Joe Root has been appointed captain of the England cricket team. The 26-year-old had been the favourite to replace Alastair Cook, who resigned last week after four years in the role. Speaking at a press conference to announce his appointment, Root told the visiting press that “it is a huge honour to be given the […]
Alastair Cook has stepped down as England cricket captain. The 32-year-old had led his country in 59 Test matches, the most of any England skipper. The decision comes after England’s disappointing tour of India, losing the Test series 4-0. Cook took up the role of England captain permanently in August 2012 after his stand-in spell […]
Sam Marsh looks ahead to sport in 2017 and predicts what might happen.
Sam Marsh gives his top 10 sporting moments from the past year.
Sam Marsh looks at England’s crushing defeat to India and examines the major talking points.
Since 2012, Australian cricket have found themselves struggling in Test cricket both home and away. Being whitewashed in Sri Lanka (2016) and in India in 2012/13, two series losses in the Ashes away to England Series, defeats to Pakistan in the UAE (2014/15) rank as just some of the lowlights. With only a series against […]
