The only thing that would make the stench even more potent is if England decide Joe Root is the man to take over the Test ...

Follow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights as England play New Zealand on day five of the third ...

Ben Stokes’s sudden retirement, less than a year before the next Ashes, stems from English cricket having a governing body ...

Pair have backing of ECB top brass, but promised changes have not materialised - and Stokes' exit is the sign England need a ...

Ben Stokes’ replacement could be his predecessor, his vice-captain or a nine-Test rookie – Telegraph Sport assesses the pros ...

But Ben Stokes is a cricketer of more than mere numbers, even if his final Test tallies of 7,273 runs and 252 wickets leave ...

Australia's chairman of selectors John Inverarity has hinted that Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is likely to be called up ...

Despite disappointments we remain indebted to an all-round talent for transforming the way in which Test cricket is played ...

England are expected to play a Test against Bangladesh before next summer’s Ashes after plans to face Pakistan were scuppered ...

Root has taken charge of England on a 'match by match' basis but is relishing the opportunity to work with coach Brendon McCullum ...

English cricket has again turned to Joe Root in its hour of need. Usually it’s to steady the ship after a top-order batting collapse. This time it’s to see the team through a crisis brought on ...

England captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson will not take part in the Test against New Zealand at The Oval, starting on 17 June, after breaking curfew rules in a Chelsea nightclub following ...