England tour of India, 2001/02 news from Cricinfo.com

England take on Indian hopefuls at Jaipur

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Their moment of reckoning is almost at hand

Speed will "chat" with Gavaskar over conflicts of interest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed will have "a chat" with the head of the ICC's cricket committee-playing, and former Indian batsman, Sunil Gavaskar about the conflict of interest issue raised this week when Gavaskar

A learning experience for the Indian team

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yet another lesson is that the lack of an all-rounder continues to have considerable impact on the middle overs

A fitting finale to a thrilling series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The six match one-day series ended in Mumbai amidst great excitement with both teams winning three each

Nasser Hussain, take a bow

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It was yet another humdinger of a match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and England again came out on top, this time by five runs

A one-day fightback to do England proud

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's cricketers can rest some tired limbs on the long-haul flight from Mumbai to Auckland knowing that they have done their country proud on the latest leg of their global merry-go-round

Hussain thrilled at England's Mumbai victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain was full of praise for his team after England's victory in the final one-day match against India at Mumbai that squared the series three-all

England square series in Mumbai thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England squared the one-day series with India by pulling off a thrilling win under the floodlights at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

India paid heavily for their reckless batting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It was a humdinger of a match at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi

Fletcher fixed it for me, says delighted Giles

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ashley Giles praised the insight of the England coach, Duncan Fletcher, after taking five wickets as England won a thriller at Delhi to give themselves a chance of squaring the six-match series on Sunday

England get home by two runs in Delhi thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It could be said that the main business of one-day cricket is to produce an exciting finish

Chetan Sharma blows England away

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If ever proof is required that one has to be innovative to win limited overs matches, the MRF World Series game between India and England at Kanpur in October, 1989 provided it

England prepare for do-or-die encounter at Delhi

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain's England squad has arrived in Delhi knowing that nothing less than back-to-back wins in their last two games can secure a share in the one-day series with India

A meek English surrender at Green Park

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is about time that the selectors gave some thought to playing five specialist bowlers in the side

Batting blitzes at Green Park

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The convincing victory at the Green Park Oval in Kanpur is really what is expected of the Indian side considering its potential

Sehwag and Tendulkar batting display stuns England as India race to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It appeared that England had got off to an incredible start to their innings when Nick Knight and Marcus Trescothick put on 71 for the first wicket in ten overs

Indian batsmen must show greater responsibility

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hats off to Captain Kumble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Let me begin by congratulating Anil Kumble for winning his very first one-day match as India captain

Ratra has been impressive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The young wicketkeeper is a bundle of energy and has always been in the thick of action

When the going got tough at Chennai

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

No excuses for our defeat, says Hussain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England captain Nasser Hussain came to the defence of all-rounder Andrew Flintoff after two bad-tempered exchanges during England's four-wicket defeat by India

Tendulkar sets up Indian win over England at Chennai

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India have beaten England by four wickets at Chennai to take a two-one lead in the six-match series

BT Competition Winners - All Time Indian XI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The CricInfo panel came up with a different XI to decide who would win the tickets to see India in England this summer

Ganguly unlikely to lead India against buoyant England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If it's the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk, it is a hundred for Sachin Tendulkar

CricInfo users vote Tendulkar Best All Time Indian in BT survey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There will always be great debate about the best Indian XI of all time, but there is no doubt about who is the best Indian player of all time

Hussain hopes for winning return to his birthplace

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England go into the third one-day international against India in Chennai buoyed up by the fact that they have again managed to show steely resolve after a disappointing start to a series abroad.

I have no faith in this Indian bowling attack

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The more I watch one-dayers, the more convinced I am that this is a game that revolves how well a side can force the opponents to be on the defensive

Disciplined England triumph in tense Cuttack encounter

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India wilted under sustained England pressure in the field as the tourists successfully defended a total of 250 in the second one-day international

India enjoy good fortune in City of Joy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nothing compares to the Eden Gardens

England steal a famous win in the gloaming

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The last hour saw the later order batsmen displaying lynx eyed batting and carrying England nearer the target

Masterful Trescothick kindled memories of Gooch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Kolkata police were made to toil hard to keep the enthusiastic crowd under control during the days leading up to the first one-dayer at Eden Gardens

We have to pick ourselves up - Hussain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain found it hard to conceal his frustration after a highly controversial umpiring decision cost England the chance of a memorable victory over India at Eden Gardens.

