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Kevin Pietersen has strongly rejected the notion that such innovative strokes should be outlawed in cricket

Ahead of the first of five one-day internationals against New Zealand on Sunday, Kevin Pietersen believes that Twenty20 could usurp 50-over cricket as the sport's principle format of one-day cricket

It's the form of the game that has turned cricket upside down, and for England's players, it's become even more crucial than ever

A round-up from the opening round of Twenty20 Cup matches

James Anderson produced his best Test figures with both bat and ball, and Stuart Broad recorded his maiden Test half-century, as England seized control of the third Test against New Zealand

"I like to stand up and be counted on days when it's really tough," Kevin Pietersen said of his 12th Test hundred, and today was undoubtedly tough

Three months on from his series-saving century on the first morning of the third Test in Napier, Kevin Pietersen was back in the runs in similar circumstances at Trent Bridge

England's players are set to use the early end to the tour of the Caribbean next year to take up lucrative contracts in the IPL

The plays of the fourth day between England and New Zealand at Old Trafford

A composed 12th Test hundred from Andrew Strauss guided England to a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand on the fourth day at Old Trafford, chasing down 294 - the highest fourth-innings run-chase at the ground - to take a 1-0 lead in the series

Allen Stanford may be forced to consider scrapping the winner-takes-all element of his $20million Twenty20 match

The England & Wales Cricket Board has denied that Allen Stanford's plan for an annual US$20million Twenty20 fixture is in jeopardy because of rifts within the England camp, but the proposal has caused tensions nonetheless, with the breakdown of the prize

Kevin Pietersen expects to be playing in India next year, and is on the verge of signing the most lucrative deal yet witnessed in the Indian Premier League, after being offered in excess of US$4million for a three-year contract by an undisclosed IPL franc

Kevin Pietersen is determined to keep his focus on the series against New Zealand, but it's difficult for him not to look ahead to the second half of the season when he will face South Africa for the first time in Tests.

A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches, where Derbyshire hold for a one-run win against Durham and James Hildreth smashes a century for Somerset

The venerable Long Room at Lord's can't have seen many occasions quite like adidas's launch of the new England kit. Lights, music and catwalks blended in with priceless portraits of the ancient greats of the game, as the players paraded in their new Test,

Kevin Pietersen has given the strongest indication yet that England's players are feeling they are getting a rough deal over not being able to take part in the Indian Premier League

The Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) have refused to rule out the possibility of England's leading players joining the Indian Premier League

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

Giles Clarke, the ECB chairman, has calmed speculation that England's top players could be lured into the financially lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL)