In phrases of Root’s second coming as skipper, the off-field half may be the simple bit. It is on the discipline the place he now has some extent to show. He mentioned as a lot final week earlier than the Headingley Test – that the greatest problem in resuming the captaincy was overcoming the perceptions…
Awards season loves a contemporary face, however this one additionally loves a weathered one. When the Television Academy introduced its nominations in July, the story wasn’t concerning the ingenues. It was concerning the lifers, the character actors, the film stars and the beloved figures we misplaced alongside the best way. Voters have handed us a…
When Joe Root left the sector for the primary time in his second stint as England’s Test captain, he did so with Harry Brook’s arm over his shoulder. Two Yorkshiremen. Two England batters. The solely two candidates when England wanted to exchange Ben Stokes as skipper. Brook may have appeared scorned after being ignored for…