It was not simply that Blackwell scored his runs, it was that he engineered the rescue of England's innings and propelled them – nervelessly as it happened – to what seemed a competitive total.

Blackwell was 17-and-a-half stone when he was first called into the England squad back in 2002. He made rotund Samit Patel look like skinny Joe Root. Before his Test debut he described himself as ...

Ian Blackwell admitted he thought his England chance had gone before he was called into the one-day side to replace the injured Ashley Giles. Blackwell, a spinner and big-hitting batsman, played the ...

Just like Samit Patel, failing to count the calories carefully enough has probably cost Ian Blackwell on the England front. But the two all-rounders have restated their determination to be fit for ...

Somerset's Ian Blackwell is refusing to give up on hopes of an England recall despite missing nearly the whole of the season following a shoulder operation. Blackwell's chances of making any World Cup ...

When Brunt departed, England had a first innings lead of 158 runs. Australia made a disastrous start to its second innings. Keightley, captain Clark and Sthalekar all fell cheaply. Kate Blackwell ...

GOA (India), April 1: All-rounder Ian Blackwell is confident England can win the one-day series against India despite trailing 2-0. “On reflection, we thought we should have won both the games ...

London - Spinner Ashley Giles will miss the start of England's tour of India because of a hip injury and is replaced by allrounder Ian Blackwell. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB ...