Australia’s captain believes his team had Pietersen’s measure during the first two Tests, but wonders how England will cope without its batting star now he has been ruled out of the series following achilles tendon surgery. “If you look at the way we’ve bowled to him and the way he’s played, he’s been one [...]

The England and Wales Cricket Board has denied that Kevin Pietersen aggravated the achilles injury that ruled him out of the rest of the Ashes series by flouting a prescribed training programme while playing in the Indian Premier League in South Africa in April.  Evan Speechly, Bangalore’s assistant coach and physiotherapist, claimed yesterday that [...]

English batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed the full extent of his agonising Achilles injury, and disclosed that the injury was ruining his summer, as he is not able to run properly. “To be honest it plays on my mind all day and every day. People who have had injuries know that it definitely does [...]

Cricket does not get any more dramatic than this. What tension. What unbeatable theatre. Could it be that we are to have an Ashes series every bit as memorable as 2005? There could not have been a better start than these five extraordinary days in Cardiff that ended on Sunday evening, at 6.41pm, with [...]

England have become used to criticism for their build-ups to Ashes series, but not when they have home advantage. There is no excuse for being undercooked when you control the fixture list. Instead of Australia arriving in Cardiff last week wondering whether they had enough competitive cricket in their legs – as distinct from [...]

The Last Word panel of Nick McArdle, Damien Fleming and Mark Waugh teamed up at the conclusion of day five to decipher users’ questions, with Ricky Ponting’s captaincy firmly on the agenda. England’s ability to dig deep and salvage a draw has brought the Aussie skipper’s tactical nous – or lack of – firmly into [...]

Buchanan, however, has ensured that he won’t fade away anytime soon from the collective memory of Indians, as he has taken a dig at some of India’s most popular cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh amongst others in his new book ‘The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20′. [...]

Kevin Pietersen says England can regain the Ashes even if he has a lean series. The South Africa born batsman, who comes into the Ashes series that starts here at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday under the shadow of an Achilles injury, made his Test debut during England’s 2005 home triumph against Australia when he [...]

Legendary Australia bowler Shane Warne believes Kevin Pietersen can become the world’s best batsman but he believes Australia will win the Ashes.Warne played alongside Pietersen for Hampshire and he believes the batsman will be crucial to England’s Ashes hopes.He said: “England can’t win if they don’t have Kevin Pietersen in their side.”They need him [...]

Shane Warne has laid his Ashes verdict on the line – and insisted England cannot win the series without Kevin Pietersen. Warne believes England will struggle without Pietersen, who is still battling with back and Achilles problems in the run up to Cardiff on July 8 and accepts his injuries could flare up again [...]