As England's male cricketers are left to reflect on their Stanford Twenty20 humiliation, one of their female counterparts has made a plea for her team not to be ignored as they prepare for a crucial year.

Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar will practice in Sri Lanka to warm up for December's Test match series in India, stated coach Peter Moores.

Former coach Duncan Fletcher believes that England will miss the experience of Michael Vaughan on their tour of India.

Uncapped off-spinner Graeme Swann, batsman Owais Shah and wicketkeeper Matt Prior have been included in England's 15-man squad to play India in two Tests in December.

England selectors will announce the squad for the two-Test tour of India on Monday.England tour India in November-December.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has been axed from the India tour for the Two Test series in December due to his poor batting form.

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who made a terrific impact on the Proteas during the 4-0 one-day series win, is happy that his dark days are now over.

England extended their unbeaten streak in the one-day series against South Africa by winning their fourth match in a row at the Lord's on Sunday.

Having secured a series-clinching (3-0) victory over South Africa at The Oval, Kevin Pietersen’s England are now aiming to hand the Proteas a whitewash in the five-match ODI series.

England beat South Africa by 126 runs in the third one-day international at The Oval to clinch the Natwest series 3-0 with two games to spare on Friday.