England are an ageing side alright, but few will dare to bet against Jos Buttler's men successfully defending their World Cup title in a few weeks time.
After England tore the prediction books for an epochal 28-run victory in Hyderabad in the first Test, India now find themselves in a tight space, mentally and technically, ahead of the second match starting in four days in Visakhapatnam.
Tendulkar, the most prolific international run scorer in cricket history, holds the record for the most runs in the game's longest format with a tally of 15,921.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
Former coach John Buchanan does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game.
Images from Day 4 of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
Nauman was denied a hat-trick by Brook, who kept England's chase going, despite Pope being bowled by Abrar and Stokes losing his wicket in a run-out following a mix-up between the batters.
Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine reckons England lack the depth to go toe to toe with Pat Cummins and Co in the ongoing Ashes series.
'A fast bowler that is bowling 124 (kmph) and he's got a mouth from the south'
For Michael Vaughan, Pep Guardiola is the best sporting leader in the last 15 years and the former England skipper won't mind if Ben Stokes employs Manchester City manager's approach of never allowing players to take their places for granted.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and England in Lucknow on Sunday.
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between India and England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Sunday
'If England are not playing to win then these Ashes Tests are not that important. They are only exhibition matches. They have got it back to front. It is not about entertaining and then winning. It is about winning first.'
'Let's see what you're really made of.'
'Earlier, if I have thought about taking six wickets, it has never worked for me. I have a lot of deliveries and you can confuse yourself. You need to shut that noise and focus on the next ball.'
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke stated that David Warner's talent kept his contract from being "ripped up" early in his career.
While others have faded somewhat recently, Kohli has been burning brightly, and pulling ahead of his peers.
Ravichandran Ashwin will become only the 14th Indian player and 77th overall in world cricket to complete the milestone of 100 Test matches.
Both Jaiswal and du Plessis, the leading run-getters in IPL 2023 so far, are in scintillating form. While du Plessis is leading the scoring charts with 576 runs from 11 innings, including six half centuries and a best of 84, Jaiswal is a close second with 575 runs from 12 matches, which includes four fifties and a 124-run knock.
Ben Stokes has stated that he has no designs on the Test captaincy
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Root stepped down last week, saying the job had taken a heavy toll on him recently, after dispiriting tours of Australia and the Caribbean capped a string of poor results.
King Kohli marked his 500th international game with a sublime century, taking his count to 76!
IMAGES from Day 5 of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand in Headingley on Monday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's in London on Thursday.
'Hard work is there, but I believe in visualisation and manifestation. Whatever match or series, one or two weeks prior I start preparation looking at the bowling line-up, who will bowl and how will I play them. I play out the scenarios and it helps.'
England's stuttering title defence at the 50-overs World Cup eventually crumbled on Saturday
England named batter Harry Brook at the expense of Jason Roy on Sunday in the squad for their 50-over World Cup title defence.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
Ahead of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, here's a full list of the final squads of all ten teams.
The former England captain expects experienced pacer James Anderdon to be part of England's touring squad for the Test series in India early next year.
Liam Livingstone smashed his second half-century in two games as England claimed a 79-run win over New Zealand in the rain-affected second ODI.
A superb 75 from Harry Brook and some big hitting from tailender Mark Wood earned England a pulsating three-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow slammed majestic centuries as England pulled off their highest-ever successful run chase in the longest format for a convincing seven-wicket win over India in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham on Tuesday.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes on Wednesday came out of ODI retirement to be included in the provisional squad for the 50-over World Cup
Root helped kick off England's sparkling run under Stokes by scoring a mountain of runs against New Zealand and India in the home summer.
India were sitting pretty on 473/8 in 120 overs at stumps on the second day for an overall lead of 255 runs.
Giving an account of Root's dedication towards become one of the best in the world, his father spoke about his preparation, especially during the pandemic.
'We've got some areas we can improve, there's some growth within the team and there's two obvious ones.'
The only other batter, who came close to breaking Vaughan's record for England was Jonny Bairstow when he scored 1,470 runs in 2016.
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