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Pakistan will pull out of the Champions Trophy if the tournament is moved elsewhere. Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand have all expressed security concerns.
Pakistan will pull out of the Champions Trophy if the tournament is moved elsewhere. Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand have all expressed security concerns.
Australia's cricketers last night became the first to break rank and withdraw from next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The players of England, New Zealand and South Africa have also expressed severe reservations about visiting the volatile country, and are expected to follow the lead set by Ricky Ponting's team before the end of the week.
New Zealand Under-19s saved their best until last as they squared the one-day series against England Under-19s with a convincing six-wicket victory at Northampton.
England Under-19s maintained their 1-0 series after the fourth ODI against New Zealand Under-19s was washed out after 34 overs at Northampton. England were well placed having reduced the visitors to 109 for 7, but didn't get the chance to make it count.
ICC Champions Trophy task team will meet officials and players from New Zealand, Australia, England and SA to convince them about security measures.
For the second successive summer England have won more Tests than they have lost but it would be inaccurate and misleading to suggest the statistics are that of a team making progress. In each of the last two summers, series against high-ranking sides have been lost, making England a Tottenham Hotspur type of team – too good for Test also-rans like New Zealand and West Indies and not yet up to the challenges South Africa and India currently offer.
World cricket bosses are due to visit England, Australia and New Zealand in a bid to convince worried players they should take part in next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
World cricket bosses are due to visit England, Australia and New Zealand in a bid to convince worried players they should take part in next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
World cricket bosses are due to visit England, Australia and New Zealand in a bid to convince worried players they should take part in next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
As the ICC's task force wraps up its visit to Pakistan to assess security concerns ahead of September's Champions Trophy, its real work begins now. Members of the panel will now head to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England with observations from the trip in a bid to convince top players from the countries to not pull out over security concerns.
New Zealand Under-19s were denied in their quest to level the three-match series against England, with a thrilling tie at Hove. Chasing 238, New Zealand appeared to be on course but Liam Dawson (5 for 39) caused mid-order panic before Luke Fletcher took the last wicket of the final ball.
England Under-19s take on New Zealand in a one-day international at Hove.
England Under-19s take on New Zealand in a one-day international at Northampton.
The rain sweeping across the country took a little while to reach the south east, but once it did it spelt the end for the second ODI between England Under-19s and New Zealand Under-19s.
England Under-19s took an early lead in their series against New Zealand Under-19s with a six-wicket win in a rain-affected match at Canterbury. A calm stand of 55 between captain Tom Westley and Liam Dawson guided them to an adjusted target of 176 with seven balls to spare.
Kane Williamson scored the game's second century, as his unbeaten knock propelled New Zealand Under-19s to a 156-run lead against England in the second youth Test at Worcester.
Greg Smith's unbeaten century marshalled England's reply on the second day of the Under-19 Test against New Zealand at Worcester.
George Worker proved as good as his name as his 96 lifted New Zealand to 323 for 7 on the first day of the second Test against England at Worcester.
Both teams find themselves in a familiar situation at Edgbaston. South Africa have led in each of their previous series in England since readmission, but have let the advantage slip to either draw or lose. England have recent history of coming back from 1-0 down, having clawed themselves back in New Zealand earlier this year.
Once play got under way, it seemed only the weather might stop England Under-19s as they totally dominated the last stage of their match against New Zealand. Their spin bowlers cut through the visitors' batting like a knife through butter, and they met with little resistance in dismissing them for 148, winning the match by an-innings-and-130 runs.
Stephen Harmison last night pleaded with the England selectors to pick him for tomorrow's crucial third Test against South Africa. When Harmison was dropped by England on their tour of New Zealand many believed he had made his last international appearance, but the debacle of Headingley and a desperate desire to triumph in a must-win Test have encouraged the selectors to return to their former enforcer in the hope that he can rediscover the form that made him the most feared fast bowler in the world.
New Zealand's Under-19 players are putting up a creditable fight for a draw in the first four-day match against their England counterparts in Taunton. Forced to follow on 278 runs in arrears, they finished the third day with eight wickets in hand, and with hope of surviving the final day, especially if the weather intervenes.
Alastair Cook is looking for England to bounce back against South Africa like they did against New Zealand.
England Under-19s take on New Zealand in the first Test of their series at Taunton.
A magnificent partnership, still unbroken, of 252 for the fourth wicket between Daniel Redfern and Greg Smith, of Derbyshire and Leicestershire respectively, gave England Under-19s a major advantage over their New Zealand counterparts on the first day of their four-day Test at Taunton.
Steve Harmison, seemingly banished forever when the selectors finally lost patience with him in New Zealand, will almost certainly be in England's squad today as they try to pick up the pieces from the Headingley debacle. Geoff Miller and his new panel, stung by the fierce criticism of their selection of Darren Pattinson for the crushing second Test defeat, face the most stringent examination of their capabilities today when they name a 13-man squad for the must-win game at Edgbaston.
Kevin Pietersen has voiced serious concerns about playing in the Champions Trophy as England looked set to pull out because of security fears. Pleas to move the two-week tournament away from Pakistan were rejected by the International Cricket Council yesterday and that could lead to a boycott with Australia, New Zealand and South Africa also considering whether to play.
Kevin Pietersen has voiced serious concerns about playing in the Champions Trophy as England looked set to pull out because of security fears. Pleas to move the two-week tournament away from Pakistan were rejected by the International Cricket Council yesterday and that could lead to a boycott with Australia, New Zealand and South Africa also considering whether to play.
Jack Manuel has been included in the England Under-19 squad for their two-Test series against New Zealand Under-19 as cover for the injured Alex Wakely who is doubtful with a hand injury.