Jofra Archer will play his first Test in more than four years as he replaces fellow seamer Josh Tongue for the third Test at Lord's.
As England and India gear up for the final showdown in the five-match series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval, former England speedster Stuart Broad feels the hosts should make some changes to their Playing XI and rest tearaway Jofra Archer.
Sai Sudharsan made the opportunity count in his comeback game with a fifty while Rishabh Pant suffered another injury as India played the old-fashioned way to reach 264 for four at stumps on Day 1 of the fourth Test in Manchester on Wednesday.
Nitish Kumar Reddy made a promise to himself post the Australia tour that he would improve his bowling.
He returned with figures of 4-22 in 12.1 overs to join an elite list comprising legends Vinoo Mankad, Bishan Singh Bedi, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who have taken four wickets or more at the iconic venue.
In a moment of poor judgment, Pant tapped the ball towards Ben Stokes at cover and set off for a non-existent single-only to be run out, leaving India at 248 for 5.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the third Test match, played between England and India at Lord's, London, on Saturday.
Besides the surface, the behaviour of the Dukes has also come under scanner with the softer ball hardly offering anything to the bowlers.
Bumrah, when quizzed about the repeated ball change, maintained a neutral tone on the matter.
Washington Sundar's double strike pegged England back in the afternoon session, leaving them struggling 175/6 at tea on Day 4 of the third Test, at Lord's.
Rishabh Pant is only the second wicketkeeper in the history of Test cricket to hit two hundreds in the same match.
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In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Pant's disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in 24 months.
England have only drawn one from 35 Tests in the McCullum-Stokes regime, with one of their exhilarating run chases in that spell coming when they reached 378 against India in 2022 -- the only time India have lost when defending Test totals of more than 350.
Siraj was the day's hero and India have pulled ahead, but England are not out of the contest by any stretch of imagination.
Stokes, the leading wicket-taker of the series with 17 scalps, will be a mere spectator at The Oval, robbing the series finale of his charismatic on-field presence.
Ahead of England's five-match Test series against India at home, head coach Brendon McCullum hailed young all-rounder Jacob Bethell
IMAGES from Day 1 of the third Test match between England and India at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
An injury-plagued India could be forced to depart from their preferred template when they takes on a reinvigorated England in the fourth Test starting in Manchester on Wednesday.
Prasidh Krishna has the ability to bowl "magic balls" and the pacer needs to be given an extended run to serve India for a long time, said bowling coach Morne Morkel in London on Sunday.
Opener Ben Duckett hit the most defining century of his career, exposing an out-of-depth Indian attack as England comfortably chased down a tricky target of 371 to win the opening Test by five wickets.
The 33-year-old Stokes had surgery on his left hamstring in December after suffering a tear during the third Test against New Zealand, which ruled him out of action for a prolonged period.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the third Test match between England and India at Lord's, London, on Friday.
Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev on Saturday said the England series will serve as a valuable learning experience for young India skipper Shubman Gill and urged critics to give him some time to grow into the leadership role.
Joe Root returned to England's one-day international squad for the first time since their ill-fated World Cup title defence in November
Ben Stokes' aggressive captaincy brought about England's downfall, feels BCCI president Roger Binny
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In vintage Bumrah fashion, the damage was quiet but clinical and unmistakably game-changing.
Having bid adieu to his stellar Test career a content man, Indian Test batting great Cheteshwar Pujara wouldn't mind a coaching stint or a role at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in the next stage of his cricketing journey.
Veteran Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor on Thursday created history by making a resolute return to international cricket after a hiatus of of three-and-a-half years.
'I told Jassi bhai, If I take five wickets, who should I hug?'
Injured wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will bat on day five of the fourth Test, said India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Saturday.
England captain Ben Stokes went on to call Jofra Archer an 'incredibly gifted cricketer', irrespective of the colour of the ball in his hand.
Stokes praises incredibly skillful Akash Deep, says task was to bat out 80 overs
Opener K L Rahul expressed disappointment as India failed to gain a lead against England on Day 3 of the third Test of the five-match series at 'Home of Cricket', Lord's, on Saturday.
Gill second successive ton as skipper takes India to 310 for 5
Atherton reckons that in his three years at the helm, the series against India is Stokes' sternest test of leadership qualities.
Shubman Gill played a masterful captain's knock with his second century of the series on the opening day of the second Test
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