MARTIN JOHNSON

For all the talk about the gripping nature of the final morning at Edgbaston, the tensest moment of the entire match came when it was all over. Would Sam Curran be allowed to hang on to that bottle of champagne? Or would the awards ceremony be rudely interrupted by a representative from Her Majesty’s Constabulary? “Okay sonny, hand that over. And if I catch you again, it will be straight to the cells for you my lad!”
No wonder Joe Root gave him a big hug at the end of it all. This is one England all-rounder who’s in no danger of missing a Test ma...