Joe Root should be very proud of how he conducted himself as England captain, not only because he has been successful but also for being a fantastic ambassador for the game. Root has won more Tests in charge than anyone else in England’s history and he has always done that with a smile and managed […]
There are seven weeks to go until the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s and English cricket is without a permanent chair, a managing director of men’s cricket, a head coach, a selector, and now a captain. Things may start to move quickly on the managing director front in the coming days, but it […]
There was a moment when it became clear Joe Root’s position as England captain was as good as untenable. It was not during a match, or even at the end of one. It was not at the conclusion of a losing series either, although there have been enough of those of late. It was last […]
After the victory in the ODI series, Bangladesh had come to the Test series as the favourites because the hosts had lost most of their major players due to a Twenty20 League Tournament in India while Bangladesh had surfaced as a very strong unit. They fought well in the first Test until the debacle in […]
The dismal show on the final day of the first Test at Durban by the Bangladesh batters cancelled out the fightback of the previous four days where the batters and bowlers of the visitors showed the heart and temperament to challenge the hosts – but in one session of a nightmare, everything was washed down […]
One of Shane Warne’s former foes Nasser Hussain has described the legendary legspinner as the greatest cricketer who ever lived. From his first Test to his last, the late, great #ShaneWarne takes you through the big and important moments from his career pic.twitter.com/UgZkLPvxC6 — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 30, 2022 Former Australian teammates and rivals paid tribute to Warne at […]
Sachin Tendulkar Australia’s tour of India in 1998 was my first proper Test series against Shane. Everyone had tagged that series as Tendulkar vs Shane Warne. I had to remind people that it was India vs Australia, but such was the following. Obviously, that is going to put you under pressure – you are playing […]
Pat Cummins has improved his already glowing reputation as an extremely competent captain of Australia. In a series where the pitches have been a somnambulist’s dream, Cummins has done what can only be expected of a good captain. Mostly by virtue of declarations, he laid the foundation for victory in the final two games against […]
There has been a lot of talks since England lost in the West Indies about how the Test team move forward – and I’ve been one of a few to say, with a heavy heart, that Joe Root should no longer be in charge. But make no mistake: the side don’t suddenly get better if […]
England have had 12 months of cricket to forget from an Ashes annihilation to being crushed in the Caribbean. They recently slumped to a 10-wicket defeat in the third Test in Grenada as their winless run stretched to nine Tests. Despite the defeat, captain Joe Root reiterated his desire to lead England moving forward. March […]