England 120 for 8 (Morgan 45) vs Ireland 14 for 1 – match abandoned… England inched their way into the Super Eights after a tense washed-out contest at Providence, as the same Guyana weather that had contributed to their downfall against West Indies came to their aid in a fraught and low-scoring contest against th…

West Indies 60 for 2 (Gayle 25) beat England 191 for 5 (Morgan 55, Wright 45*) – D/L method… West Indies won through to the second round of the World Twenty20 after beating England by eight wickets in a match whose context was completely changed by rain on Monday. England made a challenging total of [...]

England 496 and 209 for 1 (Cook 109*, Pietersen 74*) beat Bangladesh 419 and 285 (Shakib 96, Tamin 52, Tredwell 4-82) by nine wickets… England recorded an ultimately comfortable victory over Bangladesh in the second Test, and with it the accolade of a clean sweep at the tail-end of an arduous winter. In a satisfying [..…

Bangladesh 419 and 172 for 6 (Shakib 25*, Shafiul 0*) lead England 496 (Bell 138, Bresnan 91, Shakib 4-124) by 95 runs… England sensed a distinct opportunity to depart Bangladesh with a series whitewash, having broken the back of the hosts’ batting on the fourth day in Mirpur. Responding to a first-innings deficit of …

England 440 for 8 (Bresnan 74*, Tredwell 0*, Shakib Al Hasan 4-99) lead Bangladesh 419 (Tamim Iqbal 85, Swann 4-114) by 21 runs… Ian Bell delivered one of his most composed hundreds to squeeze the life out of a demoralised Bangladesh on day three of the second Test in Mirpur. In a departure from the [...]

England 171 for 3 (Trott 64*, Bell 25*) trail Bangladesh 419 (Tamim 85, Naeem 59*, Mahmudullah 59, Shafiul 53, Swann 4-114) by 248 runs… Bangladesh had the better of the second day at Mirpur, posting 419 with half centuries for Naeem Islam and Shafiul Islam before reducing England to 107 for 3 during the evening [...]

Bangladesh 330 for 8 (Tamim 85, Mahmudullah 59, Swann 3-94) v England… Bangladesh were in danger of frittering away a golden opportunity to set the agenda in the second Test against England, whose discipline shone through on a stifling day on the outskirts of Dhaka. Having secured first use of a sumptuous pitch, Banglad…

England 599 for 6 dec and 209 for 7 dec beat Bangladesh 296 and 331 (Siddique 106, Rahim 95, Swann 5-127) by 181 runs… It may have taken longer than expected, and contained more awkward moments than they would have cared for, but England finally wrapped up victory over Bangladesh on the last day of [...]

Bangladesh 296 and 191 for 5 (Siddique 68*, Rahim 47*) need 322 more runs to beat England 599 for 6 dec and 209 for 7 dec (Shakib 4-62)… Junaid Siddique led a stubborn resistance effort as Bangladesh fought hard to take the opening Test against England into a fifth day. Set a hugely improbable 513 [...]

England 599 for 6 dec and 131 for 5 (Bell 0*, Prior 0*) lead Bangladesh 296 (Tamim 86, Rahim 79, Mahmudullah 51, Swann 5-90) by 434 runs… England remain well placed to record a comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in the opening Test despite not having everything their own way on the third day in Chittagong. [...]