Ravi Bopara believes England will approach the opening Ashes Test with confidence after drawing their match against Warwickshire.
England completed a satisfactory build-up to the Ashes series, with nearly all their leading batsman making runs against Warwickshire.
Steve Harmison gave another nudge to the selectors for the opening Ashes Test with a fiery spell for England Lions in the tour match with Australia at New Road.
Former Australia coach John Buchanan may be working with the ECB right now, but he definitely has no split loyalties for the Ashes.
Paul Collingwood heads into next week's Ashes thirsty for revenge against Australia for the 5-0 whitewash Down Under back in 2006-07.
Young Indian cricketers should focus on representing their country instead of being lured by the cash-rich IPL, Sunil Gavaskar has warned.
SkySports pundit Mike Atherton expects Australia to play a fourth seamer ahead of Nathan Hauritz in the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff.
Peter May reckons it was a good week for Michael Vaughan and the England Lions, but not for Andy Flower the disciplinarian or Test cricket for that matter.
Shahida Jacobs looks ahead to the opening Test in Galle, anticipating a cracking contest between bat and ball.
The knee injury suffered by New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel will not rule him out of the Black Caps' upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Freddie Flintoff's misdemeanor, how to beat those pesky Aussies and some bloke by the name of Michael Jackson all feature in this week's media column...
Durham secured their fourth victory this morning, beating Worcestershire by five wickets with Michael di Venuto scoring 100 not out off 123 balls.
Kent claimed Gloucestershire's last five wickets within two hours on the final day at Beckenham to wrap up a 76-run win.
The prospect of an exciting finish at Derby was ended when heavy rain prevented any play on the final day between the hosts and Leicestershire.
Jack Russell told Sky Sports News that James Foster deserves an England Ashes place.