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Joe Root and Ben Stokes have expressed their shock and sympathy for James Taylor, who was forced into sudden retirement last week, at the age of 26, following the diagnosis of a serious heart condition

England's players were in an airplane for much of West Indies' semi-final win over India but Joe Root said they would be switched on and ready to go when their World T20 comes full circle at Eden Gardens on Sunday

ESPNcricinfo previews the first World T20 semi-final between England and New Zealand

On the eve of a critical contest that will make or break England's hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the World T20, Joe Root has said that the side are yet to play their best cricket in the tournament

England survived a major scare against Afghanistan to sustain their World T20 hopes, recovering from 85 for 7 to steal home by 15 runs

Mahela Jayawardene has praised the character shown by England's young batsmen after they pulled off the second-highest successful run chase in T20 internationals

England's victory over South Africa in Mumbai not only revived their prospects of reaching the World T20 semi-finals, but served up incontrovertible proof of the squad's commitment to fearless, no-consequences cricket

England completed the second-highest successful chase in T20 internationals and the highest in World T20 history to keep their campaign alive

As England trouped off the field at lunch on the third day in Johannesburg, Trevor Bayliss produced what may come to be the defining moment in his career as coach

Stuart Broad's 6 for 17 routed South Africa for 83 to give England a seven-wicket win at The Wanderers and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series

Joe Root has been jostling for the place as the No. 1 Test batsman in the world over the last six months, but his gilded reputation can only have been further elevated by a richly enterprising hundred against South Africa

Three days into this series England hold a 261-run lead over a South Africa side riddled with problems, chief of which was another injury to Dale Steyn, after their batting had slumped in the morning session

A day after the last piece in their bowling plans fell into place, England saw their batsmen take the chance to find some form and confidence with a series of encouraging performances

Joe Root believes England are up to the challenge of beating South Africa in a Test series for the first time in a decade

Joe Root has suggested that the absence of a cricketer from the list of nominees for BBC Sports Personality of The Year could be a "wake-up call" for cricket

Andrew Strauss has said England will have to make some "hard choices" as they look to improve their white ball cricket

Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, made a visit to the match referee on the fourth day of the Dubai Test to voice his concerns that Wahab Riaz deliberately stood on the ball

Joe Root bemoaned the fact that he did not anchor the innings as England were left floundering against the pace of Wahab Riaz in Dubai

Pakistan's formidable record in Tests at Abu Dhabi make them strong favourites in conditions that will test England's resolve to the limit

England have been thrown into the Dubai microwave, temperatures set to high, and a couple of minutes later they are claiming they are ready for the Pakistan Test series. Joe Root's skill and adaptability gives them hope