Cricket News

Kevin Pietersen urged his side's inexperienced pace attack to make a good impression against Pakistan in the first Test at Lord's starting Thursday

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi both struck powerful cameos as Pakistan beat an International XI side in a charity match at The Oval, despite 50 from Sachin Tendulkar

Peter Moores defended the performance of the side against Pakistan at Canterbury, which ended as a painful draw, with fresh injuries to both squads

Matthew Hoggard has managed to test his injured hand during a bowling stint in the nets at Lord's, raising hopes that he will be fit to take his place in the first Test against Pakistan on Thursday

The England chairman of selectors David Graveney has given his backing to Geraint Jones, the England wicketkeeper, ahead of the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday

Naved-ul-Hasan, the Pakistan fast bowler, has been ruled out of the Test series against England owing to his groin injury

Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, both of whom were today included in England's squad for the first Test against Pakistan, notched fifties on the final day against the touring Pakistanis at Canterbury as the game petered out into a draw. However, the day wasn't

Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Sami, the Pakistan fast bowlers, have both sustained injuries to put their participation in the first Test against England on Thursday in doubt

England are increasingly confident that Andrew Flintoff will be available for the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford which gets underway on July 27

Ian Bell, the Warwickshire batsman, has earned a recall to the England squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday

Jamie Dalrymple enhanced his prospects of a maiden Test call-up as England A overcame a freak injury to Matthew Hoggard on the third day of their warm-up match against the Pakistanis at Canterbury

England's injury worries ahead of next week's first Test against Pakistan have just got worse, after Matthew Hoggard was taken to hospital for stitches in his bowling hand after being injured before play on the third day of England A's warm-up match at Ca

Andrew Flintoff is sizing up a Twenty20 outing for Lancashire as he continues to regain fitness in time for second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford later this month

After Rob Key's century on the first day, it was Chris Read's turn to send a message to the selectors on the second morning at Canterbury, as he revived England A's innings after the loss of three early wickets

Bob Woolmer was satisfied with the performance of his bowlers after restricting England A to 268 for 3 in good batting conditions

The England captaincy is a hot potato at present, with the selectors frantically juggling their options until such time as Michael Vaughan's knee comes back to life. Away from the spotlight at Canterbury, however, Robert Key was demonstrating that leaders

Pakistan fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan will miss the first Test against England at Lord's after his coach Bob Woolmer confirmed that he wasn't ready to go ahead with a proposed fitness test at Canterbury

Jenny Thompson previews England A's match with the touring Pakistanis at Canterbury which starts on Thursday

Andrew Strauss has been appointed as captain of the England Test side for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's next week

Andrew Flintoff has handed England a boost by saying it may not be too long before he is back in action