• Farbrace to join Warwickshire as their new sporting director• Blow for England at the start of World Cup and Ashes yearPaul Farbrace will stand down as England’s assistant coach at the end of their Caribbean tour. The 51-year-old announced on Saturda…
Joe Root and Ben Stokes are more important than ever for England this summer while Rory Burns and Mark Wood may also step up“Cut off the head and the rest will follow” was a phrase often used in the dressing room of the great West Indies sides of the 8…
England fast bowler was thrilled to make an explosive impact in the third Test against West Indies after years of frustrationWhat is it like to bowl at 95mph? For Mark Wood, whose scorching return to England’s Test team sent everyone a bit gaga in St L…
Gabriel extends ‘unreserved apology’ for third Test commentsWindies fast bowler was banned for four matches by ICCWest Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has sought to clear the air over what he said to England captain Joe Root and extended an “unreser…
Joe Root’s side lost the Wisden Trophy in seven days’ play but they are wiser as they prepare for a momentous summerIt has been a puzzling series which defied the bookmakers and the pundits. For West Indies it was an uplifting one as they regained the …
England captain has done cricket a great service – his reaction to a perceived homophobic remark was cool, calm, collected … and rightCricketers call it sledging, or chirping: the business of trying to undermine your opponent with verbal abuse. It’s a …
Mark Wood receives the highest mark while Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali also performed well in the CaribbeanThree Tests, 145 runs @ 24.16, three catches Continue reading…
• Fast bowler clashed with England captain during third Test• Root said: ‘There’s nothing wrong with being gay’West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel has accepted the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct charge relating to a comment made to Engl…
• England win third Test by 232 runs; West Indies take series 2-1 • Chase hits 102*; Anderson and Moeen both take three wicketsFor the third match in succession the victory march has been a procession utterly devoid of tension, which has been one of th…
Cricketer told West Indies’ Shannon Gabriel ‘there is nothing wrong with being gay’The England cricket captain Joe Root has been widely hailed for his response to alleged homophobic abuse after telling an opponent that “there is nothing wrong with bein…
• England captain Root rebuked West Indies’ Gabriel in third Test• Gabriel was spoken to by umpires about his languageThe International Cricket Council is awaiting a report from the match officials at the third Test between West Indies and England over…
Live updates as England press for victory in St Lucia This week’s edition of The Spin: sheer pace is sheer blissAnd feel free to drop Rob an email 1.45pm GMT “I remember watching Jeff Thomson having a spell at David Steele on telly,” says Dave Brown. …
Mark Wood’s Sunday spell in St Lucia was a refreshing reminder of how pace bowling turns a slow game into a fast oneThere are certain words that are crying out to have “sheer” in front of them. Sheer bliss. Sheer lunacy. Sheer pace.In cricket, sheer pa…
• Joe Root declines to reveal what fast bowler said• ‘I think it should stay on the field,’ says England captainShannon Gabriel was given an on-field warning about abusive language on the third day here, the nature of which Joe Root refused to disclose…
Rory Burns, Keaton Jennings and Joe Denly fail to stake claim on a more traditional day of Test cricketAfter the giddying excitement of the second day in St Lucia, one that produced 16 wickets and was headlined by an electric burst of genuine fast bowl…
• England 277 & 325-4; West Indies 154• Joe Root 111*, Joe Denly 69This was how it was supposed to be throughout the series, with the prime of English batsmanship clinically consolidating and then tormenting the West Indies bowlers. Yet as the tour…
Live updates from the third day’s play in St LuciaThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 2.05pm GMT 11th over: England 24-1 (Jennings 8, Denly 4) Denly nicks his first ball past the c…
England paceman stays true to his goals despite several left ankle operations and proves himself a bowler of shock and aweMark Wood, from childhood days spent charging in from the conifers at the back of his garden, trying to clonk his father, Derek, o…
England paceman stays true to his goals despite several left ankle operations and proves himself a bowler of shock and aweMark Wood, from childhood days spent charging in from the conifers at the back of his garden, trying to clonk his father, Derek, o…
• Third Test, day 2: England 277 & 19-0; West Indies 154• Mark Wood takes Test-best five for 41The half an hour before tea produced one of those “Oh, my!” moments. During that time Mark Wood bowled a succession of deliveries in excess of 90mph, inc…
