Root returned to the captaincy role in June after the dramatic retirement of Ben Stokes – one of many incidents the team had to deal with. PA Media: Sport England in better place than start of summer ...

'We're not Brendon and Ben' - Root's calmness praised Joe Root is praised for his calmness on his return as captain by interim coach Marcus Trescothick, who says the pair "are not" Ben Stokes and ...

Stokes was speaking on For The Love of Cricket in what was his first wide-ranging interview since he quit as England Test captain and retired from the international stage after a 2-1 Test series ...

Over recent weeks, the England cricket hierarchy has been at pains to show it has learned lessons from a dismal Ashes in Australia. Chief executive Richard Gould, director Rob Key and captain Ben ...

It's been a humbling time for an otherwise charismatic captain of a bold Test team as they've squandered the series even before getting to the Boxing Day fixture ...