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Giles takes six as Warwickshire begin in style

A round-up of all the action on the opening day in Division One of the County Championship.

13-Apr-2005•Andrew McGlashan

Ups and downs on a roller-coaster ride

The series began with accusations of England being 'undercooked', but by the end of an incredible five Tests in six weeks, there was hardly a player on either side who had not been baked half to death by the unrelenting itinerary

26-Jan-2005•Marks out of Ten by Andrew Miller

Flintoff faces operation after final Test

England are confident that Andrew Flintoff will be fit for the fifth Test that starts at Centurion this Friday, but he faces surgery on a chronic ankle injury

18-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff

Kallis still there as South Africa take it slow

South Africa failed to make the most of a perfect batting strip at Newlands, grafting to 247 for 4 on the first day of the third Test

02-Jan-2005•The Bulletin by Steven Lynch

The year of the left-arm bowlers

If 2003 was the year of the No

01-Jan-2005•S Rajesh

Pollock cleared to play

Shaun Pollock, the South African allrounder, has been passed fit to play in the third Test against England that starts this Sunday at Cape Town

31-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

'We're chuffed to have bowled England out for 139'

Duncan Fletcher, England's coach, was critical of his side's cavalierapproach to their innings after South Africa had bundled them out for 139on the opening day of the second Test at Kingsmead

26-Dec-2004•Andrew Miller

Vaughan's 89 sets up victory at Windhoek

Michael Vaughan led from the front as his England XI recorded a comfortable 67-run victory in the first match of their southern African tour against Namibia at the Wanderers ground in Windhoek

21-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Bell misses out on tour spot

Despite an impressive Test debut at The Oval last week, Ian Bell has missed out on selection for England's tour of South Africa this winter, as Mark Butcher and Graham Thorpe return after injury

25-Aug-2004•Steven Lynch

Flintoff shoots up the ratings

Andrew Flintoff's six-wicket haul at Old Trafford, including the big scalp of Brian Lara in both innings, has sent him flying 12 places up the table to 14th position in the latest PwC ratings

17-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England line up the knockout punch

The Wisden Trophy has gone already, the captain is under fire from all angles, and their opponents have a series whitewash in their sights

11-Aug-2004•Preview by Freddie Auld

Plan B takes centre stage for England

Whatever became of Plan A

02-Aug-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England retain the Wisden Trophy

England stormed to victory in the second Test at Edgbaston, winning by 256 runs after tea on the fourth day to go 2-0 up in the series and thus retain the Wisden Trophy

01-Aug-2004•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

England build the foundations

After an eventful third day's play at Edgbaston, England were in control of the match, despite a West Indian fightback with the ball after tea

31-Jul-2004•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

What a difference a match makes

"The England attack today was Ashley Giles," said Brian Lara after West Indies were bundled out for 267 on the fifth day at Lord's

27-Jul-2004•The Paper Round by Liam Brickhill

Dravid takes over the top spot

Brian Lara's twin failures in the Lord's Test against England has meant that Rahul Dravid has, for the first time in his career, taken over as the top Test batsman in the PwC Ratings

27-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Giles takes five as England cruise to victory

Five wickets from Ashley Giles helped England to a convincing victory against West Indies in the opening Test at Lord's

26-Jul-2004•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Giles enters top twenty of PwC ratings

Ashley Giles's Man-of-the-Match performance in the first Test at Lord's not only secured him a place on the famous dressing-room honours board, it also propelled him into the top twenty of the PwC Ratings for the first time in his career

26-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lara might face disciplinary action

Brian Lara and Pedro Collins may face disciplinary action from the match referee after issuing controversial statements at the end of the second day's play of the Lord's Test

24-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England stay in command despite collapse

England ended a fluctuating second day of the opening Test at Lord's in charge, leading by 360 runs with West Indies four wickets down, but it wasn't all plain sailing for them

23-Jul-2004•The Bulletin by Freddie Auld

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