Mustard aiming to emulate Collingwood

9:32am Tuesday 8th April 2008

DURHAM wicketkeeper Phil Mustard is using England skipper Paul Collingwood as a role model in his bid to gatecrash England's Test line-up.

Caddick blasts Harmison

9:11am Tuesday 8th April 2008

FORMER England international Andrew Caddick has launched a scathing attack on Durham pace bowler Steve Harmison following his below-par Test outing in New Zealand.

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Flintoff eyes first Test

10:59am Friday 4th April 2008

ANDREW Flintoff is adamant he will be fit for the first Test of the summer against New Zealand at Lord's on May 15, if selected.

Onions and Rashid to feature in season-opener

11:16am Monday 31st March 2008

DURHAM pace bowler Graham Onions and Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid have been named in the MCC side to face Sussex in the opening game of the domestic cricket season next week.

Plunkett aims for Test return

2:02am Monday 31st March 2008

The demanding, hostile environment of Test cricket is the lion's den of sport, a place that often gets the better of the most hardened, experienced professionals.

Sidebottom warns of Twenty20 difficulties

9:41am Monday 31st March 2008

SEAMER Ryan Sidebottom believes the lucrative Indian Premier League has created a difficult situation for Englands top stars.

Yorkshire show pre-season promise to clinch first pot

9:03am Saturday 29th March 2008

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE head into the new county season in the best possible way after a remarkable run chase against the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi saw them clinch the pre-season Pro-ARCH Trophy.

Cricket chiefs plan more talks

9:04am Saturday 29th March 2008

PLAYERS' chiefs will talk to England's top cricketers and officials next week in a bid to find a way to accommodate them in future seasons of the Indian Premier League.

Broad widens options

8:48am Friday 28th March 2008

ENGLAND return home from their Test series triumph in New Zealand confident they now have a bigger pool of internationalclass bowlers to choose from for the summer campaign ahead.

Vaughan summons spirit of the Ashes

9:17am Thursday 27th March 2008

MICHAEL Vaughan drew on his experience of winning the Ashes to help England complete an impressive fightback against New Zealand and claim their first overseas series victory in three years.

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