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![Cricket: Flower on attack after exit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Flower on attack after exit
Andy Flower delivered a sustained attack on Australia's David Warner after it emerged that Jonathan Trott had returned home from the Ashes tour with a stress-related illness.
![Cricket: Atherton backs 'angelic' Root to take number 3 hotseat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Atherton backs 'angelic' Root to take number 3 hotseat
Mike Atherton says the "angelic smile" of baby-faced batsman Joe Root makes him the ideal choice to take over as England's new No 3 for the second test in Adelaide.
![Cricket: Chance to state test hopes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Chance to state test hopes
Several New Zealand batsmen could do with plenty of pre-first test runs against the West Indies selection in their tour opener at Lincoln starting today.
![Cricket: Coaches may talk on sledging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Coaches may talk on sledging
England coach Andy Flower says he'll consider meeting Australian counterpart Darren Lehmann in a bid to set some sledging ground rules ahead of the second test in Adelaide.
![Mark Richardson: If we can fix the hobblers, we'll be competitive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Richardson: If we can fix the hobblers, we'll be competitive
As we head into potentially a very interesting summer of cricket against the West Indies and India, to be honest, we are not in a healthy state at all.
![Cricket: Tour opener will be farcical at best](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Tour opener will be farcical at best
Close your eyes, if you will, and imagine the scenes at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Wednesday.
![Cricket: Cook vows to rattle Aussies early](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Cook vows to rattle Aussies early
Alastair Cook has won the Ashes three times but if there is one achievement that has eluded him during his distinguished career.
![Cricket: Warner's warning to 'sook' Broad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Warner's warning to 'sook' Broad
Australian batsman David Warner knows a thing or two about copping abuse from the crowd and has told England's Stuart Broad to "stop having a sook".
![Cricket: NZ looking to knock Sri Lankans off top spot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: NZ looking to knock Sri Lankans off top spot
New Zealand are up against the world No1 T20 team twice this week, and winning the series 2-0 would bump the Sri Lankans off their perch.
![Cricket: Broad calls commentator 'pathetic'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Broad calls commentator 'pathetic'
Ashes villain Stuart Broad has denied a claim that he had two members ejected from the SCG last week for sledging him.
![Mark Richardson: Resting key players all very well but it's not okay to lose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Richardson: Resting key players all very well but it's not okay to lose
As much as I despise the way India has used its strength to manipulate world cricket to suit itself, I immensely respect the quality of the Indian cricketers.
![Cricket: New Zealand face tough task ahead in Sri Lanka](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: New Zealand face tough task ahead in Sri Lanka
The last time New Zealand won an ODI in Sri Lanka was 10 years ago. Sound vaguely familiar?
![Cricket: Aussies in verbal war on eve of the Ashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Aussies in verbal war on eve of the Ashes
Australian cricket is embroiled in a civil war just over a fortnight before the test team goes into battle against an England side attempting to make Ashes history.
![Mark Richardson: Failure is not an option](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Richardson: Failure is not an option
How much interest this current tour of Bangladesh has been generating is debatable. It's not been one of the more eye-catching, nor, anticipated series our team has been involved in.