Andrew Strauss
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Strauss, Collingwood comfortable with Pak players out of tour party!
Cricket News on Zee News &bull YesterdayAndrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood and the rest of the squad were desperate to see that the tainted trio did not play for the rest of the tour. Full Story »
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Pundits pick their Ashes squad
Cricket News on BBC Sport &bull Yesterday
However, it is not too long before England's selectors gather to select 16 names to take to Australia this winter, and to prompt some debate I asked Test Match Special pundits Jonathan Agnew, Alec Stewart and Phil Tufnell to name their squads. Jonathan Agnew and Alec Stewart have found common ground. They both select the XI at Lord's - Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook,… Full Story »
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'Strauss will be happy at exclusion of Pak trio from ODI series'
Cricket News on rediff &bull Yesterday
England Players' Union chief Angus Porter has revealed that captain Andrew Strauss, Twenty20 skipper Paul Collingwood and the rest of the squad were desperate to see that the three Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Muhammad Amir did not… Full Story »
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Spot fixing case: Strauss, Collingwood comfortable with Pak players out of tour party
vCricket &bull Yesterday
London, Sep.3 : England Players'' Union chief Angus Porter has revealed that captain Andrew Strauss, Twenty20 skipper Paul Collingwood and the rest of the squad were desperate to see that the three Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad… Full Story »
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Shane Warne denies facelift - Worldnews.com
article.wn.com via @smits282 &bull YesterdaySHANE Warne has denied having plastic surgery after a week of rumours and innuendo about his appearance. The famous cricketer was finally forced to use his Twitter account to set the record... One of the greatest spinners that have ever graced the international scene. The great man bowling the greatest ball of the century to take Mike Gatting's wicket. He also allegedly slept with Gatting's girlfriend after the game - though I possibly made that up. The great man bowling the greatest ball of the century to take Mike Gatting's wicket. He also allegedly slept with Gatting's girlfriend after the… Full Story »
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Pakistan cricket trio dropped
Cricket News on Big News Network &bull Sep 2, 2010
TOUGH TIMES: Pakistani pacemen Mohammed Amir (centre) and Mohammed Asif (second from right) arrive at the Pakistan High Commission in London on Thursday. These two, as well as Test captain Salman Butt, will not figure in the side's twenty20 and… Full Story »
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Safe Strauss starts to plot Ashes attack
Cricket News on Congoo &bull Sep 2, 2010
While the rest of cricket negotiates its way through the latest bout of alleged betting scams and match fixing, England have more pressing matters on their mind. Since regaining the urn just over a year ago, skipper Andrew Strauss has… Full Story »
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Dig News Kevin Pietersen apologises for Twitter outburst Todleho : A Friendly Place, come aboard for friendship
www.todleho.com via @lifehacker1010 &bull Sep 1, 2010Pietersen will not figure for England as they play two Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan on Sunday and Tuesday before five 50-over internationals between 10-22 September. Instead, he will play county cricket for Surrey after being loaned out by Hampshire, with the England selectors… Full Story »
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Operation: Save KP
Cricket News on BBC Sport &bull Sep 1, 2010
It was a bravura innings from the former England batsman - a century smashed off just 68 deliveries, the ball clattered to all well-rounded corners of The Oval, the crowd rapturous in their applause. This probably wasn't quite how KP envisaged the summer panning out: dismissed for a duck in his last Test innings after an awful series, dropped from the England one-day squad, and then back in the hutch for a mere meandering 38 as his first match for Surrey ended in heavy defeat. Pietersen loves this particular patch of south London. It was here that he hit that… Full Story »
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Kieswetter to play as batsman only as England name squads
Dawn.com Cricket News &bull Sep 1, 2010
TAUNTON : England World Twenty20 winning wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter is set to play as a batsman only in the upcoming two T20s against Pakistan, it was announced on Tuesday. Kieswetter was one of the stars in England's World Twenty20 winning… Full Story »
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KP omitted for whole Pakistan series
Cric Buzz &bull Sep 1, 2010
