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Oooh-ee. England continued their rampant meander through this World Cup by accidentally beating Bangladesh in their latest Super 8 clash. England appeared to have taken heed of the must-win status, when the bowlers did a good job in bowling the ‘deshi’s out for 143. Sajid Mahmood generated some good pace and did a good job in roughing up the inexperienced-against-bouncy-bowling batsmen, and at the other end, Andersen and Flintoff backed him up. Monty also finally looked in form, taking a useful 3fer towards the end of the innings. It wasn’t a totally convincing performance – they were 70 odd for …read more

Well one of the big questions was answered yesterday as England managed to scrape a win out of its contest with New Zealand, albeit only just. Neither side played with much conviction, as New Zealand posted a miserable 205 off their 50 overs, and England miserably managed to score the required runs, with just one ball left. There were some plus points to come out of this – Jimmy Anderson found some form with the ball with another 4fer, Flintoff showed some evidence of why he was once the most revered man in cricket with a match-winning 75 off 72 …read more

The last opportunity for England players to stake their claim on a spot in the Ashes squad gets under way today, with the 4th Test between Pakistan and England at The Oval. It’s a “dead rubber” match – England have already won the series – so all that’s up for grabs is inflicting a humiliating 3-0 whitewash on Pakistan, or Pakistan claiming a lot less embarassing 2-1. I’d love to see England win this one, as ultimately the more confidence we have leading in to the Ashes the better. Though a 2-0 or 2-1 series result would probably be a …read more

England win the 3rd Test at Headingley – but was it “all that” ?