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Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has announced the name of the club's new temporary Kop stand at STōK Cae Ras in a hilarious video.

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McElhenney tells Always Sunny co-stars the new nameWrexham's temporary stand receives new nameClub's owner pokes fun at temporary nature of standWHAT HAPPENED?

Wrexham have announced that their temporary Kop stand at STōK Cae Ras will be renamed the Fourth Wall. It will be sponsored by the whiskey brand founded by McElhenney and his It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia co-stars Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton. The Wrexham co-owner broke the news in a hilarious video posted on X.

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Wrexham opened the temporary Kop stand in December and it holds almost 2,300 fans, allowing the club to twice set their highest home league attendance since 1980. The club are currently in a pitched battle for promotion; they sit third in League Two, just three points behind leaders Stockport.

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They are next in action on Saturday away at Gillingham. They will be back at home on March 2, after taking on Accrington Stanley away from home next week, for a fixture against Accrington Stanley.

James Sutherland spoke with Michael Clarke to reassure the captain of his support at the top level of Cricket Australia in a private meeting before Allan Border Medal

Daniel Brettig06-Feb-2015James Sutherland spoke with Michael Clarke to reassure the captain of his support at the highest levels of Cricket Australia in a private meeting before the Allan Border Medal.ESPNcricinfo understands that Sutherland, the CA chief executive, spoke for around an hour with Clarke in Sydney on the afternoon before the annual awards night, to assuage the injured captain of any doubts he had about his place in the future of the team, following rumblings that he had not been missed in his absence.Clarke had awoken that morning to read an opinion piece by the Sydney Morning Herald’s Andrew Webster, asserting that some elements of the national team had indicated a desire to “move on” from Clarke under the new leadership of Steven Smith. Disagreements between Clarke and the selectors had bubbled to the surface preceding the start of the Test series against India in November.At the time, Sutherland had sought a “please explain” from Clarke about the mixed messages that had appeared when he and the selectors were publicly at odds over how he might best prove his fitness for the India series.”I will speak to Michael and others who have been involved in the process to make sure I understand where these things have gone awry,” Sutherland said in November, on the morning before Phillip Hughes was struck, an event that put all disagreements aside for a time.”It’s not really appropriate for me to go into any more detail. All I can say is I am concerned that there are some mixed messages coming out of Cricket Australia in the last 24 hours or so and I want to understand why things have fallen off the rails a bit there.”Numerous phone calls were being made between senior figures in and around Australian cricket that very morning, and there were doubts at the time about how Clarke and the selectors could work together. However the two weeks of shock and mourning that followed Hughes’ death served as something of a circuit-breaker, and Sutherland was among many at CA deeply moved and impressed by Clarke’s work as a team spokesman and a conduit to the Hughes family during those difficult days.Sutherland’s meeting with Clarke last week underlined the fact that as captain of Australia he must operate with the support of not only teammates and selectors but also CA’s management, administration and board of directors. Equally they must all withdraw support before a new permanent leader can be endorsed. Backing for Clarke at these high levels has not wavered in recent times, even if differences of opinion further down the chain of command have existed.A greater uniformity of public views and words in recent days, notably from the influential head coach Darren Lehmann, has contrasted significantly with the scenes witnessed earlier in the summer, suggesting that Clarke is not the only leadership figure to have been spoken to by Sutherland in recent days about the need to present a united front in the lead-up to the World Cup.A CA spokesman declined to comment on the meeting.

India’s team director Ravi Shastri is set to skip the tour of Zimbabwe next month owing to professional commitments that he had had agreed upon before the BCCI offered him a two-year contract extension

Amol Karhadkar28-Jun-2015India’s team director Ravi Shastri is set to skip the tour of Zimbabwe next month owing to professional commitments that he had had agreed upon before the BCCI offered him a two-year contract extension. India will be managed in Zimbabwe by the three assistant coaches B Arun, Sanjay Bangar and R Sridhar, who have been with the team for almost a year now.Shastri is understood to have agreed for an analyst role during the high-profile Ashes series with Sky, the official broadcaster. According to a BCCI insider, since Shastri had signed the Sky deal before he was offered the role of team director for the tour of Bangladesh, he had made it clear he would not be available for the series in Zimbabwe. The BCCI, though, is confident that Shastri will be available for India’s three-Test series in Sri Lanka starting in August.This would be the second time since taking over as team director during India’s tour to England last year that Shastri will not be with the Indian team. He had also skipped the first half of the tri-series in Australia before the World Cup because of personal reasons.

