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England given 236 victory target
England must score 236 runs to win the third one-day international against Sri Lanka in Hambantota.Dec 3, 15:26
Alex Hales returns for England in third ODI with Sri Lanka
Alex Hales is recalled by England in one of three changes for the third ODI with Sri Lanka, with Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan also back in the side in Hambantota.Dec 3, 09:16
ICC announce World Cup warm-up games
England will prepare for the 2015 World Cup in February with warm-up games against West Indies and Pakistan.Dec 1, 13:01
Ravi Bopara: 'Alastair Cook will put an end to poor form'
Ravi Bopara insists that Alastair Cook will rediscover his best form in one-day international cricket following a disappointing start to the series in Sri Lanka.Nov 30, 22:58
Alastair Cook rejects Kevin Pietersen's plea to resign as England's ODI captain
Alastair Cook rejects fresh appeals from former England batsman Kevin Pietersen to resign as ODI captain following a 15th loss in 22 matches against Test-playing nations.Nov 29, 18:04
Alastair Cook: 'England were outplayed by Sri Lanka'
England captain Alastair Cook admits that England were "outplayed" in their second one-day international against Sri Lanka, resulting in an eight-wicket defeat.Nov 29, 12:44
Kevin Pietersen urges Alastair Cook to "resign"
If Alastair Cook cares about the England one-day international side, he should step down as captain, according to Kevin Pietersen.Nov 29, 12:12
England lose second one-day international
England lose by eight wickets in Colombo to fall 2-0 behind in their seven-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka.Nov 29, 11:50
England win toss and choose to bat after rain delay in Sri Lanka
England win the toss and decide to bat after rain delays their second ODI with Sri Lanka.Nov 29, 07:12
England's Alastair Cook: 'Best way to honour Phil Hughes is to keep playing'
England captain Alastair Cook says that his team's best way to honour late Australia batsman Phil Hughes is to keep playing.Nov 28, 11:57
Moeen Ali targets improvement after maiden one-day international century
England all-rounder Moeen Ali claims that he can play even better after hitting his maiden one-day international century in the loss to Sri Lanka.Nov 27, 02:41
Alastair Cook urges bowlers to improve after loss to Sri Lanka
Alastair Cook believes that England's bowlers must "get savvy with the ball" following the loss to Sri Lanka in the first one-day international.Nov 27, 02:25
Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara heroics in vain as England lose opening ODI with Sri Lanka
England suffer a 25-run defeat in the opening one-day international with Sri Lanka, despite Moeen Ali's maiden century and Ravi Bopara's lower-order exploits in Colombo.Nov 26, 18:11
England require 318 to win first ODI following dominant Sri Lanka innings
England require 318 to win the first one-day international in Colombo following a dominant innings from Sri Lanka.Nov 26, 13:46
Alastair Cook: 'England in shock over Phil Hughes injury'
Alastair Cook says that England's group of players are all "massively concerned" for Phill Hughes, who remains in a critical condition in hospital.Nov 26, 07:30
Alastair Cook hopeful of making progress in one-day internationals
Alastair Cook admits that England need to improve quickly over the next few months ahead of next year's World Cup.Nov 26, 03:52
Alastair Cook: 'Alex Hales is still in picture'
England captain Alastair Cook is adamant that Alex Hales could still play for his side in their one-day international series against Sri Lanka.Nov 22, 15:00
Moeen Ali shines as England win first tour match in Sri Lanka
Moeen Ali stars with both bat and ball as England win by 56 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method in their opening tour match against Sri Lanka A in Colombo.Nov 21, 20:40
Moeen Ali to open against Sri Lanka A
Mooen Ali is selected to partner Alastair Cook in the tour match against Sri Lanka A on Friday.Nov 21, 03:35
Ian Bell: 'We need to become aggressive to win World Cup'
England batsman Ian Bell feels that a change to an aggressive approach is needed if the Three Lions are to win the World Cup next year.Nov 18, 04:17
Andrew Strauss: England play "too fearfully"
Andrew Strauss believes that fear is crippling England's batsmen at one-day international level.Nov 17, 15:14
Alastair Cook: "This is our best chance" to win World Cup
England captain Alastair Cook believes that his side have their "best chance" ever to win the 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year.Nov 16, 06:09
Michael Vaughan: 'Alastair Cook must find best form in Sri Lanka'
Michael Vaughan claims that Alastair Cook will have to quickly find his best form on the tour of Sri Lanka.Nov 13, 03:57
Sachin Tendulkar writes off England's 2015 World Cup chances
Cricketing great and former winner Sachin Tendulkar does not expect England to be competitive at the 50-over World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year.Nov 7, 22:52
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Interview: Former England cricketer Graeme Swann talks rally driving
Sports Mole talks to former England spin-bowler Graeme Swann as he prepares to get behind the wheel of a rally car.Nov 5, 12:09
James Anderson: England aiming "to win the World Cup"
Leading bowler James Anderson says that England have every intention of trying to win the one-day international World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year.Nov 2, 12:17
Alastair Cook: 'Matt Prior is a great man'
England captain Alastair Cook is adamant that Matt Prior was not a bully or a negative influence in the dressing room amid criticism from Kevin Pietersen.Oct 14, 01:16
Alastair Cook defends Andy Flower regime
England captain Alastair Cook insists that Andy Flower was responsible for a lot of the team's success amid criticism from Kevin Pietersen.Oct 13, 04:17
Alastair Cook: 'There was no bullying culture'
Alastair Cook denies the remarks made by Kevin Pietersen in his autobiography that there was a bullying culture in the England dressing room.Oct 13, 03:40
Alastair Cook: Kevin Pietersen book has "tarnished" England success
England captain Alastair Cook feels that his side's success under Andy Flower has been "tarnished" by Kevin Pietersen's autobiography.Oct 13, 03:19
Kevin Pietersen saga: No one wins as ECB fail to take higher ground
Sports Mole takes a look at how the Kevin Pietersen saga has had an impact on the future of English cricket.Oct 10, 09:37
Kevin Pietersen: 'ECB document is a joke'
Kevin Pietersen slams the ECB as "embarrassing" after a document allegedly detailing the batsman's misdemeanours was 'leaked'. Oct 8, 11:09
England and Wales Cricket Board's alleged dossier on Kevin Pietersen leaked?
The ECB's dossier on Kevin Pietersen's alleged behaviour during England's disastrous winter Ashes tour is understood to have been leaked.Oct 7, 17:17
Kevin Pietersen slams Matt Prior for being "negative influence" in England team
Kevin Pietersen accuses Matt Prior of being a bully and a "negative influence" in the England dressing room.Oct 6, 05:46
What we learned in the 2014 season
Sports Mole looks back on the lessons learned from the 2014 season in England.Oct 3, 10:50
Sam Robson desperate to prove worth after missing out on central contract
Sam Robson insists that missing out on a central contract has not had an impact on his England ambitions.Oct 3, 01:36
James Anderson: 'Players expected Alastair Cook to retain captaincy'
James Anderson insists that England's players always expected Alastair Cook to retain the one-day international captaincy.Oct 2, 03:27
Alastair Cook retains England one-day international captaincy for Sri Lanka tour
Alastair Cook keeps his place as England ODI captain for the team's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.Sep 24, 12:00
James Anderson: 'Eoin Morgan will be key at World Cup'
James Anderson is certain that Eoin Morgan will be key if England are to enjoy success in one-day internationals over the next few months.Sep 24, 02:37
Alastair Cook 'to remain England captain for next year's World Cup'
Alastair Cook is reportedly expected to continue as England one-day captain for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.Sep 23, 06:14
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