Vithushan Ehantharajah

5 days ago | espn.in | Vithushan Ehantharajah

"Imagine getting us five-down and Will Jacks comes out to bat?" Harry Brook had reflected on Thursday evening in Birmingham. It certainly was novel. Prior to Thursday's first ODI against West Indies, Jacks had never previously batted in that position in List A cricket. In fact, he'd only done it once in all white-ball cricket - a couple of months ago in the IPL, a forgettable 1 off 1 for Mumbai Indians against Delhi Capitals.

5 days ago | espn.co.uk | Vithushan Ehantharajah

England 312 for 7 (Root 166*, Jacks 49, Brook 47, Joseph 4-31) beat West Indies 308 (Carty 103, Hope 78, King 59, Rashid 4-63) by three wicketsEngland did not quite turn their back on Joe Root as a limited-overs batter, but certainly the schedule threatened to axe him from white-ball cricket. A couple of crises and a change of management later, here Root was in Cardiff, unfurling perhaps the best of his 18th ODI hundreds, a career-best 166 not out.

6 days ago | espn.in | Vithushan Ehantharajah

Joe Root says guilt at not being able to support Jos Buttler during his captaincy is driving the 34-year-old to continue in limited-overs cricket under Harry Brook. On Sunday, Root became England's leading ODI runscorer, a feat capped with a career-best 166 not out to chase down a target of 309 in the second ODI against West Indies in Cardiff, sealing a series win in the process.

1 week ago | espn.in | Vithushan Ehantharajah

"He's definitely got that… whatever they say nowadays… 'aura'."The "they" Jacob Bethell refers to when searching for the term used to describe someone who commands attention and keeps it, is "kids". The "he" is Virat Kohli, of course, his recent Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate. Mentions of Kohli are always good for business, but in this case it is a little less transactional.

1 week ago | espn.in | Vithushan Ehantharajah

Harry Brook has urged England to forget the past after they began life under their new captain with an emphatic 238-run win over West Indies in Thursday's first ODI at Edgbaston. It was close to the perfect performance, albeit one against a visiting side who were wayward enough with the ball to concede 400 for 8, and never in the hunt to chase it down. They eventually capitulated to 162 all out, with No.11 Jayden Seales top-scoring with 29 not out.