Cricket Teams & Profiles
Cricket is a summertime team sport using a bat and ball that was developed by the British and is popular in such countries as India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indian nations. Played on a field of grass, cricket involves two teams of 11 players, with the defending team bowling a ball toward a target located on the side of the opposing team, whose batter tries to block the target, hit the ball and score a run through a succession of movements. This section focuses on cricket teams from Australia and the United Kingdom.
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| England Women's Cricket Team Bring Back the Cup - and the Pride No histrionics, no scandal, just an England women's cricket team and a World Cup trophy |
Sketches of Gunmen in Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team Released Pictures of four suspects issued as criticism grows of apparent security lapses leading up to the attack |
| Pakistan Police Claim Arrests Over Gun Attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team Officials say 'some suspects' detained after assault on team bus kills six security guards and injures seven cricketers |
Sri Lankan Cricket Team Attacked By Gunmen in Pakistan Five policemen killed and up to six players injured in attack on team bus heading to Gaddafi stadium in Lahore |
| Security Stepped Up As Indian Cricket Team Practises in Chennai Armed police patrolled the boundary at the Chidambaram Stadium, as Chennai geared up for England's arrival |
England Cricket Team Will Return to India Before the End of the Week Although some details are still being ironed out, England will go ahead with plans to play two Test matches in India later... |
| Kevin Pietersen, Captain of the England Cricket Team guardian.co.uk's tea-time take on the world of football |
The Move to Ban Zimbabwe's Cricket Team Should Be Applauded Sport and politics are inseparable, so the government's stance on Zimbabwe is the least we should expect, writes Andy Bull |
| Cricket: Ganga Salutes West Indian Team Effort This may just have been the West Indians' best day of the summer. Since the competition can be narrowed down to the... |
Cricket: Lara Expects Team to Rally Round Sarwan Brian Lara believes the West Indies should improve on their last tour to Blighty - a 4-0 pounding. |
| Cricket World Cup: If Any Team Can Spoil a Legend's Farewell It is Slick Sri Lanka The tournament's best two sides face off in the final, but it'll be the broadsword (Australia) against the rapier (Sri... |
Cricket: Ashes Team Loses Medical Chief The ECB lost another member of its Ashes team as chief medic Peter Gregory resigned. |
| Cricket: Good Work By Team England, Shame About Their Cricket There was a political thumbs up after England played in Karachi but a dreadful performance saw them crushed by an awesome... |
Cricket: A Great English Team, But a Pale Shadow of 20 Years Ago Richard Williams laments an England cricket team that fails to represent a more diverse demographic. |
| Cricket: England Team Will Not Attend State Occasions in Zimbabwe November 16: The ECB chairman stressed that the England team would not take part in any political opportunism by Robert... |
Mike Averis Meets the England Cricket Team's Psychologist Mike Averis meets the man responsible for turning Ashley Giles into a match-winning spinner. |