England are a happy bunch right now. Even the famously miserable one.

Nice country, shame about the weather. It’s sodden Sri Lanka time again. England’s first Test match at Galle is due to start on Tuesday, although...

The great Indian batsman Vijay Merchant once said: “Retire when people ask you ‘why?’ and not ‘why not?’.   As Morne Morkel takes his bow...

The definition of burnout is “a state of emotional and physical exhaustion caused by a prolonged period of stress and frustration.” If Joe Root...

1) JOE’S SICKIE THROWS UP A CHALLENGE: Just hours before play resumed, the news filtered through that Joe Root was stuck in...

1) SMITH SETS UP HIS UNORTHODOX CHURCH: On the third day, Steve Smith rose again from bed and set up an even more...

1) STEVE SMITH THROWS HIMSELF INTO ANOTHER WORLD CLASS ACT: The only times Steve Smith has looked human in this...

1) RAIN PLAYS ITS PART FOR THE FIFTH TIME: Rain has very rarely played such a continuous role in an Australian Ashes series, although...

When leg-spinner Scott Borthwick was picked for  the Sydney Test Match four years ago, it seemed like a desperate throw of the dice from...

1) DEAD AS A DODO PITCH CALLED OUT BY AN AUSSIE: Before a ball was even bowled on the final day, former...