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England cruise to warm-up win

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:25:20 GMT

England coasted to a seven-wicket 'victory' in a bizarre mis-match against the Lions at the Zayed Stadium.

England set contrived target

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:25:29 GMT

England found themselves needing 230 to win a bizarre match in Abu Dhabi - after bowling the Lions out for 96 in only 28.3 overs.

Dernbach puts England in charge

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:25:23 GMT

Jade Dernbach took three wickets for two runs as England destroyed the Lions' top order in Friday's one-day international warm-up match at the Zayed Stadium.

Craig Kieswetter is happy to play middle man

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ANDY FLOWER would no doubt concede it will take more than a quick reshuffle of his one-day batting pack to turn around England's limited-overs fortunes, particularly against a Pakistan side with a taste for whitewash.

Tremlett undergoes surgery

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:25:07 GMT

England paceman Chris Tremlett has had back surgery to address the problem which forced him out of the ongoing series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

Finn aiming to make his mark again

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:28 GMT

Steven Finn is out to prove a point once more in Abu Dhabi - where he first showed himself to be an England fast bowler of the future.

Flower expects better from England

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:25:52 GMT

Andy Flower can be in no doubt he has a major challenge on his hands, to arrest England's decline in the desert, but he is nonetheless relishing the opportunity.

Andy Flower: Show us you can be a top six hitter

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ANDY FLOWER has challenged his younger one-day players to prove they can dislodge his underperforming Test batsmen before he picks the squad to tour Sri -Lanka next month.

Bresnan named in England squads

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:54:39 GMT

Tim Bresnan has been named in England's one-day international and Twenty20 squads to play Pakistan, but his participation is still subject to ongoing fitness checks.

It's time to jettison Kevin Pietersen

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ENGLAND can no longer afford the luxury of Kevin Pietersen.

The holiday from hell

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ANDY FLOWER yesterday admitted England wasted two months lapping up the plaudits and receiving awards after reaching No1 in the Test rankings when they should have been hard at it on the cricket pitch.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:40:51 GMT

England slump to whitewash

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:24:34 GMT

England's miserable Test tour of the Middle East reached an appropriately sorry conclusion with a 71-run defeat, and resulting 3-0 whitewash, against Pakistan.

Pakistan close in on whitewash

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:24:33 GMT

England's outside chances of avoiding a 3-0 series whitewash were fading fast as they lost their top six for 173 in pursuit of 324 to win the final Test against Pakistan.

England lose Strauss early

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:54:37 GMT

England lost captain Andrew Strauss early this morning in their mission improbable to make 324 and therefore avoid a 3-0 Test series whitewash against Pakistan.

Panesar turns into a class act

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IT IS as if a magician has waved his wand over Monty Panesar. His performances in the last two Tests have been light years ahead of anything he has done for England in the past.

England have to learn from Ali

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ENGLAND openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook reached a milestone of sorts last night when eclipsing their previous best partnership of the series by reaching 28 runs without loss.

Azhar puts Pakistan in control

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:54:29 GMT

England at last saw the back of Azhar Ali, but still need to pull off the second-highest run chase in their Test history to avoid a 3-0 whitewash against Pakistan.

Azhar prolongs England's agony

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:24:45 GMT

Azhar Ali's painstaking tour de force extended through its fourth session and into its ninth hour to pile on the misery for England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Yuvraj receiving cancer treatment

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:55:23 GMT

Yuvraj Singh's physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhary has confirmed the India batsman is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States.

Azhar stretches Pakistan lead

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:54:45 GMT

England managed just one wicket on the third morning of the final Test as Azhar Ali completed a painstaking century in Pakistan's second-innings 295 for three.

Pakistan strengthen their grip

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:24:44 GMT

England managed just one wicket with the second new ball, Younus Khan for 127, in the first hour of the third morning at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Is the DRS spinning out of control?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE last time England played Pakistan in a Test series on foreign soil there were 16 LBW decisions in the three-match series.

Khan do attitude eclipses England

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ENGLAND'S batters will have one last chance to come to the party on this tour - but it looks like it will be thrown in honour of a Pakistan clean sweep.

Pakistan in the driving seat

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:54:26 GMT

England had no answer to Younus Khan and Azhar Ali as the duo ground out a position of ominous authority for Pakistan on day two of the final Test.