Simon Wilde's Blog, page 4

Swann turns up the heat

ENGLAND took an unexpected grip on the second npower Test last night when
Bangladesh lost all 10 wickets in the final session at Old Trafford and
failed by four runs to save the follow-on.

Indian offered me £5m to fix county match result, says player

An English county cricketer was offered £5m to organise his team to fix the
outcome of televised matches this season.

Finn fires England ambitions

The bare facts belie the tale.

England's World Twenty20 glory is short-lived

England's winners from the World Twenty20 will bask in their glory at a
Downing Street reception tomorrow, though the self-congratulation will be
short-lived.

England have firepower to win World Twenty20

Getting the better of Australia in 20-over cricket appears to have become as hard as it once was in Tests and the 50-over game.

Australia have a look after adjusting make-up

England have made many changes in personnel in turning around their one-day
cricket, but so have Australia.

Blunder by Salman Butt costs holders

PAKISTAN, the defending champions, were all but knocked out of the World
Twenty20 yesterday when they lost by one run to New Zealand in Bridgetown.

Quick success

Australia's conversion to Twenty20 was famously slow.

Indian pace blows Afghans away

There were no more tales of Afghan giantkilling in St Lucia yesterday.

Women under pressure after mixed run

England's women begin the defence of their World Twenty20 crown against
Australia this week under unexpected pressure.