Andy Flower has sought to reassure that there was nothing underhand in England's decision to send on a 12th man in the closing stages at Cardiff.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to the England women's team following an unprecedented five months of success on the international stage.

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is doubtful for the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's starting on Thursday after suffering pain in his right knee during the drawn first Test in Cardiff.

Not even the guardians of the Ashes at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) museum are exactly certain what is in the urn given to England cricket captain Ivo Bligh by his future wife while on a playing tour of Australia

Debutant Fawad Alam hit a maiden Test century as Pakistan battled back against Sri Lanka on the second day of the second Test on Monday.

The 2011 World Cup, to be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will be officially launched in Mumbai on July 14, 2009 with the bigwigs of the International Cricket Council in attendance.

After enacting one of the great escapes in Test cricket in Cardiff, Monty Panesar said he had been working on his batting which paid off but did not bat like Indian swashbuckler Yuvraj Singh in England's drawn Ashes opener.

An intriguing five days of Ashes cricket prompted foxsports.com.au users to ask: What do Australia and England take away from the drawn first Test at Cardiff?

English cricket fans the world over will be crowing for some time about the Welsh remake of The Great Escape. But the British media remains less than impressed.

England look set to escape sanction for their time-wasting tactics in the drawn first Test despite a clear breach of the International Cricket Council's code of conduct.

Mahmudullah completed a memorable debut Test, when he cruelly exposed West Indies' frailty to spin, and bowled Bangladesh to a historic 95-run victory in the opening Test.

Debutant Fawad Alam scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan produced a remarkable turnaround to claw their way back in the second Test against Sri Lanka.

Australia's first Test century makers have been rewarded with a journey up the ICC player rankings, with three moving to their highest ever positions.

Cricket is a funny game. There are few sports in the world in which one team can dominate yet still not win the match. Scott Heinrich analyses the result of the first Ashes Test.

Nathan Hauritz has expressed his frustration over the constant criticism of his bowling after almost leading Australia to victory in the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff.

Australia have been handed a major boost in the lead-up to this week's second Ashes Test at Lord's with Andrew Flintoff in serious doubt for the clash starting on Thursday.