England v Australia, 4th ODI, Chester-le-Street

How do England follow 481? 500 or bust?

Jun 20, 2018: England are on the hunt for a whitewash, Australia are looking to save face after their record hammering at Trent Bridge

England v Australia, 1st ODI, The Oval

Spirited Australia can't mask batting frailties as Moeen Ali spins England to victory

Jun 13, 2018: England put their recent indignities behind them to steal a march in the first ODI at The Kia Oval

England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Headingley

Chasing the left-armer catches up with Joe Root again

Jun 2, 2018: The England captain didn't quite get far enough for another conversation about conversion, but there was still familiarity in how his innings ended

England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Headingley

Joe Root defends Trevor Bayliss as vultures begin to circle around Test coach

May 31, 2018: England captain insists that a change of coach would be a 'knee-jerk' reaction, and says it's up to the team to improve

England's top-order woes

From Nick Compton to Mark Stoneman: England's opening merry-go-round

May 30, 2018: It has been nearly six years since England had a long-term stable opening partnership in Test cricket

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Trevor Bayliss tells England batsmen to have 'a good, hard look at themselves'

May 27, 2018: The England coach accepted that progress "was taking longer than we would have liked" after a sixth defeat in eight Tests

England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Dobell: England's stagnated Test side must show progress

May 23, 2018: Joe Root enters his second season as Test captain with England having many of the same questions to answer as 12 months ago

England news

Joe Root: No. 3 move is about taking responsibility

May 17, 2018: The England captain's move up the order is part of a significant reshuffle of the Test batting line-up at the start of the season

Surrey v Yorkshire, Kia Oval, 3rd day

Teenage heartache for Root as Surrey's youngsters torment England captain

May 13, 2018: Sam Curran and Amar Virdi dismissed Joe Root on the same day as Surrey closed in on their first victory against Yorkshire at Kia Oval since 2001

The 100-ball proposal

The Hundred 'will bring new people to cricket' - Root

Apr 24, 2018: Joe Root, England's Test captain, has welcomed ECB plans for a new-team competition in 2020, suggesting it will appeal to a "completely new audience"

County news

Joe Clarke could be the new Joe Root

Apr 6, 2018: Kevin Sharp, former batting mentor to England captain, sees encouraging attributes in Worcestershire prodigy

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 5th day

Agonising end to a season of crumbs

Apr 3, 2018: Having failed to break New Zealand's lower-order resistance, England will leave Christchurch with many of the same questions that were on their minds on arrival in Perth more than five months ago

New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 4th day

Seven fifties, no hundreds

Apr 2, 2018: Despite his consistency with the bat, Joe Root's Test winter has been marked by a failure to convert any of his fifties into a hundred

Ball-tampering scandal

'Warner's not a bad person' - Williamson

Mar 29, 2018: The New Zealand captain also reflected on the importance of their culture, which has been cited as an example to be followed by coach Darren Lehmann in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 5th day

Root wants 'rational thinking' but England need change

Mar 26, 2018: Joe Root may not be having as a bad a time as Steven Smith, but things aren't very rosy for the England captain

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day

Root's pain runs through England

Mar 25, 2018: With three balls to go on the fourth day, Trent Boult was coming to the end of an exacting final burst with the pink ball under lights

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland, 4th day

Boult leaves NZ with seven wickets to get on final day

Mar 25, 2018: Henry Nicholls' unbeaten 145 set up New Zealand's declaration with a 369-run lead, but Mark Stoneman and Joe Root led England's fight late on the fourth day

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland

Remodelled Leach emerges stronger for the scrutiny

Mar 21, 2018: Somerset spinner in prime position to fill key England vacancy, after overcoming trauma of suspect action

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland

Stokes must be on 'best behaviour' to avoid ban - Root

Mar 20, 2018: Allrounder set to resume Test career, but his ICC disciplinary record is hanging over him

New Zealand v England, 1st Test, Auckland

Root seeks new ideas to address England's Test stagnation

Mar 20, 2018: Shake-up of new-ball options may help end cycle of overseas failure, but England captain realistic about challenge