Players may have `answered call of nature`: Graeme Swann

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 09:17

England spin bowler Graeme Swann on Tuesday confessed that some of his teammates may have urinated on the Oval pitch during late night celebrations toasting their Ashes victory.

Ashes 2013: Darren Lehmann tells Aussie batsmen careers are at stake

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 18:02

Australia coach Darren Lehmann on Tuesday warned his batsmen that their Test careers were in jeopardy after a stunning collapse saw England to a third straight Ashes series win.

4th Ashes Test, Day 3: Another Bell century puts England on top

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 10:30

Ian Bell`s third hundred of this Ashes series rescued England from another top-order collapse and left them well-placed at stumps on Sunday`s third day of the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street.

Swann backs `sore back` Cook to counter Clarke`s `gauntlet` at Old Trafford

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 10:09

England bowler Graeme Swann has backed his team`s batsmen `100 percent`, and said that he is confident that captain Alastair Cook will be `as right as rain` to carry on after a good rest following his two-and-a-half hours batting with a sore back.

3rd Ashes Test, Day 1: Clarke puts Australia on top with stupendous ton

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 23:58

Centurion Michael Clarke played a true captain`s innings as Australia shrugged off another umpiring controversy to produce an Ashes fightback and rack up 303 for three on the first day of the third test on Thursday.

Ashes 2013, 3rd Test: Players to watch out for

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 15:03

While Alastair Cook will look forward to sealing the series with a third consecutive victory, Michael Clarke will try and lift up the morale of his teammates with a win.

Truth of Verity`s death puts Ashes in their place

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 09:43

There has already been talk of "campaigns" and "battles" during the ongoing Ashes series.

England and Swann bid to retain Ashes in style

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 09:26

England will look to leave Australia in a spin and retain the Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead at Old Trafford from Thursday with team selection seen as key on the famously dusty track.

Graeme Swann all set to surpass Derek Underwood, says Darren Gough

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 09:02

Former Test paceman Darren Gough believes Graeme Swann could one day be regarded as England`s finest spinner.

2nd Ashes Test, Day 2: England lead by 264 runs after Swann`s five-for

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 09:43

Graeme Swann`s fifer put hosts England on top as they bowled out Australia for 128 and took a 264-run lead on day two of the second Test at Lord`s here Friday.

`Embarrassed` Swann dubs Rogers full toss at Lord`s as ` worst piece of cricket`

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 09:38

England bowler Graeme Swann has dubbed a wicket-taking full toss to Australian batsman Chris Rogers during the second day of the second Ashes Test at Lord`s on Friday as the `worst piece of cricket` in Test history, although it helped the off-spinner to his best Ashes figures overnight.

2nd Ashes Test, Day 2: Swann`s five-for puts England in command

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 00:06

Graeme Swann`s fifer put hosts England on top as they bowled out Australia for 128 and took a 264-run lead on day two of the second Test at Lord`s here Friday.