This was Joe Root's 64th half-century in Test cricket, making him the England batter with the most fifties.
Ian Bell's controversial "non dismissal" during the second Test between England and India subverted the laws of the game and had nothing to do with the Spirit of Cricket, former England captain Michael Atherton said on Monday.
Joe Root scored his 35th Test century as he went past the legendary trio of Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Younis Khan, who had made 34 centuries in their career.
Former England captain and sports broadcaster Mike Atherton seconded Cook's thoughts.
England Test captain Ben Stokes was helped off the field after suffering an injury while playing in The Hundred on Sunday.
The International Cricket Council has come under fire for having different rules and regulations for the two semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
'When you're not scoring runs, there's a build-up of pressure and momentum from certain bowlers on you, so I'd let Dan Lawrence have a go.'
'I wanted people to know me for who I am, because a lot of times, Ashwin's picking up a wicket and Virat Kohli is all over the place.'
'He's just jumping about, and people very often tend to believe that Ashwin's the one that's absolutely serious and Virat's the one that's having all the fun.'
'Despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better. He was so unwell in recent times and he really did believe that we would be better off without him and we are devastated that he acted on that and took his own life.'
Ravichandran Ashwin visualises himself doing a lot more on the cricket field at least for the next few years.
Ben Stokes's England were panned by former captains after their humiliating 434-run loss against India in the 3rd Test in Rajkot on Sunday.
'England are going to beat India in Guyana and South Africa will be too good for Afghanistan so it will be a South Africa versus England final.'
Leach was ruled out of the five-match series on Sunday due to a stress fracture in his back
England's World Cup-winning former skipper Eoin Morgan picked India as his favourites to win the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday.
Since embracing Bazball, England are yet to lose a Test series, while India remain unbeaten at home since 2012-13.
World Cup 2023 off to a disappointing start.
"In principle, India should get more, there is no doubt about that but ... how is this table being developed?" Sethi said.
DK finished as an IPL winner with close to 5000 runs over 17 seasons besides taking 145 catches and effecting 37 stumpings.
The yorker that cleaned up Ollie Pope's stumps on Saturday, February 3, 2024 on Day 2 of the second England-India Test at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Shane Warne immortalised himself with the 'Ball Of The Century' on June 4, 1993 during the first Ashes Test against England at Old Trafford in Manchester.
'...you will have to be really wary of different threats that he poses and make sure that you have very good skill sets to counter (him) and be on top of him.'
A massive turnout can be expected at Ahmedabad, however, when India face arch-rivals Pakistan on October 14.
The opening match of the series begins in Brisbane on December 8, with Australia playing their first Test since losing to India in January.
'I know how hard he has worked to try to get back fit and I hope it is not too bad and he can get back as soon as possible.'
'I remember my first call to him, it was in Kolkata. I asked him would he be interested in Test cricket. He said that would be the biggest day of his life.'
Atherton said Kohli looked in his comfort zone during his knock on Sunday.
'I think Stokes would actually grow as a player if he was the captain of that side.'
'Although the protocols might seem very severe, they've had to put those in place to get government approval for these games to happen'
England batting great Kevin Pietersen has said his relentless defensive drills at the nets was the mantra to his success during the triumphant 2012-13 tour of India.
Hussain said Stokes was "naturally gifted" but England would have to be sure he can cope with the demands of the role.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India in October and November this year.
England's latest version of cricket is set for its biggest test as they face world champions Australia in a bid to reclaim the Ashes.
'We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.'
England are being "too nice" and need to "get nasty" against Australia in the Boxing Day Test to fight back in the Ashes series, said former skipper Michael Vaughan.
The BCCI stands to lose revenues to the tune of Rs 2500 crore if the 2021 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) is not completed.
Only three Black players have made their England debut since 2000 - the most recent being Jofra Archer who is in England's squad to face the West Indies this week in the first test.
Former fast bowler Darren Gough vouched for England opener Dom Sibley's ability to play spin, saying if he could dominate India's Ravichandran Ashwin on way to a double ton in county cricket, he is good enough to play any spinner in the world.
England cricketers had no role in the team's decision to abandon their tour of Pakistan next month, the players' union has said.
Joe Root has stepped down as England's Test captain, the country's cricket board said on Friday, succumbing to pressure from influential figures within the game following a run of poor results capped by dispiriting tours of Australia and the Caribbean.
