England news

Burns calls for coaching upheaval

Apr 13, 2014: Neil Burns, one of the England's most influential independent coaches, has called for sweeping changes in the way cricketers are developed in England

County previews 2014

Notts capable of further glory

Mar 31, 2014: ESPNcricinfo considers Nottinghamshire's prospects for the 2014 season

England v Netherlands, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

England's final humiliation

Mar 31, 2014: There is no cause to analyse England's defeat against the Netherlands, no need to search for explanations. It was beyond all that. All that is needed is a simple recognition that it was unacceptable

Twenty20 Vision

West Indies can keep on dancing

Mar 30, 2014: An irreverent look in and around World T20 in Bangladesh. If you are looking for news, you have got lost in the right place

England v SA, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

De Villiers blitz leads South Africa into semis

Mar 29, 2014: AB de Villiers made his highest score against England, after Hashim Amla had scored his maiden T20I fifty, to lead South Africa into the semi-finals of the World T20

England news

KP plans 5,000-mile T20 commute (if he's lucky)

Mar 28, 2014: Kevin Pietersen plans to play simultaneously in two Twenty20 competitions in England and the Caribbean as he becomes the ultimate jet-set commuter in his attempts to keep his career alive after his exclusion from the England side

England v NZ, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

New Zealand take rain-hit game

Mar 22, 2014: Brendon McCullum whacked a full toss from Stuart Broad in the last ball of the fifth over to take New Zealand past the Duckworth-Lewis target just before rain poured down.

County cricket 2014

Champions Durham eye one-day improvement

Mar 22, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews Durham's prospects for the 2014 county season

West Indies v England, 3rd T20, Barbados

Jordan stars on homecoming to lift England

Mar 13, 2014: The last time Chris Jordan batted at Kensington Oval, the ground was being developed for a Caribbean World Cup

West Indies v England, 3rd T20, Barbados

The Bell tolls for England

Mar 12, 2014: ESPNcricinfo looks ahead to the final Twenty20 International between West Indies and England - the final match for both sides before World Twenty20 in Bangladesh

West Indies v England, 2nd T20, Barbados

Sammy seals series for West Indies

Mar 11, 2014: West Indies outmuscled England to win the T20 series 2-0 with one to play courtesy of a five-wicket win with seven balls to spare at Kensington Oval

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.