Topic: Trent Bridge

Old Trafford to host 2013 Ashes Test

Test cricket will return to Old Trafford in 2013 after England cricket chiefs awarded an Ashes Test to the famous Manchester venue, it was confirmed Thursday.The home of Lancashire cricket has been used sparingly by England in recent years, playing host ...

Swann declares himself fit for third India Test

England off-spinner Graeme Swann has declared himself fit for the third Test against India at Edgbaston next week.Swann was struck on the left hand while batting in the second Test at his Nottinghamshire home ground of Trent Bridge last week, a ...

England have moved on from jellybeans - Strauss

England captain Andrew Strauss has insisted his side are a more "mature" team than the one caught up in a backfiring jellybean stunt when they last played India at Trent Bridge four years ago.The teams have arrived at the Nottingham venue ...

Zaheer Khan out of second Test

India fast bowler Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge with a hamstring injury, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Thursday.Left-arm quick Zaheer broke down in the first Test at Lord's, which India ...

Dhoni confronts Zaheer poser after England defeat

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was facing up to the prospect of being without strike fast bowler Zaheer Khan in Friday's second Test against England at Trent Bridge.The tourists will go into that match 1-0 down in a four-Test series ...

Sidebottom to leave Nottinghamshire

England bowler Ryan Sidebottom will leave Nottinghamshire at the end of the season after failing to agree a new contract.Sidebottom, 32, had turned down two offers of new deals from the English county and decided to quit Trent Bridge in search ...

Swann signs new deal

England off-spinner Graeme Swann has signed a new two-year contract with Nottinghamshire.. The 31-year-old, currently third in the ICC Test bowling rankings, will remain at Trent Bridge until 2012 having joined from Northamptonshire in 2005.. "I fully expect him to remain centrally ...

Butt banking on Yousuf experience

Pakistan captain Salman Butt indicated Mohammad Yousuf would be called upon during the remainder of their series against England after a heavy second Test defeat here at Edgbaston.England won by nine wickets on the fourth day here on Monday to go ...

England on top after latest rout of Pakistan

James Anderson and Stuart Broad took four wickets apiece as Pakistan collapsed to 72 all out - their lowest total against England - on the first day of the second Test at Edgbaston here on Friday.This slump came just five days after Pakistan ...

Pakistan bat against England in second Test

Pakistan captain Salman Butt won the toss and elected to bat against England in the second Test at Edgbaston here on Friday.England were unchanged from the team that beat Pakistan by the huge margin of 354 runs in the first Test ...