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Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 3rd day

Evergreen Cork pegs Yorkshire back

May 13, 2011: Yorkshire came up against a defiant Dominic Cork who belied his 39 years with another energetic bowling display on the third day of the County Championship match with Hampshire at Headingley

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 2nd day

Shahzad sparkles to leave Hampshire in trouble

May 12, 2011: Four wickets for Ajmal Shahzad put Yorkshire on top in their battle for supremacy against Hampshire

Yorkshire v Hampshire, Headingley, 1st day

Bresnan shows his batting credentials

May 11, 2011: England bowler Tim Bresnan and in-form batsman Jonny Bairstow helped Yorkshire claw their way out of deep trouble on the first day against Hampshire

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Phillips and Adams rescue Nottinghamshire

May 6, 2011: A record ninth-wicket partnership between Ben Phillips and Andre Adams rescued Nottinghamshire from the follow-on and should ensure the defending champions avoid defeat against Yorkshire

England news

Shahzad seeks consistency to forge England career

Apr 20, 2011: Ajmal Shahzad accepts that this season's battle for England fast-bowling places will be as tough as it has been for years, but believes he showed enough glimpses of his talent and tenacity during a long winter odyssey to keep himself firmly in the selecto

World Cup 2011

Shahzad backs Anderson to perform

Mar 22, 2011: Injured seamer Ajmal Shahzad is backing England team-mate James Anderson to rediscover his best form, insisting that "all it takes is one game for him to turn it around"

World Cup 2011

Shahzad ruled out with hamstring injury

Mar 17, 2011: Ajmal Shahzad has been ruled out of whatever further matches England play at the World Cup

Bangladesh v England, World Cup, Group B, Chittagong

The rollercoaster dives again

Mar 11, 2011: A lack of consistency has made Andrew Strauss's team the most watchable at the World Cup, but could now cost them a quarter-final place

Bangladesh v England, World Cup 2011, Group B, Chittagong

Shafiul stars as Bangladesh seal thriller

Mar 11, 2011: Shafiul Islam raised Bangladesh's World Cup campaign from the dead, as he turned yet another astonishing contest on its head

Australia v England, 5th ODI, Brisbane

England's injury list continues to grow

Jan 30, 2011: England's injury-hit bowling attack is being pushed to the limits after two more quicks picked up problems in Brisbane

ICC World Cup 2011

England's fringe players wait by the phone

Jan 18, 2011: England will name their World Cup squad on Wednesday. Who are the fringe players hanging by the phone? And could there be a wildcard?

England in Australia 2010-11

Saker focusses on World Cup challenge

Jan 18, 2011: The size of England's backroom staff with a number of coaches, fitness experts and analysts was justified by the 3-1 Ashes success and now the same philosophy is being taken towards the World Cup

England in Australia 2010-11

Shahzad hopes for World Cup spot

Jan 17, 2011: Ajmal Shahzad is hopeful the England selectors will stick with him for the World Cup after he waited patiently for his chance on the tour of Australia

Australia v England, 4th Test, Melbourne

Anderson fit for Boxing Day

Dec 24, 2010: England look set to go into the Boxing Day Test with an unchanged side, after James Anderson allayed fears about his fitness with a lively performance in the team's first nets session since Perth

The Ashes 2010-11

Hill hundred dominates opening day

Dec 10, 2010: Victoria's batsmen rode their luck to make steady but unspectacular progress on the first morning of their three-day warm-up against England at the MCG, as they inched along to 1 for 58 at lunch on a sluggish drop-in wicket

The Ashes 2010-11

Flower praises 'perfect game'

Dec 9, 2010: England's wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, admits there is a strong temptation to start thinking of Ashes glory in the wake of a crushing innings victory in the second Test at Adelaide

Australia A v England XI, Hobart, 1st day

Smith fights but England on top

Nov 17, 2010: Steven Smith made a handy 59 but the rest of Australia's Test squad members struggled in three matches around the country, including in Hobart, where England were on top after one day against Australia A

The Ashes 2010-11

Chance for England to show bench strength

Nov 16, 2010: England have a chance to display their strength and depth as the fringe players get a chance to impress against Australia A in Hobart

The Ashes 2010-11

Tremlett and Panesar earn Ashes calls

Sep 23, 2010: Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar have been recalled to the England squad for the Ashes tour, but Ajmal Shahzad misses out on the main 16-man party and will instead travel with the performance squad

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Nottinghamshire suffer nightmare day

Sep 7, 2010: Nottinghamshire's County Championship aspirations took a hammer blow after being bowled out by challengers Yorkshire in their first innings for 59 - their lowest total in 22 years