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James Anderson equals Sir Ian Botham's record as England take three wickets
James Anderson equals Sir Ian Botham's Test record of 383 wickets as England need five wickets after lunch to win the first Test against the West Indies.Apr 17, 16:03
Gary Ballance century sets up victory push against West Indies in Antigua
A Gary Ballance century and a sensational Chris Jordan catch help set up England's victory push in the first Test against West Indies in Antigua.Apr 16, 22:06
England churn out runs to stretch lead to 328 against West Indies at lunch
England stretch their lead over the West Indies to 328 runs, with just Joe Root falling in the morning session of day four of the first Test in Antigua.Apr 16, 16:04
England open up 220-run lead
England recover from 20-2 to reach 116-3 at the close of play on day three of the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua.Apr 15, 21:34
West Indies bowled out for 295
England dismiss the West Indies for 295 ahead of tea on day three of their first Test, giving the tourists a first-innings lead of 104 runs.Apr 15, 18:32
Dickie Bird left "disappointed" as England pick two of six Yorkshire players
England should have sent Adil Rashid, Adam Lyth, Jonny Bairstow and Liam Plunkett back to Yorkshire, says president Dickie Bird.Apr 14, 03:09
Ian Bell "put things right" with century against the West Indies
A determined Ian Bell feel that he "put things right" after he scored 143 against the West Indies in Antigua, six years after being dropped by England at the venue.Apr 14, 01:36
Ian Bell scores 143 as England impress on day one against West Indies
England score 341-5 in the first day of the first Test against West Indies, with Ian Bell scoring 143. Apr 13, 23:14
Jason Gillespie: 'Joe Root ready to captain England'
Jason Gillespie says that Joe Root would "do a good job" as England captain, even if he were to be given the role now.Apr 1, 14:18
In profile: Australia's Ashes squad
Sports Mole takes a closer look at the 17 Australian players that will be hoping to retain The Ashes in England this summer.Apr 1, 10:29
Sports Mole's England XI for West Indies tour
Sports Mole picks the 11 players that we believe should take the field for England in the first Test against the West Indies in April.Mar 22, 11:53
England selector James Whittaker: 'Kevin Pietersen isn't part of our plans'
National selector James Whitaker reiterates that Kevin Pietersen is not part of England's plans going forward despite the batsman angling for an international return.Mar 18, 15:35
Alastair Cook: 'England confidence has been shattered'
England Test captain Alastair Cook admits that he must "rebuild" the team's shattered confidence following their failures in recent months.Mar 18, 15:02
England's top Cricket World Cup performers
Sports Mole looks back at some of England's top individual performers at the Cricket World Cup following the team's exit.Mar 13, 13:57
England out of Cricket World Cup after 15-run defeat to Bangladesh
England are knocked out of the Cricket World Cup in the group stages after losing by 15 runs to Bangladesh in Adelaide.Mar 9, 11:44
England face test to win as Mahmudullah century pushes Bangladesh to 275-7
England have a task ahead of them as Bangladesh recover from two early wickets to post 275-7 in their World Cup Pool A clash in Adelaide.Mar 9, 07:16
Michael Vaughan labels England 'boring and predictable'
England are too predictable at one-day cricket, according to ex-player Michael Vaughan.Mar 3, 04:22
Joe Root: 'England bowlers must improve'
Batsman Joe Root says that England's bowlers "leaked too many boundaries" in their nine-wicket Cricket World Cup defeat to Sri Lanka on Sunday.Mar 3, 01:45
Kevin Pietersen determined to 'work out' England return
Kevin Pietersen says that he will try to 'work out' a return to the England fold after being handed a lifeline by new ECB chairman Colin Graves.Mar 2, 08:37
Joe Root: 'Talk of Kevin Pietersen England return is irrelevant to us'
Joe Root says that talk of Kevin Pietersen's possible England return is "completely irrelevant" as the team are focused on their World Cup campaign.Mar 2, 07:27
Joe Root: England "hurting" following defeat to Sri Lanka
England batsman Joe Root admits that the team is "hurting" following their nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at the World Cup.Mar 1, 09:28
Eoin Morgan: England "punished" for poor bowling display against Sri Lanka
Eoin Morgan praises the "great performance" of Joe Root in England's comprehensive defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka, before criticising his side's bowling display.Mar 1, 08:24
Sri Lanka cruise to nine-wicket win over England in World Cup clash
Sri Lanka cruise to a thumping nine-wicket victory over England in their World Cup clash they chase down 310 with 16 balls to spare in Wellington.Mar 1, 05:34
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
England secure comfortable 119-run win over Scotland
A century from Moeen Ali helps England to a routine 119-run win over Scotland in Pool A.Feb 23, 05:15
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
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
Cricket World Cup hat-tricks
Following the exploits of Steven Finn, Sports Mole looks back on the eight hat-tricks that have been taken at the Cricket World Cup.Feb 15, 10:56
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
Joe Root: 'England ready for World Cup'
Joe Root insists that England are ready for the World Cup and cannot wait to take on the challenge of co-hosts Australia in their opening game in Melbourne.Feb 11, 16:56
Joe Root: 'Eoin Morgan will turn it on at World Cup'
Joe Root is convinced that run-shy England captain Eoin Morgan will rediscover his form under the pressure of the World Cup following a poor run of scores.Feb 11, 16:36
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
England beaten heavily by Australia in ODI final
Australia comfortably beat England by 112 runs in the final of the Tri-series in Perth.Feb 1, 10:30
England beat India by three wickets to reach Tri-Series final
England beat India by three wickets to set up a Tri-Series final against Australia on Sunday. Jan 30, 10:58
Australia beat England in tense finish to Tri-Series clash
An unbeaten century from Steven Smith guides Australia to a three-wicket victory over England in their Tri-Series encounter in Hobart.Jan 23, 11:14
Inspired Ian Bell helps England get off to a flyer against Australia
Australia have been set a target of 304 in their Tri-series meeting against England at Bellerive Oval following an impressive display from Ian Bell.Jan 23, 07:35
England's Joe Root has no fears sledging could turn into on-field violence
England batsman Joe Root dismisses concerns that sledging could turn into on-field violence following a recent incident involving Australia's David Warner.Jan 19, 08:14
Eoin Morgan hits century to rescue faltering England
England recover from a terrible start against Australia in the pre-World Cup ODI in Sydney to set the hosts a target of 235 runs.Jan 16, 07:30
Stuart Broad hypes "powerful" England batting lineup
Stuart Broad insists that England's current ODI batting lineup is the most powerful that he has ever played with after it amasses over 750 runs in its last two innings.Jan 14, 17:12
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