India take 1-0 lead despite Trescothick century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a one-day international that was a classic of its kind, India won a thrilling match by 22 runs despite a marvellous innings of 121 from Marcus Trescothick

India and England prepare for ODI action at Eden Gardens

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Never expect the expected in India

Giles expects Tendulkar to seek revenge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ashley Giles is not the sort of person who is afraid to stick his head above the parapet

India arrive on the one-day stage

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An asking rate of five an hour wasn't going to be easy against Willis, Lever, Botham, Underwood and Gooch

May it be Eden for Ganguly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the first one-day international between India and England on Saturday

A keen India-England contest on the cards

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A team's form in Test cricket can rarely be used as a yardstick for judging their performance in one-day internationals

England under prepared for India one-dayers, says Fletcher

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England are not fully prepared for a six-match one-day series against India, which starts on Saturday, due to lack of adequate practice, coach Duncan Fletcher has said.

England coast home in Kolkata warm-up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England made light of mediocre opponents in their one warm-up match before the six-match one-day series against India gets under way at Edens Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday

India gains a better Badani

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stylish southpaw Hemang Badani's inclusion into the one-day squad for the upcoming series against England has come as little surprise to followers of the game, especially after his sterling performances in the recently concluded Challenger Trophy

Thorpe puts troubles behind him to focus on cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graham Thorpe is enthusiastically looking forward to returning to full-time cricket after putting his domestic troubles behind him

England to play practice one-dayer before an empty stadium

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain's men will take the field for their first practice one-dayer in an almost empty stadium, for the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club (CCFC), the venue of the match, has no galleries

Three Englishmen at home in India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England side is back in India after a break, and they are currently preparing in Kolkata for the one-day internationals

Caddick relishes renewed international challenge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Caddick is back in the England fold, and looking forward to responding to the challenge of Yorkshireman Matthew Hoggard, set down in the Test series in India before Christmas

ECB protests to Indian board about practice facilities

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England and Wales Cricket Board has described the practice facilities currently provided for the tourists in Kolkata as unacceptable

The Colonel leads the Indian victory parade

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 50 came up in the 14th over and the 100 in the 27th

Hussain departs for India and New Zealand but with South Africa in mind

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As he prepared to depart on the second leg of the winter tour to India and New Zealand on a trip that will include 11 one-day internationals, England captain Nasser Hussain acknowledged that the ultimate destination is the World Cup in South Africa

Umpires announced for India-England ODIs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the list of umpires called up to do duty in the forthcoming one-day series between England and India

Gavaskar's not-so-Sunny side

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The sun resolutely refused to appear through dark cloud for all five days of the Test at Bangalore

England name squad for one-day series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England and Wales Cricket Board announced the English squad for the upcoming six-match one-day series in India, due to begin in Kolkata on January 19

England announce squad for NZ Test tour while White misses out on India ODIs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced a 16-man squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand that begins on March 2nd with a warm-up match against Otago

Knee-op rules White out of India ODIs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire all-rounder Craig White will miss England's forthcoming One-Day Series in India in order to have keyhole surgery on his left knee

Thorpe and Caddick available to tour with England again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England's most consistent Test batsmen during the last year, Graham Thorpe, who left the recent tour of India early in order to attend to marital problems at home, has made himself available to go back to India for the one-day series and then on to

Thorpe will tour India and New Zealand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced that Graham Thorpe had confirmed his availability for the forthcoming One-Day Series in India and the One-Day and Test Series in New Zealand

England agree to extra one-day international in India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed reports that England will play an extra one-day international when the team returns to India on January 11th

England agree to play extra one-day match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Following hectic parleys between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), a sixth one-day international match has been fitted into what was originally a five-match series between India and

Dravid ruled out of one-day series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid has pulled out of the five-match one-day series against England in January, asking the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for permission to travel to South Africa and undergo rehabilitation treatment for his right shoulder.

Hussain hogs the captaincy accolades

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The recent India-England series outlined the differences in the thinking process between Sourav Ganguly and Nasser Hussain

Erapalli Prasanna congratulates Nasser Hussain's men for a fighting performance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even though India won the Test series 1-0, the performance in the last two Tests should definitely be a wake-up call for the Indians

Hussain and his team have a lot to cheer about

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain © CricInfo The series between India and England ended in an anti-climax on Sunday and even though India won it by a 1-0 margin, Hussain and team can go back with their heads held high

England should be disappointed but not dismayed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is not possible for a touring party to return home glowing with total satisfaction after suffering a 1-0 series defeat, but Duncan Fletcher, Nasser Hussain and their men should be glowing with pride for the way the inexperienced team performed on

Hussain pleased with his young side's performance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England captain Nasser Hussain was determined to be positive about his team's performance in the series against India after rain washed out the final day's play at Bangalore

Rain brings a damp end to the Bangalore Test as India take the series 1-0

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The forecast was not good at the end of the truncated fourth day, and that forecast proved to be totally accurate on the fifth and final morning

England take command between Bangalore showers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have tightened their grip on the third and final Test against India despite a series of rain delays at Bangalore, the longest of which wiped out the entire final session

Flintoff thrilled with Test-best haul

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Flintoff is a big lad with a big heart

Kumble: I'm happy I reached 300 wickets before the second innings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For a cricketer who is humble, well-behaved, and generally uncontroversial, Anil Radhakrishnan Kumble has more detractors and critics than one would expect

Brownwashing the Brits

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

To an extent, the England team was not helped by off-field events

Vaughan 'disappointed' with Indian appeal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Vaughan has admitted that he was disappointed with Indian appeal which led to his unusual handled-the-ball dismissal

Vaughan: Probably it is against the spirit of the game

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Vaughan did something at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore that he will never attempt again in his life

England fight back after handing initiative to India in Bangalore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A recent survey of users by CricInfo revealed that Test cricket is considered by a significant majority to be the most appealing form of the game

Showdown in garden city

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India are all set to clash with England in the third and final Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday

England deny agreeing to play extra ODI in India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has denied reports that they have agreed to play an extra one-day international during the second part of their Indian tour next month

Fletcher upbeat despite Hussain stomach bug

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England have arrived at Bangalore, where the final Test against India starts on Wednesday, with their captain Nasser Hussain convalescing after becoming the latest victim of a stomach bug

White shines bright in India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's thumping win at Mohali reinforced the perception that the visitors might lose all the three Tests in the series

India must play Sarandeep at Bangalore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the first place, there was a sense of complacency in the Indian ranks

Indian batsmen will have to put up a much-improved display at Bangalore

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Harbhajan Singh was not at his best in the first innings and one gets the feeling that he is too reliant on the doosra

Hussain praises youngsters after drawn Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England captain Nasser Hussain believes self-belief was one of the keys to his team's performance in the second Test in Ahmedabad after their poor start to the series in Mohali

India bat through to draw second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Expectations of a gripping final day at Ahmedabad came to nothing as India batted their way to a tame draw, ensuring that they cannot lose the series

Tendulkar: Scoring a hundred is always a good feeling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England take commanding lead despite glittering Tendulkar ton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England lead India by 131 runs with all their second innings wickets intact after an enthralling third day in the second Test at Ahmedabad

Craig White's maiden Test Century - Ball by Ball

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Craig White's Maiden test century - ball by ball

White century and two Indian wickets put England in strong position in Ahmedabad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Resuming from their overnight position of 277 for 6, England made steady if unspectacular progress toward the very satisfactory total of 407 all out on the second day of the second Test against India at Ahmedabad.

Trescothick: I thought today would be the day.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India fight back after strong England start

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Anil Kumble took five wickets to put India back in the driving seat after England made an excellent start to the second Test in Ahmedabad

Graham Thorpe to miss rest of India tour

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England will be without Graham Thorpe for the rest of the Test series in India.The Surrey left-hander is flying back to England today to sort out personal matters at home

Wright: Accountability is close to the president's heart and I welcome that

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Wright is in a situation that cannot be envied for the best part

What next at Motera, the ground where records tumble?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is one of the most inconvenient venues for Test cricket

Sehwag, Srinath and Giles likely to play in Ahmedabad Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

"It looks a good wicket

Hussain: It's up to each individual to work out his game plan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain is a very intense man

India have legal commitment to play four Tests in England, says ECB boss

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The England and Wales CricKet Board's Chief Executive, Tim Lamb, is insisting that India have a legally-binding commitment to play four Test matches in England next summer

Fletcher backs Foster after difficult debut

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Foster has received the full support of the England coach, Duncan Fletcher, after his difficult Test debut in Mohali

A harrowing four days for England at Mohali

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The first Test at Mohali ended in a predictable manner with the visitors caving meekly

A series whose fate looks sealed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Is this the weakest English team to tour India

Kumble and Harbhajan are more than a handful

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

To add to the English woes, their fielding was well below par and thecatching nothing short of dismal

England then and now

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For years and years, I supported England against Australia but, exceptfor brief spells when led by Mike Brearley and inspired by the heroicdeeds of golden-boy Botham, my favourite team of the past proved moreoften than not to have feet of clay.

Srinath, Sehwag return for second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Immediately following the 10-wicket victory at Mohali, the Indian selectors announced the squad for the second Test, which is to begin at Ahmedabad on Dec

No complaints, the better side won - Hussain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasser Hussain believes England's first-innings collapse was a primary cause of their 10-wicket defeat by India in the first Test

Six wickets for Kumble as India outplay England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India completed a comprehensive victory over England in the first Test match at Mohali after the tourists were bowled out in their second innings for 235, leaving the home side needing just five runs to win

Not exactly Rule Britannia at Mohali

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indians are in sight of a victory at the end of the third day's play in the opening test match at Mohali