Vic Marks
Vic Marks is the Observer's cricket correspondent. In his playing days he represented Somerset and England
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Time to stand tall for Ashes: Root, Stokes, Burns and Wood can be keyJoe Root and Ben Stokes are more important than ever for England in this Ashes summer while Rory Burns and Mark Wood may also step up in equally key roles -
England more in the know despite losing series in West IndiesEngland lost the Wisden Trophy to West Indies in only seven days of Test cricket but they are somewhat wiser as they prepare for a momentous summer -
West Indies 2-1 England: Test series player ratings for the visitorsMark Wood, who played only in the third Test, receives the highest mark while Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali also performed well in the Caribbean -
England claim consolation win despite Roston Chase ton for West IndiesWest Indies took the series 2-1 but England won the third Test in St Lucia by 232 runs with a day to spare, thanks to Jimmy Anderson and Moeen Ali, though Roston Chase scored 102
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Moeen Ali rescues England after another collapse against West IndiesEngland were 78 for five just after lunch before Moeen Ali’s 60 helped steer them to 187 all out in the second Test against West Indies -


The Spin England’s ODI side exasperate and excite, but you have to watch them