Tag: Joe Root

Derek Pringle column – Skippers felt the force of the chop in the 80s

17 January 2017 1 comment

The seeming prevarication over the future of Alastair Cook as England captain seems to be based on achieving the right […]

Handscomb can solve top order woes – Gale

17 January 2017 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith ANDREW GALE is happy to joke that it was his own bad form that cost Yorkshire the […]

Derek Pringle column – One-day revival can take pressure off suits

10 January 2017 0 comments

The Champions Trophy next June will be England’s main white-ball focus for the medium term, but they could do with […]

Alastair Cook ready to stand down as England captain, Joe Root next man in

9 January 2017 0 comments

A big shake-up expected in the England camp.

Club Spotlight – Sheffield Collegiate CC

3 January 2017 0 comments

Stardust is sprinkled by Vaughan and Root Jimmy Booker discovers that Sheffield Collegiate still holds a place in the hearts […]

Peter Hayter column – Cook has earned right to decide destiny

20 December 2016 0 comments

For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings It’s that […]

No hiding place for Cook, whose jumbled thinking is hurting his side

6 December 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at England’s shortcomings in India and questions the methods of their skipper, whose lack of faith and […]

Cook has much more to offer his young charges

16 November 2016 0 comments

Alison Mitchell believes Alastair Cook, despite hinting at standing down as skipper, is the right man to take England forward […]

Paul Nixon column – We’ve got to start grinding down the opposition

8 November 2016 0 comments

This series in India is one of England’s biggest in recent times. If they pulled a victory out of the […]

Dream Team – James Taylor

31 October 2016 0 comments

Alastair Cook I think he is one of, if not the most, talented cricketers in the world right now. He’s […]

England trail by 170 after Bangladesh batting collapse

28 October 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Action Images) By Harvey Burgess England rallied back after a sluggish start to bowl Bangladesh out for 220, before […]

Zafar Ansari – the academic all-rounder of Pakistani descent

28 October 2016 1 comment

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess It is not very often that you hear ‘double first from Cambridge’ and ‘professional […]

Why India could put England in a spin

28 October 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Despite victory in England’s first Test against Bangladesh, criticism of the touring side’s poor […]

Root’s aiming to be best in world by time of Ashes

9 August 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks talks to Joe Root about his mission to succeed in next year’s Ashes series Down Under Joe […]

Martin Johnson column – There’s nowt like a Yorkie to get you chuckling

9 August 2016 0 comments

Last Monday – and this may come as news to many of you – was ‘Yorkshire Day’. How this anniversary […]

England selectors raise a few eyebrows with Ballance selection

12 July 2016 0 comments

England have recently announced their squad to face Pakistan in the first test match of the series against Lord’s on […]

All eyes to the future for England and Bayliss

20 June 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks turns his attention to England’s looming one-day battle with Sri Lanka England’s upcoming five-match series against Sri Lanka […]

England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances

14 June 2016 0 comments

A host of England players will be in action for their counties over the coming weeks with national team mates […]

Root is England’s man for all the occasions

23 May 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks looks at the rise of Joe Root – England’s Player of the Year When Joe Root swept the […]

Warwickshire job no big deal Gooch tells Essex faithful

26 April 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter finds England’s former batting coach eager to allay fears at Chelmsford over his consultancy work at Edgbaston Graham […]

Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man

12 April 2016 0 comments

Granted Joe Root was precisely four Tests and a handful of ODIs into his England career, but I still never […]

Joe Root has strength fused with tranquility

13 February 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the characteristics that have enabled England’s top batsman to fulfil his destiny It seems that Joe […]

England’s Joe Root on his rise to World No.1

21 December 2015 0 comments

Chris Stocks discovers that England’s prolific run-scorer will be losing sleep during the series against South Africa Joe Root […]

England Test series ratings

10 November 2015 0 comments

With a 2-0 defeat in the Tests series against Pakistan, Chris Stocks gives his ratings on the England squad Alastair […]

VIDEO: “We Are England” – Alastair Cook, James Anderson & Co on what it means to play for England

6 July 2015 0 comments

Watch England stars past and present describe what it really means to play for your country