2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Chris Adams, Matt Prior had been among former players to sign open letter demanding "reset of leadership" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/413000/413006.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1522576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1522576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sussex-chairman-resigns-after-pressure-from-ex-players-following-ecb-intervention-1522576 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:49:20 GMT "Where's the planning? We talk about planning but I can't see where that planning has got to" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/332100/332138.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1293923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1293923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/alastair-cook-england-ashes-decision-making-has-not-been-good-enough-1293923 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:03:55 GMT Former England wicketkeeper says runs on the board will be vital for attack to deliver https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/325700/325729.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1290043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1290043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-ashes-2021-22-matt-prior-england-have-the-fast-bowlers-to-replicate-2010-11-ashes-success-1290043 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:42:39 GMT Jos Buttler and Ben Foakes have skills to succeed, says 2012-13 series winner https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/316000/316021.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1249835.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1249835.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/india-v-england-2020-21-india-is-toughest-challenge-for-a-wickekeeper-says-matt-prior-1249835 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England keeper Matt Prior says Ben Foakes' emergence on debut has created a "nightmare" for the selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/281800/281857.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1164369.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1164369.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1164369 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Too many players are just "floating around having a nice life", says the former England wicketkeeper https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271900/271943.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1132586.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1132586.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1132586 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, the former England wicketkeeper, has stepped up his war of words with Australia's Nathan Lyon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/174200/174255.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126602 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nathan Lyon has suggested Matt Prior "wanted to fly home" during the 2013-14 Ashes because he was intimidated by Mitchell Johnson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/174200/174255.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former England wicketkeeper has become increasingly vocal about the situation at Sussex, but will he get the chance to try and bring success back to the club? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186500/186563.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sussex/content/story/1126302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sussex/content/story/1126302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A former England wicketkeeper made a brief, unexpected appearance in Townsville https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187800/187823.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126133.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126133.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126133 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Footage of Virat Kohli and David Warner allegedly using artificial substances to shine the ball did not come under the ICC's consideration since the accusation was not brought to the match referee's notice within five days of the incident https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/254700/254720.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1067912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2016-17/content/story/1067912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1067912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, the former England wicketkeeper, has backed Jonny Bairstow to start the international season as a more complete gloveman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241100/241139.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1015917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1015917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1015917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England and Sussex wicketkeeper Matt Prior has announced his retirement due to the Achilles injury which required surgery last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187800/187823.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/886295.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/886295.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-886295 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has admitted that it was a "tough week" after not being involved in a Lord's Test for the first time since 2008 but said England's memorable win had helped ease the pain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189600/189651.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/881503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/881503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-881503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, aka The Big Cheese, has been subjected to arguably the most withering written attack on a colleague ever seen in cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155900/155992.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/787761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/787761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-787761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although angry and full of bombast, Kevin Pietersen's book should unsettle English cricket. If even some of his claims are true, the culture within the England camp has been destructive for a long time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/174000/174081.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/787701.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/787701.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-787701 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Swann has dismissed Kevin Pietersen's autobiography as "a work of fiction" as the backlash to one of cricket's most controversial autobiographies begins https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100400/100427.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/787623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/787623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-787623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's autobiography contains colourful accusations and revelations about the England set-up he used to inhabit. Here we collect some of the stand-out lines https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155027.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/787621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/787621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-787621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior will have surgery early next month to try and overcome the Achilles problem which forced him to take a break from the game and admitted he has "a long road back." https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189700/189755.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/770529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/770529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-770529 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia has removed a video from its website after the ECB alleged it breached their copyright agreement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189600/189651.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/768165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/768165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-768165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The last year has not been kind to Matt Prior but that should not diminish what he achieved for England and, if his career does prove to be over, he can be remembered as a key part of the period of sustained success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189700/189755.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/763121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/763121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-763121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has decided to stand down from Test cricket for the rest of the summer due to injury. Prior has been suffering from an Achilles problem and will have an operation to rectify the issue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189700/189755.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/763009.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/763009.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-763009 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook, England's beleaguered captain, reiterated his desire to stay in the job after defeat to India at Lord's extended the team's winless run to ten matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189700/189723.