The turncoat turns for home

The marvel of England's worldbeating fast bowling attack is how it transcends the sum of its parts

Sure, England had a great year but their true test will be how long they can sustain their world-beating ways

Eoin Morgan's rehabilitation from shoulder surgery will begin in earnest this week when he heads for India to take part in a nine-day batting camp

The Lord Chief Justice has rejected the appeals of Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir against their sentences in the spot-fixing case

In the short term the game will mourn the loss of yet another veneer of innocence but the overwhelming emotion ought to be one of relief

Steven Finn capped a personally outstanding tour with the superb figures of 3 for 22 in only his second Twenty20 international, as a chastised England team produced a spirited display in the field to limit India to an obtainable 120 for 9

This latest drubbing in India arguably represents a lower ebb than the ones before, and ought to give cause for concern for the future

Steven Finn continued his impressive personal performance in an otherwise abject England campaign, but another scruffy fielding performance undermined his best efforts

MS Dhoni was India's matchwinner once again, as he marshalled an asking-rate approaching ten an over to seal an unassailable 3-0 series lead in the third ODI at Mohali

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between India and England in Mohali

MS Dhoni marked India's homecoming with a brutal innings of 87 not out from 70 balls, before the left-arm spin of Ravindra Jadeja sparked a dramatic English batting collapse, as the team that failed to win a single international fixture on their recent to

England's captain, Graeme Swann, admitted that a bit of pressure, a bit of inexperience and a bit of ineptitude all added up to a horror show

Garey Mathurin, a previously unknown left-arm spinner from St Lucia, produced a remarkable spell of 3 for 9 in four overs as West Indies secured a remarkable 25-run victory in the second Twenty20 at The Oval

Graeme Swann's first match as England captain could not, statistically, have gone any better, as England rampaged to their first ten-wicket victory in the Twenty20 format

Graeme Swann performed his first duty as England captain with aplomb, and chose to bowl first after winning the toss ahead of the first Twenty20 against West Indies at The Oval

At 5.45pm on Friday, when Graeme Swann walks out to toss up with his West Indian counterpart, Darren Sammy, the end of one of the more improbable journeys in English cricket will have been reached

Andy Roberts and Curtly Ambrose, the two greatest fast bowlers to emerge from Antigua, believe that the demise of Allen Stanford's cricket empire in the Caribbean has left an irreplaceable void in their own home country

In barely a fortnight, the England team will be in India, preparing for their return series of five ODIs, but right at this moment, they are down at The Oval

Andy Flower has said the successful blooding of a new generation of cricketers in the recent one-day series against India will provide an extra incentive for his senior players in the Test team to keep up the good work