Joe Root should resign as England captain ‘for his own good’, claims Steve Harmison
Steve Harmison believes Joe Root should resign as England Test captain for “his own mental sanity”.
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Australia to say farewell to lovable rogue Warne
MELBOURNE : More than three weeks after Shane Warne's death at a Thailand villa, his statue at the Melbourne Cricket Ground remains decorated with flowers, cigarettes and beer cans left by fans mourning the loss of one of cricket's most authentic characters.
Trevor Bayliss set to take over from late Shane Warne as interim head coach of Hundred team London Spirit
World Cup-winning head coach Trevor Bayliss is set for a return to English cricket with Lord’s-based Hundred team London Spirit.
Rafael Nadal tipped for early injury return as French Open runner-up shares Barcelona hope
Rafael Nadal has been given a boost in his injury recovery as former world No 3 David Ferrer shared his belief that the Spaniard would be ready for his most successful part of the season, the clay swing. Nadal picked up a rib injury in Indian Wells and is set to miss the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open as a result but Ferrer has tipped his former rival to return sooner.
Western Force appoint Japan-based Cron as coach
Japan-based Simon Cron will return to Australia to become coach of Western Force at the end of the current season, the Super Rugby franchise announced on Monday.
Australian Rules-Fan returns Franklin's 1,000th AFL goal ball
Sydney Swans forward Lance "Buddy" Franklin has been reunited with the ball he used to kick his 1,000th career goal in the Australian Rules top flight after a supporter who caught it returned it to him on Monday.
End of the road for Root, say former England skippers
Former England captain Michael Atherton said current skipper Joe Root should step down following Sunday's 10-wicket defeat by the West Indies in the deciding third test.
Joe Root's future as England captain in doubt after West Indies rout
Joe Root may be "passionate" about remaining as England's Test captain but should he stay in the post after the West Indies inflicted the latest damaging defeat of his tenure? In January, the 31-year-old star batsman insisted he wanted to begin the process of helping rebuild England's red-ball fortunes by continuing to lead the team in the Caribbean following their humiliating 4-0 Ashes series loss in Australia. But a thumping 10-wicket defeat in the third and final Test against the West Indies in Grenada on Sunday condemned England to a 1-0 series loss after two draws. Root has now overseen just one win in 17 Tests and has failed to lead England to a series victory in his last five attempts. Nevertheless, he insisted Sunday: "I am very passionate about taking this team forward. "I feel like the group are very much behind me. I know this is a results-based business but it does not feel like we are far away from turning results."