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Victories in the Ashes and World Twenty20 final had tipped the balance in England’s favour but the 6-1 drubbing they received in their last 50-over series with Australia meant that the four-wicket victory, thanks to an unbeaten 103 by Eoin Morgan, in the first NatWest Series match at the Rose Bowl was a positive sign, [...]
England have signalled their intentions to get their hands on the World Twenty20 trophy in the Caribbean with three strong Super Eight wins, but face the toughest test of their abilities yet against Sri Lanka in the semi-finals. Runners-up when the competition was held in England last year, Sri Lanka are a team with well-established [...]
England will enter the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a perfect record in the Super Eight stage of the competition, courtesy of yesterday’s three-wicket victory over New Zealand. It was a victory that ended the Blackcaps’ World Twenty20 hopes, and ensured Pakistan will move through to the final four in the Caribbean after Shahid Afridi’s men [...]
After relying heavily on Kevin Pietersen’s batting in their opening World Twenty20 Super Eight victories, England will be without their No. 3 batsman for today’s match against New Zealand. Pietersen, as it was anticipated he would, has headed back to England to attend the birth of his first child. He’s done so after leaving his [...]
England erased any doubts about whether they were the real deal at this year’s World Twenty20 with their Super Eight victory over Pakistan, but against South Africa they won’t have the luxury of a fumbling fielding side to help them along their way. Herschelle Gibbs will long be remembered as the man who “dropped the [...]
England will be hoping for some sunshine after the rain as they face defending champions Pakistan in the first match of the World Twenty20 Super Eight stage. In the two group stage matches Paul Collingwood’s side have played so far, there has been little chance to make an informed assessment of their bowlers, who have [...]
If World Twenty20 organisers had made a concerted effort to add an extra element of unpredictability to the competition, they couldn’t have come up with a better idea than to play it in the Caribbean during the wet season. England can count themselves lucky that after spending two days, quite literally, at the heart of [...]
Eoin Morgan set the second One-Day International between England and Bangladesh alight with his unbeaten 110 yesterday. And there has been more good news for the former Ireland player, who these days plays his cricket in England colours with the receipt of an incremental contract from the ECB. Morgan receives the contract after fulfilling the [...]
Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen have guided England to a seven wicket victory over Pakistan in the first of two Twenty20 matches between the sides in Dubai. Morgan, who finished with 67 runs from 51 balls, smacked two fours and a six from consecutive deliveries to hand England victory with nine balls to spare, while [...]
England and Middlesex all-rounder Eoin Morgan will play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in this year’s Indian Premier League after being bought at auction today, but Test spinner Graeme Swann has been left on the shelf. Dublin-born Morgan, 23, will team up with Kevin Pietersen in Bangalore after the Royal Challengers shelled out $222,000 (£134,000) [...]