Andrew Miller

There was no disguising the exhausted despondency with which Andrew Strauss addressed the media in Johannesburg on Wednesday, as England prepared to face the music against Sri Lanka

Graeme Swann spun Australia to a standstill in a superb spell of 10-1-28-5, after Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke had rebuilt the innings in a second-wicket stand of 79

Andrew Hall repelled the wiles of Essex's legspinner, Danish Kaneria, in a counterattacking innings of 85 from 118 balls, as Northamptonshire overcame a mid-innings slump to post a competitive 299 on a helpful track

South Africa's captain, Graeme Smith, believes that Andrew Flintoff's decision to turn down his ECB central contract in favour of a "freelance" career has set a precedent that the ICC cannot afford to ignore

Andrew Flintoff shouldn't be ostracised for his decision to go freelance. He is belatedly realising his own worth, and doesn't owe England an outstanding debt of gratitude

Paul Collingwood is expected to fly to India next month to link up with the Delhi Daredevils for the Champions League, despite recent reports that he had been seeking a release from his contract

Andrew Flintoff could have played Twenty20 for four domestic teams outside England over the next year if he had stayed fit, his manager Andrew Chandler has said

There is a real determination in the Australian side to treat this one-day series as a new chapter after the Ashes disappointment.

While England struggle, Alastair Cook, not required for international duty, has been hitting hundreds for Essex in domestic one-day cricket to fine-tune his game

This was just another day, just another defeat, for a team of cricketers going through the motions as the summer winds to a close. But Australia are eyeing an unthinkable 7-0 whitewash

Cameron White scored his maiden international hundred, and Michael Clarke signed off as captain with a sheet-anchor 52 from 92 balls, as Australia took a 3-0 lead in the seven-match ODI series

James Anderson believes England will have to improve in all areas of their cricket if they are to overturn a 2-0 deficit in their seven-match ODI series against Australia

Ever since he claimed six wickets on debut for Yorkshire at Scarborough in 2006, Adil Rashid has been the coming man of English cricket

The ECB has taken it upon itself to destroy 50-over cricket, and they really do have a point. For 92 out of 100 overs, this was as awful as any international contest can be

England batsman Joe Denly was assisted from The Oval with a knee Michael Clarke has endured a frustrating week as Australia's stand-in captain - a facile victory over Scotland and two washed-out Twenty20 games at Old Trafford are all that he has to show f

Andrew Miller previews the first ODI between England and Australia at The Oval

Andrew Strauss's first day back at the scene of his greatest triumph as England captain was spent fielding inquiries about the state of Joe Denly's knee, while defending his team against accusations of foolishness for persisting with their habit of playin

England batsman Joe Denly was assisted from The Oval with a knee injury sustained during Thursday's training session

As first impressions go, Joe Denly's maiden ODI innings of 67 from 111 balls was harder to quantify than it really deserved to be

England's all-time team has just two players from the last 30 years