Atherton's blog

Thu June 20 2013

India win toss against Sri Lanka

India have won the toss and elected to bowl in their Champions Trophy semi-final match against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

Thu June 20 2013

KP returning for England

Kevin Pietersen has been named in England's 14 man squad for the T20 Internationals against New Zealand.

Thu June 20 2013

Matt Prior - Aussies up for the Ashes

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior joins Sky Sports News to discuss the Ashes, England's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final win and his new book.

Wed June 19 2013

England v South Africa - Gower Blog

David Gower gives his view on England's win over South Africa.

Wed June 19 2013

Trott - Winning the toss wasn't everything

England's Jonathan Trott says winning the toss was important in their win over South Africa, but good bowling was the key.

Wed June 19 2013

Impressive England

The team discuss England's win over South Africa and debate whether the team should be changed for the final.

Wed June 19 2013

Player of the Day - James 'Tricky' Tredwell

Spin bowler James Tredwell received the Man of the Match award for taking 3-19.

Wed June 19 2013

Cook - Jimmy's my number one

England captain Alastair Cook was delighted with his side's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final win over South Africa and says Jimmy Anderson is the best fast bowler in the World.

Wed June 19 2013

De Villiers - We just weren't good enough

South Africa captain AB de Villiers says his side struggled from the start during their loss to England in the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Wed June 19 2013

Harris returns from injury

Ryan Harris will play for an Australian "A" side against Gloucestershire on Friday after recovering from an achilles injury.

Tue June 18 2013

Cook wary of Amla danger

Alastair Cook pinpoints Hashim Amla as the wicket the England team will be targeting early on, but has concerns over spinner Graeme Swann's fitness.

Tue June 18 2013

De Villiers: Steyn close

South Africa are hopeful Dale Steyn will be fit for South Africa's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against England tomorrow and Captian AB De Villiers claims Steryn is close to a return.

Tue June 18 2013

Moosajee uncertain over Steyn's fitness

South Africa team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee says he is hopeful that Dale Steyn will be fit to face England but says there are young players who can step in if Steyn cannot play.

Mon June 17 2013

Australia v Sri Lanka - Highlights

Sri Lanka are through to the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy after defeating Australia by 20 runs in the final Group A fixture at the Oval.

Mon June 17 2013

Sri Lanka send Aussies out

Reaction from the Oval as Sri Lanka progressed to the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy after beating Australia in the final Group A fixture.

Mon June 17 2013

Beefy Blog - England v New Zealand

Sir Ian Botham gives his reaction to England's hard fought victory over New Zealand.

Mon June 17 2013

England clinch narrow victory

England captain Alastair Cook was in fine form as he guided his side to a 10-run win over New Zealand.

Sun June 16 2013

No rift in camp - Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke admits his side haven't been affected by David Warner's actions.

Sun June 16 2013

DRS – the penny has dropped

The Cricket Writers on TV panel discuss how international teams now use DRS to their advantage.

Sun June 16 2013

Out of shape

The Cricket Writers on TV panel discuss the debate about balls becoming 'out of shape'.

Sun June 16 2013

Adversity could galvanise Aussies

The cricket panel discuss whether David Warner’s recent exploits could help the Australian team ahead of the Ashes.

Sat June 15 2013

Arthur: Warner not first choice

Australia coach Micky Arthur has told Sky Sports it will be difficult for David Warner to open the batting in the first Ashes test at Trent Bridge next month.

Sat June 15 2013

India cruise past Pakistan

India captain MS Dhoni was delighted his team maintained their perfect record in the Champions Trophy with an eight-wicket win over Pakistan at Edgbaston.

Sat June 15 2013

Giles defends England

Ashley Giles has defended England against accusations of ball tampering.

Sat June 15 2013

Rain ends WI hopes

Reaction from the captains as South Africa progress to the Champions Trophy semi-finals after a rain-affected tie with West Indies.

Fri June 14 2013

Cricket AM - Week 3

Matt Floyd and Sarah-Jane Mee look ahead to the next episode of Cricket AM.

Fri June 14 2013

Everyone's talking about it

This summer is all about The Ashes and famous faces from the cricketing world have their say.

