Trott latest injured cricketer of England team
February 20th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 20 (ANI): Batsman Jonathan Trott became the latest injured player in the England team after suffering a finger problem which he picked up before Friday's warm-up victory over Pakistan.Coach Andy ... Read more...
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Collingwood glad to be back among runs ahead of World Cup opener
February 19th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb 19(ANI): England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has said he is happy to have ended his run drought ahead of his team's World Cup opener against the Netherlands on February 22.Collingwood scored ... Read more...
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‘Injured England players coming along in time for World Cup’, says Bell
February 16th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb 16(ANI): England batsman Ian Bell is confident that his injured team-mates will recover in time for their opening match of the World Cup campaign.Fast bowlers Tim Bresnan (calf) and ... Read more...
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Stuart Broad struck down with sickness ahead of WC warm-up
February 16th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 16 (ANI): England fast bowler Stuart Broad was struck down with sickness, leaving him doubtful for the first warm-up game against Canada.Broad joined Tim Bresnan, Ajmal Shahzad, Paul Collingwood and ... Read more...
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Third-time dad Collingwood now looking forward to explode on sub-continent big stage
February 15th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): England batsman Paul Collingwood has something to cheer ahead of the World Cup, after his wife Vicky gave birth to their third child.The England all-rounder flew out to ... Read more...
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We’ve learned lessons from 2007 World Cup: Strauss
February 14th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) England captain Andrew Strauss Monday said his team has learnt from their dismal performance in the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean.Four years's back Michael Vaughan's team failed ... Read more...
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England keen to forget dismal 2007 WC campaign: Strauss
February 14th, 2011 - 8:16 am ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb.14 (ANI): Skipper Andrew Strauss believes that England has learnt its lessons from their dismal 2007 World Cup campaign, and will be looking forward to the two warm-up games with Canada ... Read more...
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England’s Eoin Morgan ruled out of World Cup
February 9th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) The England cricket team received a set-back after Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the World Cup with a broken finger. The 24-year-old Dublin-born cricketer needs surgery after ... Read more...
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Strauss backs England to do well in World Cup despite Oz ODI series rout, injuries
February 7th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Feb 7(ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has said that he is confident of his team doing well in the upcoming World Cup despite the 6-1 ODI series loss to Australia.The captain ... Read more...
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England middle-order bat Morgan has a fractured finger
February 6th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.6 (ANI): England middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan's World Cup spot is in doubt after he broke a finger.The one-day wizard has been ruled out of Sunday's final ODI with Australia and ... Read more...
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Strauss desperate to win Perth ODI to build World Cup momentum
February 5th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Feb 5(ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss is looking to win Sunday's seventh and final ODI match against Australia in Perth to build momentum for the upcoming World Cup.The series has been ... Read more...
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Flower says ‘cricket overdose’ behind England’s ‘wounded warriors’ squad
February 5th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 5(ANI): England coach Andy Flower has revealed that he will urge the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) against arranging any more energy-sapping ODI marathons like the ongoing seven-match series ... Read more...
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Strauss under pressure to find right balance for England bowling attack
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 3 (ANI): England skipper Andrew Strauss has admitted he had the job ahead of finding the right balance for his bowling attack after they were unable to defend 6-333, as ... Read more...
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Australia beats England by 51 runs in Brisbane ODI
January 30th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Jan 30(ANI): Australia defeated England by 51 runs in the fifth ODI played in Brisbane on Sunday to seal the seven-match series 4-1 with two matches to spare.England never really challenged ... Read more...
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Out of form Collingwood desperate to move up the order ahead of World Cup
January 28th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan 28(ANI): England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has said that he is desperate to escape the No.7 spot in the ODI batting order to avoid being squeezed from the first-choice World Cup ... Read more...
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Collingwood desperate to find form before World Cup
January 28th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) England all-rounder Paul Collingwood is desperate to find his form ahead of the World Cup after his poor form with the bat led to his demotion to No.7 ... Read more...
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Trott stars as England win Adelaide ODI against Australia to stay in series
January 26th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan 26(ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott scored a century on Wednesday to guide his team to a 21-run win in the fourth ODI against Australia in Adelaide.Trott's 102 from 126 balls ... Read more...
