Cricket News

New Zealand batsmen Peter Fulton and Michael Papps have been included in the Canterbury squads for the two back-to-back 50-over practice games against England on February 2 and 3

Ravi Bopara is treating the one-day leg of the New Zealand tour as a chance to rebuild his Test credentials after a chastening experience in Sri Lanka

New Zealand have drafted in the uncapped Jesse Ryder and Tim Southee and recalled Paul Hitchcock for the forthcoming Twenty20 and one-day series against England

Paul Collingwood is wary of underestimating New Zealand despite the absence of Shane Bond, whose contract was terminated for signing with the Indian Cricket League

England have not gone soft, says their one-day captain, Paul Collingwood

England depart on Saturday for their two month tour of New Zealand with their coach, Peter Moores, under pressure to reverse a recent run of poor results in Tests which has brought consecutive defeats against India and Sri Lanka

The former England offspinner, Geoff Miller, has today been named in the newly created post of National Selector

Chris Martin has hit back at suggestions by Andrew Strauss that the New Zealand attack should pose few problems for England in the upcoming Test series

Andrew Strauss, the England opener, made 39 on his debut for Northern Districts in New Zealand's State Shield competition on Sunday, but his breezy innings couldn't prevent his side sliding to another defeat

The England selectors named two 16-man squads for the forthcoming ODI and Test series in New Zealand and a 13-man England Lions squad to tour India

New Zealand coach John Bracewell has the support of cricket chief Justin Vaughan to keep his job despite poor results

Daniel Vettori, having watched his line-up capitulate once too often, has called for a convincing series win over Bangladesh

Full coverage of Muttiah Muralitharan breaking Shane Warne's record for most wickets in Tests

The venue for New Zealand's Twenty20s against England will be switched, the New Zealand board has announced

Andrew Flintoff's chances of taking part in England's Test series against Sri Lanka in December seem to be receding after his latest consultation with an ankle specialist in Holland

David Graveney will accompany England on tour for the first time in his decade as chairman of selectors

Michael Vaughan believes that Marcus Trescothick's decision not to take part in September's Twenty20 World Championship - or the tours of Sri Lanka and New Zealand which follow - could yet help save his international career

After announcing his withdrawal from England's squad for the Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa this September, Marcus Trescothick has admitted his future at the highest level is in doubt

Marcus Trescothick has declared himself unavailable for September's Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa as well as England's winter tours of Sri Lanka and New Zealand