James Anderson signalled his determination to secure a key role in the Ashes with a timely display for England to help them take control of their warm-up match against Warwickshire.
England’s day two star James Anderson heaped praise on fellow wicket-takers Andrew Flintoff and Monty Panesar as he reflected on an encouraging team performance at a sun-drenched Edgbaston.
Kent’s decision to give the new ball to former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood reaped three late wickets and left LV= County Championship Division Two leaders Gloucestershire facing a last-day defeat in Beckenham.
Surrey’s Mark Ramprakash underlined his status as the most successful batsman the LV= County Championship has seen by continuing his remarkable assault on former club Middlesex.
Brett Lee bowled himself into the Australia side for next week's first Ashes Test in Cardiff with five wickets against England Lions in Worcester yesterday.
Steve Harmison may be out of favour with the selectors but he claimed he had spotted chinks in Australia’s armour after taking three wickets for England Lions against the tourists.
It may have been a cameo appearance against limited opposition but Monty Panesar took a huge step yesterday towards a date with the Australians in Cardiff by doing what comes naturally.
Even by all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s standards, it is quite spectacular to get into trouble just hours after returning to England's Ashes squad after yet another injury.
Andrew Flintoff has embarrassed England during a ‘team bonding’ in Belgium. He missed a bus that took the team for a visit to the First World War trenches at Ypres.
England's players broke off from their Ashes preparations to pay their respects to the fallen of the First World War at the weekend.
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