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Prior named in England World Cup squad
January 19th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19(ANI): Wicketkeeper Matt Prior has been recalled to England's squad for next month's World Cup in the Indian subcontinent.Prior is the sole wicketkeeper-batsman named in the 15-man squad for the ... Read more...
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England to focus on getting Watson out early: Saker
January 18th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 18 (ANI): England's bowling coach David Saker has said the team will focus its energy on getting in form Australian batsman Shane Watson out, after the opener plundered 161 not ... Read more...
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Collingwood says Twenty20 loss won’t hurt England’s momentum against Aussies
January 15th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 15(ANI): England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood insists that his team's momentum remains strong heading into the seven-match ODI series against Australia.Australia has gained a much-needed boost in confidence ahead of ... Read more...
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Umpire Billy Bowden takes Ashes winning ball home again
January 10th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jan.10 (ANI): New Zealand cricket umpire Billy Bowden shocked the sporting world when he took home the winning ball from the Ashes as a souvenir five years ago - and last ... Read more...
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England aims to ‘continue the momentum’ gained after Ashes win: Collingwood
January 10th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 10(ANI): England batsman Paul Collingwood is confident that his team will thrash Australia in the upcoming seven-match ODI series to 'continue the momentum' to the 50-over World Cup in the ... Read more...
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Collingwood says England is world’s No.1 Twenty20 team
January 10th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 10(ANI): England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood reckons that his 2010 Twenty20 World Cup-winning squad is the shortest form of the game's world No.1 team.England will be looking to stretch its ... Read more...
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Collingwood demands intensity as England’s focus turns to World Cup
January 10th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Jan.10 (ANI): Having secured the Ashes series Down Under by three games to one, England are now hoping to nail the Australians in both the Twenty20s and the one-day series, and ... Read more...
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Coach Flower prepared to pull England players out of IPL
January 10th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.10 (ANI): Coach Andy Flower has said he would pull England players out of the Indian Premier League in order to keep them fresh for national duty."I don't blame any of ... Read more...
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IPL owners ignore Anderson, seven other England Ashes heroes
January 10th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan.10 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) owners have ignored fast bowler James Anderson and seven other Ashes winning England players in the two-day auction for the fourth edition of the event.Of ... Read more...
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Collingwood surprised at Anderson, Swann’s IPL snub
January 9th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) England all-rounder and Twenty20 captain Paul Colingwood, who has been bought by Rajasthan Royals for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, was surprised that his Ashes ... Read more...
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England must dominate all forms of game to be declared a great team: Pringle
January 9th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.9 (ANI): One Ashes success, or even two in a row as it now is, does not a great team make and, having conquered Australia, captain Andrew Strauss must now set ... Read more...
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We will now be looking for Indian players: Rajasthan Royals
January 8th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 8 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals bought four players on the first day of the auction here and co-owner Raj Kundra Saturday said they would be now looking to pick more ... Read more...
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Collingwood has ‘been one of the great servants of English cricket’: Strauss
January 7th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 7(ANI): England skipper Andrew Strauss reckons that all-rounder Paul Collingwood has been a great servant for English cricket, and emphasised that the team would miss him following his retirement from ... Read more...
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Sydney Test ‘perfect moment’ to bow out of Test cricket: Collingwood
January 6th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 6(ANI): England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has said that he is looking forward to the opportunity of bowing out of Test cricket as an Ashes series winner in Australia on Friday.The ... Read more...
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Collingwood will retire from Test after Ashes series
January 6th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) England batsman Paul Collingwood will retire from five-day cricket after the ongoing fifth and final Ashes Test but will continue playing in Twenty20 and 50-over format.The 34-year-old Collingwood ... Read more...
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Collingwood retires from Test cricket
January 6th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): England batsman Paul Collingwood, who has struggled for runs in this Test series, has announced his retirement from Test cricket at the end of the fifth Ashes match ... Read more...
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Cook, Bell tons put England in command in Sydney Test
January 5th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 5(ANI): England opening batsman Alastair Cook and Ian Bell scored centuries on Wednesday as the visitors ran riot on day three of the fifth Ashes Test being played in Sydney.Cook ... Read more...
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Aussies tried to cheat Cook out of his ton
January 5th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.5 (ANI): England opener Alastair Cook racked up another Ashes century on the third day of the final Test, despite the best efforts of Australia to cheat him out of it ... Read more...
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