Former England batsman Geoff Boycott has hit out at coach Duncan Fletcher for the recent poor performances of the team in ODI’s

Shane Watson has been hospitalised with stomach and chest pains as a stomach bug strikes the Australian squad.

Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini and Andre Nel shredded Sri Lanka to move a step closer to a semi-final berth at the ICC Champions Trophy.

Recently retired selector Allan Border has backed rising paceman Mitchell Johnson to make his Test debut in the first Ashes Test.

The ECB have held talks with Cricket Australia to move the current pattern of tours to Australia away from just before the World Cup.

Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden was attacked by a dog while jogging and suffered a 5cm-long ankle wound.

Former players have questioned why he has been thrown in at the deep end in the ICC Champions Trophy.

England captain says the Champions Trophy loss to Australia means nothing in the context of the Ashes battle to come.

Despite an investigation into alleged steroid use, Mohammad Asif remains in contention for the ICC’s Emerging Player of the Year Award.

Australia’s six-wicket win over England was enough to send the losers crashing out of the Champions Trophy at the first hurdle.