Neil Foster believes England will have to rely on the seam quartet that carried them to Ashes glory, if India are to be beaten

The Lowdown on Mohammad Asif

On the eve of Australia's latest match of the VB Series, Ricky Ponting took a day off from practice

Ricky Ponting is determined not to be remembered as the Australian captain who lost the Ashes

With the anticipated return from injury of Simon Jones, and the prospect of more muddled selection as India attempt to straddle two eras at once, England have an opportunity to make swift amends for their pre-Christmas failings

Why Ian Blackwell is the man to step into Ashley Giles's shoes

Andrew Hall grabbed two wickets in two balls in a brilliant display of one-day death bowling, as South Africa snatched a thrilling nine-run victory from the jaws of defeat

So how is it that the same team who grinned and bore it throughout the English summer are now being castigated Down Under for their lack of sportsmanlike behaviour?

The England & Wales Cricket Board are emerging as key players in the gradual restructuring of cricket's world order

James Anderson and Alex Loudon have been omitted from the Test squad to tour India

Five occasions when declarations backfired

England have been snoozing their way through the Test series with South Africa so far, and soon they will be made to pay, says Andrew Miller

Shaun Udal, who went 10 years between international call-ups, reflects on England's great decade of change

An A to Z of the past year's players and happenings

Andrew Miller looks back on a momentous year for England

England's bowlers turned in a tight performance to guide them to a six-run win in the final ODI at Rawalpindi

Memories of a Rawalpindi riot

The verdict from the fourth one-day international at Rawalpindi

The verdict from the third one-day international at Karachi

England, however, will have to bounce back without the services of their most destructive one-day batsman