Root stepped down after five years as England captain in April after succeeding Alastair Cook. As England's men's Test captain, he finished with the most games (67) and victories (27). But he quit after England lost a 4-0 series in Australia and had only won one of their previous 17 Test mat
England will attempt to win back the Ashes from Australia for the first time since 2015 when the two arch-rivals meet on English soil in the middle of next year.
England defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the final test of the three-match series to complete a 3-0 clean sweep after their comprehensive performance throughout the series here at the National Stadium, Karachi on Tuesday.
Since Stokes took over the reins in the longer format, Pope was promoted to bat at number 3 and retained the wicketkeeping gloves over a fit Ben Foakes for the series against Pakistan, which England is currently leading 2-0 with one more Test to go. Under the Stokes-McCullum leadership this
Australia are currently at the top of the standings. They are in a good position to reach the finals but there are at least four other teams in contention.
During his playing days for the Kiwis from 2002 till 2016, he established himself as one of the greatest players from his country, achieving some memorable records that stand till this day
Following an innings-and-85-run triumph at Emirates Old Trafford, captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum have decided to keep faith with their 14-man group.
In his previous ten innings, Crawley has managed only 164 runs at a poor average of 16.40. He has scored no fifties in this run, with the best score of 46
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Brendon McCullum was serving as the side's head coach till IPL 2022 but had to quit after being appointed as England men's team head coach in Tests