London: The Indian team, arrived here on Friday night to defend their World Twenty20 title. The defending champions were welcomed at Heathrow airport by ICC officials, media and Indian fans.

The most expensive IPL player and flamboyant England batsman Kevin Pietersen has confessed he is not good at playing the hugely popular Twenty20 format but vowed to make amends during in the World Championships, beginning next week.

As Ricky Ponting and the bulk of his unfamiliar Ashes squad touched down on English soil Stuart Broad said he and his England team-mates are not yet studying their opponents as they focus firmly on the World Twenty20.

Stuart Broad has become England's highest-ranked one-day bowler after his performances in the series win over West Indies. Broad rises four places to joint-ninth in the latest ICC bowler rankings.

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of next month's World Twenty20 tournament on Wednesday because he has not fully recovered from knee surgery.

The story of England's one-day wicketkeepers boils down largely to one man. When it comes to run-making, Alec ­Stewart remains The Gaffer. He is still England's top one-day run-scorer. The rest are scrabbling around on the shop floor, trying to earn an honest living.

England sealed a 2-0 One Day International series win over the West Indies with a thumping xx-run win in the final game at Edgbaston. Matthew Prior and Owais Shah shared a 149-run stand in 122 balls for the third wicket to propel England to a score of 328 for seven before the West Indies

West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to field in the third and final one-day international against England at Edgbaston here on Tuesday.

West Indian captain Chris Gayle won the toss and invited England to bat first in the third and final One Day International at Edgbaston.

I had just taken three wickets in my sixth over of Test cricket," Graham Onions says with a ­helpless grin, looking tempted to hug himself in delight at the memory of his England debut against West Indies this month at Lord's.