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After the high of an Ashes series victory, England face up to the impending World Cup with both a demoralising one-day international series defeat to Australia and a rapidly depleted pool of players to call from. To read more.
If Dr Frankenstein had been tasked with creating the perfect team player, and he had unveiled Paul Collingwood, there would be little room for complaint. His unflashy style, built on work ethic more than natural talent, means that he does not come laden with the crowd-drawing charisma of others but a Test batting average of [...]
A series that had delivered pulsating cricket and acrimony in almost equal proportions concluded at the Rose Bowl when England won the fifth match in the NatWest Series at the Rose Bowl by 121 runs to claim victory 3-2. The recent weeks of claims, and then counter claims, regarding spot-fixing and corruptions through Pakistan’s tour [...]
England and Pakistan begin their five-match ODI series in Durham tomorrow, and there doesn’t look to be any respite in sight for a Pakistan at the centre of a cricket corruption storm and already on the receiving end of two Twenty20 International defeats by the home side this month. Read the preview at http://blogs.bettor.com/England-vs-Pakistan-Durham-ODI-preview-a26362.
There have been times in the last eight days when cricket has seemed something of an irrelevance but England maintained the winning habit which could prove to be invaluable when they head to Australia this winter. Having wrapped up the Test series against Pakistan last weekend, England carried on the good work when they beat [...]
England inflicted a 354-run thumping on Pakistan in the first of the current four-Test series, and the tourists could be in for another tough time of it when play gets underway in the second Test tomorrow. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/England-vs-Pakistan-Edgbaston-Test-preview-a20338.
England have not made any changes to their squad ahead of the second Test of their current series against Pakistan, sticking with the winning formula that thumped Pakistan by 354 runs at Trent Bridge. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/England-retain-winning-formula-for-second-Pakistan-Test-a19757.
England lost six wickets for the addition of just 23 runs in the morning session of the second day of their Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. Mohammad Asif was the key bowler for Pakistan in the session, taking four wickets, to finish with 5-77 for the innings. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/England-vs-Pakistan-hosts-collapse-on-day-two-at-Trent-Bridge-a19392
Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan have steadied England’s first innings at Trent Bridge after Pakistan claimed two early wickets in the second session of the day. England at 190-4 at tea. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/England-vs-Pakistan-first-Test-day-one-teatime-report-a19247.
Cardiff’s Swalec Stadium has already cemented its position as an international arena for the England cricket team and that team took another step to cementing its position in the NatWest series with a four-wicket victory over Australia to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/England-go-2-0-up-against-Australia-a13663