It’s easy to overstate the influence of one player in a team sport, but the loss of Sunil Narine might mean Kolkata Knight Riders go into the CLT20 final as underdogs despite having won their last 14 matches

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Start time 1900 local (1330 GMT)Big PictureIt’s easy to overstate the influence of one player in a team sport, but the loss of just one player might mean Kolkata Knight Riders go into the Champions League T20 final as underdogs despite having won their last 14 matches. Unless they choose to play him as a specialist batsman, Sunil Narine will play no part in the final. Chennai Super Kings, against whose power-packed batting lineup he has an economy rate of 5.90 in eight matches, must have rejoiced when they heard news of his bowling ban during their semi-final game.The last time Super Kings faced him, in the opening game of the tournament’s group stage, they scored nine runs off Narine’s four overs, and scored 148 off the 16 overs bowled by Knight Riders’ other bowlers. In the end, Knight Riders won despite slipping to 51 for 5 at the start of their chase.Narine is the highest wicket-taker in this tournament, has the best economy rate of anyone who has bowled a significant number of overs, and is absolutely central to Knight Riders’ bowling plans. Out of the 20 overs he has bowled in the CLT20, only four have come outside the first six or the last five of an innings. Now, in their most important game of the tournament, Knight Riders will have to rejig their entire bowling plan and figure out which of their bowlers will deliver the most critical overs.This isn’t to say Knight Riders are a one-man team. As shown by S Rajesh, ESPNcricinfo’s stats editor, in his analysis of their winning streak, the improved performance of their batsmen has been a vital factor in their success. The rest of their spin attack, moreover, has been excellent. But can they stand up to Super Kings’ fearsome phalanx of batsmen without their talisman bowling the bulk of the pressure overs?Form guideKolkata Knight Riders WWWWW (completed matches only, most recent first)
Chennai Super Kings WWWLLWatch out forSince smashing a 43-ball 90 against Dolphins, Suresh Raina has twice been out cheaply in frustrating ways – run-out against Perth Scorchers, caught at a specifically stationed short midwicket against Kings XI Punjab. Raina is striking the ball as cleanly as ever, and Knight Riders might need to get him out early to keep Super Kings in check.Jacques Kallis scored a match-winning half-century the last time he faced Super Kings in a final, and he seems to be in good touch with the bat, having scored an unbeaten 40-ball 54 in the semi-final against Hobart Hurricanes. Kallis has only had to bowl four overs in three matches so far in this tournament, but he might be required to fill in with the ball in the final, with Narine not around.Team newsThe boundaries at the Chinnaswamy Stadium are considerably shorter than those in Hyderabad, where they played their semi-final, and this might cause Super Kings to consider selecting an extra seamer in place of Pawan Negi, the third spinner.Chennai Super Kings 1 Dwayne Smith, 2 Brendon McCullum, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Faf du Plessis, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Ishwar Pandey/Pawan Negi, 10 Mohit Sharma, 11 Ashish NehraKnight Riders have used all four of their spinners in their recent games, and don’t have anyone else in the squad as a direct replacement for Narine. It looks like they will have to go with an extra seam option, and that probably means Pat Cummins will return to their line-up.Kolkata Knight Riders 1 Robin Uthappa (wk), 2 Gautam Gambhir (capt), 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 Manish Pandey, 5 Yusuf Pathan, 6 Ryan ten Doeschate, 7 Suryakumar Yadav, 8 Andre Russell, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Pat Cummins, 11 Kuldeep YadavStats and trivia Kolkata Knight Riders may not miss Sunil Narine all that much, after all. In his two finals for them, he has picked up only one wicket, and has conceded 83 runs in eight overs Ravindra Jadeja is yet to be dismissed in the tournament. He has batted three times and scored 111 runs off 55 balls, at a strike rate of 201.81

