England enjoyed a valuable day of batting practice before the third Ashes Test in their drawn tour match against Western Australia on Sunday.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid and paceman Steven Finn were included in England's 13-man squad named on Wednesday for next week's first Ashes Test against Australia.
The two players will join England's injury-hit touring party ahead of the first Test against India.
Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane jumped three places to enter the top-10 in batsman's list while Ravichandran Ashwin maintained his pole position among all-rounders in the latest Test rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Young England bastman Alastair Cook is determined to take his game to the next level -- and that could spell bad news for India.
Asserts he has 'performed well abroad in the last 18 months'.
The West Indies beat England in the third ODI to win the series 2-1.
West Indies fought back after lunch with four wickets to reduce England to 167 for five at tea on the first day.
Pakistan have adjusted their plans for Alastair Cook and Joe Root ahead of Wednesday's third test at Edgbaston, the touring side's coach Mickey Arthur has said, adding he considers the duo as the backbone of England's batting. Root scored 254 and an unbeaten 71 while Cook made 105 and 76 not out as Pakistan were beaten by 330 runs on the fourth day of the second test at Old Trafford last week to level the four-match series at 1-1.
Three English batsmen scored centuries as England Day 2 on 553 for five, in the first Test.
The 22-year-old opener was unbeaten on 102 as England ended Day 1 on 203 for 3 in the first Test against the West Indies.
England captain Alastair Cook declined on Saturday to offer any assurances to mercurial batsman Kevin Pietersen about his Test future.
New England captain Joe Root rode his luck to make a battling unbeaten 184 and lift the hosts to a commanding 357 for five on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa at Lord's in London on Thursday.
England needed to prove in the first Test they could compete with Australia and the hosts showed in Cardiff they are a 'dangerous side' .
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has a back problem and may miss the third and final Test.
Australia last won an Ashes series in England in 2001 and captain Michael Clarke is expecting five hard Tests.
Andrew Strauss has said English cricket could be damaged by the "madness" surrounding the publication of Kevin Pietersen's autobiography.
A century by Cook helped England claw their way to 265 for five against Australia in the third Test.
Hoggard captured seven wickets as England took a 97-run lead over Australia with nine second-innings wickets in hand.
The lanky pacer said Australia are now in firm control of the match and wanted to drive home their advantage on Saturday morning.
Injury-hit England have called up Middlesex batsman Owais Shah as cover for their test series in India starting on Wednesday, a team official said.
Captain Alastair Cook and fellow-opener Michael Carberry struck unbeaten centuries to humiliate a depleted Australia 'A' bowling attack and drive England to a record 318 without loss on day one of their tour match in Hobart on Wednesday.
New Zealand ripped through England's top order to close in on a series-leveling victory as the hosts limped to 102 for five at lunch on the last day of the second and final Test on Tuesday.
England Lions tightened the screws on India 'A' as they dismissed the visitors for 197 and were going strong at 159 for 4 in their second innings on the third day of the only four-day unofficial Test, in Worcester.
England were thumped 4-1 in Australia in their One-day International series at the beginning of the year and also lost recent series at home against Sri Lanka and India.
'So many different emotions are coming out right now, I'm that excited'
England cricket director Andrew Strauss gave his full backing to Test captain Alastair Cook on Tuesday and appointed Joe Root as his deputy in a significant move for the future.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Aswhin produced one of his most impactful performance outside the sub-continent as India reduced England to 285 for nine on the opening day of the first Test in Birmingham, on Wednesday.
The England opener would be returning home to be with his wife, who is pregnant and close to delivery
Chaminda Vaas claimed four for 28 as England were bowled out for 81 in just 30.5 overs in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. England finished the day in disarray after being asked to follow on, reaching the close on 2-0 and still trailing by 416 runs with two days left in the game.
Stoneman selected as Cook's latest partner for the hosts
England captain Michael Vaughan looks almost certain to miss the first Test against Pakistan through a knee injury.
England's Jonny Bairstow compiled his first century at Lord's -- and his second of the series -- to ensure the hosts completed a satisfactory first day of the final Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday, finishing at 279 for six.
Alex Hales and Jonathan Bairstow led a fight back for England after debutant all-rounder Dasun Shanaka sparked a top-order collapse on the first day of the first Test against England at Headingley on Thursday. England, who were 70 for four soon after lunch, had moved on to 171 for five when rain prevented any play after tea and forced an early close to an intriguing opening day in the 75th Test staged at Headingley.
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