Is Root Ready to Captain England?
England's next Test captain, South Africa's new T20 league and Kyle Abbott interview..
As Alastair Cook steps down as England captain, all eyes are on his successor-in-waiting Joe Root. We speak to Root’s England teammate and former housemate Gary Ballance about his credentials for the job.
We report from Cape Town on the launch of a new global Twenty20 League aimed at stopping the exodus of South African players to lucrative contracts abroad.
Fast bowler Kyle Abbott, who quit international cricket to join Hampshire, puts his side of the story.
Photo: Joe Root (Getty Images)
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