After a rollercoaster four years under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, could England revert to a more conservative style of play under Root? Of all England’s Test captains since 2006, only teams led by Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen have lower run-rates and played fewer attacking shots. In Root’s 65 Tests in charge, England’s run-rate
Cox joined RCB for the first time this year as they defended their IPL title. Although he did not play a game, he struck up a relationship with legendary former India captain Kohli. The Essex batter showed glimpses of his potential with scores of 27 and 25 at number seven on his Test debut in
Opener Emilio Gay will have further treatment on a shoulder injury this week and England are hopeful he will be fit for the first Test against Pakistan that starts on 19 August. The 27-year-old retired hurt with a shoulder problem while playing for Durham in their One-Day Cup game against Middlesex on Friday. The left-hander
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, saying an attack on one of them would be seen as an attack on all three. The pact was announced at a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in the Saudi city
Surrey duo Ollie Pope and Dan Lawrence have been recalled to the England squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan. The pair have been named in a 16-man squad before the series opener at Headingley on Wednesday 19 August but Jacob Bethell will miss the entire series through injury, with Jordan Cox to be
Second Test, Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain (day four of five) West Indies 344 (Greaves 73; Sajid 4-85) & 117 (Sajid 4-32, Usman 4-39) Pakistan 387 (Shafique 160*, Babar 88; Warrican 6-112) & 77-2 Pakistan won by eight wickets; series drawn 1-1 Scorecard Pakistan completed their first overseas Test win in three years with an eight-wicket