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 […]
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 […]
Joe Root is a world-class player but he looks like he has the world on his shoulders right now, so it might be time for him to have a break from the captaincy. Pass the armband to someone else, goodness knows who, because there is hardly a posse of candidates, and allow him to concentrate […]
To listen to Joe Root’s interview with David Gower after England’s 10-wicket humiliation by West Indies in Grenada was to understand the scale of the denial and delusion that has come to define English cricket. His team, said Root, had shown a brilliant attitude. There were good things to take away from their latest series […]
The West Indies registered a series win against England and the World Champions in the 50-over formats digested another series defeat that certainly needs some soul searching. Victory for @windiescricket 👏 West Indies complete a ten-wicket win to take the Test and the series 🏆#WTC23 | #WIvENG | https://t.co/8vvmZqjdsh pic.twitter.com/KRe5N0TUzT — ICC (@ICC) March 27, 2022 On Day 1, England slumped to 67 […]
After 21 wickets had fallen on the first four days of the match, the likelihood of England forcing victory on an unforgiving surface at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium had always been slim. And slim seemed to have left town when it was confirmed that Wood – who had been withdrawn from the attack before […]
I have to confess that I wasn’t expecting the phone call I received from Andrew Strauss on Tuesday that started with him saying: ‘I’ve got some bad news.’ That’s not what you really want to hear on selection matters, and not something I have heard very often during my career of 152 Test caps. I […]
“One of Kohli’s great achievements was instilling in his team a-craving-for Test cricket. Despite his all-encompassing success, Kohli’s major aim was to achieve victory in the Test arena and this is where his passion really shone” This is a tale of two cricket captains; one very good at his job and the other a failure. […]
“Of course, there has to be future planning but we are constantly looking far too far ahead. This Ashes has shown us that every Test is really important and it is time English cricket realised that from top to bottom” Watching England collapse again, losing all 10 wickets for 56 runs, is just a reflection […]