Trailing by 58 on first innings, West Indies limped to 61 for six, a lead of just three runs with two days left.
Stuart Broad, fresh from his 11-wicket haul at Lord's, and James Anderson will again lead England's attack in the second Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday with the third pace slot up for grabs.
As a bowler, Stuart Broad recorded his best performance in a Test series, capturing 19 wickets at 11.73 runs apiece. His previous best tally in a Test series was 18 (ave.30.22) in the 2009 Ashes series (five Tests) against Australia.
Images from the World Cup match between England and South Africa being played in Chennai on Sunday
England cricket coach Andy Flower feels India's decision to disallow TV reviews of lbw decisions in the ongoing Test series could hamper England's chances of achieving the world number one ranking.
Who do you think should be part of England's playing XI for the first Test?
England's James Anderson is the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad has been ruled out of England's second Test against Sri Lanka with a calf strain, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday. His place for will go to either Steven Finn or Tim Bresnan.
Wagner took three wickets in 17 balls for just one run as England collapsed from 132-5 to 138-8 before tea, then broke a 59-run ninth-wicket partnership between Jofra Archer and Sam Curran after they had threatened to thwart the hosts.
Tendulkar also felt that Leach doesn't vary his pace a lot which will be required on tracks offer turn.
Jadeja scored 154 off only 69 balls for Jamnagar against Amreli as his side posted 239 for 6 in 20 overs.
Here are pictures of the two teams sweating it out at practice...
Captain Stuart Broad and Jade Dernbech held their nerve in the closing overs to bowl England to a five-run victory and a 2-1 series win over Pakistan in the final Twenty20 international in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
England have recalled batsman Kevin Pietersen and rested their senior fast bowler James Anderson for a four-week tour of India next month including five One-day internationals and a Twenty20 international.
England's Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann were the scourge of Pakistan as they bagged six wickets to reduce the hosts to 256 for 7 on the first day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
England pacer Stuart Broad says Indian batsmen should be prepared for more short-pitched stuff in the ongoing ODI series as bouncers will continue to be a "legitimate tactic" for the host bowlers despite causing injuries in the visiting camp.
Eoin Morgan struck a quickfire 49 off 27 balls as England overpowered India by six wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international in Manchester on Wednesday.
A look at India's performances in the past seven T20 World Cups.
India lost the second Test by an innings and 159 runs on Day 4 at Lord's as a dominant England took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the rescheduled 5th Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.
'It must be a nightmare for the selectors, but should you have your best side for that first India Test? If the next Test after this series was Brisbane in the Ashes, would we send our best side? So why when it's the first Test against India, one of the great sides, aren't we sending our best team?'
Opening batsman David Warner enjoyed a gift-wrapped century after being reprieved on 99 as Australia endured a meandering first day of the Boxing Day Test against England on Tuesday.
Archer has been on the receiving end of racist abuse in the past, notably during the second Test defeat by New Zealand last year.
As Roger Federer chases a 21st Grand Slam title, it looks like he knows his cricket shots too.
Australia have barely put a foot wrong in the five-match series and will head to the MCG confident of pushing England toward a second successive whitewash on home soil.
Stuart Broad will celebrate his hat-trick, and career-best figures of six for 46 in India's first innings, only if England wins the second Test.
England, replying to India's 288, were 24 for 1 in their second innings, still 43 runs adrift, at stumps on the second day of the second Test.
Images from Day 2 in the second Test between India and England, at Trent Bridge.
Images from Day 1 in the second Test between India and England, at Trent Bridge.
India's stubborn refusal to adopt the Decision Review System (DRS) will result in controversy sooner than later in the high-profile Test series against England, feels England coach Andy Flower.
Stuart Broad overcame frustrations by staying 'calm' during the Lord's Test and reaped rewards for patience by taking seven wickets and the young England fast bowler want to continue the good work in the second Test against India, starting in at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday.
# Ishant Sharma (4/59) recorded his best bowling figures against England, surpassing the 3 for 57 in Chennai in December 2008.
Statistical highlights of the World Cup match between England and Netherlands in Nagpur.
Images from Day 3 of the 3rd Ashes Test played at the WACA in Perth on Saturday
The spearhead of England's pace attack but off-colour for quite a while now, Stuart Broad's place in the team is under threat for the opening cricket Test against India starting July 21 at the Lord's. Although his name figures in the squad announced for the match but he is facing stiff challenge from seamer Tim Bresnan for a place in the playing XI.
England's Stuart Broad has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for showing "serious dissent" at an umpire's decision during the second One-day International against Sri Lanka, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday.
With 794 points, pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the top-ranked Indian bowler at sixth place, while Kohli was the top-ranked batsmen.
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has picked Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar as the toughest bowler he has faced in his illustrious international career.
As the players' auction for the fourth edition of the IPL concluded on Sunday, Kings XI Punjab coach Michael Bevan expressed satisfaction with the team at his disposal.
Moeen Ali made a superb century to lift England to 328 all out after Pakistan had taken four early wickets on the first day of the final Test at The Oval on Thursday.
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