As England paceman Jimmy Anderson faces the prospect of a ban following a complaint from India, relations between the sides are in danger of becoming seriously soured in the wake of the latest contentious issue involving the Asian powerhouse.
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Reader Ranjana Banerjee sent us these pictures from Nottingham.
'I'm in the team to take wickets and I've had two wicketless games, so we'll see how we go.'
Australian bowler Shaun Tait was bowled over by Indian beauty Mashoom Singha.
He may have been let off after an ICC hearing but it has now come to light that England pacer James Anderson did admit to abusing Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during their altercation during the opening Test in Nottingham.
Images from Thursday's World Cup match between Australia and the West Indies, at Nottingham.
Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara said that his team's bowling performances in the first Test versus England was up to the mark and they should not be too disappointed with the 198-run world record stand for the last wicket between Joe Root and James Anderson in Nottingham.
The records set by Australia's Ashton Agar and Phil Hughes against England during the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Thursday.
Reader Kapil Chauhan sent us this picture from Nottingham.
For the Indian team, the Trent Bridge Test will be their last chance to save the series after being outplayed in the first two Test matches -- by 31 runs Edgbaston and then by an innings and 159 runs at the Lord's.
Former fast bowler Steve Harmison feels the advantage rests with hosts England in the remaining two Tests with James Anderson managing to escape without a ban for his Level 3 charge in the Trent Bridge incident.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Friday.
'All of our lives are going to be changed in a permanent way...' 'We just have to ride out the tide right now and we will see a rainbow at the end of this.'
The raging controversy over James Anderson's alleged altercation with Ravindra Jadeja gained momentum with India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hitting out at the English fast bowler, stating that he was the one who crossed the line during the first Test.
It may have appeared to many in England that the India all-rounder is probably fond of inviting confrontations because of his usually aggressive approach to his entire cricket but he is not.
Team India started their preparations for the second Test match against England at Lord's with a gruelling nets session on Wednesday where they gave ample indications that they may continue with the five bowler theory.
'In South Africa you want to play on seaming tracks and do well there. In England you want pitches and conditions that suit swing bowling. Hopefully going forward wickets will have more life in them,' said the Indian skipper.
England all-rounder Stuart Broad has ridiculed the Trent Bridge pitch, on which India amassed 457 runs, saying even the spin-friendly Indian tracks would have been faster than the wicket on offer for the first Test in Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Indian medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar feels that the bowlers need to adopt a 'patient' approach on a lifeless Trent Bridge wicket if the visitors want to bowl England out twice and win the first cricket Test in Nottingham.
Parthiv Patel, one of the youngest to have played Test cricket for India at the age of 17, on Wednesday, announced his retirement from all forms of the game, three month's short of his 36th birthday.
David Warner's exile to Africa after punching England's Joe Root "defies belief", and the fiery batsman should be readying himself for an Ashes recall in the Australian team's practice nets, according to former Test captain Allan Border.
England aim to avoid a third consecutive series defeat and ease the pressure on captain Alastair Cook when they host India in a five-Test series for the first time since 1959, starting in Nottingham on Wednesday.
Sunil Narine has still not given up hope of a return to international cricket after missing out on a spot in West Indies' World Cup squad due to injury, the spinner has said.
Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine failed to make the cut as West Indies announced their 15-man squad
Former captain Rahul Dravid will have a few sessions with the Indian batsmen ahead of their first Test against England starting at Nottingham on July 9, although he has not been appointed in any capacity, BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said on Sunday.
The Welingkar Institute of Management, India and Nottingham Trent University, UK, invite applications for admission to the MSc Bioinformatics programme.
The Welingkar Institute of Management, India, and Nottingham Trent University, UK, invite applications for their M Sc Bioinformatics programme.
Batsman Ian Bell was named on Monday as England's player of the year for 2013-14 in recognition of his outstanding performances in the home Ashes series victory over Australia last season.
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Manchester could experience patchy drizzle later in the night.
Former India captain Kapil Dev has criticised the team for cropping catches that allowed England's batsmen to take control of the third Test in Southampton.
Footage showed the Leeds players in an open-top double-decker bus, surrounded by a swarming mass of chanting fans enveloped in smoke from flares and fireworks.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja went up to James Anderson and shook his hand at the end of the Lord's Test which India won by 95 runs.
India's top bowler in the ongoing Test series against England with 11 wickets to his credit, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar says his good form with the bat has been a major factor in helping him perform well with the ball.
Disappointed by the "lifeless" pitch which produced a draw in the opening India-England Test, former captain Geoffrey Boycott said decks like the one in Nottingham will turn the home pacers into a bunch of "midgets" with little or no belief in their abilities.
India will also be pondering a few changes for Lord's and regular spinner Ravichandran Ashwin looks to be in a good position to force his way into the starting eleven.
Photos of Day 5 of the first Test between India and England, being played in Nottingham
Photos from Day 4 of the first Test match between India and England in Nottingham, on Saturday.
