Stuff that matters
Zak Crawley will miss the first two Tests against India after scans showed that he sprained his right wrist in what Joe Root described as “a real freak accident”, slipping on the marble floors of England’s changing room in Chennai Read more
South Africa v England, third Test, January 2016It’s something of a curiosity that Root’s 110 against South Africa at the Wanderers is rarely mentioned among the best of his 19 Test centuries. Maybe Stuart Broad, who sealed the series on Read more
Perth Scorchers opener Liam Livingstone says he hopes Sydney Sixers are “running scared” as the Big Bash League rivals prepare to square off in yet another final. Livingstone’s quip, coming after his entertaining knock of 77 helped Perth cruise past Read more
Joe Root admitted to feeling emotional after an evening spent watching video messages from friends, family and famous faces – and listening to a moving speech from Ben Stokes – was followed by the dream-like start to his 100th Test. Read more
‘Ladies and Gentlemen, this is …” Test cricket, finally back on free-to-air TV at the godawful hour of one, two, 3.35 in the morning. For 15 years, four months, and 22 days now the game has been going back-and-forth about Read more
It seemed too easy at the time. Three weeks ago, Australia’s cricketers lost a Test for the first time in 33 years at the Gabba – deepest, dankest dungeon of the Australian sporting soul, and a kind of mental disintegration Read more
A couple of moments during a draining second day in Chennai rather summed up where Joe Root’s head is at, the zone that the England captain finds himself in during his 100th Test match and a remarkable start to 2021. Read more