Tag: Iain Spragg

  • The Oval has not proved a happy hunting ground for the Proteas

    The Oval has not proved a happy hunting ground for the Proteas

    A regal procession in London followed alarmingly by a massacre in the East Midlands. England’s displays at Lords and Trent Bridge in the first two Tests against South Africa have made Dr Jekyll look one dimensional by comparison and with the four-match series fast approaching its climax, would the real England please stand up.

  • Can Root reinvigorate England?

    Can Root reinvigorate England?

    The king is dead, long live the king Alastair Cook’s four-year reign as England’s Test skipper is over. When Joe Root leads out the boys at Lords on Thursday morning, the 26-year-old will become the 80th man to captain the country, and the youngest to take the top job since Michael Atherton was handed the […]