West Indies v England, 1st T20, Barbados

Samuels and Badree overpower limp England

Mar 9, 2014: As forecast, a West Indies comeback gave England nightmares at Kensington Oval, but the much-heralded return of Chris Gayle was overshadowed by Marlon Samuels

England news

Flower to groom cricket's leaders

Mar 3, 2014: Andy Flower will remain part of England's coaching set-up after being appointed as technical director of elite coaching by the ECB with an accent on developing leadership skills and exploring technical innovation in coaching

West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, Antigua

Bravo's nasty blow from Broad

Mar 2, 2014: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second ODI

West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, Antigua

Enigma Bopara stays cool in tricky chase

Mar 2, 2014: Ravi Bopara has been an England batting enigma but he was calmness personified in Antigua as England batsmen flapped all around him and his unbeaten 38 secured a desperately-needed victory in a mundane contest.

West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, Antigua

England look to up their end game

Mar 1, 2014: ESPNcricinfo looks ahead to the second ODI between West Indies and England in Antigua as England contemplate how they can address their problems at the end of the innings with bat and ball

West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, Antigua

England look to up their end game

Mar 1, 2014: ESPNcricinfo looks ahead to the second ODI between West Indies and England in Antigua as England contemplate how they can address their problems at the end of the innings with bat and ball

England news

Debt-ridden Yorkshire pray for England miracle

Feb 28, 2014: Yorkshire's financial predicament has grown ever deeper as they have announced further heavy losses to take their debts towards £24m and appealed for the public to unfold its arms and start to support Test cricket

West Indies v England, 1st ODI, Antigua

Lumb hundred in vain as England collapse again

Feb 28, 2014: Michael Lumb's hundred on ODI debut was not enough to earn England victory as their batting subsided after their bowling had earlier failed to contain West Indies' hitting

Obituary: John Mortimore, 1933-2014

A long-standing West Country servant

Feb 14, 2014: John Mortimore, who has died at the age of 80, was a lean and stately offspinner, who was a stapole of the Gloucestershire side for a quarter of a century and also won nine England caps at the height of his prowess.

England news

English counties buoyed by IPL snub

Feb 13, 2014: England's professional circuit was quietly celebrating its good fortune after Kevin Pietersen became the only English-qualified cricketer to win a deal during the two-day IPL auction

England news

Collingwood gets England World Cup coaching role

Feb 12, 2014: Paul Collingwood's reputation as one of the coming men in England's coaching ranks has grown with the announcement that he will join England's coaching staff in the Caribbean and the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh

England news

Surrey agree Pietersen T20 terms

Feb 10, 2014: Surrey have agreed terms with Kevin Pietersen for the 2014 season and are hoping that the batsman England no longer want will bring them a Twenty20 bonanza instead

England news

Morgan opts for England above IPL

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England news

ECB acts to bolster Cook captaincy

Feb 9, 2014: Banishment of Kevin Pietersen is intended to strengthen Cook's captaincy but by intervening so strongly on his behalf the ECB risks undermining his reputation

England news

ECB struggles to control Pietersen message

Feb 6, 2014: England's national selector James Whitaker was repeatedly pressed the absence of Kevin Pietersen from squads for the Caribbean and World Twenty20

England news

Pietersen falls victim to a very English revolution

Feb 6, 2014: A players' meeting in which Kevin Pietersen criticised Andy Flower sowed the seeds of his exclusion from England's future plans

England news

Pietersen's England career is over

Feb 4, 2014: England will enter a new era without one of their greatest-ever batsmen, after the ECB decided not to consider Kevin Pietersen for selection for the forthcoming tour of the Caribbean and subsequent World Twenty20

Flower power and the demise of the machines

Feb 1, 2014: Criticisms of an over-reliance on data will sting Andy Flower, who must discover the more human side of analysis if he is to successfully develop the leadership potential of England's next generation

England news

Bell breaks ranks with IPL bid

Jan 29, 2014: Ian Bell has risked the displeasure of England's team director Andy Flower by joining Kevin Pietersen as the only regular England Test player to put his name forward for the auction for this season's IPL

Australia news

Australia to expel English media

Jan 23, 2014: Australia's tougher immigration laws are set to see three English tabloid journalists deported and unable to cover the death throes of England's disastrous Ashes tour.