England news

Andy Flower: IPL opportunity hinders players' first-class development

May 25, 2018: Flower, who will take over Andrew Strauss' duties for much of the season, also said there should be a review of the England Lions programme after poor results

Independence Cup 2017

'We've been extremely well looked after' - Flower

Sep 16, 2017: Both the World XI coach and captain Faf du Plessis were effusive in their praise for the experiences they had in Lahore, and the security measures in place

Independence Cup 2017

Security made us feel like in a movie - du Plessis

Sep 11, 2017: The World XI captain spoke about how he initially wrestled with the idea of playing in Pakistan, before being put at ease by the comprehensive security arrangements

World XI Series

'There's a deeper meaning to this tour' - Andy Flower

Aug 25, 2017: Being consistently attuned to a bigger picture of the world beyond the cricket field has led Andy Flower to putting together a diverse and robust World XI squad to tour Pakistan in September

World XI Series

Faf du Plessis named captain of World XI to travel to Pakistan

Aug 24, 2017: Faf du Plessis will be joined by four South African team-mates in party that includes representatives from seven nations

Pakistan news

Pakistan to host World XI series in September

Aug 21, 2017: A World XI side, coached by Andy Flower, is set to play three T20s in Lahore after the PCB confirmed the tour

The six-hitting revolution is only getting started

Apr 4, 2017: The power-hitters are breaking new ground. Meanwhile, bowlers are hampered in the development of their skills by a number of factors

Eight lefties and eight tons

Nov 22, 2016: Also: the fastest outfielder to 100 catches, and most consecutive Test fifties by a keeper

England news

Strength of reserves proves system is working - Flower

Sep 19, 2016: Andy Flower believes that the success of England Lions in white-ball cricket this summer is the best evidence yet that the ECB's development system is doing its job

I played a great

Lashed by Flower

Aug 21, 2016: The first of a new series in which club players talk about their encounters with the gods

Pakistan Super League

Flower blooms in journey of T20 discovery

Feb 10, 2016: As assistant coach of Peshawar Zalmi in the inaugural Pakistan Super League, Andy Flower has dipped his toes into T20 franchise waters

Pakistan Super League

Flower confirms PSL coaching role

Dec 17, 2015: Andy Flower, the former England head coach, has confirmed his involvement in the inaugural Pakistan Super League, and will join the Peshawar Zalmi franchise as their batting coach

England in the UAE, 2015-16

Counties must act to improve English spin - Flower

Nov 5, 2015: The quality of pitches in English domestic cricket will have to improve if England are to enjoy more consistent success at international level, and avoid the sorts of spin-influenced defeats that they suffered against Pakistan in Sharjah, according to And

England news

The candidates to replace Downton

Apr 9, 2015: ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over those in the frame for the director of England cricket role to be created by the ECB

Afghanistan v England, World Cup 2015, Group A, Sydney

England underwhelm one last time

Mar 13, 2015: The flaws were still visible in England's win over Afghanistan but to blame the coach and the players does not go far enough - the whole ECB structure needs addressing

World Cup No. 8: the big story

Olonga and Flower make a stand

Feb 2, 2015: It was a defining image of the 2003 tournament: two players, one black, one white, risking their lives and careers by wearing black armbands to protest injustice

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The World Cup catches political heat

Oct 31, 2014: The day in 2003 that Andy Flower and Henry Olonga took a political, and potentially dangerous, stand against the Zimbabwe government

KP: The Autobiography

Pietersen v Flower: A coach's view

Oct 14, 2014: Neil Burns assesses the Kevin Pietersen saga in the shoes of the man who tried to facilitate his talent in the England dressing room

KP: The Autobiography

KP 'madness' damaging England - Strauss

Oct 9, 2014: Former England captain Andrew Strauss has attempted to calm the troubled waters surrounding the release of Kevin Pietersen's autobiography by suggesting that the "madness" is damaging English cricket

KP: The Autobiography

KP reveals how career ended

Oct 6, 2014: Kevin Pietersen's final days as an England player were dominated by hotel-room meetings, dismissive glances, brooding resentment and mistrust and finally open mouth shock