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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Proteas have tried to inspire antagonism, but are England too nice to sledge? It must be frustrating for Graeme Smith and Mickey Arthur. Their normal whipping boy, Kevin Pietersen, is keeping an uncharacteristically low profile on this England tour. Perhaps he has matured; perhaps his missus is about to launch her solo career; either way, KP has deemed it fit to renounce his normal belligerence,...
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CricFever (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Johannesburg, Nov.17 (ANI): England cricket team coach Andy Flower has accused South Africa of being too big for their boots. Flower hit back at the home side’’s attack on England’’s tactics following their hammering in Sunday’’s second Twenty20 match. Flower reckons their status as the world’’s No 1 team might have gone to their [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
• England consider calling up extra bowling cover • Collingwood, Anderson and Swann all carrying injuries England may struggle to raise a side to face South Africa A tomorrow after the all-rounder Stuart Broad was ruled out with a shoulder injury. Broad, 23, has had injections in his right shoulder in an attempt to make the first one-day international on Friday but will not feature in Potchefstroom....
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
• Paul Collingwood again takes charge of tourists • South Africa's captain lands first blow of phoney war Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has landed the first telling blow during England's tour of his country by questioning his opposite number Andrew Strauss's decision not to play himself in the two Twenty20 games this weekend. The tour proper starts here tomorrow night, with the...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
• Arthur sad to miss out on South African-born batsman • 'He wouldn't be in our top six but he'd be thereabouts' The South Africa coach Mickey Arthur is frustrated by the sight of Jonathan Trott playing for England. The 28-year-old played youth cricket for the Proteas having been born and raised in the country but has represented Warwickshire since 2002 courtesy of a British passport he...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
• Key batsman should return to action next week • Graeme Swann says the team is playing with freedom England begin their international programme in South Africa here with one interested viewer turning on his television 250 miles away in Johannesburg. While Kevin Pietersen settles into his hotel in the Johannesburg suburb of Sandton, England will be taking the field in Bloemfontein against...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Warriors 254-5 (50 overs); England XI 256-2 (40.5 overs) England XI win by 8 wickets Andrew Strauss continued his rich run of form with an unbeaten 117 to help England to an eight-wicket victory in their second tour match, against the Warriors at the De Beers Diamond Oval today. The captain was composed throughout his 119-ball innings, dominating the home side's bowling as he and Joe Denly (85) laid...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
• Bowler's routine tumble could have serious consequences • Kevin Pietersen arrives to join tour party on Tuesday England's happy startstart to their tour of South Africa was shattered today when Stuart Broad arrived in Kimberley with his right arm in a sling. What had appeared to be little more than a routine tumble in the field yesterday in the opening warm-up match in Bloemfontein has...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
England's latest hope at No7 is ready to stake his claim with bat and ball in South Africa English cricket seems to have been searching for a proper all-rounder for most of the past 101 years, since WG Grace played the last of his 44 seasons. The latest applicant, following Andrew Flintoff's retirement, has not yet played a Test, has scored seven centuries in seven years of county cricket and has...
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The Corridor (a cricket blog) (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Rich Abbott is new here, and a young aspiring writer. Don’t flame him too readily yet Andy Flower (quoted in yesterday’s Telegraph): “I think there is scope for looking at the statistics side of the game and using it more intelligently. If you look at some of the stats the Americans compile and study – and [...]
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ShareSport (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Written by Dan Etchells. Andrew Flintoff’s decision to reject an England contract has caused quite a stir in the cricketing world. You can certainly see why he doesn’t want to be tied to the England and Wales Cricket Board as it gives him the best of both worlds. He can pick and choose which games he plays for England and can also compete in the various Twenty20 franchise competitions around...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
English cricket has two topclass leaders in Strauss and Flower.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The England coach believes his side are ready for South Africa's 'serious challenge' while Kevin Pietersen continues his rehab Kevin Pietersen batted for the first time since high summer in the nets at Lord's today and for Andy Flower it was clearly a case of absence making the heart grow fonder. "Kevin brings us a superb record, flair, confidence and the ability to counterattack," the England...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
• England manager attends Global Sport Summit • 'You can take aspects of all sports into football' Fabio Capello has revealed that the coaching style he hopes will inspire England to win the World Cup in South Africa next summer draws heavily from techniques he has picked up from interest in volleyball, baseball, rugby union and ice hockey. The Italian was appointed by Silvio Berlusconi...
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