In Case You Missed It: Farewell Sir Everton, hello captain Stokes
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The final member of legendary West Indies batting triumvirate died in Barbados this week and tributes have poured in from past and current cricketers, including Ian Chappell, who remembers him as a Barbados champion who enjoyed getting stuck into bowlers and living life to the fullest.
The ECB confirmed that Joe Root will miss the warm-up game and first Test in order to attend the birth of his second child, paving the way for Stokes to captain the first Test at Old Trafford.
The Afghanistan director of cricket had to get an emergency amputation after an aggressive infection in his toe threatened to spread. He spoke to Nagraj Gollapudi about getting used to a prosthetic leg and looking forward to getting back to Kabul.
His commitment to testing is admirable, says Andrew Fidel Fernando in The Briefing. Also featuring the Sri Lanka Cricket board, the no-saliva rule, and a quarantining Phil Simmons.
Some cricketers have shone bright in the sun for too brief a moment. What could these ten cricketers have gone on to do had circumstances been different?
The Rest of World need to defend 23 runs off two overs against Australia Women. Who bowls the 19th? Our writers take a stab at a fantasy scenario.
Ebony Rainford-Brent, Tymal Mills, Roland Butcher, Donovan Miller, Michael Holding, Tino Best, Chesney Hughes and others talk about their experiences in their career and George Dobell listens.
Mark Nicholas remembers how no one was safe while he was at the crease: not the ball, the bowlers, the fielders, the windows, or the records.