Hosts England dominated the proceedings to take control at the end of Day 1 over visitors Ireland at Lord's.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand played at Edgbaston on Friday
Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
England's audacious 'Bazball' flamboyance was trumped by some true Australian grit after five days of cut and thrust Ashes cricket.
Chasing 164 to win, opener Zak Crawley was dismissed in the second session before Dom Sibley and Jos Buttler took the hosts to victory.
But Stokes then introduced Ahmed in the afternoon session and the youngster ripped apart Pakistan's middle order.
Australia's bowlers struck twice in quick succession in a devastating spell against England at Edgbaston on Sunday, before heavy rain prevented any further play.
England lost opener Zak Crawley but held firm in the final hour of a pulsating day four in the second Test against New Zealand.
As the prestigious Ashes gets underway, here's a look at the milestones that can be achieved.
His duel with India stalwart Virat Kohli will be an interesting sub-plot of the match.
After England dominated the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test at the Bay Oval, Tom Blundell struck a century to revive New Zealand's chances.
'I am very excited for him to put the England shirt on again. It's something he has worked very hard for and thoroughly deserves.'
England were forced to make a change to their original playing XI after several of their players were laid low by a virus that also threatened to delay the start of the match.
Nottinghamshire seam bowler Broad was not considered for selection, with his partner expecting their first child towards the end of November.
India, who are 2-1 up in the four-Test series, were 24-1 at stumps and will be confident against a spin-heavy England attack with James Anderson as the lone frontline seamer.
Images from Day 1 of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 3rd Ashes Test played in Melbourne on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the opening Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
After stumps on Day 1, the England captain Joe Root and coach Chris Silverwood spoke to the match referee calling for 'consistency in the process'.
Images from the opening day of the third and final Test between England and Pakistan in Southampton, on Friday.
After Ben Stokes enforced a follow on, New Zealand left the England bowlers frustrated on Day 3 of the second Test in Wellington.
England were 7-1 at stumps with Ben Duckett (4) and Ollie Pope (3) batting together
Denly, who made his Test debut against West Indies last year, has reached double figures 24 times in 28 innings but has managed just six half-centuries.
Stuart Broad picked up the final two wickets in his last appearance for England to guide the hosts to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.
Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's in London on Thursday.
New Zealand were in trouble at 37 for 3 at stumps in reply to England's declared first innings total of 325 for 9 at Bay Oval, with seven wickets tumbling in a frantic evening session.
Images from Day 5 of the 1st Test between England and New Zealand played at Lord's on Sunday.
Ponting delivered his verdict on England's 'Bazball', saying that while it resulted in some entertaining action, the hosts got carried away
Having taken a 78-run lead in the runfest, England declared their second innings on 264-7 to set Pakistan an improbable victory target of 343 with four sessions to go.
Wood was also given a break after the series in the island nation where he went wicket-less in the first Test and took three wickets in the second.
Quizzed whether batting will be easier in the final Test as it will be a red ball game again, he answered in affirmative.
England became the first Test team to complete a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan after they won the third and final match by eight wickets in Karachi on Tuesday.
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.
Axar Patel claimed a career-best 6-38 as India bundled out England for 112 on Day 1
Batsman Harry Brook and seamer Matthew Potts received maiden call-ups as part of the 13-man squad announced on Wednesday.
Zak Crawley scored a maiden Test half century before South Africa fought back to restrict England to 192 for four when bad light stopped play early in the opening day of the fourth Test on Friday.
Scott Boland will become the first indigenous Australian Test player since Jason Gillespie played his last match in 2006 when he receives his baggy green cap on Sunday.
England batsman Zak Crawley had a nagging feeling early in his innings that a hundred was on the cards before he powered on to realise his dream of a first Test century with a sparkling unbeaten 171 against Pakistan at the Rose Bowl on Friday.
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