How distant seems England’s facile victory in Birmingham, how rash the talk of Caribbean cricket in crisis. West Indies may not at a stroke have restored themselves to world-beaters but over two days in Leeds they have shown that they are, after all, armed with pride, determination and no little skill, and it has been enough to give Joe Root one of the biggest headaches of his short reign as England captain. Root was not among the complacent. Before this second Investec Test match he stressed the need for his side to back up their performance at Edgbaston with another strong showing. Hence the move to bolster the side by recalling Chris Woakes at the expense of Toby Roland-Jones, who had done nothing wrong in…

Source: The Times August 26, 2017 18:45 UTC