Fri June 14 2013

Warner's actions despicable

Cricket Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland has branded David Warner's actions despicable.

Thu June 13 2013

England v Sri Lanka - Gower Blog

Sky Sports' David Gower gives his thoughts on England's defeat to Sri Lanka.

Thu June 13 2013

England upset with ball change

The Sky Sports Cricket team discuss whether it was right for the umpires to change the ball half-way through the Sri Lanka's innings, upsetting the England team.

Thu June 13 2013

Sri Lanka fight back

Angelo Mathews gives his reaction after Sri Lanka beat England by 7 wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy.

Thu June 13 2013

Pressure mounts on England

England captain Alastair Cook gives his thoughts after his side slumped to a 7-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy.

Thu June 13 2013

Sangakkara shines for Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara hit 134 not out as Sri Lanka chased down a target of 294 to beat England by seven wickets in the Champions Trophy.

Fri June 14 2013

Bateson’s bright future

Andy Scott speaks to European Championship bronze medallist Jack Bateson about his future plans in the sport.

Thu June 13 2013

Warner - I'm sorry

Australian opener David Warner has apologised to Joe Root and confirmed he did strike the England batsman in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Thu June 13 2013

Warner suspended until Ashes

David Warner is suspended until the first Ashes Test and fined £7,000 for breaching code of behaviour.

Thu June 13 2013

Bailey backs team-mate Warner

Australia's stand-in captain George Bailey backs team-mate David Warner ahead of his hearing with Cricket Australia.

Wed June 12 2013

Botham expects competitive Ashes

Sir Ian Botham still expects Australia to provide England with a challenge this summer despite recent indiscipline.

Wed June 12 2013

Gillespie - unacceptable behaviour from Warner

Former Aussie international and now Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie says that David Warner's behaviour was unacceptable and expects the player to be reprimanded in some way.

Wed June 12 2013

Cook - Root is fine

England captain Alastair Cook says Joe Root wants to put the David Warner incident behind him and concentrate on playing cricket.

Wed June 12 2013

Warner has let his country down

Australian Cricket writer Malcolm Conn was involved in a twitter row with David Warner and he believes that Warner is once again harming the image of the sport after his unprovoked attack on Joe Root.

Wed June 12 2013

Warner dropped by Aussies

David Warner has been dropped by Australia for today's Champions trophy match with New Zealand following an alleged physical altercation with an England player.

Tue June 11 2013

India reach semi-finals

India qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over West Indies at the Oval.

Tue June 11 2013

Dhawan inspires India again

India beat the West Indies by eight wickets at the Oval to confirm their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy.

Tue June 11 2013

Pietersen hits the nets

Kevin Pietersen has been training as he battles to get fit for the Ashes.

Tue June 11 2013

Dhoni fears Gayle threat

Captain MS Dhoni sees Chris Gayle as the major threat to India as they prepare to face West Indies.

Mon June 10 2013

Victory for Pakistan at Edgbaston

South Africa beat Pakistan by 67 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B match at Edgbaston.

Mon June 10 2013

Prior: We must be prepared

Matt Prior says every individual in this summer's Ashes squad must ensure they are as prepared as possible.

Sun June 9 2013

Fisher breaks record

Fifteen year-old Matthew Fisher became the youngest post-war cricketer to play a first-class game in England during Yorkshire's defeat to Leicestershire in the YB40.

Sun June 9 2013

Warne and Vaughan reflect on England win

Shane Warne and Michael Vaughan reveal their thoughts on England's Champions Trophy win over Australia. The cricket legends are taking part in a charity Ashes Twenty 20 game in Cirencester.

Sun June 9 2013

'A hint of desperation'

Paul Newman of the Daily Mail says the possibility of Australia ending up with Pakistani bowler Fawad Ahmed in their Ashes side has a hint of desperation about it.

Sun June 9 2013

'Batting is still an issue'

The Cricket Writers on TV team discuss the state of England's batting despite the win over Australia.

Sun June 9 2013

'The bowling was outstanding'

Mike Selvey of the Guardian described the bowling as the best he's seen for a long time after England crushed Australia at Edgbaston

Sat June 8 2013

England open Trophy campaign with win

James Anderson became his country's leading ODI wicket taker as England opened their Champions Trophy campaign with a 48-run victory over Australia at Edgbaston.

