MARTIN JOHNSON

If, as appears to be the case, the ECB are leaning towards making pink ball Test matches an annual event, they’ll need to find a new captain. Day one of the Edgbaston experiment might have ended with the scorecard entry Root b Roach 136, but once Joe’s mum gets wind of what’s going on, future Wisdens might read: Root retired 74, fish fingers getting cold. Or Root retired 56, maths homework to do.
It’s high time cricket lovers were made aware of the most scandalous ECB captaincy cover up since Mike Gatting was bribed into apologising ...