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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Rarely can two teams so closely positioned in the ICC rankings have entered a series with one side so overwhelmingly fancied to win http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/553055.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/553055.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:36:19 GMT England prepared for their one-day series against Pakistan with a comfortable run chase against England Lions having agreed a target http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552815.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552815.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:27:29 GMT Pakistan duly completed their first clean sweep against England in a Test series, an extraordinary achievement for a side with no home to call its own, a side that lives out of a suitcase http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552308.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552308.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:03:20 GMT Alastair Cook has warned his England colleagues that they face a thorough examination of their character if they are to avoid the humiliation of a 3-0 series whitewash against Pakistan http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552129.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552129.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:43:04 GMT Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott, like few other Test batsmen, are masters of passive aggression http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550991.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550991.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:31:42 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between England and Pakistan, in Abu Dhabi http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550743.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550743.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:41:15 GMT Just as the remarkable buildings that rise out of the desert in the UAE rely on solid foundations, so England have had cause to be thankful for the opening partnership between Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook in recent years. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550618.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550618.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:19:26 GMT Alistair Cook scored the first hundred of England's UAE tour making 133 before England declared on the first day of their second warm-up match against a Pakistan Board X1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548938.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548938.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:57:50 GMT Alastair Cook admitted England's batsmen hadn't started their tour as they'd hoped but wasn't overly concerned despite an unconvincing display against an ICC Combined XI in Dubai http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548590.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548590.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:40:26 GMT With the exception of Alastair Cook, England's batsmen failed to impress on the second day against the ICC Combined XI in Dubai http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548575.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548575.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:29:02 GMT Cricket was well represented at the BBC's Sports Personality awards with England taking the Team of the Year award, while Andy Flower picked up Coach of the Year http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/546630.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/546630.html Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:45:05 GMT Andy Flower, the England team director, has said England will have to go "back to the drawing board" to figure out how to play one-day cricket in the subcontinent after they slumped to a 0-5 series defeat in India http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/537955.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/537955.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:12:01 GMT MS Dhoni reckons England might need to change their strategy of verbal intimidation considering it has not actually worked in their favour in the ongoing series http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/537386.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/537386.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:24:21 GMT MS Dhoni marked India's homecoming with a brutal innings of 87 not out from 70 balls, before the left-arm spin of Ravindra Jadeja sparked a dramatic English batting collapse, as the team that failed to win a single international fixture on their recent to http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/536488.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/536488.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:52:06 GMT Jonny Bairstow and Scott Borthwick shone in England's final warm-up match before the ODIs begin on Friday http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/536094.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/536094.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:52:09 GMT Alastair Cook believes Kevin Pietersen can be part of England's 2015 World Cup side http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/534754.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/story/534754.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:00:42 GMT England's one-day captain Alastair Cook has rubbished claims by Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul that James Anderson and Stuart Broad were involved in ball tampering http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/534738.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/534738.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:12:19 GMT Marcus Trescothick was named PCA player of the year for the third time at the annual end of season awards in London on Thursday evening http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533582.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533582.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:15:33 GMT Alastair Cook believes that England have "found one" in their quest to build a world-beating 50-overs team, after Yorkshire debutant Jonny Bairstow blazed a brilliant 41 not out from 21 balls in Cardiff http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/532701.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/532701.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:14:12 GMT Not even India's first 300-plus total in 14 attempts against England could prove sufficient to win their first international fixture of a desperately one-sided tour http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/532607.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/532607.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 06:27:26 GMT