| ROOTOUT | Completely clear, England captain dismissed (4,3) |
| BRIANCLOSE | Former England captain dismissed Alec Robins (5,5) |
| BLIGH | Bowled beamer, mostly to get old captain dismissed |
| WASEEM | UAE captain dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav (last name) (6) |
| EXPLAIN | Elucidate, make completely clear (7) |
| BATTING | When players come in, Australian captain catches England captain, first to be dismissed (7,5) |
| ROOTLET | Small branch gives lease to England captain (7) |
| GERRARD | Former England captain and now Aston Villa manager, Steven _ (7) |
| HUSSAIN | Nasser, cricketer who succeeded Alec Stewart as England captain (7) |
| STRAUSS | Retired cricketer and former England captain, Andrew _ (7) |
| ROOTFOR | Cheer on former England captain standing on boundary, reportedly (4,3) |
| SHEARER | One seen with clips on Aussie station (ex-England captain)? (7) |
| EMPTY | Completely clear |
| LIMPID | Completely clear offering soft papers (6) |
| LUCID | Initially under cover, breaking cover to get completely clear |
| ERASE | Completely clear |
| ORDER | see 16ac, When players come in, Australian captain catches England captain, first to be dismissed |
| PETERMAY | Former Surrey and England captain who was Chairman of the England cricket selectors from 1982 to 1989 |
| ROO | Half-cut England captain and Aussie skipper |
| STEVENGERRARD | Former Liverpool FC and England captain (6, 7) |
