Soccer star Nani turns to pal Ronaldo for advice to end poor formSeptember 28th, 2009 LONDON - Portuguese winger Nani will ask old pal Cristiano Ronaldo for advice to help put his Stoke horror show behind him. According to The Sun, Nani had an awful afternoon at the Britannia Stadium with Manchester United looking much stronger after he was subbed off.
Ashes: KP says it's time for a heroAugust 16th, 2009 LONDON - Injured England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that with the fifth and final Ashes Test taking place next week, it is time for somebody to stand up and be counted. In an article for News of The World, KP says: "It's time for a hero.
Dravid's return proves form and not age factor in cricket: SouravAugust 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Former captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday hailed the decision of the national selectors to bring Rahul Dravid back to the Indian side and said it only proved that form, and not age, is a factor in the game. Taking back Dravid is the right decision.
Drop Bopara but don't ignore him, says StewartAugust 13th, 2009 LONDON - Former England captain Alec Stewart has warned England selectors to not let Ravi Bopara's potential go waste like that of Mark Ramprakash. Bopara has struggled to perfrom in the 2009 Ashes, and it looks that the axe is likely to fall on him.
Ashes: 'I don't think there should be any changes,' says SwannAugust 11th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann has said there is no need for knee jerk reactions in the wake of the Leeds defeat against the Australians, and urged England selectors to retain faith in both Ravi Bopara and Ian Bell in next week's Ashes decider. In an article for The Sun, Swann said: "The worst thing England can do is panic in response to one bad performance at Headingley and all the pressure from the pundits.
Aussies are on the hop, says BroadAugust 7th, 2009 LONDON - England fast bowler Stuart Broad reckons England's tough nuts have caught the Aussies on the hop. Tempers flared during the Third Test and, with The Ashes now in sight, there could be fireworks at Headingley.
Australia no longer have the aura: StraussJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss says Australia have lost their previous aura and opposition teams are no longer in awe of them. England are 1-0 ahead in the series after the heroics of Andrew Flintoff at Lords last week and are imbued with the belief that the Ashes can be regained this summer.
Desparate Bell wants a crack at the Aussies, but on meritJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell is almost certain to play in the Npower Third Ashes Test starting on his home ground of Edgbaston next Thursday, and is desperate for a crack at the Aussies. But he says that he would rather have been picked on merit than benefit from Kevin Pietersen's series-ending Achilles injury.
Swann: We won't panic in second Ashes Test on final dayJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - England off-spinner Graeme Swann is insisting that his team will not panic on the final day of the second Ashes Test being played at Lord's. The Aussies need another 209 with five wickets remaining to complete a historic world record run chase.
English media goes to town about Aussie misery at Lord'sJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - The English media has gone to town over the Australian team's collapse in the second Ashes Test at Lords. In reply to England's 425, Australia were tottering at 156 for he loss of eight wickets on the second day of the Test.
Cardiff will be hell for Aussies, says Simon JonesJuly 7th, 2009 GLAMORGAN - England fast bowler Simon Jones has warned the Australian squad to prepare for five horrendous days at Cardiff, where the first test match of the Ashes series will begin on Wednesday. Jones, one of England's 2005 Ashes heroes, said that the crowd at Glamorgan's 10 million pounds Swalec stadium will be supporting the England team.
Tufnell goes Aussie 'sledging' with Ashes anthem songJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - As cricket fever sweeps England, Marmite and Phil Tufnell have got together to give the Aussies a sound verbal thrashing with their new cricket anthem The Ashes Song.hil and the Wooden Urns' comic song aims to sledge the Aussies and cheer the England players on to victory this summer. Throughout the song Tuffers and his Wooden Urns holler their undying support for Straussy, Flintoff and the rest of the England players, SKY News reports.
Spin caused Aussies downfall in World T20: WarneJune 11th, 2009 SYDNEY - Shane Warne feels that the inability of Australians to play spin resulted in their early exit from the World Twenty20. The former Australian leg spinner said the England team must have noted the team's weakness against spin and used it to their advantage ahead of the Ashes series that begin July 8.
KP could miss Ashes due to Achilles heel injuryJune 7th, 2009 LONDON - England's Ashes hopes may have suffered a potentially devastating blow with their best batsman, Kevin Pietersen, yet to recover from his Achilles heel injury. The Daily Star quoted team coach Andy Flower as saying that Pietersen's Achilles tendon problem is being carefully nursed through the World Twenty20 and, with just a month to go before the first Ashes Test, England are in serious trouble.
Flintoff's outburst against immigrantsJune 2nd, 2009 LONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff may land into trouble again for his outburst against immigrants. I have no problems with a multicultural society, I think that is to the benefit of the country.
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