Bess impressed in his maiden outing on Indian soil
England on Sunday named their strongest available squad for the Ashes tour to Australia as all-rounders Ben Stokes and Sam Curran missed out but seamer Stuart Broad was included despite the calf injury he picked up in the Test series against India.
A place on the squad came free after Ollie Robinson was suspended from all international cricket by the England & Wales Cricket Board following the emergence of racist and sexist comments he posted on Twitter nine years ago.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai.
Chasing 164 to win, opener Zak Crawley was dismissed in the second session before Dom Sibley and Jos Buttler took the hosts to victory.
Furosemide, a prohibited substance under the World Anti-Doping Agency Code was found in Hamza's sample
Spinner Dom Bess was named in England's 13-man squad for the first Test against West Indies and there was no place for Moeen Ali among nine reserves, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.All-rounder Ben Stokes will lead England in the match, which will begin at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday in a bio-secure environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monty Panesar feels England would be making a mistake if they don't play the experienced Moeen Ali alongside left-arm spinner Jack Leach in the first Test against India, beginning in Chennai on Friday.
'... this was a chastening defeat... but that's what the challenge is playing away from home, the same way as it is when you go to Australia and we used to have to cope with the bounce at Perth.'
Uncapped spinners Amar Virdi and Matt Parkinson have also been named in England's squad for the Test series against West Indies.
England are thinking of bringing a specialist spinner back into the line-up after going with an all-pace attack in their last two outings, coach Chris Silverwood said as they arrived in Cape Town for their second Test against South Africa starting on Friday. That means a seamer such as record wicket-taker James Anderson or Stuart Broad may be dropped for a contest expected to be played on a much flatter deck than the first Test in Pretoria, which South Africa won by 107 runs inside four days on Sunday.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell lists a number of weaknesses in England's line-up, from Alastair Cook's performance suffering due to not having a stable opening partner to predictability in their pace attack and off-spinner Dom Bess's inexperience.
England spinners Dom Bess and Jack Leach must have gained a lot by bowling in Sri Lanka in a just-concluded series but a bigger challenge awaits them against India in the four-Test series, starting from February 5, said former Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene.
After spending around seven weeks inside the bio-bubble in India, the 23-year-old Bess is currently involved in the county season, looking to rediscover his form with Yorkshire.
Dom Bess claimed five wickets as England dismissed hosts Sri Lanka for 135
Despite India in a difficult position, Pant played fearlessly and scored regular boundaries.
Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara forged the only century-plus partnership of the innings but India still finished the day 321 behind.
James Anderson is 'praying' his England career is not over after being left out of Test tour of the West Indies.
However, with six back-to-back Tests against the Windies and Pakistan, the rotation policy could be used to keep the paces fresh.
England have called up Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood as cover.
England have named uncapped seam bowler Ollie Robinson in their 14-man squad to replace all-rounder Ben Stokes for the second Test against Pakistan starting on Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
Pujara believes that a talent like Pant will learn from his mistakes as he has the ability to rectify and play for the team's cause.
Jos Buttler was rewarded for his good showing in the Indian Premier League with a place in England's 12-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's, starting May 24.
England's all-time leading Test wicket takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been dropped for the three-Test tour against West Indies.
Images from Day 5 of the third and final Test match between England and West Indies in Manchester, on Tuesday.
Images from Day 2 of the third and final Test between England and West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.
Both Stokes and Archer were rested for the ongoing two-match Test series in Sri Lanka
Dom Bess took three more South African wickets, and grabbed his first test five wicket haul, to increase England's stranglehold
Ganguly predicted that Rishabh Pant will be an all-time great across formats in years to come
'As a spinner, some will go your way some days and some won't, that is cricket. I don't look too much into that. I want to contribute with bat, ball and in the field. When my opportunities come I want to make sure I take them.'
Despite the chastening defeat, Root said they were still in the series.
Chris Woakes and rookie pacer Olly Stone will be vying for a final spot in the playing eleven.
England levelled the three-Test series against West Indies after bowling the tourists out for 198 in the second innings to win by 113 runs in the final session of the second Test with Ben Stokes in inspired form at Old Trafford on Monday. England had declared their second innings at 129-3 in the first session in Manchester after sizzling all-rounder Stokes smashed 78 off 57 deliveries, setting West Indies a target of 312 with 85 overs left in the day.
The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that Woakes has returned home as per pre-arranged plan.
'I think that as batters if you don't score runs, you will always look at yourselves, you'll always try and find ways to improve and we've certainly done that.'
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 2nd Test played at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Joe Root's masterful unbeaten 168 has put England in firm control of the first Test against Sri Lanka
'We felt that seam isn't going to offer as much in terms of being a threat, it's more of a holding role.'
It was a vastly improved effort on the home side's first innings score of 135, as they chase down England's first innings total of 421.
ECB England off-spinner Dom Bess described James Anderson as the greatest English player of all time after the 38-year-old moved within two wickets of becoming the first pace bowler to claim 600 Test victims.
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