Insurer takes on England cricket team sponsorship

2010-11-02T15:44:55Z

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Pietersen set to play in South Africa

2010-09-08T15:40:42Z

England batsman Kevin Pietersen could play for South African franchise kwaZulu-Natal Dolphins next month as he seeks a return to form ahead of the Ashes series this year.

Reports here said the struggling South Africa-born star, who began his first class career with the

Counties at risk over Test costs says Lancs chief

2010-07-28T11:53:24Z

Lancashire's chief executive warned that counties faced bankruptcy unless the cost of staging Tests in England was reduced as the Old Trafford club announced annual losses of 546,000 pounds (799,000 dollars).

Jim Cumbes believes the Lancashire's chief executive warned that counties faced bankruptcy unless the cost of staging Tests in England was reduced as the Old Trafford club announced annual losses of 546,000 pounds (799,000 dollars).

Jim Cumbes believes the England and Wales Cricket Board have been told to take a closer look at potential international venues before deciding where to play matches following an investigation into the Twenty20 fiasco against Australia at Old Trafford earlier this month.

The decision to abandon the match w...

Flintoff gets new England deal

2010-07-28T11:50:08Z

Injured all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was awarded an incremental contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the next 12 months here on Friday.

Flintoff, 31, who is recovering from knee surgery, did not qualify for a full central contract as he retired from Test cricket after the end...

ECB axe domestic 50-over action

2010-07-28T11:50:14Z

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will abandon their domestic 50-over competition from 2010 as the Twenty20 format continues its rise in popularity.

In 2010 English counties will compete in the four-day Championship, a new-look Twenty20 competition and also a 40-over event to be played mainly on Sundays, with the 50-over Kevin Pietersen will miss the remaining three Ashes Tests against Australia after undergoing surgery on his Achilles tendon, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday.

Kevin Pietersen will miss the remaining three Ashes Tests against Australia after undergoing surgery on his Achilles tendon, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday.

Andrew Flintoff will retire from Test cricket at the end of the ongoing Ashes series against Australia, the injury-prone England all-rounder announced here on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old, who has so far played 75 Tests for his coun...

Tempting fate

2010-07-28T11:52:22Z