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/762859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/762859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-762859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Farbrace insisted England's senior players could not be praised highly enough despite recent results at the close of play on the fourth day of the second Investec Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189600/189651.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/762645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/762645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-762645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jos Buttler has been called into England's squad for the first Investec Test as cover for Matt Prior who reported some mild tightness in his right thigh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187500/187543.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/758351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/758351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-758351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have decided that rest will be the best cure for the team that slipped to the first series defeat on home soil against Sri Lanka. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187900/187961.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/755847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/755847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-755847 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior had his heart in his mouth when Sri Lanka reviewed a second-ball lbw appeal against him on the first afternoon at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187100/187119.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/752345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/752345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-752345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Root scored his third Test century and Matt Prior made a typically belligerent 76 not out during an unbroken stand that took the game away from Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187100/187121.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The eve of England's first Test in six months did not see Alastair Cook rip up his usual script and name his XI early but he did reveal two noteworthy pieces of information about Ian Bell and Gary Ballance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173500/173579.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have named three uncapped players - Sam Robson, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan - in a 12-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186500/186509.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/750377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/750377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-750377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior and Stuart Broad got the chance to stretch their legs ahead of tomorrow's England Test squad announcement with rain doing enough to ensure there was nothing more than handshakes after 56 overs of play on day four. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186500/186563.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/750287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/750287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-750287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Time has almost run out for Matt Prior to make a return to the Test side against Sri Lanka. With England's Test squad set to be announced late next week he has just one Championship match remaining to prove his fitness. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/174100/174109.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/748691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/748691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-748691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Stokes and Matt Prior, two players whom the England selectors viewed as likely starters in the first Test against Sri Lanka, hope to return to action towards the end of the month in a bid to prove their fitness for the Lord's match in June https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/174100/174109.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/744431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/744431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-744431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's dressing room will be a better place without Kevin Pietersen, according to his former team-mate, Matt Prior https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/723785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/723785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-723785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176000/176043.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/717765.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/717765.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-717765 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A players' meeting in which Kevin Pietersen criticised Andy Flower sowed the seeds of his exclusion from England's future plans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158674.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/716851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/716851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-716851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England players Matt Prior and Stuart Broad were reportedly involved in preventing a man jump from a bridge near the team's hotel in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/169700/169743.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/708055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/708055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-708055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior accepted that the England side was struggling for form but said that he was counting on the side's ability to fight its way out of a corner in the third Ashes Test, which starts in Perth on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173500/173581.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/699343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/699343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-699343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia took a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, with three to play as they inflicted a 218-run defeat on England in the Adelaide Test to follow up their overwhelming 381-run win in the opening match in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173700/173711.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/698653.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/698653.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-698653 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricketers often face demoralising periods of failure which they are resilient enough to survive. Matt Prior needs to arrest a prolonged batting decline to lift England's Ashes challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/170000/170097.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/695075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/695075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-695075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Ballance pressed his claims for a Test debut with a half-century but England were otherwise underwhelming against weak opposition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/172700/172785.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/694349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/694349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-694349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has provided a boost for the England team by coming through a long training session unscathed a few days ahead of the first Ashes Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/171500/171577.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/689735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/689735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-689735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonny Bairstow may be in line for an unexpected turn as England's Ashes wicketkeeper after scans revealed Matt Prior had suffered a left calf tear during the Australia A match in Hobart and is ruled out of the final warm-up match against an Invitational X https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/170800/170803.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/687469.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/687469.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-687469 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's wicketkeeper Matt Prior is under a fitness cloud 12 days before the first Ashes Test in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/169900/169943.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/687033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/687033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-687033 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior might have been standing in for the first time as an England captain, but he proved in Perth that he has already mastered the art of positive thinking https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/170200/170217.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/685125.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/685125.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-685125 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have set up a potential fast-bowling shootout in their opening tour match against a Western Australia Chairman's XI with Boyd Rankin, Steven Finn and Chris Tremlett all vying for what is likely to be the final bowling slot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/169900/169943.