
Root still keen to captain despite home Ashes loss
Joe Root insists he’s still the right man to captain England despite becoming the first English skipper in 18 years not to emerge from a home Ashes series with the trophy.
Joe Root insists he’s still the right man to captain England despite becoming the first English skipper in 18 years not to emerge from a home Ashes series with the trophy.
Ben Stokes has once again made the unprecedented and unbelievable look easy, reeling in a record-breaking target of 359 to win the third Test by one wicket and rock Australia’s hopes of retaining the Ashes.
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Rodney Hogg has declared Australia’s pace attack is “as good as we’ve ever had”, calling on selectors to consider resting some of their most important assets now the Ashes have been won.