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Vettori set for NZ Test return in England

London New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori could return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury.

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Broad bowls England to big win over Kiwis

England thrashes New Zealand by 170 runs to win the first Test at Lord's with more than a day to spare.

Anderson takes 300th wicket after England falls cheaply

London James Anderson becomes fourth Englishman to reach 300 wickets after England bowled out for 232.

Anderson bowls England back into first Test

James Anderson took his 300th Test wicket and then ended a bold counter-attack by New Zealand's Ross Taylor as England fought back in the first Test at Lord's.

Southee treble rocks England in first Test

Julian Guyer Tim Southee bowled New Zealand back into contention in the first Test against England with a dramatic burst late on the third day at Lord's on Saturday.

Boult double rocks England in first Test

New Zealand took charge of the first Test at Lord's on Thursday, reducing England to 160 for four when rain forced an early close to the opening day.

Clarke stands up for besieged Warner

Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled batsman David Warner, saying the opener can still captain Australia despite his recent Twitter spat.

No muzzle on Clarke's men for Ashes

Chloe Saltau, Chris Barrett There is no danger Australia will follow England's lead and ban players from talking about the Ashes, after James Pattinson revealed the bowlers' plan to ''open up'' England by targeting their...

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Clarke happy to talk up Ashes

Chloe Saltau and Chris Barrett There is absolutely no danger that Australia will follow England's lead and ban its players from talking about the Ashes.

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Khawaja to turn over a new leaf in Ashes series

Chris Barrett Usman Khawaja says he is misunderstood by some in the Cricket Australia hierarchy, admitting that a casual exterior was often mistaken for a bad attitude by those that 'don't really know me well...

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Perfect Ashes opener, but Robson's happy playing in England

Chloe Saltau Sam Robson's boyhood hero was Michael Slater, who played grade cricket in Sydney with his father, Jim, and made an exhilarating entrance to Test cricket on the Ashes tour 20 years ago.

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England in a tizz over Cowan

Steve James, London No plan to keep Australian opener from facing England bowlers.

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Tremlett returns to England cricket squad

London Surrey fast bowler Chris Tremlett has been named in England's 30-man squad for the mid-year international season.

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Let's just shut our eyes and think of England

Greg Baum If we shut our eyes, put our fingers in our ears, and hum loudly to ourselves, the India series eventually will go away. Immediately, there is no other viable tactic.

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Cook backs Compton as England Test opener

Dunedin England cricket captain Alastair Cook says Nick Compton's "intense" approach to batting at the top of the order is worth persevering with.

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England spinner Swann to get elbow surgery

Dunedin England spin bowler Graeme Swann is quitting England's tour of New Zealand to undergo elbow surgery with plans to be fit in time to face Australia in the Ashes in July-August.

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'Can we play the Ashes now?': England laughs at Australia's Test horror

Steve Larkin What do you call a great Australian cricketer? Retired. With that gibe, former England skipper Michael Vaughan opened the battering.

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NZ have reckless England on the ropes

Inept English batting and a rare New Zealand century opening stand has the hosts in full control after the second day of the first Test in Dunedin.

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Rain stalls New Zealand's attempts to finish off England

Rain dampened New Zealand’s bid for victory in the first cricket Test against England as most of the final session was wiped out on the third day in Dunedin.