Bangladesh Under-19s beat Sri Lanka Under-19s by 14 runs in the fifth and final one-dayer on Sunday to seal a remarkable 3-2 victory. Bangladesh U-19s were trailing 2-0 before winning the final three games of the series

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ScorecardThe Bangladesh players pose after winning the series 3-2•BCBBangladesh Under-19s beat Sri Lanka Under-19s by 14 runs in the fifth and final one-dayer on Sunday to seal a remarkable 3-2 series victory. Bangladesh U-19s were trailing 2-0 before winning the final three games of the series.Nazmul Hossain Shanto continued his superb form with his fourth fifty on tour and held the Bangladesh innings together with an innings of 92 off 112 balls that included eight fours. He had already made scores of 70, 3, 69, 50 in the last four games, and ended up as the highest scorer in the ODI series with 284 runs.Nazmul added 82 runs for the fourth wicket with Zakir Hasan, another impressive performer in this series. Zakir made 42 off 62 balls, with a four and a six, after scores of 62 and 50 in the last two games.The visitors couldn’t end the innings well, however, getting stuck at 212-9 in 50 overs. Pace bowlers Asitha Fernando and Malinga Amarasinghe took three wickets each.The Sri Lankan openers Lasith Lakshan and Shalindu Ushan gave them the perfect start, adding 82 for the first wicket. But once the pair was separated and the middle-order slowed down, the Bangladesh spinners came into their own.Legspinner Saleh Ahmed took three wickets while offspinners Mehedy Hasan and Sanjit Saha, and pace bowler Mohammad Saifuddin took two each.The two teams will now play the first three-day Youth Test match from January 28 in Dambulla, followed by the second game in Pallekele from February 2.

Tamim Iqbal creamed the Oman bowlers to score Bangladesh’s maiden T20 international century and secure his team’s berth in the main draw of the tournament

The Report by Mohammad Isam13-Mar-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsTamim Iqbal made history and took Bangladesh into the next round of the World T20 with his hundred•ICC/Getty ImagesTamim Iqbal creamed the Oman bowlers to score Bangladesh’s maiden T20 international century and secure his team’s berth in the main draw of the tournament. His hundred set up a total of 180 for 2, which Shakib Al Hasan defended by razing the middle order on a rainy night in Dharamsala. Oman, who were flying high after a victory against Ireland, were shackled to 65 for 9 in 12 overs.The match was interrupted twice by rain and Oman’s target was revised to 120 in 12 overs. They effectively needed 75 off 22 balls after the second break. Oman then lost a spate of wickets and were never going to get close, bringing to an end a frustrating week in Dharamsala, where bad weather affected four of the first-round matches.Tamim lit up a damp night, though, with five sixes in his 63-ball innings – four on the leg side and one between mid-off and cover. He rotated strike too, scoring nearly a third of his runs in ones and twos. Tamim’s 97-run stand with Sabbir Rahman for the second wicket put Bangladesh in command and he stayed the course to give the innings a flourish at the finish.It would be accurate to state that this hundred is Bangladesh’s best T20I innings to date. The manner in which Tamim began indicated what was to come for Oman: Amir Ali had to pull his hand out of the way of a straight drive that was hit so hard it might have caused injury.At the other end, however, Soumya Sarkar struggled to get the ball out of the 30-yard circle. He struck two fours in his 12 off 22 balls and in the seventh over Ajay Lalcheta put him out of his misery. Tamim had hit the same bowler for fours to square-leg and third-man and for a well-timed six over long-on.Soumya’s dismissal seemed to do Bangladesh a favour because the effervescent Sabbir rotated strike from the first ball he faced. He got his first four with a reverse sweep that Bilal Khan nearly caught at short third-man, though, and he also could have been caught at long-on off Munis Ansari in the ninth over but it was a tough chance for Mehran Khan running to his left.Bangladesh reached 70 for 1 in ten overs and Tamim and Sabbir looked set for a big total. They picked up 14 off the next over bowled by Ansari, Oman’s best bowler. Tamim reached 52 off 35 balls in the 13th over before he and Sabbir struck a six each over long-off and long-on in the next six balls – the blow from Sabbir off Khawar Ali travelled 96 metres and landed in the second tier.Khawar was struck for a 94-metre six by Tamim too in the 16th over, but the bowler had his revenge when he had Sabbir bowled around his legs for 44 off 26 balls. With four overs remaining, Shakib Al Hasan was promoted to No 4 and made 17 off nine balls.Tamim’s hundred came in the 19th over, when after a brief lull he blasted Bilal through cover to score his tenth four – all of them along the ground. Bilal, however, was the only one to have bowled well at the top and towards the end, giving away just 16 runs in four wicketless overs.Oman had pulled off a shock chase against Ireland but it went wrong right from the start against Bangladesh. Their openers Zeeshan Maqsood and Khawar Ali skied catches in the first and fourth overs, top edging to third man and to mid-on respectively. Jatinder Singh and Adnan Ilyas played attractive shots but Ilyas was run out after the first rain break. Aamir Kaleem was caught off his glove in the ninth over, just before the second rain break.Shakib’s 4 for 15 were his best figures in T20Is, and the smile on his face was good news for Bangladesh. As much as the team had enjoyed Tamim’s batting form, they needed their best player to find his all-round form ahead of the main draw.

