Champions Trophy 2017

England must learn from missing 'golden chance' - Root

Jun 15, 2017: Joe Root admitted England had let a 'golden opportunity' to claim a first global one-day title slip away when they slumped to defeat against Pakistan

Hales, Root lead England's march into semi-finals

Jun 7, 2017: England are first team to book berth in semis after thrashing New Zealand and Bangladesh

Root, Hales power England to eight-wicket win

Jun 2, 2017: Joe Root led the way with a career-best 129-ball 133

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy 2017

Class and elegance, the Root way

Jun 1, 2017: Joe Root showed off his limited-overs repertoire with another innings laden with delectable strokes

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Edgbaston

Highest successful chase in Champions Trophy history

Jun 1, 2017: Stats highlights from the match between England and Bangladesh at The Oval

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Hobbling Root gets England up and running with classy century

Jun 1, 2017: An ankle and calf injury set aside, Joe Root put together a masterful unbeaten career-best 133 to power England to an eight-wicket win in their opening Champions Trophy match over Bangladesh

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Roy gets unequivocal backing from Morgan

May 31, 2017: Eoin Morgan, England's ODI captain, that the out-of-form Jason Roy will be backed to the hilt in the forthcoming Champions Trophy

England v Ireland, 2nd ODI, Lord's

Bairstow barrage sets up England victory

May 7, 2017: Jonny Bairstow served further notice of his determination to force his way into the starting XI for the Champions Trophy as England saw off Ireland's brave challenge at Lord's

England v Ireland, 1st ODI, Bristol

Stirling's swings, and O'Brien's costly miss

May 5, 2017: ESPNcricinfo present the Plays of the Day from the first ODI between England and Ireland at Bristol

England cricket

Root's school return highlights importance of role models

Apr 26, 2017: He is a few months from the biggest challenge of his life, but England's new Test captain has never forgotten his upbringing

Hampshire v Yorkshire, Specsavers Championship Div One, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Berg's all-round show leaves Root and Bairstow in the shade

Apr 22, 2017: Gareth Berg might just have played one of the finest all-round hands in Hampshire's recent history

England's exuberant No. 80

Apr 6, 2017: If Joe Root manages to create a team in his own image, and better still a successful team, it will be a good one to watch

England news

'I won't be caught cold on Ashes return' - Root

Mar 29, 2017: Joe Root admits he was shocked by his first experience of Test cricket in Australia but has promised he will be much better prepared when England return for the Ashes at the end of the year

England news

Root backs return of free-to-air cricket

Mar 29, 2017: Joe Root believes it is "important" that cricket in England returns, in part at least, to free-to-air broadcasters.

County news

Cook, Anderson among England players released for county duty

Mar 24, 2017: The majority of England's centrally contracted players have been made available to play for their counties in the early rounds of the Specsavers County Championship

'Coaching is seeing in people what they could be rather than what they are'

Mar 12, 2017: Peter Moores talks about life as Nottinghamshire head coach, Datagate, his son Tom, and Joe Root

West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, Antigua

Root takes comfort from hard slog to victory

Mar 6, 2017: Joe Root feels the experience of victory in tough circumstances in Antigua will give the side confidence going into the Champions Trophy in June

West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, Antigua

Root, Woakes avert collapse as England seal series

Mar 5, 2017: Joe Root and Chris Woakes put on an unbroken stand of 102 to lift England to a four-wicket win over West Indies and seal the three-match series

UWI Vice Chancellor's XI v England XI, St Kitts

Stokes brought down to earth but England's batting fires

Feb 25, 2017: England eased to a 117-run victory in their first warm-up match in West Indies, but the batting was more impressive than the bowling

Captains aren't that important anymore

Feb 20, 2017: In sport, as in business, leaders have less power now, and the decisions they take don't directly affect outcomes