Kevin Pietersen, to nobody's surprise, has been canned from England's World T20 squad, but a vibrant young squad would have benefited from his presence

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between South Africa and England at Centurion

ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between South Africa and England in Bloemfontein

Giles Clarke's hopes of becoming the next chairman of the ICC appear to be receding, with neither Australia nor South Africa expected to support his candidacy should he choose to stand for election later this year

ason Roy says that the major aim of England's one-day tour of South Africa will be to maintain the confidence that has been surging through their white-ball cricket in recent months

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth Test between South Africa and England in Centurion

Seven times in his Test career, Stuart Broad has claimed five wickets or more in a single spell of bowling. ESPNcricinfo looks back on each of those moments

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between South Africa and England at Durban

Alastair Cook has challenged his young England team to take their chance for a memorable overseas series win in South Africa this winter

Chris Cairns has been cleared of perjury and perverting the course of justice after an nine-week trial in London

England warmed up for their three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan later this week with a comfortable, if occasionally rusty, 80-run victory over a United Arab Emirates XI that ended up being an XVII

After smashing his own record for England's fastest ODI hundred of all time, Jos Buttler admitted he was at a loss to explain his stunning turnaround in fortunes

Ian Bell has vowed to fight for his England spot, but if his omission for the South Africa tour does prove the end there is much that should be applauded from his 11-year career

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between Pakistan and England

Starched collar to the fore, and never a grass stain in sight, Alec Stewart is not the type of cricketer who wears his heart on his sleeve

ESPNcricinfo previews the third Test between Pakistan and England

The first Test in Abu Dhabi finished as a draw in a thrilling finish, as England fell agonisingly short of glory following a Twenty20-style run-chase

Alastair Cook produced the longest innings in England's Test history, and the third-longest of all time, to stamp his authority on the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, and lay down a marker for his team's expectations in the next two Tests

Alastair Cook anchored England's response to Pakistan's immense first innings of 523 for 8 declared with a serene unbeaten 168

Pakistan cemented their dominance of the first Test in Abu Dhabi over two effortless and one-sided sessions of accumulation at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium