Tag: Joe Root

LOOSE-TONGUED HARRY RECEIVES LESSON IN LEADERSHIP

6 October 2024 0 comments

ARK BUTCHER It’s been an eventful week for Harry Brook, who came under fire for his comments after England’s defeat […]

Yorkshire spinner Jafer Chohan named in England squad for Caribbean tour

3 October 2024 0 comments

Yorkshire leg-spinner Jafer Chohan has earned his first England call-up for the limited-overs tour of the Caribbean in a major […]

What does Australia defeat mean for England ahead of West Indies series?

1 October 2024 0 comments

England’s summer ended in disappointing fashion as Australia claimed victory in a rain-affected ODI series decider in Bristol. Here, we […]

Mark Butcher: Glib Harry Brook receives lesson in leadership

29 September 2024 0 comments

It has been an eventful week for Harry Brook, who came under fire for his comments after England’s defeat to Australia at Trent Bridge.

Nissanka exposes England’s naivety

15 September 2024 0 comments

By Mark Butcher Pathum Nissanka’s century to inflict a first Test defeat of the summer on England was fabulous to […]

In at the Sharp end – the making of Joe Root

15 September 2024 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Few people are as familiar with the talents that have turned Joe Root into a serial English […]

Derek Pringle: Small is beautiful for England opener Ben Duckett

8 September 2024 0 comments

At 5ft 6in Ben Duckett is in the small camp. But small batters have advantages even if looking up to everyone else on a cricket field isn’t one of them…

Mark Butcher on Gus Atkinson: A new star with old-fashioned virtues

8 September 2024 0 comments

An incredible start to Gus Atkinson’s Test career. His century at Lord’s was outrageous, it will be fascinating to see how he develops.

Joe Root in numbers: A look at England star’s stats

8 September 2024 0 comments

Joe Root’s brace of hundreds at Lord’s took him past Sir Alastair Cook as England’s all-time leading Test centurion. Here we take a look at the stats behind his extraordinary Test career.

Talking points as England seek perfect summer record in Sri Lanka finale at Oval

5 September 2024 0 comments

Josh Hull makes his England debut while Joe Root is chasing more records. England head into the final Test of […]

Joe is simply ton-derful! England’s Root is a record breaker at Lord’s

1 September 2024 0 comments

JOE ROOT broke a whole raft of records at Lord’s as England turned the screw against Sri Lanka in the second Test.

Joe Root breaks hatful of records as classy England close in

1 September 2024 0 comments

BAD LIGHT brought things to an early end at Lord’s on day three as England advanced towards a comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test.

Derek Pringle column: DRS protocols over lbw need to change now

1 September 2024 0 comments

Master and apprentice is a phrase you often hear when Joe Root and Harry Brook are at the crease together. Yet the roles could so readily have been reversed in the Second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, after the Decision Review System had both men lbw to balls clipping leg-stump.

Ebony Rainford-Brent: Time to acknowledge Joe Root as one of the greats

1 September 2024 0 comments

Looking back on the first day at Lord’s, England were struggling for rhythm and just as they started to get going, Sri Lanka would chip away with another wicket. Enter Joe Root to stabilise things and put England on track for a fine first innings total.

Mark Butcher: England star Jamie Smith is a natural-born thriller

1 September 2024 0 comments

What a start Jamie Smith has made to his England Test career. The most extraordinary thing is how comfortable he’s looked since arriving in the Test arena – in all aspects.