Cricket

One of the major reasons as to why England have been so successful over the last three or four years has been the form of Graeme Swann. He was an integral part of the side that won back-to-back Ashes

On a good wicket at Lord's Sri Lanka found batting a lot easier than England did. They were also far more disciplined with the ball while showing greater imagination in terms of varying the lengths an

Mahela Jayawardene reminded us of what an outrageous talent he is with that scintillating knock at Headingley that set up a convincing win for Sri Lanka on Friday. He's obviously in great form at the

I said before the first ODI that I thought England looked a good side on paper. They have an aggressive opener in Craig Kieswetter, a devastating match-winner in Kevin Pietersen, a resourceful finishe

It was a fine performance from England the other day and I was glad to witness a far more aggressive approach to their batting than what we've seen in recent times. There was real purpose and intent t

I saw no reason why England went into the T20 match on Saturday as favourites and I'll say the same about this match. The last time these two met was admittedly in Sri Lankan conditions but a ten-

It's a real shame that the weather has once again played such a big part in this match because this has been a super Test wicket. The ball has swung on occasions, there's been a bit of extra bounce an

I can't see Sri Lanka finding a way back into this Test series so it's not unreasonable for plenty of England cricket fans to already be thinking about the India series later on in the summer. An obvi

There are two pieces of team news ahead of the Third Test and together, they're the last thing a struggling Sri Lanka team wanted to hear. Not only is their captain Tillekaratne Dilshan out with an in

Jonathan Trott thoroughly deserves all the success and plaudits that have come his way since he first broke into the Test team. He's now the rightful owner of that crucial number three slot, an import