Neil Pickup - ARTICLES

Brian Lara International Cricket (or Ricky Ponting if you’re an antipodean) is more than window dressing – it’s cricket as it truly is.

Paul Collingwood inspired an Australian collapse and Marcus Trescothick struck 10th ODI ton as England eased to a Headingley victory

Australia eventually overcame a spirited Bangladesh side at Canterbury in the final NatWest Series group game as Michael Clarke hit 80*

Billed as the ‘dress rehearsal’ for Saturday’s final, England and Australia’s NatWest Series clash was ultimately decided by the storms

Australia ended their four-game run of defeats with a comprehensive -run win over England on the back of Andrew Symonds’ return

Paul Collingwood wrote a new chapter in the history of One-Day International Cricket as England thumped Bangladesh in Nottingham

Australia’s miserable summer took a further turn – from merely dismal towards disastrous – as Kevin Pietersen bludgeoned 91* in Bristol

England’s fine run of form continued in the opening game of the NatWest Series, Marcus Trescothick hitting 100* in a 10-wicket cruise

Finding a star amongst such a swathe of mediocrity is much like selecting a designer shirt from the clearance rail at an outlet village

It took England 3.5 overs and 17 minutes to apply the finishing touches to a routine victory over Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street