It's a shame these last two matches have become dead rubbers now but the truth is England just haven't been at the races for most of this Series. The various injuries obviously haven't helped matters
I doubt that Andy Flower was quite in the mood to start leading the England players in a rendition of this song, after their persisting batting troubles to get in, and stay in, continue. It was more W
You can put as brave a face on it as you like but the fact is this has been a bitterly disappointing One Day series for England. Trailing 4-1, with a couple of dead rubbers to play, it's time to move
It's make or break time for England as far as this ODI Series goes and the last thing they want is to have to play three dead rubbers as a result of losing this one.
The absences of Stuart Broad, J
England have won the Ashes. I'd love to sit here using all manner of superlatives to describe England's performances and the magnitude of the achievement but that would be inappropriate. This England
It's less than a fortnight since Santa came down his chimney, but Frank Gregan has already penned another wishlist. This time, it's addressed to the England cricket team...
The mind plays strang
I don't really like being asked to compare this England side with that of other eras. The quality of the opposition changes, the players change, pitches change, the role of technology in the game chan
Now I know we've been here before. Just before the Perth Test I was smugly writing that Australia couldn't possibly take 20 wickets, and my 'available to bet' balance is still suffering the very serio
As England rack up the runs on day two in Melbourne, Michael Vaughan can see no way back for the Aussies. He does however have some sympathy for Ricky Ponting.
After dominant performances with bal
There's been plenty of chat in the Media and amongst former Test stars about the conduct of the players during the Third Test. Too much sledging, exuberant celebrations at key moments, bowlers giving