England captain Alastair Cook admits that English cricket has taken a 'hammering' over the last year or so but the rebuilding of the side starts with the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday.
England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss says he has lofty ambitions in terms of developing a successful team culture, saying he looks to the likes of Manchester United under Alex Ferguson, and the All Blacks, for inspiration.
Fast bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of New Zealand's ODI series against England starting next month as he has still not recovered from a heel injury the saw him miss out on the latter stages of the World Cup in March.
Adam Lyth will, barring any last minute injury, make his debut and open the batting for England next week after he was named in a 12-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Lords.
England Test captain Alastair Cook has denied giving the ECB bosses a 'him or me' ultimatum regarding Kevin Pietersen, but admits he agreed with the decision not to recall the controversial batsman.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum says his team are excited about playing a Test at Lord's and the fact that some of their players only arrived in England a few days ago from the IPL will not be used as an excuse ahead of their showdown with England on Thursday.
It is the start of a big English summer. New Zealand will two Test matches, at Lord's and Headingley, while there is also the small matter of an Ashes series to come.
Sri Lanka batsman and soon-to-be Jamaica Tallawahs international, Mahela Jayawardene says English cricket fans are the biggest losers in the Kevin Pietersen saga.
New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee was in no mood to play mind games with England ahead of their first Test at Lord's on Thursday, saying he was going to be wary of the home side after they showed some bright sparks in the Caribbean.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has responded on Twitter to England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves, who on Friday had said he never promised Pietersen a return to the England side.
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has revealed that ECB director Andrew Strauss met with the side at Lord's on Tuesday and explained all the decisions he had made regarding Peter Moores and Kevin Pietersen.
England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves has denied making any promises to Kevin Pietersen that he would make a return to international cricket if he gave up his IPL contract and scored runs in county cricket.
England batsman Ian Bell may not be the Test side's vice-captain anymore, but isn't holding a grudge, saying new pick Joe Root is the ideal candidate if he's to become the skipper one day.
New Zealand cricketing legend Sir Richard Hadlee has full confidence in the Black Caps leading up to their first Test against England at Lord's, saying the Kiwis are fully prepared and can bag a whitewash.
New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan will play for Middlesex for six matches in the Natwest T20 Blast, the county side announced on Tuesday, replacing South Africa paceman Kyle Abbott.
England batsman Joe Root has been named England men's Cricketer of the Year at the ECB's annual awards function, and he paid credit to former England coach Peter Moores, who he says helped him reach his best form over the past year.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has implored all and sundry to stop talking about Kevin Pietersen in the build-up to the Tests against New Zealand, and rather give the potential debutants the spotlight.
Batsman Martin Guptill made a strong case to be included in New Zealand's team for the first Test against England starting on Thursday at Lord's, scoring 150 against Worcestershire in their final warm-up match.
According to a newspaper article from the Mirror in England, England captain Alastair Cook was all set to walk out of the job if new ECB director Andrew Strauss had cleared a path for Kevin Pietersen's return.
Kevin Pietersen's England career ended at Sydney 15 months ago. Even his staunchest supporters, and perhaps even the man himself, knew that. While a glimmer of hope appeared on the horizon it was really just a mirage.
New England and Wales Cricket Board director of Cricket Andrew Strauss has insisted Kevin Pietersen will not get an international recall for this season's home series against New Zealand and Australia.
England's Ian Bell says exiled batsman Kevin Pietersen deserves to be given an opportunity to fight his way back into the England team, describing the South Africa-born player as 'probably the best player I've ever played with'.
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill is hoping for a recall to the Test side after two years out, and is confident his World Cup exploits, and time with Derbyshire will give him the edge.
South Africa extended their advantage over Australia from six points to 22 points at the top of the ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update, with the results from 2011-12 dropped from the calculations and outcomes from the 2013-14 series weighted at 50 per cent.
