IPL (Indian Premier League). His coach, Andy Flower, believes that the IPL stunts Test batting, and has hinted that Pietersen's IPL bug might cost him his Test career.

England Rev Up Attack With Ravi Recall

PA/Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 28.02.2012 | UK

Eoin Morgan has paid the price for a dismal tour of the United Arab Emirates after being dropped from England's Test squad for the trip to Sri Lanka. ...

Live Coverage: England v India Day Five

AOL Fanhouse UK | Posted 24.09.2011 | UK

Over-by-over commentary from Lord's. ...

If Ed Balls Wants to Watch Cricket at Lord's, Good on Him

Nik Darlington | Posted 21.09.2011 | UK Politics
Nik Darlington

If politicians, whoever they might be, want to take some time off to go to the cricket we shouldn't point fingers at them, we should applaud them and be thankful that the smug killjoys haven't killed off every last pleasure afforded to those who give up private lives for public service.