Those crowning Joe Root as England’s greatest batsman are forgetting someone
Even after scoring 39 Test centuries, Joe Root was still defined by the hundred he had not scored. No longer. After 12 years of waiting,...
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Class prejudice made England a worse team for decades
“Pray God, no professional shall ever captain England,” Lord Hawke, Yorkshire’s skipper and an MCC grandee, declared in 1925. “I love and admire them all,...
Ex-Australia captain drops verdict on Jofra Archer and Steve Smith’s Ashes battle
Australia’s former captain, Tim Paine, has intensified scrutiny on Jofra Archer, asserting that Steve Smith is decisively winning their personal Ashes duel. The pair’s simmering...
Tim Paine claims Steve Smith is winning personal Ashes battle with Jofra Archer
Former Australia captain Tim Paine has piled more pressure on Jofra Archer after claiming Steve Smith is winning their personal rivalry “hands down”. The pair...
Australian newspapers mock England over Ashes plans: ‘Overprepared to the bitter end’
Australia’s tabloid newspapers have mocked the England cricket team’s recent trip to a beach town in Queensland, with references made to head coach Brendon McCullum’s...
Need some Ashes hope? This is the team who came back from 2-0
It has been done before. A team has come back from 2-0 down to win a five-Test series, and in the Ashes too. True, it...
Return of captain Pat Cummins leaves Australia facing key selection decisions for third Ashes Test
Australia have confirmed that Pat Cummins will return to captain the side in the third Ashes Test in Adelaide — and in the process creating...
Jofra Archer deserves better than being the butt of Australia’s jokes
Jofra Archer was already carrying an unreasonably heavy burden for England on his first Ashes tour, but two factors have seen it grow exponentially in...
Hazlewood ruled out for entire Ashes but Cummins set to return in Adelaide
Australia will be without the great fast bowler Josh Hazlewood for the entire Ashes series due to a combination of hamstring and Achilles injuries. The...
Gabba dramas show why pink-ball Tests are here to stay – and could save the format
It took just six deliveries for Mitchell Starc to work his magic with the pink ball. The dismissal of Ben Duckett in the first over...