London, Jan 12 (ANI): England cricketer Tim Bresnan is eyeing a deal to play in the Indian Premier League. Bresnan is one of nine Englishmen vying for a place in the lucrative IPL, having been nominated for a place in the player auction on January 19. “I’ve had an interesting couple of weeks since I got back from South Africa. I wasn’t even thinking about the IPL...

Durban, Dec. 26 (ANI): England off-spinner Graham Swann has said that the past 12 months have been a dream. “In my first year of Test cricket, I””ve taken 53 wickets and averaged 36 with the bat. And I have an Ashes winner”’’s medal. I wouldn””t swap it for the world,” he says in a column for The Sun. “The weird thing about...

Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 26 (ANI): Captain Andrew Strauss has warned England’’s players to focus on today’’s crucial Second Test against South Africa here, and not to over-indulge in the Christmas spirit. England’’s party has grown to more than 60, with players, management, wives, girlfriends and children. The team practised yesterday...

Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 25 (ANI): England’s best bat Kevin Pietersen is getting back to his best form and there are signs that he could deliver something special at his former home ground—Kingsmead in Durban. The South Africa-born batsman has sought to re-establish himself in international cricket after four months out because of Achilles surgery. Asked about the...

Lahore, Dec.25 (ANI): Pakistan and England are likely to play each other in two T20 internationals in Dubai. The matches would be held at the Dubai Sport City Stadium just ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup. “Discussions are progressing between both cricket boards and the series of two twenty20 international matches to be scheduled after Pakistan’s Australia tour,” a...

Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 25 (ANI): Captain Andrew Strauss is hoping England will have a psychological edge from Centurion when their Test series against South Africa resumes on Boxing Day. England clung on desperately to withstand everything their hosts could throw at them in the first Test – and despite losing five wickets for 13 runs on the final evening, they...

Cape Town (S. Africa), Dec. 16 (ANI): The review umpire at Centurion is one of the least experienced on the Test circuit, India’s Amiesh Saheba, who has stood in only two Tests and been TV umpire six times – but never in a match where the review system was being used. Saheba’’s presence is likely to make the captains of England and South Africa- Andrwew...

Cape Town, Dec.16 (ANI): England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has urged his team mates to forget their Ashes success and concentrate on winning the series against South Africa here. According to former England fast bowler Derek Pringle, Strauss’s “instructions are to return his side to the cricket they played against Australia, but to ditch the nostalgia that often...

Cape Town (S. Africa), Dec.16 (ANI): Off-spinner Graeme Swann is confident that England can win the cricket series and the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, given the talent and skill at its disposal. “If England can win the Test series against South Africa, there is no reason why our footballers can”t go on and win next year’’s World Cup here. I love...

Cape Town, Dec 15(ANI): South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has said that England’’s bowling attack lacks the sting without fast bowler Steve Harmison. Harmison, who has taken 226 wickets in 63 Tests, is not part of England’’s team and Smith reckons that none of the bowlers in the team are capable of producing his pace and bounce. “They have picked...