saturdays in the summer normally mean club cricket around england, but that's still not possible. test cricket though will go ahead injuly with england hosting three tests against the west indies in these so—called ‘bio bubbles' in southampton and manchester. the players are continuing their preparations on the south coast, but could be without captain joe root at some point. he is awaiting the birth of his second child, but he says his vice—captain, ben stokes, would be more than capable of stepping up. he isa he is a natural leader. you look at how he speaks to the group, the way he holds himself on the field, the way he leads from the front with his performances, the way he trains. everyone watches what he does and they want to copy him, to emulate him. when he speaks, people listen. another great trait to have, i suppose. he is a very good thinker about crickets. let's just hope thatjoe root‘s why.