Mike Atherton

By AFP LONDON: Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Mike Atherton say talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes should fill the vacuum left after Joe Root resigned as Test skipper. Stokes -- presently nursing a knee…

LONDON: Joe Root may be "passionate" about remaining as England's Test captain but should he stay in the post after the West Indies inflicted the latest damaging defeat of his tenure? In January, the 31-year-old star batsman insisted he…

By PTI ST. GEORGE's: Tailenders Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood dragged England to a face-saving 204 all out at stumps against West Indies with a dogged last stand on the first day of their series-deciding test.…

By PTI LONDON: English cricketers should not miss international duty at the expense of playing in the IPL, former England captain Michael Atherton has said in the wake of the team's disastrous Ashes campaign in…

Amid stinging criticism of Joe Root's captaincy in the wake of England's meek surrender in the Ashes series, former skipper Mike Atherton said all-rounder Ben Stokes is a viable alternative to replace the Yorkshireman. Atherton also said…

England's batters have to be braver in the third Ashes Test in Melbourne if they are to haul themselves back into the series, former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson said. The tourists suffered a nine-wicket thrashing in the Brisbane…

LONDON: Former England captain Mike Atherton doesn't see a window this year to complete the suspended Indian Premier League. The world's biggest T20 league was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday after multiple COVID-19 cases were detected in…