Captain Joe Root has already plundered an English record 1,630 Test runs in 2021 and has two half-centuries in the Ashes series so far with 89 in Brisbane and 62 in Adelaide as his side slipped to two heavy defeats.
'Ben (Stokes) has done it before, he has done special things in an England shirt.'
Can Jasprit Bumrah-Umesh Yadav-Mohammed Siraj-Shardul Thakur restrict England to a low total on Day 2?
Green, who made his Test debut against India in Adelaide last December, picked up his first wicket by removing Ollie Pope on a disappointing opening day for England, before dismissing the dangerous Joe Root for 89 in the second innings.
Jos Buttler concedes 'incredibly difficult' for England to progress to semi-final
The legendary Geoffrey Boycott believes prolific England captain Joe Root has the potential and talent to surpass Indian great Sachin Tendulkar as the all-time run scorer in Test cricket.
Images from Day 4 of the first Test between England and India, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Saturday.
England's highest successful run chase came in 2019 when they reached a 359-run target in an Ashes test against Australia on the back of Stokes's brilliant unbeaten century.
England skipper Joe Root has "sacrificed" the opportunity to enter the IPL mega auction to throw all his energy into reviving the fortunes of his under-fire Test team.
Root survived the axe following a 4-0 drubbing in Australia even as director of cricket Ashley Giles and head coach Chris Silverwood were sacked
The all-rounder bludgeoned 18-year-old Josh Baker for 34 runs in an over which included five sixes and a boundary -- the second time in his county career he had cleared the rope in five consecutive deliveries.
'At the moment he's in incredible form and to play the way he has done in such tough conditions, so alien to us as England batsmen, is incredible.'
Ben Stokes said his IPL stint won't come in the way of national duty, adding that he would prefer to fly back and lead England against Ireland in the build-up Test ahead of the high-stakes Ashes.
It was captain Joe Root once again, who led from the front with a splendid century, to put England in complete control of the third Test.
Images from Day 2 of the third Test between England and India, at Headingley, Leeds, on Thursday.
Sangakkara said the way Root handled himself on day three of the second Test was 'a great learning experience for everyone'.
They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair.
Images from Day 3 in the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Saturday.
Once the batting maestro scores a century, Wasim Jaffer declares, the world will once again get to see the Kohli of old.
Can the World Cup-winning English T20 captain vanquish the Indian team in the first T20I at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, March 12?
Root was England's top scorer in the 2016 World Cup final when they lost to West Indies but has not played a Twenty20 International since May 2019.
India 21 for no loss at stumps on Day 1 after bowling out England for 183 in the first Test, in Nottingham, on Wednesday.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai, on Friday.
Virat Kohli's animated send off to his counterpart Joe Root's dismissal added a dash of drama to the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test between India and England, in Birmingham, on Wednesday.
Afghanistan dismissed England for 215 to create one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.
'There's a difference between a captain who consults and one who is uncertain; dithering is a bad look for a captain. There are times in Australia when a captain has to be imaginative in order to force the issue and this is not one of Root's strengths.'
CA, the ECB and Australian authorities had been negotiating for many months over the touring conditions in a country where international arrivals have to isolate in quarantine hotels for 14 days, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
In 136 ODIs, Smith has scored 4,722 runs at an average of 44.13. His best individual score is 164.
India pacer Mohammed Shami, who wreaked havoc with his fiery spell on Day 1 of the first Test against England, in Nottingham, on Wednesday, said his team is in a "good position" after bowling out the hosts for 183.
McCullum, who is currently in charge of Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders, was keen on taking the job
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon finally clinched his long-awaited 400th Test wicket on Saturday when he dismissed Dawid Malan in his second over on the morning of Day 4 of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
Ashwin gained two places after taking six wickets in India's emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test in New Delhi.
Cricket Australia is negotiating with authorities and England's board over travel conditions and whether players' families can come.
Second-fastest Englishman to 8,000 Test runs.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
Hosts England dominated the proceedings to take control at the end of Day 1 over visitors Ireland at Lord's.
Four interesting images from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's
'A stunning display from England's man of the summer makes him the inaugural winner of The Wisden Trophy, awarded for the outstanding Test performance of the year,' Wisden Cricket announced on their Twitter handle.
England's World Cup hero Ben Stokes was on last Tuesday named captain for the opening Test against the West Indies in place of Root, who has taken leave to be with his wife for the birth of their second child.
'He is a fantastic talent. I think he will go on to be a global superstar'