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/683991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/683991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-683991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, the England wicketkeeper, has conceded that his role as Test vice-captain may have played a part in a lean Ashes series with the bat after he "under-estimated" the demands of the job https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164800/164839.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/682703.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/682703.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-682703 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has suggested he would welcome England and Australian umpires officiating in Ashes Tests in an attempt to eradicate the errors that have marred the Investec Ashes series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164100/164109.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/658967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/658967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior's role extends far beyond batting and keeping. He is also the key man when England utilise the DRS in the field and as such played a huge role in their victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161700/161793.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/651959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/651959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-651959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex's unbeaten start to the County Championship looks to be coming to an end in rather bitter fashion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157300/157342.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/639357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/639357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-639357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has increasingly been hailed as England's ultimate team man, but for once he is celebrating an individual achievement. Prior has been named as England's cricketer of the year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155900/155991.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/635735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/635735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-635735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It may not have been pretty, it may not have been assured and it may have owed rather more to fortune than they would have liked, but England's last pair somehow clung on to seal a draw on the final day of the Test series against New Zealand in Auckland https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155900/155996.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/626780.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/626780.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626780 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior is adamant that England are capable of recovering from another poor batting display to still emerge with a series win against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155882.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/626596.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/626596.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626596 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Bond, the New Zealand bowling coach, said it had yet to be decided which of his bowlers will draw the short straw of needing to bowl into the wind at the Basin Reserve https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153400/153403.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/624609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/624609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior believes the situation has given the warm-up match added value that will aid preparations for Dunedin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154933.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/623014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/623014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has said the ECB may be forced to reconsider its international schedule with a view to allowing England players more opportunity to appear in the IP https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154300/154368.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/604881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/604881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-604881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Problems for Kieswetter and Bairstow bring opportunity for Buttler just eight games ahead of the Champions Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152800/152818.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/601767.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/601767.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-601767 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India went 1-0 up in the Test series with three to play when they rolled over England on the final day at Motera https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149103.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook batted throughout the fourth day, taking his innings 501 minutes, in an outstanding show of patience and resilience https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148017.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591777.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591777.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591777 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior admitted England had endured "a bit of a shocker" as they sunk to 191 all out in their first innings in Ahmedabad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They may not have enjoyed the preparation they hoped for against spin bowling but England go into the first Test against India confident, composed and, most of all, united. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151353.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/591171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-591171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An opening stand of 227 between Matt Prior and Vikram Solanki hurried England A to victory over the United Arab Emirates in the fourth and final match of their brief stay in Sharjah https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145871.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145871.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145871 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A completed their third win in a row over the United Arab Emirates in a thrilling manner at Sharjah, reaching their target of 189 with just one wicket to spare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145803.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145803.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145803 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook will be rested for England's second tour match against Mumbai A on Saturday with Stuart Broad leading the side in his first appearance on the tour of India. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151300/151334.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/589454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/589454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-589454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, the England wicketkeeper, believes that winning a Test series against India in India equates to a bigger task than beating Australia at home https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/587805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/587805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-587805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbeaten century by Luke Wright and 78 not out from Matt Prior propelled Sussex into the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals at the expense of Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147101.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579654.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579654.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579654 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa displaced England at the top of the Test rankings with a 51-run victory in the third Test at Lord's to give them a 2-0 victory in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148871.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578486.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578486.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578486 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, the England wicketkeeper, and the New Zealand opener Martin Guptill have been signed by the Sydney Thunder to substitute for Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi at various points of this summer's BBL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147100.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/content/story/577742.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2012/content/story/577742.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577742 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scott Styris' outrageous 37-ball hundred sends Sussex to final day with a 39-run win over Gloucestershire at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147700/147722.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/573837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/573837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa, dominant since the start of the second day, secured an innings and 12-run victory at The Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147600/147662.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573631.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573631.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573631 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This is what a contest for the No. 1 ranking should be like; intense, gripping and fluctuating https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147519.