Pietersen lacks maturity to become great cricketer: Tufnell

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 16:50

England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who is under fire for sloppy dismissals duirng the Ashes series, can never be a great cricketer because of his poor short selection, according to former spinner Phil Tufnell.

Will Oz selectors drop George Bailey to fix batting woes for Proteas tour?

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 09:13

Australian selectors may consider altering the batting order and dropping George Bailey in order to fix team`s batting woes before taking on World No.1 Test team South Africa for the three-Test tour, starting February 12.

Post 5-0 humiliation, can England afford to lose Kevin Pietersen?

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 08:50

Considered to be one of the most stylish batsmen across the world, Kevin Pietersen couldn`t do much with the bat in the recently concluded Test series against Australia, where the hosts reclaimed the Ashes 5-0.

Ryan Harris delays knee surgery until South African tour

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:31

Ashes hero Ryan Harris said on Tuesday he will put off knee surgery until after Australia`s three-Test tour to South Africa next month to play against the top-ranked Proteas.

Geoffrey Boycott hits out at England for playing like `one-day clowns` in Ashes

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:56

Hitting out at England after they had been thrashed 5-0 by arch-rivals Australia, former opener Geoffrey Boycott has accused the team of batting like "one-day clowns".

Michael Clarke and James Anderson make truce

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:54

Australian skipper Michael Clarke and England pacer James Anderson made truce after both teams came together for three hours in the dressing room at the Sydney Cricket Ground after the conclusion of the fifth and final Ashes Test, which the Australians won.

Watson felt vindicated for standing against degenerative state of Oz team culture

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:50

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has said that he felt `personally vindicated` for making a stand against the degenerative state of the Australian dressing room last year.

English media `irked` at `Warner sleeping with Ashes urn` pics

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:43

Explosive Australian opener David Warner has reportedly created an angry stir among the English media following the surfacing of photographs which showed him sleeping with the urn in the aftermath of his team`s 5-0 Ashes whitewash.

Proteas ripe for the picking says David Warner

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:30

Australia plan to use the same intimidatory tactics that unravelled England in next month`s tour of South Africa, opening batsman David Warner said on Tuesday.

Langer says crucial for Oz bowling attack to stay healthy

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:26

Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer, who is the coach of domestic side Western Australia (WA), has said that it is crucial for the Ashes winners` bowling attack to stay healthy if they want to regain their No.1 Test mantle.

The Ashes: How England scripted their own doom

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:17

Little did the cricketing world know that the England cricket team high on confidence after retaining the Ashes in their backyard would see this day in history.