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Michel Wood is here to celebrate the unsung heroes of Chennai. Who really didn’t catch the eye?  Amongst all the hokey cokey selection narratives bandied about after second Test, there is one aspect of the match that has been criminally neglected. Whilst players, commentators and pundits ignore it, any club cricketer must surely be asking the same burning question: who deserved the coveted ‘thanks for coming’ award? The second Test’s contenders must include Dom Sibley’s return of 19 runs...

The subcontinental honeymoon is over. After being on top of the world with five consecutive Test wins in Asia, Joe Root’s men were poised to threaten the invincible Indians at home. The skipper had pushed back his average above 50. His spinners were slowly gaining a foothold over conditions which didn’t treat them as an afterthought to the game of cricket. And his best all-rounder, Sir Ben Stokes, was back too – surely, he would be bowling a lot in this second Test? Driving home the advantage...

Hello there, jubilant, formally reintroduced via Channel Four, cricket-watching Briton! Glad to see you’ve joined us again. Right off the bat, you’re forgiven for assuming the sport has always been this good while you were away. Or that its results will always be this delightful when England’s visiting the subcontinent. As a matter of fact, you’ll often wonder what’s the point of waking up at odd hours and copping it from your spouse or your dogs for turning on the telly at four in the morning...

By Our Media Correspondent, Hugh Thousandandfiveashes CHENNAI, INDIA – A dismayed Channel 4 board were last night cursing their misfortune as they discovered that none of the team from the last England match aired on the channel in September 2005 would feature in the side taking on India in the first test. “When we signed a multi-million pound contract to bring test match cricket back to terrestrial television, we assumed the superstars of the 2005 Ashes would feature prominently. That was the...