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SWANN: Man of the match in the first Test

Swann finally wraps up England victory

Tourists clinch 181-run victory against Bangladesh.

SIDDIQUE: Holds England up

Bangladesh hold up England

First Test goes into final day due to dogged resistance from Tigers.

ENGLAND: Celebrating another wicket for Swann

England tame Tigers to stay on course

Cook springs a surprise but England strong favourites for first Test.

Paul Collingwood celebrates his 100

England's Colly won't wobble

Star says Bangladesh are no mugs — despite first Test ton in year

COLLINGWOOD: Accepts Bell's congratulations

Collingwood hits ton as England dominate

Bangladesh in real danger of hammering after England declare.

COOK: Captain springs a surprise but England are in control

Captain Cook excels as England start well

Skipper leads battering of Bangladesh bowlers on opening day.

Michael Carberry (left) and Shane Warne (right) at Hampshire

Carberry: Warne saved my career

England new boy spurred on by Aussie legend Shane

Craig Kieswetter

Craig Kieswetter Cooks up a storm

South African-born wicketkeeper a revelation for England

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt

Pakistan match-fix probe

Players investigated after tour of Australia says chairman Ijaz Butt

TENDULKAR: Record-breaking score

Tendulkar rewrites record books again

Indian becomes first man to score ODI double century.

Kevin Pietersen

Paul Collingwood's
men out on Razz

England are KO'd by Abdul as Pakistan level series

SMILES: Morgan and Pietersen after steering England to victory

Morgan and Pietersen see England home

Seven-wicket win is secured against Pakistan in Dubai.

Alastair Cook gets tough on tour

New England skipper is ready to make those difficult calls

Andrew Strauss with Alastair Cook

Warning for Andrew Strauss

Stepping aside as skipper is mistake says Michael Vaughan

ENGLAND: Hammered in the final Test

England soundly beaten as Proteas level series

Strauss and Swann admit tourists were outplayed in defeat.

Ryan Sidebottom of England celebrates in vain for the wicket of AB de Villiers of South Africa as it was not given out and England had no referrals left

Daryl Harper's bizarre decisions

Shambolic referrals wreak havoc on Andrew Strauss’s England

Controversial umpire Daryl Harper

Cricket chiefs promise action

Bungling umpire Daryl Harper has England fuming

England captain Andrew Strauss boxes with Reg Dickason

It's England's ding dong Bell

Why hero Ian has a newfound ring of confidence

England Khan go to Pakistan

Boxer Amir urges cricket team to tour despite terror attack

Imran Tahir has not yet fulfilled the criteria to play for South Africa

Imran Tahir axed from Test squad

South Africa forced to pull leg-spinner for qualification blunder

BELL: Celebrates reaching 100 partnership with Collingwood

England hold out in dramatic finale

Swann and Onions survive nervous ending in Cape Town.

injured Paul Collingwood looks on during a training session

Paul Collingwood's fitness race

England look to learn their Ashes lessons ahead of Third Test

Ricky Ponting is desperate to regain the Ashes for Australia

Ricky Ponting is all fired up

Regaining the Ashes is No 1 target for Aussie skipper

South Africa's Graeme Smith attempts to make his ground but is run out by Alistair Cooke

Graeme Smith goes KP nuts in Second Test

South Aftrica skipper blows it, just like England's Pietersen did

Kevin Pietersen had earlier been on the end of a barrage of abuse

Yobs in Durban brawl shame

Kevin Pietersen given barrage of abuse by drunken fans

Ravi Bopara in action for the Auckland Aces

Ravi Bopara fury at ball-tamper claim

All-rounder considers legal action over cheat claim in New Zealand

RELIEF: Collingwood and Onions at the end

England cling on for Centurion draw

Onions stands firm in final over after dramatic batting collapse.

Graeme Swann appeals without success for the wicket of South Africa's Hashim Amla

Andrew Strauss stumped by officials

Controversial lbw call dooms England skipper to sweat it out

South Africa took 35 seconds to refer Stuart Broad¿s LBW appeal

Official in Stuart Broad lbw row hits out

South African Brian Jerling stands by his dismissal call

Shoaib Akhtar slams liposuction claims

I'm fit not fat, insists Pakistan bad boy over Australia tour allegations

SWANN: Smacks a six on his way to his best-ever score

Swann more than a match for South Africa

Career-best score salvages the situation for England.

STRAUSS: Leading by example

Strauss leads England fightback

England 88-1 on day two of Test after long day in the sun.

Kallis puts South Africans in control

Day one of the Test belongs to century-maker and his team.

