Kevin Pietersen left India with his England side last night with the admission that it had been "the toughest six to eight weeks of my career so far". England lost the two-Test series 1-0 after drawing the Mohali Test to follow their 5-0 thrashing in the one-day series. England's recent record in Te...

Yuvraj Singh enlivened the dreariest day of England's tour of India with half-an-hour's strokeplay on the field and then stepped up his attack off it as he responded cheerily to Kevin Pietersen's rubbishing of him as a "pie-chucker" among Test bowlers and a purveyor of "left-arm filth". India, prote...

On his elevation to the England captaincy, Kevin Pietersen's praise for Steve ­Harmison was unstinting. He loved "Big Steve" and wanted him to be the spearhead of his England side. In his third Test in charge, he was part of the selection panel that dropped him. Big Steve equals big problem. Harmis...

England came, they saw, but against the heady expectations of the past two days they failed to conquer. A momentous Test victory had been in their grasp for most of the match, but instead it was wrested from them with remarkable comfort as India strolled to a six-wicket victory with about an hour of...

A redoubtable century stand between Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood, so far worth 129 for the fourth wicket, bolstered England's hopes of a famous victory in the politically-charged Chennai Test. At the close of the third day, England led by 247 with seven wickets remaining. Even the most optimi...

When England returned defiantly to India in the wake of the Mumbai atrocities, few imagined that they might have the capacity to overturn an Indian side that a few months ago sent Australia packing. But there is a distinct possibility that they might do just that. To turn up is one thing, to provide...

Stuart Broad's injury has handed Graham Swann a chance to make his Test debut for England against India in Chennai tomorrow. The Nottinghamshire off-spinner is one of three replacements made to the side that beat South Africa at The Oval in August by captain Kevin Pietersen, whose recall of Matt Pri...

England have returned to India to general acclaim. They will honour two back-to-back Tests, beginning at the ramshackle Chidambaram Stadium tomorrow, in the most onerous circumstances imaginable. Everywhere they turn, kindly souls assure them that whatever happens on the field they are in a win-win ...

Alastair Cook is a suitable reminder to England that sound preparation for a Test series is not always essential. Nearly three years ago Cook scored a hundred in India in his maiden Test. Only 10 days earlier, he had been sunning himself at an Antiguan beach hotel, the notion of a Test debut far fro...

The England cricket team are set to return to India on Thursday or Friday to fulfil their agreement to play two Test matches later this month. The matches are likely to take place in Ahmedabad and Chennai, though Kolkata has been pencilled in as an alternative if the first of these venues is judged ...