Kevin Pietersen has been struggling for poor form this season.[ AFP] The selectors named England's squads for the forthcoming International Twenty20 fixtures and the ODI series against Pakistan. Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from both and will play the remainder of the… Full Story »
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Pietersen dropped for ODI, T20 Vs Pak
That's Cricket on One India &bull Sep 1, 2010
England middle order batsman Kevin Pietersen has been dropped from England's limited-overs squads to face Pakistan, and will now play for Surrey for the rest of the season. This is the first time in Pietersen's career that he has been dropped by England selectors. The England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) confirmed the decision late on Tuesday afternoon - although Pietersen himself had… Full Story »
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Shock as England drop Pietersen
www.espnstar.com via @dj_shaily &bull Sep 1, 2010The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed the decision late on Tuesday afternoon - although Pietersen himself had inadvertently done so several hours earlier, via his Twitter feed. Pietersen, whose current county Hampshire have been unwilling to pick him when available between international fixtures since he announced in mid-season he would be leaving them, has struggled for runs in all forms of cricket since returning from England's… Full Story »
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Pakistan match-fixing scandal: sinister, extraordinary and heartbreaking
Cricket News on Guardian UK &bull Aug 31, 2010
We thought that this summer would belong to Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, but for what they would do with the ball Where were you? Cricket's latest JFK moment occurred at around 10pm on Saturday, when the News of the World broke the story of the year. The Spin tends to deal in shocking Saturday nights but this put a new spin on an old theme. For the next hour all we could do was softly shake our head and mumble "not the kid, please not the kid". The subsequent 48 hours have been extraordinary, including one of the most… Full Story »
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Big names have their say on spot-fixing saga
Cricket 365 &bull Aug 31, 2010
England captain Andrew Strauss: "We don't know if it's true or not but it's not good that the game of the cricket is overshadowed in this way. With these sort of allegations you start questioning stuff that you shouldn't be questioning. We all want to know when we achieve something special that it has been done in the right circumstances." Strauss again: "If someone… Full Story »
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Ban them! Andrew Strauss calls for fixers to be kicked out of cricket for life
Extra Cover Cricket &bull Aug 30, 2010Andrew Strauss called for life bans for anyone found guilty of match-fixing as England's victory over Pakistan was tainted by one of sport's biggest scandals. Ban them! Andrew Strauss calls for fixers to be kicked out ... Full Story »
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Cricket series' fate hangs in balance
Cricket News on Big News Network &bull Aug 30, 2010
IN TROUBLE:Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt boards a bus at the team's hotel in London on Monday. Butt and three members of his team are allegedly involved in a spot-fixing scandal. LONDON: The fate of the rest of the Pakistan-England… Full Story »
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FACTBOX-Criket-Reaction to Pakistan's spot-fixing allegations
Cricket News on Reuters &bull Aug 30, 2010
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Pakistan cricket has come under the spotlight after a newspaper report alleging players had been bribed to bowl pre-determined no-balls in the fourth test against England. British police have confiscated the mobile phones of test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif as part of the… Full Story »
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Mohammad Aamer's dropped catch off Ricky Ponting in Hobart Test under investigation
www.couriermail.com.au via @CricketBooks &bull Aug 30, 2010THE madcap moment when Australian skipper Ricky Ponting had his career saved by a Pakistan blunder will be investigated by cricket's corruption police to examine whether it was part of a betting fix. As cricket's corruption scandal deepened, with more than 80 international matches to be investigated, tainted young… Full Story »
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Pakistan face calls for life bans
Cricket News on BBC Sport &bull Aug 30, 2010
Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan has led calls for swift action to be taken against any Pakistan cricketer found to have deliberately under-performed. Bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, captain Salman Butt and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal have been questioned by… Full Story »