Nike are set to release a set of signature boots for Manchester United star Marcus Rashford.

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Rashford to collaborate with NikeSignature collection to be releasedStriker has struggled this seasonWHAT HAPPENED?

Rashford is set to drop his first ever collection of football boots with Nike, and the release has been teased by the sportswear giants, with the campaign titled 'Better Believe It'. The official design is only glimpsed in the segment on the company's Instagram story but reports that a leaked design has been seen online.

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The boots are said to be based on the Zoom Mercurial 15 Vapors, and will be white with neon detailing. The famous Swoosh has a black outline and is filled with pink, orange and yellow.

Rashford's boots also include an inscription reading: "When you believe in yourself, incredible things can happen."

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Rashford has struggled somewhat this season and has scored just once. In total, though, the 25-year-old has a record of 124 goals in 371 games for United, and 17 goals in 57 caps for England.

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United are next in action against bitter rivals Manchester City this weekend.

The England attacker was the star of the show once again as the Red Devils overpowered the Toffees at Old Trafford.

Marcus Rashford has done it again!

The 25-year-old forward was the hero for Manchester United, powering them to a 3-1 victory against Everton in the FA Cup third round at Old Trafford on Friday evening.

The England international ensured a positive start for his team as he exposed Ben Godfrey on the wing before sending a dangerous ball towards the back post for Antony to slide in the opening goal.

It was his good footwork that resulted in United's lead being restored, too. He sent the ball into the box early in the second half to catch Everton goal scorer Conor Coady off guard, resulting in an own goal from the defender.

Everton thought they had pulled level once again through Dominic Calvert-Lewin but VAR put an end to their celebrations. Rashford, as the architect of all of United's good work, then put an end to any of the Toffees' hopes of getting a draw when he finally got the goal he deserved, converting a late penalty to put the game beyond doubt.

United are now on a seven game winning run and Rashford has been pivotal to that, having scored in each of his last five matches for the club.

Below, GOAL takes a look at the winner and losers from an entertaining cup tie at Old Trafford.

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Marcus Rashford:

Rashford's renaissance continues! The England international maintained his excellent form with another strong performance. He made easy work of Ben Godfrey down the left side to set up his team's opening goal. He was a danger throughout the match and his fancy footwork and dangerous ball in created United's second. To cap off a near-perfect night, Rashford made international teammate Pickford look silly, waiting for the Everton 'keeper to move before rolling his penalty into the opposite corner.

Demarai Gray:

He was Everton's brightest player throughout the game and the man most capable of causing a threat for the visitors. That was summed up quite well when he charged forward and blasted the ball in off of Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The goal would have been just reward but sadly for the Toffees it was ruled out because he was marginally offside in the build up. If his side are to pull away from the relegation zone Gray is going to need to produce a few more performances like this one.

