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Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test at Lord's

16-May-2008•Andrew Miller at Lord's

England make spirited response to New Zealand's 277

England finally injected some life into a deathly slow second day's play at Lord's with Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss trotting to an opening stand of 68. With three breaks for bad light - the fourth, terminal - it was a thermals and thermos day for the

16-May-2008•The Bulletin by Will Luke at Lord's

New Zealand seamers clinch warm-up win

New Zealand were given a boost ahead of their match against England Lions this Thursday with a 92-run win over Essex at Chelmsford. Set 293 to win, Essex faltered to 200 all out, with Alastair Cook top-scoring with 57, while Iain O'Brien and Michael Mason

05-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Cook suffers finger injury

All England's fitness bulletins in recent weeks have concerned Andrew Flintoff, but Alastair Cook sent alarm bells ringing when he sprinted from the field at Chelmsford after picking up a hand injury against the New Zealanders

02-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

ECB allows Cook to play Essex one-day fixture

Essex have expressed relief at the ECB's decision to allow Alastair Cook, the England opener, to be available in the Friends Provident Trophy before the New Zealand series starts

26-Apr-2008•Cricinfo staff

Sidebottom's transformation

England have bounced back from defeat in the opening Test in Hamilton to take their series against New Zealand with two convincing victories in Wellington and Napier

26-Mar-2008•Andrew Miller

The joy of six for Cook

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the third day of the second Test between New Zealand and England

15-Mar-2008•Andrew Miller in Wellington

England on top with huge lead

England maintained the high ground of the second Test in Wellington, extending their overnight lead over New Zealand from 148 to 421 at stumps on the third day

14-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Will Luke

Sidebottom trundles into the record books

A match which had been notable for slow scoring and a paucity of wickets turned on its head on the fourth afternoon when New Zealand, pressing for quick runs, lost six wickets for 20 in 11 breathtaking overs. Their chief tormentor was Ryan Sidebottom, who

08-Mar-2008•Andrew Miller in Hamilton

Cook's catching catching

Andrew Miller serves up the plays of the first day between New Zealand and England in Hamilton

05-Mar-2008•Andrew Miller in Hamilton

Honours even despite battling How

New Zealand ended a see-saw first day of the Hamilton Test on 282 for 6. Were it not for Brendon McCullum throwing away his wicket in the penultimate over they would have finished with their noses in front after winning the toss on a docile pitch

04-Mar-2008•The Bulletin by Martin Williamson

McCullum and Ryder flay pathetic England

If England thought things couldn't get worse after their defeat on Saturday they were wrong. Very wrong. In one of their most abject displays in recent times they crashed to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat

12-Feb-2008•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Collingwood wary of wounded Kiwis

England's tour of New Zealand begins in earnest on Tuesday, when Paul Collingwood leads his side out for their opening Twenty20 fixture at Auckland, against a Kiwi opposition that has been severely depleted by injuries and unavailability

04-Feb-2008•Cricinfo staff

Cook ton seals victory

Alastair Cook struck gold in the second practice match against Canterbury, blasting an unbeaten 138 off 140 balls, etched with 20 hits to the boundary and two beyond it, to take the England XI to a convincing seven-wicket win in Christchurch

03-Feb-2008•Cricinfo staff

Rain denies Sri Lanka's victory charge

Sri Lanka were denied victory at Galle when a second torrential afternoon downpour ended the final Test during the last session with England tottering on 251 for 6

22-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Weather and Cook delay Sri Lanka

England's hopes of securing a face-saving draw they scarcely deserve have been boosted after torrential rain washed out the final two sessions on the fourth day at Galle

21-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Cook's patience and Malinga's hostility

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the first day between Sri Lanka and England at Colombo

09-Dec-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Confident Cook ready for next level

Alastair Cook believes that the positive mindset Australia demonstrated over Sri Lanka is something that England have to capitalise on in the course of the next month.

23-Nov-2007•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Collingwood's men confound expectations

England's achievement in Sri Lanka over the past two weeks has been noteworthy in the extreme

10-Oct-2007•Andrew Miller

Cook serves up series glory for England

England's rapidly maturing one-day side secured a historic series win with a five-wicket win in Colombo to claim their first limited-overs series success in Sri Lanka and first significant victory in the subcontinent for 20 years

10-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

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