JOE ROOT and Ben Stokes will need to be saved from burnout next winter as England embark on their toughest tour of all time. England’s incredible schedule embraces The Ashes, a bunch of white-ball cricket plus a Test series in New Zealand — and they will be away for more than five months. There has […]
MITCHELL JOHNSON was so wound up he almost PUNCHED Kevin Pietersen during the 2009 Ashes. In his newly-published autobiography Resilient, the angry Aussie fast bowler admitted the “red mist descended” and he almost decked the former England batsman. Though he does not say which Test it was, Mitchell, 34, took exception to KP hitting a […]
THE secret of Ben Stokes’ new-found skill against spin bowling can be revealed: he is batting with a STUMP. Stokes often uses a cricket stump in the nets while facing slow bowlers as he learns the art of scoring on turning pitches. Results have been dramatic on this tour of Bangladesh. He scored a century […]
GARETH BATTY took his first international wicket for more than 11 years as the First Test against Bangladesh remained finely-balanced. Surrey captain Batty, playing his first Test after an all-time England record gap of 142 matches, had opener Tamim Iqbal caught behind. The last time he celebrated a victim for England was on June 4, […]
AUSTRALIAN Test cricket icon Max Walker has passed away at the age of 68. The former international bowler and popular commentator died after a two-year battle with cancer, and tributes have been paid from around the world. Walker took 138 wickets in 34 Tests after making his debut in 1973, and was handed the nickname […]