Alejandro Garnacho:

United's rising star came off the bench and made an impact as his burst into the Everton box ended with him being brought down and earning a penalty for his side. The youngster is making a case to be given more playing time at United and after Antony and Anthony Martial both underwhelmed once again, it may be time for Erik ten Hag to give him a proper run in the starting XI.

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David de Gea:

The goalkeeper gifted Everton their equaliser with a calamitous moment. As the ball was whipped in, De Gea stood up against his post and let it slip through his legs which allowed Conor Coady to rush in and knock it over the line. Much like his compatriot Kepa Arrizabalaga's error against Man City the previous night, it really was impossible to decipher what on earth he was thinking. At least it didn't cost his side in the end…

Anthony Martial:

A quiet and fruitless performance from the French striker as he often seemed out of sync with the rest of the United attack. Martial took too many touches on the ball and needed more time and space than any defence will afford him, making it far too easy to keep him quiet at Old Trafford on Friday. He needs to find form soon or he'll find himself slipping back down the pecking order.

Alex Iwobi:

The Nigeria international was stretchered off with a nasty looking injury following a challenge from Tyrell Malacia. Iwobi has been one of Everton's best players so far this season and he and coach Frank Lampard will be hoping for good news as a long-term absence would deal a huge blow to their hopes of crawling away from the Premier League's bottom three.

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David de Gea (4/10):

He was hardly kept busy in this game but he completely buckled the one time United needed him to be alert.

Diogo Dalot (7/10):

The Portugal international was constantly available on the overlap for Antony but the Brazilian hardly ever used the option. Made a vital clearance to preserve United's lead.

Raphael Varane (7/10):

Looked strong at the back once again and comfortable on the ball but was hardly put under pressure defensively.

Luke Shaw (6/10):

Once again used at centre-back and looked comfortable alongside Varane. Harry Maguire will feel his time in the starting XI may well and truly be over with Shaw's resurgence.

Tyrell Malacia (5/10):

Made some wild challenges in this match and left a bit of a gap in the defence at times.

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Casemiro (7/10):

A solid performance from the 30-year-old. He is always there to clean up in front of the back four and is such a calming presence for the Red Devils. They missed him after he was taken off and replaced by Fred.

Christian Eriksen (6/10):

Had a dangerous shot in the first half and was comfortable on the ball with his neat passing which helped set the pace in midfield and also carved out a few chances for his side.

Bruno Fernandes (5/10):

Not the best performance from the Portugal star. He opted for some fancy flicks when United needed him to keep it simple and he hardly had a huge impact on the game.

Tyler Adams is not closing the door on a return to MLS being made at some stage, with a retracing of steps to New York potentially on the cards.

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Made senior breakthrough with the Red BullsNow plying his trade in the Premier LeagueCould be tempted to head home at some stageGettyWHAT HAPPENED?

The Wappinger native graduated through the New York Red Bulls’ academy system to become a senior star while still in his teens. It did not take long for his potential to be noted in Europe, and Adams departed for Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig in 2019.

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After three years in Germany, Adams moved to the Premier League with Leeds in 2022. He remained in the English top-flight when linking up with Bournemouth a year later and is now a key part of the USMNT fold. He has collected 36 caps while also skippering his country at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Adams has plenty left to achieve in the club game, at just 25 years of age, but concedes that he may be tempted to head home at some point. He told when asked about future plans and whether they include a second stint in MLS: “It depends what they’re paying! The Red Bulls are definitely a sentimental part of my career and my heart. It means a lot to me that they gave me my first opportunities. And there are so many people at the club that have helped it to grow. Yeah, they mean a lot to me. I would definitely always consider it. Always open to a return, but it depends at the end of the day.”

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Adams is tied to a contract at Bournemouth through to 2028 and is determined to make his mark there after enduring an injury-ravaged 2023-24 campaign. There is also plenty to look forward to at international level – including the CONCACAF Nations League finals and Copa America – while MLS is doing just fine without him for now as eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi steals the show at Inter Miami.

