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Wood and Chris Woakes clinched victory for England in a white-knuckled chase at Headingley to keep their Ashes hopes alive, and the fast bowler was proud to seal it in partnership with travel buddy Woakes. Mark Nicholas found in Wood's optimism the true essence of Bazball, while Alan Gardner, Andrew McGlashan and Vithushan Ehantharajah discuss which team has more issues going into the next Test in Manchester on the Switch Hit podcast.
England captain aced the chase with 75 not out, with a little help from Kate Cross, in the first ODI to level the multi-format series, with two matches still to go.
Bangladesh's ODI captain retired suddenly last Thursday, and then took it all back in less than 24 hours. Mohammad Isam has a timeline of how the dramatic events unfolded. And Tamim isn't the only one to make a retirement U-turn, in fact there's a veritable playing XI of un-retirers. Isam also looks at Bangladesh's stadia fiasco, where high prices and a lack of buzz, and amenities for fans, have kept crowds away from the cricket.
As Major League Cricket rolls into town, from press conferences set against statues of bald eagles to construction workers burning the midnight oil, it's all happening in Texas as cricket looks to light a spark - Justin Geale, the tournament director, says it's all about proving it can be done this first season. Not sure what to expect? Here's a primer.
As India go into the new WTC cycle with a relatively inexperienced young squad, Sidharth Monga says a downturn is to be expected and it's a natural cycle for all teams except that the high number of injuries has made it more challenging for India. Kartikeya Date argues that the Indian Test team is currently the best of its time, having won almost two-thirds of their Tests in the most recent cycle, with fast bowlers and spinners alike delivering stellar numbers.
Alan Gardner peels away the layers of Tamim's ingenious plan in this month's Light Roller. He also outs Alex Carey for a secret agent and refuses to drink the Bazball Kool-aid, unlike the England team.
Firdose Moonda looks at how positivity, diversity, respect for opponents, and a captain who quietly puts his head down to get the job done have all been part of the story. But they, along with Sri Lanka, still have questions to answer as they head to the World Cup.
The India batter looks back at her WPL experience, and talks to S Sudarshanan about how she has been preparing for the upcoming busy season and the tour to Bangladesh.
And is Mitch Marsh the only man to score a century and take a wicket on the first day of a Test? Steven Lynch has the answers.
The England allrounder picks her food MVPs, featuring pizzas, chocolate, and Weet Bix.