England sealed a rare One-Day International series whitewash with a relatively comfortable victory in the fourth and final match in Dubai. Kevin Pietersen was once again the hero for the tourists as he became the second Englishman in little over a week to score back-to-back ODI centuries.
His measured innings of 130 from 153 balls helped England to weather the top-order collapse of three for 18 that had followed the early departure of the in-form Alastair Cook for four.
The ICC has announced the schedule and format of the Under-19 World Cup which will be held from the 11th to 26th August in Queensland, Australia.
The event, the ninth time the tournament has been held since its inception in 1988, will return to the country of its birth - Australia won the inaugural competition at home 24 years ago - and will be played across several different grounds on Queensland's east coast.
Alastair Cook enjoyed a prolific week with the bat to notch up 319 runs at an average of over 100 and a strike rate of 88.37 to pip Steven Finn to this week's award.
Cooks transformation from Test match plodder to become the first England player since Paul Collingwood five years ago to score back-to-back ODI centuries can be traced as far back as to 2008 when he played only one ODI during the English summer and vowed to improve his limited-overs game.
Pakistan's Physical Disabilities side beat their English counterparts by nine wickets to claim a 2-1 One-Day International series win in Dubai.
They won the opening 40-over match by 79 runs before England hit back with a four-run win in the second game.
England Women took a 2-0 lead in their five-match Twenty20 International series against New Zealand Women with a 48-run win in the second game in Hamilton.
England posted a winning score of 166 for seven as Laura Marsh and Sarah Taylor struck 48 and 45 respectively before New Zealand were bowled out for 118 in reply.
Kevin Pietersen scored his first One-Day International century since 2008 to guide England to a series-clinching nine-wicket victory over Pakistan in Dubai.
Pietersen ended a drought stretching back to 2008 with a fluent unbeaten 111 as England moved to an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-match series with a commanding performance.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat believes that the four-month prison sentence handed to former Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield should act as a deterrent to anybody tempted to get involved with match-fixing in cricket.
He said the ICC was fully supportive of the court's decision and commended the ECB on its anti-corruption measures.
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has imposed upon Mervyn Westfield an interim suspension from all cricket pending an ECB Cricket Discipline Commission hearing.
Westfield has been jailed for four months after pleading guilty to charges of corruptly accepting or obtaining, or agreeing to accept or obtain, corrupt payments.
Former Essex fast bowler Mervyn Westfield has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to charges relating to spot fixing elements of a domestic cricket game.
Westfield had pleaded guilty in January to a charge of accepting corrupt payments to bowl badly during a game against Durham on 5th September 2009. Previously, he had denied any involvement when questioned by the police.
England Women continued their perfect record since arriving in New Zealand with a convincing six-wicket win over New Zealand Women in the first Twenty20 International in Wellington.
After the home side managed to reach just 80 for nine from 20 overs, England raced to their victory target in 17.4 overs in a low-scoring game.
England produced another excellent performance to win the second One-Day International against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi by 20 runs to move into an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Alastair Cook became the first England captain to hit back-to-back ODI centuries as England posted 250 for four and Steven Finn then took four wickets to dismiss Pakistan for 230 in reply.
England Women completed a perfect record in their programme of warm-up matches for their limited overs series in New Zealand by beating an emerging players side by 54 runs in the second of two Twenty20 games in Lincoln.
Lydia Greenway top scored with 46 as England posted 140 for eight and their bowlers were once again in impressive form to restrict their opponents to just 86 for five.
England put their dismal performances in the Test series behind them to thrash Pakistan by 130 runs in the opening One-Day International in Abu Dhabi.
As if to prove their worth, two players left out of the Test team - Ravi Bopara and Steven Finn - performed starring roles while Alastair Cook led from the front with a ground-record score.
England Women continued their impressive start on tour in New Zealand by crushing a New Zealand Emerging Players side by eight wickets in a Twenty20 game in Lincoln.
Their bowlers restricted the home side to a meagre 86 for six and their victory target was reached inside 13 overs as Sarah Taylor made an unbeaten 43 in 24 balls.
Pakistan's Physical Disability side beat their England counterparts 2-0 in a Twenty20 series held at the Dubai Cricket Academy.
Pakistan won the opening match by 14 runs and then triumphed by 20 runs in the second encounter.
Charlotte Edwards cracked a century and Anya Shrubsole returned figures of five for five as England Women began their tour of New Zealand with a 181-run win over a New Zealand Emerging Players side in Lincoln.
Edwards scored 123 as England closed on 292 for nine before Shrubsole's haul helped her side dismiss the New Zealanders for 111 in 38.1 overs.
Marylebone Cricket Club has collaborated with the England and Wales Cricket Board to enhance and expand the MCC Women’s Young Cricketers programme.
Based at Lord’s – the Home of Cricket – throughout the summer, the MCC Women’s YCs will have access to world-class facilities and expert multi-disciplined coaching, to help them prepare for the challenges of playing international cricket.
Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook scored half-centuries as England warmed up for their One-Day International series with Pakistan by beating the England Lions by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi.
After the Lions folded to be bowled out for just 96, a contrived target of 230 was reached by the senior side with three wickets down in the 46th over.
The MCC Committee met yesterday and reaffirmed its decision, taken on 30th November 2011, to focus on developing Lord's Cricket Ground on the Club's freehold land only, and with its own resources.
England and Surrey fast bowler Chris Tremlett has undergone back surgery in London, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed.
Tremlett had to return home early from England's tour of the United Arab Emirates after a scan revealed a bulging disc in his back.
