New Zealand tour of England, 2008

Stand-in captain Kevin Pietersen on Saturday blamed England's batsmen for their 3-1 defeat to New Zealand in the one-day series, which ended with a meek 51-run loss in the fifth match at Lord's on Saturday.

'Now it's about time for us to win one of these tournaments' - Vettori

Shane Warne said Paul Collingwood would be known as the man who "did not show the right sportsmanship" after his failure to withdraw a run-out appeal against New Zealand.

Geoff Miller, England's national selector, said Friday there was no reason why Paul Collingwood should not return as captain of the England one-day team after his four-game ban.

Kevin Pietersen will fulfil a dream when he takes over as England captain from the suspended Paul Collingwood

Received a four-match ban following his side's failure to bowl its overs in the required time in the 4th ODI against NZ

England captain Paul Collingwood risked pitching cricket into one of its most serious crises in years over a chaotic one-day run-out against New Zealand, newspapers said Thursday.

New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott's controversial run-out in the fourth one-day international here at The Oval on Wednesday is not the first time England have found themselves involved in a memorable cricket collision. 1964: England v Australia, Tren

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori praised his team's resilience after they "stole" victory in the third one-day international to level their series with England.

Teenager Tim Southee took four wickets to lead New Zealand to a 22-run win against England in the third one-day international on Saturday.