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At the start of their Ashes-winning series against Australia in 1986-87, the England side were famously mocked by one local journalists under the headline "Can't bat, can't bowl"

Although the English media welcomed the innings victory in the first Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's, they were united in their disappointment at the weakness of the opposition

The inexperience of the Zimbabwe side was exposed for all to see during their defeat in the first Test against England at Lord's

England's leading run-scorer, Charlotte Edwards, led her Knight Riders team to their second victory of the 2003 Super Fours tournament for elite women's cricketers

England's hopes of having Andrew Flintoff back in the team for the second Test, against Zimbabwe at Durham, have been dealt a blow with news that he could be out of action for a further two weeks

The Saturday of the first Lord's Test has a little tradition attached to it that is not widely known

Michael Vaughan has relinquished his title as the top-ranked batsman in Test cricket, following his failure during England's innings victory over Zimbabwe at Lord's

Claire Taylor and Laura Newton registered the top batting scores of the day as they joined together to ensure The Super Strikers beat The V Team by 9 wickets at King's College, Taunton in the opening round of Super Fours, the competition for elite

Gloucestershire v Surrey, Bristol Scorecard Match abandoned

It would be wrong to suggest that Mark Butcher has never known a day like today - at Edgbaston in 2001, his criminally under-used outswingers picked up four Australian wickets in six overs

England enjoyed an old-fashioned day of swing-induced dominance, as Zimbabwe fumbled to an innings and 92-run defeat in the first npower Test at Lord's

Jimmy Ormond - match-winning performance for Surrey Getty Images Surrey eased away from the chasing pack with an unflustered 258-run victory over Essex at Chelmsford

Yorkshire CCC have today announced that they have slashed admission prices for their 3 home Twenty20 Cup Matches on 14th, 20th and 24th June

Geoffrey Boycott has revealed that he is close to returning to work following his successful battle to overcome throat cancer

Scorecard Martin Bicknell scored a career-best in the first innings and it was Jonathan Batty's turn to do the same in the second, as he led Surrey's charge to go clear at the top of the table with an impressive 168 not out against Essex at

Mark Butcher celebrates his hundred © Getty Images Mark Butcher's seventh century put England in a commanding position on the second day of the first npower Test at Lord's

Lord's, July 25, 2002

It took some time, but like a feature-length episode of Scooby Doo , Zimbabwe's bowlers finally stopped ghosting past the bat and were exposed as an all-too-human outfit

Normally scoring a hundred earns you a few drinks

A blustery mid-May morning, England making unspectacular progress against a moving ball - and not a murmur of protest in sight