Bangladesh secured their first ever victory over England, winning by five runs in Bristol to level the three-match one-day series at 1-1. An extraordinary contest was settled when England, needing 237 to win, were bowled out as Jonathan Trott fell for 94 off the third ball of the last over. Ian Bell was at the [...]
Tags: Bangladesh, England, Odi
Argentina forward Lionel Messi believes England are among the leading contenders to win the World Cup in South Africa this summer. Spain and Brazil are the most fancied sides to lift the trophy but the Barcelona star believes England should be considered as one of the favourites. “I think that right now, the strongest sides [...]
Tags: England, Fifa 2010, Lionel Messi, Soccer
South Africa born batsmen Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen starred as England won their first major title in a seven-wicket victory over Australia in Sunday’s ICC World Twenty20 final. England, chasing 148 to win, after reducing a previously unbeaten Australian side at this tournament to eight for three, saw Kieswetter (63) and Pietersen (47) put [...]
A quickfire half-century from Kevin Pietersen put England on track for a semi-final berth with a convincing victory against South Africa in the World Twenty20. Pietersen’s high-class 53 was at the heart of England’s 168 against the land of his birth at the Kensington Oval. The star batsman, named man-of-the-match for the second time in [...]
Tags: Cricket, England, ICC, KP, South Africa, Twenty20, West Indies
South Africa put on a fine bowling performance on day 4 of the final test against England in Johannesburg to draw the series 1-1 winning by an innings and 73 runs thus retaining the Basil D’Oliveira Trophy from the 2008 series win. At long last South Africa’s bowlers showed their potential by demolishing the English [...]
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