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England captain Andrew Strauss has warned that talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will not play in the fourth npower Test at Headingley Carnegie on “sentimental grounds” alone. Lancashire’s Flintoff bowled for 35 minutes in the nets today to test out his troublesome right knee, which has become something of a pin cu… |
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Australia 263 and 293 for 4 (Clarke 73*, North 64*) lead England 376 by 180 runs… Short of a final session meltdown, Australia have saved the third Test. Michael Clarke and Marcus North combined for an unbroken 132-run fifth-wicket stand to bat through an extended second session and steer the tourists to a position of [… |
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Australia 263 and 88 for 2 (Watson 34*, Hussey 18*) trail England 376 (Strauss 69, Bell 53, Flintoff 74, Broad 55, Hilfenhaus 4-109) by 25 runs… Andrew Flintoff extended his love affair with Edgbaston to inspire England’s victory charge in the third Ashes Test against Australia. This ground was the scene of the all-ro… |
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England 116 for 2 (Strauss 64*, Bell 26*) trail Australia 263 (Watson 62, Onions 4-58, Anderson 5-80) by 147 runs… Despite the valiant efforts of the head curator Steve Rouse and his groundsmen, rain forced the abandonment of the third day’s play at Edgbaston. Umpires Rudi Koertzen and Aleem Dar conducted a series… |
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Tea England 56 for 1 (Strauss 33*, Bopara 23*) trail Australia 263 (Watson 62, Onions 4-58, Anderson 5-80) by 207 runs… Australia struck England an early first-innings blow, but could not undo the damage inflicted by swing specialists James Anderson and Graham Onions. Anderson and Onions claimed all nine Australian wick… |