Peter Moores has asked for time to continue his rebuilding job with England as his future becomes the subject of increased speculation with some commentators suggesting he could be sacked within days

George Dobell04-May-2015Peter Moores has asked for time to continue his rebuilding job with England as his future becomes the subject of increased speculation with some commentators suggesting he could be sacked within days.Moores feels that, despite a defeat in Barbados that held England to a drawn Test series in the Caribbean, his young side are progressing and hopes to be given the chance to take them into the Ashes series before any firm decisions are taken over his record as coach.”We’ve got an exciting group of players,” Moores said. “I want to be involved with this group going forward as I think I can help them get better.”I think we’re moving the right way. I think this has been a really good trip in many ways. Watching us develop, the way people are learning what is required to be successful at international cricket and feeling a bit more relaxed with an England shirt on, that has been good. I feel we’ve moved forward.”We’ll get a better judge in the summer because New Zealand and Australia are very tough sides who are slightly more mature. That will be the time to assess how strong we are.”We look at ourselves internally and think ‘we’re moving in the right way.’ But we’re frustrated that we didn’t come away with a 2-0 series win.””Frustration” is a word that crops up often in conversation with Moores at present. Frustration that the progress he sees within his team has not been reflected in results. Frustration that his reputation and his reality are poles apart. And frustration that his existence as England coach appears permanently to be on the edge of a precipice.Today at least, he is particularly frustrated by the much-repeated assumption that he is “obsessed” with data and statistical analysis. It stems, in part, to a mis-heard line in a radio interview during the World Cup.Indeed, as ESPNcricinfo reported at the time, England’s analyst during the World Cup was so frustrated by the lack of use of his “data” that he considered going home early.”I get frustrated when people say things about me that aren’t true,” Moores said. “When people talk about laptops…. it couldn’t be further from the truth.”It’s not fact and it’s not right. It’s not how I operate as a coach. If you ask any player I deal with, they’ll tell you that. A coach’s CV is his players. If the players think you can coach, you can coach. If the players think you can’t, then you can’t.”I know I’m a good developer of players. My record is good at developing players; certainly younger players as they’ve come through. And I think we’re seeing players develop.There are legitimate areas of criticism of Moores. England’s World Cup performance – or lack of it – was particularly damaging and Moores, who altered the team plans on the eve of the tournament, was partially culpable.But England’s record in Test cricket – four wins and a defeat in the last six games – is less bad and Moores feels the signs are there to suggest results will improve.”Of course results count,” he said. “But the emergence of teams and players – and I’ve built teams at Sussex and Lancashire, I’ve been through this three or four times at county and international level – is never a straightforward curve. It goes up and down. You invest in people you feel can go on and become special players.”The question for the ECB management is whether they feel Moores is worthy of further investment. The fact that he has heard nothing from them in recent days – he is, in his words, “out of the loop” – suggests equivocal support at best.While Moores suggests he still “loves” coaching, the constant criticism, especially from ex-players who have chosen a career in media rather than coaching, the lack of support from the ECB and the ever-present threat of the axe must leave him feeling more like a pinyata than a coach at times.He smiled at the reminder that Colin Graves threatened there would be “some enquiries” if England failed to win the series. “It feels like it has been an inquiry for the last 12 months,” he said, suggesting he cannot let such issues cloud his thinking.”I can’t view it like that. It’s not my choice. It’s not within my control. What is important to me is to totally commit to my job; to try to help players develop.”Of course there’s going to be impatience. Everyone wants to win. English cricket is in the spotlight and I totally get that. We are coming out of an era where we have been very dominant and then in Australia we fell off the edge of a cliff and we lost some players.”But I don’t want people to forget we have won four out of the last six Test matches. We have won overseas and we have made some mistakes. But as a group we are confident we can play competitive cricket. We know we are getting better. Coaches always want time. But it helps having a bit of stability around the team as well.”For all the money, facilities and support staff, however, stability and time seem to the scarcest resources in English cricket.