The ECB have today announced the venues that will make up cricket in the UK, for the next few years, and included in that announcement is the news of all the venues for the 2013 and 2015 Ashes series. The most notable absence is Headingley, who miss out on both years, whilst Edgbaston will miss out on the 2013 series.

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England were able to wrap up a 3-0 series win over India, by virtue of more game time being reduced and a stunning performance from Yorkshire wicket-keeper batsman Johnny Bairstow, who took the man of the match award, with a blistering 41 from 21 balls, to guide England over the winning line.

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England and India produced another tied One Day International, to go alongside the one they had in the 2011 World Cup group game, and although this one wasn't quite as dramatic, it contained plenty of twists and turns, and enabled England to secure a series win, with one game left of the five match series.

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More rain interuptions couldn't stop England from taking a 2-0 series lead in the best of five one day matches, despite the tourists recovering from 25-4 at one stage of the match. The home side were able to edge home despite a rain shower reducing their target of 235 to win from 50 overs.

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The ECB has today confirmed the tour dates for England's tour of the middle east, and the test and one day series with Pakistan. The England cricket team will arrive in Dubai on January 3rd, where they will play warm up games, three tests, four one day matches, and three Twenty20 internationals.

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More rain was the order of the day, as the Great British Summer, continued to disapoint, with the second ODI between England and India at the Rose Bowl, being reduced to 23 overs per side. When play did get underway, India posted 187 for 8 from their 23 overs, but Captain Alastair Cook led the reply to guide his side home to lead the series 1-0.

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Despite India completing their innings at the Riverside, both sides had to give in to the clouds, as rain prevented England getting close to the visitors 274-7 from 50 overs. England were 27-2 when the heavens opened, and despite two attempts at a reduced chase, it just wasn't meant to be, with play called off around 5.30pm.

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England and India are ready to square up again, this time in the 50 over format of the game, and with the visitors struggling with injuries and a severe lack of form, the home side will be looking to continue their winning streak over them. Captain in this form of the game is Alastair Cook, who is wanting his side to keep up the pressure on the Indian's and not let them get a foothold back into the tour.

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England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad was 'delighted' to see his side chase down India's 165 all out in their innings, and although being nervous about it going to the final over, he singled out the performance of Jade Dernbach as key to England winning the game by six wickets.

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The one and only Twenty20 match this summer, between these two sides, went the home sides way after India collapsed from 104-1, to 165 all out in the final over of their 20 to be bowled. Jade Dernbach was the star with the ball, picking up four wickets, and the man of the match award as Stuart Broad secured his first T20 win as captain.

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England will have a look at the new generation of youngsters coming through the ranks, when they entertain India at a packed Old Trafford for the T20 clash, which proceeds the fifty over format during September. The depleted Indian's, who have had a poor summer so far, should be there for the taking, although T20 captain Stuart Broad will not be taking anything for granted.

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Over the next few weeks, the England cricket team, will be looking to lay the foundations for a strong run in the one day arena. It follows their rise to number one in the test rankings, now the 50 over format is the next challenge for this group of players. With five one day matches, and a T20 next up against India, England will be hoping to start the seeds for a World Cup Challenge in 2015.

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In a rain reduced match, an inexperienced England side, managed to overcome Ireland in Clontarf, Dublin. Led by Eoin Morgan, due to Alastair Cook being rested, England managed to post 201-8 from 42 overs, then were able to restrict the hosts to 117-8 from 23 overs to win the match.

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England were to wrap up a superb 4-0 seris home win over India, by thrashing them in the final test match of the summer at the Kia Oval. A masterclass in batting from Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen, alongside some excellent spin bowling by Graeme Swann on the final day to secure the victory. It gave England the number one spot in the test rankings for the first time since they were introduced.

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It may have rained for the afternoon session on Day 3 of the final test match between England and India, but after the visitors closed on 103-5, after Andrew Strauss had declared on 591-6, it would appear only a miracle will now stop England gaining 15 more wickets, and wrapping up a 4-0 series whitewash.

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Following Kevin Pietersen's and Ian Bell's quite remarkable 350 run stand on the second day of the final test with India at the Oval, England will have three days to stretch their 457-3, into a mammoth score, and then look to bowl the visitors out over the remaining days. But for the crowd in the ground on Day 2, the partnership will be something they remember for a very long time.

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England will resume on 75-0 on the morning of the second day at the Oval, after rain ruined most of the opening days play. However, the weather is set fair for Day 2, and Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss will be looking to build a massive first innings score for the home side. A 4-0 home win in the series is still not out of the questions, with the visitors looking like they would rather be anywhere else but fielding.

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The England Cricket Team will be looking to celebrate their new found number 1 test ranking status, by finishing the series with India, and wrapping up a famous 4-0 win, over the side they have de-throned at the top of the list. Whilst there is concerns over the fitness of James Anderson, England have enough in reserve to really rank up the pressure, even with the series won.

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Andrew Flintoff will be involved with a superb event in October 2011, that will see some legends of the game appear in 'Titans of Cricket', where four teams (India, England, Pakistan and Australia) appear in a two hour feast of entertainment. It is being held over three venues in the UK, with Manchester, Birmingham and the O2 arena in London all hosting an event.

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A clip that will live long into the memory for English cricket fans, as then Australian captain Ricky Ponting gets run out by substitute fielder, Gary Pratt. It was also Ponting's reaction when seeing his wicket had been taken by someone who really shouldn't have been on the field at all.

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