Danny Pugsley (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
For a team who have just won the Ashes England have made some bold moves for their four-Test tour to South Africa. With Andrew Flintoff in retirement from Test cricket and Steve Harmison omitted because of his lacklustre displays over the last three years, Liam Plunkett returns to the Test squad for the first time since 2007 to bolster the bowling while the uncapped all-rounder Luke Wright is included...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
• Selectors say the bowler's Test form has been too erratic • Agent says Harmison will not retire from international cricket England lost patience with Steve Harmison yesterday, dropping him from the Test squad for the tour to South Africa which begins next month. Harmison had suggested he would retire from international cricket if he was not selected for the tour but his agent, Andrew Chandler,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
• Luke Wright promoted to Test squad • Owais Shah left out of one-day party For a team who have just won the Ashes England have made some bold moves for their four-Test tour to South Africa. With Andrew Flintoff in retirement from Test cricket and Steve Harmison omitted because of his lacklustre displays over the last three years, Liam Plunkett returns to the Test squad for the first time...
Cricket Forever (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
England announced their squads to tour South Africa in November. The ‘headlines’ have been generated by the omission of Steve Harmison. His lack of form and maybe commitment on tour means that this is not really a surprise. Geoff Miller this lunch time made it fairly clear (to me anyway) that Harmison would never be picked again. His words said the opposite of course but he also mentioned...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
• Steven Davies, Adil Rashid and Luke Wright make Test squad • Steve Harmison left out of both sides due to inconsistency • Click here to see England's full itinerary in South Africa Kevin Pietersen has been included in a Test squad containing three uncapped players for the tour of South Africa. Pietersen, who was also named in the one-day squad, was today named alongside the uncapped...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
England's building process begins at Lord's at noon on Thursday, when the national selector, Geoff Miller, unveils their squads for England's winter tour of South Africa
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
• All-rounder overlooked for central contract due to injuries • But Prior, Swann and Onions get full-term deals Andrew Flintoff has been handed one of England's increment contracts for the next 12 months. The 31-year-old did not qualify for a full central contract because he is currently recovering from knee surgery. Matt Prior, Graeme Swann and Graham Onions are among the 11 players awarded...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
National selector Geoff Miller says dropping 50-over cricket from next season's county calendar could harm England's international prospects.
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 18/08/2009
Though Flintoff has played the Ashes with a dodgy knee, Geoff Miller, the chairman of selectors, said the board was keen to have him play as many one-dayers as possible
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/08/2009
• All-rounder selected in all three squads • Kent's Joe Denley is only uncapped player called up If Andrew Flintoff is retiring from Test cricket this week in order to give his chronic knee condition some relief and prolong his one-day international career, then there will be little respite for him until the first week of October. Flintoff was selected in all three squads confirmed by the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/08/2009
• Paul Collingwood will captain Twenty20 side • Andrew Flintoff is named in all three squads Joe Denly is the only new face in the three England squads named today, while Andrew Flintoff has been picked in each of them. England's 15-man squad for the NatWest Series against Australia and ICC Champions Trophy – which swiftly follows in South Africa – will be led by Andrew Strauss...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/08/2009
• Questions remain over Warwickshire batsman's temperament • Trott set to feature in Natwest series and Twenty20 squads Jonathan Trott's Test debut for England at The Oval was officially confirmed today, even though the chief selector, Geoff Miller, was honest enough to concede that he has no idea how he will handle the intensity of a final, all-deciding game of an Ashes series. Trott, whose...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/08/2009
• As predicted , out-of-form batsman makes way at The Oval • Monty Panesar recalled to England party for Australia clash The Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott will make his Test debut in the Ashes decider next week after the selectors ignored calls for change. Trott, 28, has been retained in the party for The Oval - having been released from the squad for the Headingley Test, which England...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 16/08/2009
England are still in a strong position to win the Ashes, despite the selection shenanigans involving Jonathan Trott Go back to your counties and prepare for the Ashes" was the message from Andy Flower after the Headingley debacle. There are echoes here of the call to arms of David Steel (the politician rather than the Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and England middle-order batsman) to his Liberal...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
• Surrey batsman eyes 53rd Test cap on home ground • Strictly Come Dancing has improved state of mind Mark Ramprakash, the greatest batting enigma of his time, hasconfirmed that that he would be thrilled to be part of "a wonderful showpiece occasion" as the clamour intensified among cricket's grass roots for him to make an emergency England comeback in next week's final Ashes Test...
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