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573211.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573211.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573211 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior scored 81 off 37 balls as Sussex passed 200 for the third time this season, only for the rain to ruin any chance of a result https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147100/147100.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/571339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/571339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Davies, the Surrey wicketkeeper, has been drafted into the England squad for the third Test against West Indies after Matt Prior picked up an eye infection. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146230.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior said he was not worried about fellow wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow's inclusion in the England squad to face West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145637.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/564914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-564914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142219.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552308.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/552308.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552308 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, the England wicketkeeper, has described defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai as "a good slap in the face" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141400/141423.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/550502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While there were murmurs from former players and members of the media questioning the legality of Saeed Ajmal's action, Matt Prior said the England players were not talking about it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141400/141423.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/549846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/549846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Saeed Ajmal took seven wickets for the first time in his Pakistan career as England capitulated in the first Test in Dubai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141400/141420.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/549748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/549748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-549748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141100/141173.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-548938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the England Test captain, will be among seven key players heading overseas in December to step up their preparations for the series against Pakistan in UAE early next year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136100/136155.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/540894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/540894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-540894 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior will be staying on at Sussex at least until the end of the 2013 season, after signing a new two-year deal with the club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/538648.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/538648.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538648 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham's County Championship title ambitions have been kept alive by a 208-run victory against Sussex at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At stumps England led by 374 with four wickets in hand, having scored 417 runs in the day, and India's chances of winning or saving the match were slim https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135500/135516.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/525427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/525427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525427 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonathan Trott has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara to be rated the second best Test batsman in the world https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135300/135351.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/524829.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/524829.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524829 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In 2007, with a little help from the weather, India held on nine down at Lord's and went on to win the series. England are determined there won't be a repeat this time as they search for the nine scalps needed to take a 1-0 lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135300/135309.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/524591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/524591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior warmed up for next week's first Test against India at Lord's by hitting a brilliant unbeaten 97 to guide Sussex to a five-wicket County Championship victory over Hampshire at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's deposed Twenty20 wicket-keeper Matt Prior blasted a match-winning 89 off 59 balls to steer Sussex to a 15-run Friends Life t20 win over South Group rivals Kent in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The announcement of England's limited-overs squads to face Sri Lanka could represent a significant changing of the guard as they begin to look towards the 2015 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127000/127099.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519935.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/519935.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519935 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has admitted he felt "stupid" for smashing a window in the Lord's dressing room during the final day against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133800/133867.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518529 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior has received an ICC reprimand after accidently smashing a window in the Lord's changing room on the final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133800/133881.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A lack of consistency cost England the right to push for victory in the second Test against Sri Lanka, according their captain Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133800/133863.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's wicketkeeper Matt Prior has apologised to a female spectator who was cut by falling glass, after he inadvertently broke a window in the England dressing room at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133800/133866.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/518131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior said that his team still fancied their chances of sealing the series against Sri Lanka with a game to spare, despite enduring a tough time in the field on the second day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133700/133726.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT illakaratne Dilshan led the way for Sri Lanka at Lord's with an unbeaten captain's innings of 127 in a record opening stand of 207 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133700/133728.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The opening day at Lord's, under glorious sunshine, was not the one-sided affair it could have been but England took the honours by reaching 342 for 6 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133700/133709.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/517658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood will undergo knee surgery after the World Cup but remains available for the remainder of the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130000/130069.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-507619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior might have been surprised to get a late call-up to England's World Cup squad, but is now ready to play a new role https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/502176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/502176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-502176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jack Russell, England's wicketkeeper at the 1996 World Cup, believes that Matt Prior's aggression, maturity and vocal presence behind the stumps make him the right man for the job https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127700/127791.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/499105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/499105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-499105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson's half-century gave Australia a chance of overhauling England's 299, but his team-mates needed to fire as they reached 4 for 118 after 25 overs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/127600/127619.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/498309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/498309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-498309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the aftermath of England's embarrassing 2007 World Cup campaign the first wicketkeeper selected was Matt Prior. Nearly four years on, and a month away from the next global tournament, he is again in possession but that doesn't mean it's been a smooth r https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/497544.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/497544.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-497544 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT