Alan Gardner

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

Morgan 'a top flight player' - Moores

Peter Moores has backed Eoin Morgan to arrest his slump in form, describing him as a "top-flight one-day player" and suggesting that stepping up to take temporary charge of the team could help provide the spark he needs.

04-Dec-2014•Alan Gardner in Colombo

Triumph of England's cartoon super heroes

Joe Root and Jos Buttler, 23 and 24 respectively, are cartoon superheroes in a time when England are desperate to sketch out a more exciting template for their limited-overs game

03-Dec-2014•Alan Gardner

England seek jungle reinvigoration

In Hambantota, they say funny things can happen. And England need something unexpected to happen to their ODI cricket, some jungle juju to reinvigorate a stumbling side

02-Dec-2014•Alan Gardner

England in fresh start in the jungle

England have discovered that ODI cricket is becoming a jungle where only the sharpest, most ruthless survive, so their venture into Sri Lanka's deep south for the third match of the series at Hambantota seems symbolic

01-Dec-2014•Alan Gardner

Savvy Bopara concentrates on team culture

Ravi Bopara agreed there hasn't much gone right with England in Sri Lanka, but he and the team are concentrating on building a positive environment and lent support to embattled captain Alastair Cook

30-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

Cook rebukes Pietersen dig, again

For the second time this year, Kevin Pietersen suggested Alastair Cook should quit the England captaincy. This time he tweeted his dissatisfaction with England's one-day form, though Cook is just as disinclined to listen

29-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner in Colombo

England's World Cup plans in a spin

Given the traumatic events of this week a one-day defeat is really not important at all so this match has to be analysed in a different light but will have to admit how poorly they performed

29-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner in Colombo

Cook's gift to Dilshan

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second ODI in Colombo

29-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner and Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Teams to play ODI as tribute to Hughes

Alastair Cook, England's captain, said that the players from both sides wanted the game to go ahead as a tribute to Phillip Hughes

28-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner in Colombo

Mighty Mo gives silver lining to cloud over Cook

The mischievous thought that Moeen Ali and Alex Hales could feature in England's best ODI eleven will continue to grow as long as Alastair Cook's form remains in a muddy rut

27-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner in Colombo

Cook looks to steady England ship

In monsoon season, England look to get on course for the World Cup

25-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

James Taylor wants to suit England's needs

The batsman talks about his long wait for a full England tour, where he gets his power from, and his days on a horse (just don't tell Kevin)

24-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner and Alison Mitchell

England on defensive over Hales

England have been forced on to the defensive after just a few days in Sri Lanka, with Alastair Cook and Peter Moores having to explain the decision to leave Alex Hales out of Friday's opening warm-up match

20-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

Moeen to replace Hales for first warm-up

England are set to tinker with their top three again by dropping opener Alex Hales for the first warm-up match of their Sri Lanka tour

20-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

Bell calls for aggressive England approach

Ian Bell has called on his team-mates to be "fearless" in their attempts to build momentum for the World Cup, suggesting the public would rather see them "be aggressive and lose" if the alternative was another tame exit from the tournament

17-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

Harmison compares England attack to Ashes greats

Steve Harmison has identified Steven Finn and Ben Stokes as key figures for England ahead of the World Cup and next summer's Ashes

16-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

Taylor not bothered by KP 'slagging off'

James Taylor only played once alongside Kevin Pietersen but that didn't stop Pietersen from recording his reservations about the diminutive Nottinghamshire batsman

15-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

Cook's task to revive England's parrot

After some time off, England's captain was in chipper mood at Lord's as he prepared to head to Sri Lanka and had some strong defences of his own record

14-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner at Lord's

Maturing Stokes fires England hopes

Ben Stokes has learned plenty from a bumpy year with England and believes the team can still confound low expectations at the World Cup

04-Nov-2014•Alan Gardner

Broad confident of World Cup fitness

Stuart Broad believes he is on track to return for England in the one-day triangular series with Australia and India ahead of the World Cup

30-Oct-2014•Alan Gardner

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