Andrew Strauss considered his England future after being dropped

Andrew Strauss was on brink of quittng England

Middlesex batsman hit a low while playing in New Zealand

England's Andrew Strauss in action against South Africa

Graham Thorpe backs Strauss for success

Ashes winner can become greatest-ever England skipper

Luke Wright's England vow

Sussex all-rounder desperate for full marks at Test

England bowler Jimmy Anderson dives for the ball against South Africa

Jimmy Anderson injury baffles medics

Durham's Mark Davies is cover ahead of South Africa Test

Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood: I feel one-derful

Rest has done exhausted Durham star the power of good

James Tredwell's wedded miss

New wife left behind with the DIY after surprise England call-up

Jacques Kallis is bowled by England's Sajid Mahmood

Jacques Kallis suffers rib injury blow

All-rounder's absence is a major set-back for South Africa

Middlesex pull off Gilchrist coup

Aussie star is on his way to Lord's and Tendulkar could follow.

MORGAN: Big hitting helps England triumph on Friday

Morgan claims he's still fighting for slot

South Africa skipper Graeme Smith hails Middlesex slugger.

Anderson's vice-skipper frustration

Pace bowler claims Southern bias cost him the job.

Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood's fighting fit

England won't repeat last Ashes-winning blunder says all-rounder

Andrew Strauss celebrates a ton against the Aussies in the summer

Your're no Freddie yet, skippper tells Broad

England captain Andrew Strauss fired up for South Africa clash

Strauss: Collision course with KP

Strauss tells KP you are so wrong

Andrew Strauss is on collision course with Kevin Pietersen.

Flintoff: Retirement could be near

Flintoff's quit warning

Andrew Flintoff knows a serious injury will end his cricketing career.

England celebrate an excellent victory against South Africa.

Smith fumes as Proteas are dumped out

England knock South Africa out - as Proteas skipper Graeme Smith fumes.

England v S Africa
today, 1.30pm

Matt Prior backs batsmen to take Champions Trophy

Andrew Flintoff: Mercenary

Freddie's fun is over and out

Andrew Flintoff should never wear an England shirt again.

UP THE SWANNEE - Graeme Swann bowls in a losing cause for England

Spinner writes off England's chances

We've no chance of Champions Trophy, admits Graeme Swann

WHAT FOUR - Aussie Callum Ferguson hooks Luke Wright to the boundary

Dire England are done 4 at Lord's

Andrew Strauss' side go from Ashes heroes to one-day zeroes

Adil Rashid to emulate Warne

Yorkshire ace is being tutored by Warne's coach

The England team celebrate with the Urn after winning the Ashes

ENGLAND REGAIN THE ASHES!

Australia are bowled out as Freddie Flintoff is pivotal in the final test.

Ricky Ponting takes one in the face for his team

England's bloody marvels

Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting and his boys are cut up in the Ashes

Freddie Flintoff has been a hero for England

THERE'S ONLY ONE FREDDIE FLINTOFF

What a farewell winning the Ashes is, says Kevin Pietersen.

Jonathan Trott's on for England

There's a new star in the making says legend Richie Benaud

Win top England tickets for Sunday

Watch the Twenty20 against the Aussies at Old Trafford

TEST DEBUT - England's Jonathan Trott during the nets session

Jonathan Trott will make his Test debut

Warwickshire batsman will play in the Ashes decider next week

It's time to step up says Kevin Pietersen

This week every England player must ask: Do I want to be hero?

Win top tickets to see decider at The Oval

See England take on Australia in the Ashes showdown

Stuart Broad goes for a catch in the Ashes Fourth Test

Stuart Broad blasts batsmen

England's Ashes dream is decimated by Aussies at Headingley

Ian Bell looks round as he is caught by Australia's Ricky Ponting

Ashes to crashes at Headingley

Collapse against the Aussies could end the dream for England

Ian Botham in the 1981 Ashes

England need a hero to stand up

Kevin Pietersen says we need an Ian Botham figure to rally the troops

Booing and abuse is part of life now

Ricky Ponting should be applauded for his handling of the crowds

Flintoff: Banter is nothing new | Third Ashes Test at Edgbaston

Flintoff: Banter is nothing new

Game is tough but in good spirit, says England all-rounder.

Win tickets to Fourth Ashes Test

You can be at Old Trafford for England v Australia

HANDY ANDERSON - Jimmy Anderson struck first-inngs gold against the Aussies at Edgbaston

Graham Onions can swing it for England

Kevin Pietersen pins faith in new boy and Jimmy Anderson

CALL UP - Ian Bell showing what he can do in his England colours

Ian Bell replaces Kevin Pietersen in Ashes

England keep changes to a minimum for the next test

CONGRATULATIONS - Freddie Flintoff, hero of the Second Test

I've been in pain since I was a lad

Freddie Flintoff explains his decision to bow out of Tests

AGONY - KP on crutches

My agony, by England star Kevin Pietersen

KP's never been in so much pain - and missing the Ashes is worse

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BROUGHT TO HIS KNEES - Now Ricky Ponting has to figure out how to put Australia back on top

Bowlers hold the key to Ashes glory

It's Ricky Ponting's task to prepare his strike force for battle

HISTORIC ENGLAND VICTORY | England beat Australia at Lords for the first time since 1934

Historic England victory over the Aussies

England beat Australia at Lord's for the first time since 1934.

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