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Joe Root stars as England set Sri Lanka 310
Sri Lanka must chase 310 to win the World Cup clash with England in Wellington after a century from Joe Root.
Mar 1, 01:51
Graeme Swann: 'England should drop Gary Ballance for Alex Hales'
Former England spinner Graeme Swann calls for Alex Hales to replace Gary Ballance at the top of the order for the crucial World Cup match against Sri Lanka in Wellington.
Feb 28, 17:18
Eoin Morgan: England 'considering changes' for Sri Lanka match
England captain Eoin Morgan admits that Gary Ballance could be dropped for the crucial World Cup match against Sri Lanka, as Alex Hales and Ravi Bopara wait in the wings.
Feb 27, 22:28
Geoffrey Boycott baffled by Alex Hales's England exclusion
Geoffrey Boycott is baffled by England's decision not to pick Alex Hales following three World Cup games.
Feb 23, 08:13
Moeen Ali stars as England close in on first World Cup win
Moeen Ali stars by grabbing a century as England reinvigorate their Cricket World Cup campaign by setting Scotland a target of 304 in Christchurch.
Feb 23, 01:56
Team News: England unchanged for Scotland clash
England resist the temptation to make changes for their Pool A clash with Scotland at the World Cup.
Feb 22, 22:04
Dominant New Zealand thrash England
Tim Southee takes seven wickets before Brendon McCullum records the quickest 50 in World Cup history as New Zealand beat England by eight wickets.
Feb 20, 05:32
Tim Southee takes seven wickets to dismiss England for 123
Tim Southee takes 7-33 as England collapse to 123 all out to set New Zealand the chance to secure an emphatic win in the Pool A fixture.
Feb 20, 03:40
Kevin Pietersen: England selection for World Cup opener a 'joke'
Axed batsman Kevin Pietersen slams England's selection prior to their 111-run thrashing by Australia in their opening game of the 2015 World Cup.
Feb 14, 17:36
Andrew Strauss: 'England wrong to drop Ravi Bopara'
Former captain Andrew Strauss believes that England made a mistake by dropping Ravi Bopara for their World Cup opener against Australia, which they lost by 111 runs.
Feb 14, 17:16
England crushed by Australia in World Cup opener
England are thrashed by 111 runs in their World Cup opener against rivals Australia, with only 98 from James Taylor saving them from total humiliation in Melbourne.
Feb 14, 11:00
Team News: Gary Ballance starts ahead of Ravi Bopara
Gary Ballance starts ahead of Ravi Bopara for England's first game of the World Cup against Australia at the MCG.
Feb 14, 03:27
England undone by Misbah-ul-Haq knock in final World Cup warm-up game
England suffer a four-wicket defeat in their final World Cup warm-up game as Misbah-ul-Haq's unbeaten 91 guides Pakistan to victory in Sydney.
Feb 11, 11:34
Gary Ballance suffers fractured finger
England batsman Gary Ballance suffers a fracture to his little finger during training ahead of next month's World Cup.
Jan 17, 09:34
James Whittaker: Ben Stokes 'too inconsistent for World Cup'
National selector James Whittaker admits that inconsistency is hampering Ben Stokes after the Durham all-rounder was left out of England's World Cup squad.
Dec 20, 20:14
James Whittaker: "World-class" Gary Ballance a "fantastic option"
National selector James Whittaker expects the "world class" Gary Ballance to give England a "fantastic option" at the 2015 World Cup after his recall to the ODI squad.
Dec 20, 18:58
James Taylor, Gary Ballance in England one-day international World Cup squad
James Taylor and Gary Ballance are named in England's squad for the 2015 World Cup.
Dec 20, 11:05
Australia's Mitchell Johnson lands major ICC awards
Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson becomes just the second man to be named ICC cricketer of the year twice and is also named Test cricketer of the year by the ICC.
Nov 14, 09:20
Mitchell Johnson leads ICC Cricketer of Year nominations
Australia's Mitchell Johnson leads the nominations for the 2014 ICC awards, while England's Gary Ballance and Ben Stokes are shortlisted for the Emerging Cricketer prize.
Nov 5, 10:10
What we learned in the 2014 season
Sports Mole looks back on the lessons learned from the 2014 season in England.
Oct 3, 11:50
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, 13:00
Six players offered ECB central contracts for first time
Moeen Ali is one of six cricketers who have been given central contracts by the ECB for the first time.
Sep 11, 15:44
Joe Root to captain Yorkshire
England's Joe Root will replace suspended skipper Andrew Gale for Yorkshire's match against Nottinghamshire.
Sep 8, 14:42
India thrash England to clinch one-day international series
India hammer England by nine wickets at Edgbaston to clinch the ODI series between the teams.
Sep 2, 16:41
England struggling against India
England set India a modest target of 207 to win the fourth ODI between the teams in Birmingham.
Sep 2, 13:41
Gary Ballance: "We've still got a great chance"
Gary Ballance backs Yorkshire to end their wait for a Roses Championship victory.
Aug 30, 15:34
England's Joe Root moves up Test rankings
England's Joe Root moves up the Test batsmen rankings to ninth following his performances against India.
Aug 19, 14:39
Gary Ballance praises "quality" Joe Root performance
Gary Ballance describes Joe Root as being a "quality player" following his performance for England in today's fifth Test meeting with India at The Oval.
Aug 16, 20:59
Joe Root piles on runs for England
Joe Root will resume eight runs short of a century at The Oval tomorrow after leading England to 385-7 on day two of the fifth Test against India.
Aug 16, 18:40
England lead India by 98 at The Oval
England extend their lead to 98 runs at tea on day two of the fifth Test against India at The Oval.
Aug 16, 16:13
Alastair Cook reaches half-century before lunch
England captain Alastair Cook completes his half-century as England reach 148-1 at lunch on day two of the fifth Test against India.
Aug 16, 13:08
England lose three wickets in reply to India's 152 in fourth Test
England close on 113-3 following the loss of Sam Robson, Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance following a dominant performance in the field to leave India all out on 152.
Aug 7, 19:02
England tighten grip on third Test against India
England open up a 319-run lead over India at lunch on day four of the third Test against India in Southampton.
Jul 30, 13:06
England dominate against India on day two of third Test
A knock of 167 from Ian Bell helps England dominate on day two of the third Test against India at the Ageas Bowl.
Jul 28, 18:35
England pile on the runs against India at lunch on day two
Gary Ballance and Ian Bell help England to make 358-3 at lunch on day two of the third Test against India at the Ageas Bowl.
Jul 28, 13:06
England enjoy strong opening day of third Test against India
Big scores from Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance put England on 247-2 at the close of play on day one of the third Test against India at the Ageas Bowl.
Jul 27, 18:26
Alastair Cook, Gary Ballance push England on against India
Alastair Cook and Gary Ballance form a solid partnership to help England get to 186-1 at tea on day one of the third Test against India at the Ageas Bowl.
Jul 27, 15:44
England lose a wicket at lunch against India
Captain Alastair Cook makes 48 not out as England reach 78-1 at lunch on day one of the third Test against India at the Ageas Bowl.
Jul 27, 13:05
England need 214 on day five to win second Test against India
England need to score 214 runs on day five to win the second Test against India, who will clinch victory themselves by taking six wickets.
Jul 20, 19:22
England lose Sam Robson before tea
Sam Robson loses his wicket as England head into the tea break against India on 18-1, trailing by 300 runs.
Jul 20, 15:54
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