Buchanan helping England prepare for AshesLONDON - The architect of Australia’s thumping 5-0 victory in the last Ashes series Down Under in 2006/07, former coach John Buchanan, was in England last week for meetings with England officials and members of the team coaching staff about their Ashes strategy and planning. n a revelation bound to shock Australian cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board invited Buchanan after recently losing his advisory contract with Cricket Australia and having worked briefly with the England Lions squad in New Zealand last winter, The Telegraph reported. iven Buchanan’s intimate knowledge of this Australian side it will still be seen as an act of treachery by many Australians. Haddin warns England to beware of new Oz pace attackSYDNEY - Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has warned England to not breathe too easily before the start of the Ashes campaign on July 8 in Cardiff, after the retirement of bowling greats Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne. Flintoff says his Ashes dream is still aliveLONDON - England all rounder Andrew Flintoff believes his Ashes dream is still alive, despite being ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup due to injury. Making IPL final, Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers turn jeers to cheers (Preview)JOHANNESBURG - After 36 days of scintillating action and 58 dazzling encounters, the penultimate stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) could not have been more exciting as the two bottom-placed teams of the inaugural edition - Deccan Chargers and Bangalore Royal Challengers - made it to Sunday’s title clash. |