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England aim to end 36 years of hurt

The first round of the four Tests, at Sabina Park, promises to be an intriguing opening bout, with both corners sizing up evenly, but with players capable of packing a serious punch on their day

10-Mar-2004•Freddie Auld in Kingston

Butcher ruled out of final warm-up

Mark Butcher, who sprained an ankle in a freak accident during yesterday's tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, is now doubtful for the first Test

03-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Butcher injury mars England's day

England struggled with the ball on the second day of their tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, but the on-field action was overshadowed by a freak injury to Mark Butcher in the morning session

02-Mar-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Butcher calls for ECB decision

Mark Butcher has called on the England & Wales Cricket Board to reach a swift decision on the question of whether to tour Zimbabwe, as he and the rest of the England squad prepare to fly out to the West Indies next month

27-Jan-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England name unchanged squad for Windies tour

The England selectors have named an unchanged 15-man squad for their forthcoming tour of the West Indies

07-Jan-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England hold on for a nailbiting draw

Bad light came to England's rescue in the first Test at Galle, as they escaped with a draw against Sri Lanka

06-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Sri Lanka's selection crucial in Galle

There can be no more persuasive case for the revitalising power of a good holiday than the first ODI against England

28-Nov-2003•Charlie Austin

Batty wins the battle of the spinners

England's Test warm-up match duly petered out into a soggy draw, as Colombo's notorious weather closed in on the dot of half past three, as it has been doing with atomic precision all tour

28-Nov-2003•Andrew Miller in Colombo

Anderson, Flintoff and Collingwood awarded central contracts

Eight players have been awarded central contracts by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in a deal which could net each of them as much as £400,000 over the next year

11-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Clarke and Collingwood in - Bicknell, Kirtley and Smith out

England's selectors today named the tour parties for the first part of this winter's tour

09-Sep-2003•Steven Lynch

A question of desire

This evening's resistance notwithstanding, England are sliding headlong towards another comprehensive defeat

24-Aug-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Andrew Miller

Butcher and Trescothick give England the edge

Close England 197 for 3 (Hussain 14*, Smith 0*) trail South Africa 342 (Kirsten 130, Zondeki 59) by 145 runs

22-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

England regain lost ground

The day started off depressingly for diehard England fans

22-Aug-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

Pollock on top in PwC ratings

Shaun Pollock has regained the top spot in the PricewaterhouseCoopers ratings for bowlers, after returning figures of 8 for 104 in the third Test against England at Trent Bridge

19-Aug-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Keeping things in perspective

James Kirtley: his advantage on the Nottingham pitch stemmed from his accuracy The English media, while delighted at the series-levelling win over South Africa at Trent Bridge (not least because the appeal of the fourth Test means that

19-Aug-2003•The Paper Round Wisden CricInfo staff

Butcher and Hussain make it England's day

The more things change, the more things stay the same

14-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Butcher's prime cut

It has been a familiar sight on the first day of all three Tests in this series: a left-hander pinging the ball to all parts

14-Aug-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

Mark Butcher's lucky 13

1998 Lucky numbers for Mark Butcher , who scored his maiden Test hundred in his 13th Test, against South Africa at Headingley

06-Aug-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Gough recalled to England Test squad

After an absence of almost two years, Darren Gough has been recalled to England's Test squad for next week's first npower Test against South Africa at Edgbaston

18-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

England contracted players - availability for County Cricket

The England Coach Duncan Fletcher has made the following decision regarding the availability of England's contracted players to their Counties ahead of the 1st npower Test Match at Edgbaston on July 24th

12-Jul-2003•ECB Media Release

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