COLOMBO: England captain Alastair Cook Thursday vowed to try and win a seven-match series in a tit-for-tat revenge against Sri Lanka ahead of next year's World Cup.
LONDON: Underfire Alastair Cook will lead England at next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, national selector James Whitaker said on Wednesday.
LONDON: Strike bowler Stuart Broad, one of the heroes of England's 3-1 test series victory against India, was on Monday left out of a 15-man squad for the five one-day internationals between the two teams.
LONDON: England ripped out India for 94 to win the fifth test by a crushing innings and 244 runs at The Oval on Sunday and complete a remarkable transformation by taking the series 3-1.
LONDON: England fast bowler James Anderson ranks alongside South Africa's world No. 1 Dale Steyn and possesses more skill, his captain Alastair Cook said on the eve of the fifth test against India.
LONDON: From what England's captain Alistair Cook described as "rock bottom" less than three weeks ago, his team are suddenly flying high with an unbeatable 2-1 lead over India to take into the final match of the series, starting at London's Oval on Friday.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: England fast bowler Stuart Broad took six wickets to skittle out India for 152 and the hosts finished on 113 for three in reply to take control on an absorbing opening day of the fourth test on Thursday.
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND: Spinner Moeen Ali claimed six wickets to inspire England to a crushing 266-run win over India on Thursday to level an absorbing series at 1-1 with two matches to play.
Only politics is keeping England captain Alastair Cook in his job and he should do what is right and resign, former skipper Kevin Pietersen said on Saturday.
LONDON: England's Gary Ballance scored his second test century as the second test against India sat evenly-poised following a sweltering day's play at Lord's on Friday.
LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook's poor run at the crease continued when he fell for just 10 in the morning session on the second day of the second test against India at Lord's on Friday.
India's accusation that paceman Jimmy Anderson "abused and pushed" spinner Ravindra Jadeja during the first drawn test at Trent Bridge may be a tactical move by the tourists, England skipper Alastair Cook said on Wednesday.