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England's two Tests in Bangladesh starting on Friday come with a sub-plot that threatens to be more fascinating than the main event. Kevin Pietersen arrived in international cricket five years ago with such clamour that it seems preposterous for him to be locked in such a grim struggle to find form, and it is all starting to get a little bit out of hand. Read More

England's women scrambled two runs off the final ball to pull off a thrilling win in the first of three Twenty20 matches against India in Mumbai. Needing one run to secure a draw, Nicky Shaw held her nerve to hit two runs and help England scrape home on 126-8. Read More

Well, what can I say - we finished up losing the one-day series 3-2, which is not the result we had hoped for but India played some very good cricket. We weren't quite up to the necessary standard with the bat but Mithali Raj was the main difference - she showed why she is ranked world number one with four half centuries and an average of 143.5! Read More

England's women fell to a five-wicket defeat to India in Visakhapatnam as the hosts took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match one-day series. Read More

England's women lost to India by 35 runs in the first of five one-day internationals in Bangalore. India won the toss and were indebted to Mithali Raj (62) and Priyanka Roy (69 not out), who shared a century stand as the hosts made 199-5 from 50 overs. Read More

Picking a highlight of 2009 was always going to be a tough ask for Charlotte Edwards. On the field, the England women's cricket captain guided her side to glory at the World Cup for only the second time, the World Twenty20 trophy, the retention of the Ashes and a 4-0 defeat of Australia in the NatWest Series to complete an unprecedented year of success. Read More
Australia's women have made the perfect start to the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand, belting the Kiwis by 115 runs in the first match at Adelaide Oval. It was Australia's second heaviest defeat of New Zealand in terms of runs, with the home side's total of 241 proving far too much for the visitors, who were bowled out for 126 on a hot afternoon. Read More

England batter Claire Taylor described her MBE as a "special" after being named in the New Year Honours List. "Getting cricket-specific awards is great because it's recognition within cricket," the 34-year-old said. Read More

It has come sooner than she expected but new England wicketkeeper Tamsin Beaumont is determined to make the most of her call-up to the national side. With regular keeper Sarah Taylor taking a break from the game, 18-year-old Beaumont has been picked by England to tour the West Indies next month. Read More

England retained the Ashes in their one-off Test yesterday, although it felt to both sides as if bad weather was the real winner. Three separate cloudbursts accounted for 26 overs, robbing the game of its natural, potentially dramatic conclusion Read More
England's final one-day international against Australia at Lord's was abandoned as a draw, leaving Charlotte Edwards's girls with a 4-0 series win. Read More