Cricket
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Sportblog As Joe Root smoothly steps up, where are England’s captaincy shemozzles of yore?
Matthew EngelThe ECB did its best to make it seem there was doubt over who would replace Alastair Cook in a role that has markedly declined in visibility and power – not to mention good-chappery and chaos
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Sri Lanka have defeated Australia by five wickets in the first T20I at the MCG after Chamara Kapugedera scored a boundary from the game’s final delivery
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Sportblog Joe Root can take heart from proud history of Yorkshire’s England captains
Vic Marks at HeadingleyPast bodes well for Joe Root, Yorkshire’s 10th England Test captain, who can look back on a lineage of lords, knights and no little silverware -
Joe Root, formally introduced as England captain at Headingley on Wednesday, said he wants his team to be tough to play against and enjoyable to watch
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There is a consensus that Joe Root will be a good captain but it is important that he remains his own man as it is impossible to sustain an act in the dressing room
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Like Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff the all-rounder craves to be taken seriously, but the decision to give him an official leading role may backfire
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Ben Stokes is the favourite and Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes are also in the running, but another option is not to name a vice-captain
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White South African cricket team invited to tour the UK
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Sportblog Alastair Cook no longer an officer but still an asset to England’s new commander
Vic MarksThe record of former England captains as run-scorers is not that encouraging – only David Gower seems to have prospered – but such is Alastair Cook’s single-mindedness he can buck that trend -
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Victorian wicketkeeper Sam Harper has been taken to hospital after being struck in the head by the tip of Jake Lehmann’s bat, while standing up to the stumps
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Two of Pakistan’s T20 batsmen have been suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board as part of a domestic match-fixing investigation
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The director of England cricket has also held talks with Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad about the role, although Root remains poised to step up from his position as vice-captain
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Mohit Ahlawat, 21, a farmer’s son from a rural district north of Delhi, is coolly facing his sudden stardom like he faces bowlers
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In his last press conference as England captain, Alastair Cook says he would have done nothing differently but admits fallout from sacking Kevin Pietersen took a heavy toll
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Alastair Cook has stepped down from his role as England’s Test captain after 59 Tests, saying it has been a ‘huge honour’ and ‘an incredibly hard decision’
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Yorkshireman, who looks set to replace Alastair Cook, is the right leader for the gung ho generation and his county’s record of successful Test captains augurs well
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To Cook, captaincy was always a corollary of his monumental batting. Having carried the burden through 59 tumultuous Tests, he steps down exhausted but unbroken
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The International Cricket Council has agreed ‘in principle’ to reverse the 2014 decision which effectively put India, England and Australia in control of the game’s finances and administration
Topics
- England cricket team
- Joe Root
- Alastair Cook
- Australia sport
- Ben Stokes
- Australia cricket team
- Yorkshire
- India cricket team
- International Cricket Council
- Twenty20
- IPL
- Ian Botham
- US sports
- Concussion in sport
- Six Nations
- India
- Pakistan cricket team
- Gareth Southgate
- Sri Lanka cricket team
- England rugby union team
Joe Root’s smooth succession leaves only small matter of winning games