Root and Swann fire England to series victory at Headingley

So another easy England win. After a wash out on the first day Headingley was bathed in sunshine on the second day as England won the toss and batted. They made 354 with the exiting Joe Root making his maiden century 104 and his Yorkshire colleague ...

The hosts finished the day 309 runs ahead of Brendon McCullum's men, who struggled to 158-6 before bad light brought Monday's proceedings at Headingley to an end. Cook had earlier opted to declare with a lead of 468 after England reached a second ...

Captain Alastair Cook hailed the performance Stuart Broad (pictured) during the Test. Photo credits to telegraph.co.uk The first Test of an English summer is always an important week in the calendar of any cricket fan, especially when the prospect ...

Just how do you get Joe Root out? That was the question posed by Nasser Hussain after he watched another confident display at the crease from the 22-year-old on day three of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's. The Yorkshire man's ...

Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan are both back in England's squad for the first Test against New Zealand after their recoveries from elbow surgery. Nottinghamshire off-spinner Swann and Yorkshire seamer Bresnan, who both last played Test cricket in the ...

Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the New Zealand series with bruising on his right knee. Who is going to replace him? The logical choice is Yorkshire's Johnny Bairstow who since a fine last test against South Africa last year has struggled. I ...