Headingley

England thrashed Pakistan inside three days at Headingley, but the story that followed had nothing to do with cricket. This article explains why captain Joe Root felt compelled to talk about trust rather than…

Harry Brook missed a century again but not the point: passed over for the Test captaincy, he still showed why England cannot do without him. This article explains how four batters making fifties without going…

England's 2027 Ashes fixtures are set, but the schedule already carries a row that started before a ball's bowled: no men's Test anywhere in the north of England. This article walks through the full men's and…

Sam Curran has put his hand up for the vacancy nobody knows how to fill. This looks at the Surrey all-rounder's pitch to replaceBen Stokesin England's Test side: the five years since his last cap, the groin…

Joe Root returned to first-class cricket after more than three months away and immediately looked every inch the world-class batter he is, only to be denied a milestone hundred by a moment of uncharacteristic…