IMAGES from the third Test played between England and Sri Lanka at the Oval on Sunday
England Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday named the playing eleven for the third Test match against India in Rajkot, with pacer Mark Wood replacing Shoaib Bashir in the playing squad.
India go back to the drawing board after Pope cracks spin code.
Akash Deep, India's latest debutant, put on an exhibition of clever bowling in his opening spell on Day 1 of the fourth Test in Ranchi to rock the England batting.
'What I like about them is their stubbornness. If you doubt them, they'll double down on it and go even more stubborn.'
Wood has so far played two matches in the ongoing series
Bumrah finished with figures of 6 for 45 -- his 10th five wicket haul in Test cricket -- while also becoming the fastest Indian pacer to take 150 Test wickets.
Having conceded a lead of 259, England were all out for 195 in the second session on day three of the contest.
Sri Lanka's decision to bat first backfired when they were all out for 236 on Day 1 of the first Test.
Kuldeep Yadav wrecked England's top order and fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin polished off the tail to bundle out England in just over two sessions.
IMAGES from the Day 4 of the 1st Test between England and Sri Lanka in Manchester on Saturday
Root rescues England with controlled century in India
England's highly aggressive 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket did not secure the 2023 home Ashes against their arch rivals, Australia.
Jamie Smith's unbeaten 72 propelled England to a 23-run lead over Sri Lanka on day two of the opening Test on Thursday
We have plans to counter England's aggression, worked on sweep shot: K S Bharat
Indian conditions up there with the hardest: Ben Foakes
PHOTOS from Day 1 of the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston on Friday.
Ollie Pope, whose sensational 196 formed the core of England's 28-run win over India in the first Test in Hyderabad, said on Sunday that he practiced those sweeps and reverse sweeps extensively before arriving on these shores.
Siraj's stellar performance in England's first innings, where he claimed 4/84 in 21.5 overs, played a crucial role in India gaining a vital lead.
Pope, one of the heroes for England in Hyderabad, feels that a wicket offering good turn will provide them with wicket-taking options.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2nd Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Sunday.
Opener Ben Duckett smashed an 88-ball hundred to lead England's robust reply to India's first innings total of 445 on day two of the third Test in Rajkot on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Thursday.
'Stokes is an excellent player of fast bowling. He is hurried with Bumrah.'
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday.
India bowled England out for 218 and cruised to 135/1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test.
Australia's sensational eight-run defeat to the West Indies in Brisbane on Sunday did not have much impact on them as they continued to lead the WTC rankings.
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
Akash ran riot in the opening session of Day 1 by removing England's top order to put India in a strong position early in the game.
England getting bamboozled on turning tracks is no longer a "foregone conclusion" and the shock loss in the opening Test has given India a lot to think about ahead of the second game, says visiting team's pace ace Mark Wood.
Ollie Pope embodied England's 'Bazball' making a 196 filled with sweeps, reverse sweeps and reverse scoops during the first Test, and India head coach Rahul Dravid admitted they will have to counter the unorthodox approach to make a comeback into the series.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between England and the West Indies, at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
England stuck to their gameplan in the second innings, attacking the spinners at every opportunity as the Indians came undone and clearly looked bereft of ideas.
Himself known for his delightful cover drivers, Bell thinks Virat Kohli plays his favourite shot the best among his peers.
Bazball is fine, but England Test team needs common sense: Boycott
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam.
Hurt India eye sweeping changes in approach against England's 'Bazball' in second Test
India set England a huge target and then skittled the tourists out for 122 to romp to a 434-run victory in the third Test and go 2-1 up in the five-match series on Sunday.
England captain Ben Stokes has changed the game of cricket in a "lot of respects", says batter Ollie Pope, as the maverick all-rounder gears up for his 100th Test appearance in a couple of days' time.
Amidst a challenging tour of India, England finds themselves in the serene embrace of Dharamsala for the final Test.
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