http://englishteam.co.uk Latest in sports and all the action from England Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Andrew Flintoff has promised not to compromise his England and Lancashire commitments by over-stretching himself. The 31-year-old all-rounder is currently recovering from knee surgery following his retirement from Test cricket in the summer and when he returns to fitness he will do so with ambitions to be the world's best limited-overs ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/11/06/flintoff-i-wont-overdo-it Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has lost his battle with a back problem and will be sidelined for up to six weeks. Ferdinand will sit out Sunday's Premier League showdown at Stamford Bridge and Red Devils team-mate Wes Brown admitted that the 30-year-old has tried to play through the pain for ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/11/05/ferdinand-ruled-out-for-six-weeks Andrew Strauss is excited by Kevin Pietersen's return to the England fold next week ahead of the start of their battle with SA. The England captain touched down with his team-mates in Bloemfontein on Sunday, but the middle-order batsman was a notable absentee at the start of the two and half ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/11/03/strauss-nutty-about-kp-return Mark Hughes has declared that Shay Given is the best keeper in the Premier League ahead of Man City’s clash against Birmingham. Hughes said that Given was right up there with some legends of the game, and was adamant that the Irishman was as good as advertised. "I played in front ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/11/01/hughes-given-is-the-best Rafa Benitez is facing the very real prospect of trying to save Liverpool's European dream without Steven Gerrard. The Liverpool boss was without his skipper at Fulham in the Barclays Premier League, and is seemingly clutching at straws that Gerrard will be available for Wednesday's Champions League trip to Lyon. Liverpool have ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/11/01/benitez-we-must-win-in-lyon Kevin Pietersen has admitted he was "falling out of love" with cricket before being sidelined by an Achilles injury. The right-hander has endured a difficult 2009 during which he lost the England captaincy following his public falling out with then coach Peter Moores, before his Ashes campaign was cut short after ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/10/30/pieterson-injury-break-a-blessing Javier Mascherano has urged Liverpool to go on a winning streak to build on their 2-0 victory over Manchester United. Mascherano feels that this win will be wasted if the Reds lose their next game. Fernando Torres and David Ngog both scored for Liverpool to grab a 2-0 win at Anfield, with ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/10/26/mascherano-lets-start-again Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow insists Rafael Benitez's job is safe even if the Reds do not win the Premier League this season. He also says Anfield stars Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are not for sale at any price. Purslow launched his support of Benitez as Liverpool attempted to arrest a ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/10/25/liverpool-chief-stands-by-benitez Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has revealed that he is missing the influence of Cristiano Ronaldo on the Old Trafford outfit. Ronaldo left to join Spanish giants Real Madrid during the summer in a deal worth some £80million, taking with him not only an enhanced reputation, but also a prolific goalscoring ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/10/24/rooney-ronaldo-is-irreplaceable The England selectors today announced 16-man Test and one-day squads under the captaincy of Andrew Strauss for the tour of South Africa, which begins next month. The Test squad contains three uncapped players; Surrey wicketkeeper Steven Davies, Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid and the Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright. Durham pace bowler Liam ... http://englishteam.co.uk/2009/10/08/england-reveal-south-africa-squads