Jack Leach

Pakistan vs England: Jack Leach four-wicket spell bundles out host for 304; England lose early wicket before stumps

Pakistan captain Babar Azam (78) and Agha Salman (56) hit composed half centuries for the hosts but England always came back hard

Pakistan vs England: ‘100 wickets feels like quite a lot’ Jack Leach delighted with milestone

Jack Leach mocked that he would have laughed as a child if someone told him that he would take 100 wickets.

Watch: Joe Root’s ‘ingenious’ way to shine ball on Jack Leach’s head during 1st Pakistan-England Test

David Gower who was in the commentary box accompanying Hussain termed the former England captain's move as “classic and ingenious.”

England vs New Zealand: Hosts retain Jack Leach in unchanged XI for second Test

Leach has kept his place in an unchanged England XI for the second Test at Nottingham's Trent Bridge starting Friday after being passed fit following concussion.

West Indies vs England: Jack Leach-Saqib Mahmood's 90-run last stand saves visitors on Day 1 of Grenada Test

A 90-run last-wicket partnership between Jack Leach and Saqib Mahmood rescued England from a desperate position before they were finally dismissed in the last over of the day for 204.

West Indies vs England: Brathwaite's marathon ton helps hosts cross 400 on Day 4 as 2nd Test meanders towards draw

At stumps on the fourth day on Saturday, England were 40 without loss in their second innings, an overall lead of 136, after the home side were eventually dismissed after tea for 411 in reply to the visitors' first innings effort of 507 for nine declared.

Ashes 2021-22: England captain Joe Root backs Jack Leach and Rory Burns despite Brisbane flop show

Root refused to rule out selecting spinner Leach in Thursday's pink-ball Test in Adelaide, even though he conceded 102-1 from 13 overs as England stumbled to a nine-wicket loss in Brisbane.

Ashes 2021-22: England captain Joe Root rues dropped chances, poor batting after Gabba defeat

Root also defended the exclusion of James Anderson and Stuart Broad from England's lineup for the first Test, which the tourists lost by nine wickets inside four days.

Ashes 2021-22: England spinner Jack Leach looks to 'impressive' Nathan Lyon for inspiration

Leach also spotlighted Ravindra Jadeja as an inspiration after the Indian's exploits during a Test series in Australia last summer.

Dawid Malan, Ollie Robinson among 20 England cricketers included in ECB's central contracts list

The ECB has also decided to do away with their old process of announcing separate red and white-ball contracts, announcing instead a single contracts list for players across formats.