London, Aug 26 (IANS) The historic Ashes win for England at home has raised hopes of a triumph on Australian soil, a feat England have achieved only four times since the controversial Bodyline series of 1932-33. The true test for England lies in their ability to defend the Ashes Down Under. ...

Sydney, Aug 24 (DPA) Australian cricket fans were left scratching their heads Monday after their side's Ashes loss dislodged them from the top position in the Test rankings. Australian team is now at the fourth position behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India. Needing just a draw from the final game ...

London, Aug 18 (IANS) England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says his retirement from Test cricket will not be a distraction for the team in the last Ashes Test at the Brit Oval. FLintoff expects to be fit for the fifth Test against Australia that starts Thursday as he continues to battle with ...

Melbourne, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Australian batting greats Dean Jones and Mark Waugh feel that Mike Hussey is under immense pressure to save his place in the side. They feel that Hussey's Test batting average has more than halved in the past two seasons and was under threat to hold ...

London, Aug 13 (IANS) Former England captain Alec Stewart has warned England selectors to not let Ravi Bopara's potential go waste like that of Mark Ramprakash. Bopara has struggled to perfrom in the 2009 Ashes, and it looks that the axe is likely to fall on him. Ironically, it is ...

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Kevin Pietersen's chances of returning to the England side suffered a blow due to an infection following his Achilles heel surgery last month. Pietersen was clearly not fit during England's victory over Australia at Lord's in the ongoing Ashes series last month. He was ruled out from ...

London, Aug 12 (IANS) Former Australian Test batsman Justin Langer was shattered after the leak of his secret dossier to the Australian team on what he felt about the England players. "I'm shattered and really upset - that was an email meant only for Tim Nielsen," the Daily Telegraph quoted Langer ...

London, Aug 12 (IANS) England fast bowler James Anderson has hit back at Justin Langer saying that now he is a ompletely different cricketer to the one the former Test opener played in the last Ashes series in Australia. "A lot has happened to me since the last Ashes series and ...

London, Aug 12 (IANS) England batsman Marcus Trescothick may come out of his retirement if selectors give him a chance to play in the final Ashes Test at The Oval. Trescothick said that he can play in the last match if it was just a one-off appearance. "No one has spoken ...

London, Aug 9 (IANS) English cricketers are lazy, crave the friendship of rival players and start making excuses when things go wrong, the Daily Telegraph has reported, quoting an Australian Ashes dossier. The document, containing the thoughts of Somerset captain and former Aussie opener Justine Langer, was handed to the entire ...