Sat June 8 2013

Crash Bang Wallop - Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire take on the Crash Bang Wallop challenge.

Sat June 8 2013

Howzat - June 8th

Umpire Les keeps the scores as Tino Best and Darren Bravo go head-to-head.

Sat June 8 2013

Cricket AM - Doull

New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull pops in to the Cricket AM studio.

Sat June 8 2013

Cricket AM - Bravo & Best

Darren Bravo and Tino Best take their place on the Cricket AM sofa.

Sat June 8 2013

My favourite innings - Lara

Former West Indies captain Brian Lara talks you through his top 3 favourite innings.

Fri June 7 2013

West Indies beat Pakistan by 2 wickets

The West Indies have beaten Pakistan by 2 wickets in their opening game of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Oval

Fri June 7 2013

Cricket AM - Week 2 Teaser

West Indies duo Tino Best and Darren Bravo will join Sarah-Jane and Matt for Saturday's show, which gets under way on Sky Sports 1 HD at the earlier time of 8.30am.

Fri June 7 2013

Cook focused on Champions Trophy

England captain Alastair Cook talks ahead of tomorrow's Champions Trophy game with Australia.

Fri June 7 2013

McKay on ICC Champions Trophy

Australia's Clint McKay looks ahead to the ICC Champions Trophy and their opening game of the tournament at Edgbaston.

Fri June 7 2013

Prior embroiled in controversy

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was embroiled in controversy during Sussex's County Championship with Middlesex at Lord's.

Thu June 6 2013

Prince Charles' Champions Trophy Introduction

Prince Charles introduces the ICC 2013 Champions Trophy at Glamorgan.

Wed June 5 2013

England face bowling conundrum

Ian Botham and David Gower try and select the England bowling attack for the Champions Trophy.

Wed June 5 2013

Eng v NZ 3rd ODI - Blog

Ian Smith reflects on the Test and ODI series as well as some of the tastier dishes he enjoyed during his stay in England!

Wed June 5 2013

England regain some pride

England recovered from two heavy defeats to win the last ODI at Trent Bridge.

Wed June 5 2013

Johnson hoping for Clarke return

Mitchell Johnson says the players are all hoping Michael Clarke's injury isn't too serious.

Tue June 4 2013

Bell praise for injured Clarke

Ian Bell says Australia may have to start making plans to play without their captain Michael Clarke for the Champions Trophy and possibly the Ashes.

Mon June 3 2013

De Villers blames lack of intensity

South Africa captain AB de Villiers has blamed the lack of intensity for his sides 6 wicket defeat.

Mon June 3 2013

Misbah praises squad balance

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has praised the quality of both the batting and bowling in his squad for the ICC Champions trophy after beating South Africa by 6 wickets in a warm-up match.

Mon June 3 2013

De Villiers bids a fond farewell to coach

Captain AB de Villiers hopes to give coach Gary Kirsten a memorable send off.

Sun June 2 2013

Nasser - Sloppy England leads to defeat

Nasser Hussain looks back at the 2nd ODI between England and New Zealand.

Mon June 3 2013

Fails of the Week - 2nd June

A collection of the biggest blunders and strangest moments from the past week of sport.

Sun June 2 2013

Series defeat for England

Alastair Cook and Brendon McCullum speak after New Zealand beat England to claim the second ODI and the series.

Sun June 2 2013

KP Conundrum

Paul Allott, Peter Hayter, Steve James and Lawrence Boot discuss the upcoming Ashes and how Kevin Pietersen will feature.

Sun June 2 2013

Can England win the Champions Trophy?

The Cricket Writers Team look forward to the ICC Champions Trophy and discuss whether the England team can be victorious.

Sat June 1 2013

A fine batting display

India and Sri Lanka showed their Champions Trophy credentials with fine batting displays in a warm up match at Edgbaston. Sri Lanka posted a big target of 333, but India reached 337 with an over to spare.

Sat June 1 2013

@SkyCricket Q&A

The @SkyCricket team answer your tweets ahead of the Champions Trophy.

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