Features

Chris Read: 'I might have thrived in the Andy Flower era'

“I think Duncan Fletcher is very much a polarising figure in English cricket"

The Ten

The Ten: Epic county championship seasons – From Micky Stewart to Mark Ramprakash

From Graeme Hick to Phil Simmons

Exclusive

After showing his white-ball class, Sam Billings targets Tests

“I’m a 29-year-old who’s probably played a 25- or 26-year-old’s cricket”

Features

Best and Worst: Parental support – From the 'Gunn show' to the Chanderpauls

"Unbreakable bonds and faulty networks"

England v West Indies

Captaincy finally takes Root, but legacy will be defined elsewhere

Finally secure in his role as England captain, Joe Root now faces a quest to define his legacy

Features

Best and Worst: Captaincy ruses – From 'Border control' to Langer falling victim to funk

Masterplans and flawed schemes

Features

The Ten: Reluctant fielders – From Inzi to Tuffers

Bumble picks out some who needed a bit of cajoling

Magazine

Best and Worst: Grand farewells – from Murali's 800 to Bradman's Oval duck

"A selection of glorious goodbyes, and a few that didn’t quite go to the script"

Features

Legend of Roy: The Andrew Symonds story

“Andrew Symonds was never going to be a guy who hung on right to the end”

Features

When Stewart defied the rampant Windies to help restore England's pride

England inflicted the first defeat on the West Indies in Barbados for 59 years.