Cricket

The ODI format is under threat. We know this because players, journalists and coaches keep saying that and because the ICC continuously tinker with the rules and format of the 50-over game. It's a sig

Roger Federer (2) v Mikhail Youzhny (26) 13:00 Centre Court H-to-H 14-0 The head-to-head stands at 14-0 in favour of Federer, make it 15-0 after today. They met last month on grass in Germany where

There seems to be some rather confused thinking in the Australian camp just now. They lost narrowly in the 1st ODI and might have well have won had Matthew Wade not got run out when he did. Yet that d

As I've already said in my series preview, this should be a close contest throughout and Lord's should be no exception. For starters it's a wicket that at first glance doesn't favour one side over

Australia are in town and I have a feeling they will test England harder than anyone else has for a long time on British soil. There are three very good reasons why I say that. First up, they're th

In the end the West Indies put in a far more spirited and disciplined performance than many would have expected in the First Test. If the tail had added 30 or 40 more runs; if Kemar Roach had dismisse

After a pretty disappointing winter in the UAE and Sri Lanka which included a whitewash and a hard-fought drawn series, England are back on home soil. And we all know what that means - James Anders

England are in a prime position to win this match, simple as that. I've never really had any concerns about the bowling; you'll have read me in this column saying England have the best Test bowling

England will ring the changes ahead of the Second Test, a match they need to win to level the Series and stop the rot. The first is an enforced one with Steve Finn the natural replacement for the inju

First things first. I've got no problem with the way England went about picking their XI. They chose the side that they thought gave them the best chance of winning the match and Samit Patel bowled we