Andrew Miller

Shane Watson was Australia's unlikely star with the ball, as he claimed 4 for 40 in seven eventful overs to leave Pakistan in deep strife on 141 for 9 by tea on the second afternoon at Lord's

Andy Flower has challenged Craig Kieswetter to raise his game after a disappointing run of scores during the recent one-day campaign against Australia and Bangladesh

Simon Katich and Michael Clarke made arduous but invaluable progress against a probing Pakistan attack, adding 120 for the third wicket to carry Australia to 171 for 3 by tea on the first day of the first Test at Lord's

As ripostes go, England's response to their embarrassment at Bristol on Saturday was emphatic and to-the-point

Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott produced the highest partnership in England's one-day history as England crushed Bangladesh by 144 runs

The encounter in Bristol was one between a team that was expected to win and one that, importantly, wanted to win

With England's one-day fortunes unequivocally on the rise, Craig Kieswetter is unconcerned about his relative lack of personal success, and believes that the confidence currently swirling around the squad is sure to rub off on him before long.

Bangladesh have called up batsman Mohammad Ashraful, allrounder Naeem Islam and wicketkeeper Saghir Hossain to their squad in England

Andrew Strauss played the hare and Ian Bell the tortoise, as England returned to winning ways by making light work of a decent but ultimately unchallenging target of 251 in the first ODI against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge

The out-going chief of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit talks about the state of the game today, spot-fixing, and why Twenty20 threatens cricket's integrity

Shane Warne believes that this winter's Ashes will be one of the most competitive of recent times, but nevertheless feels that England could be weighed down by history as they seek to become only the second team in two decades to win a Test series in Aust

Shane Warne pays tribute to Muttiah Muralitharan after the latter announced his retirement from Tests

Andrew Strauss admitted he was "annoyed" that England had let slip the chance of a 5-0 whitewash

Ricky Ponting took it upon himself to put Australia's tour back on track, leading from the front with a 93-ball 92, and ensuring against the indignity of a whitewash at the hands of the old enemy

Plays of the Day from the fourth one-day international between England and Australia at The Oval

For the first time in a long time, Australia are being threatened with the prospect of a 5-0 whitewash, and must rely on their inner mongrel to salvage some dignity from a series in which they have been comfortably outplayed

The prospect of brandishing the sort of club that Captain Caveman might have used to seduce the Teen Angels was frankly too exciting for words

Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, has been named captain of the squad for the ODI tour of the United Kingdom in place of Shakib Al Hasan, who will be the squad's vice-captain

The finale was clumsy and ungainly, and it came as scant consolation for the wider sporting public on a day when the nation's footballers were soundly thrashed by their own arch-enemies, Germany, but England's cricketers somehow held their nerve to wrap u