It will be interesting to see how different players react to the new normal of playing in spectator-less grounds.
Jos Buttler has not scored a fifty in his last 12 Test innings and also dropped Jermaine Blackwood, who ended up scoring match-winning 95 for West Indies in the first Test.
Former fast bowler Darren Gough vouched for England opener Dom Sibley's ability to play spin, saying if he could dominate India's Ravichandran Ashwin on way to a double ton in county cricket, he is good enough to play any spinner in the world.
Root enjoyed the utmost respect of players in the dressing room and that there was no clear 'natural successor'.
This was the third time India were involved in a two-day Test.
The selection of Ravi Shastri's coaching team will take place on Monday and the interviews for the batting, bowling and fielding coaches will be conducted by the national selection committee headed by MSK Prasad.
The interviews for the rest of the support staff will be held on August 19.
India ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and a host of other international cricketers for a charity match at the Kia Oval on September 17.
Factbox on the fifth Ashes Test match between Australia and England, which starts on Thursday:
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen appeared to have brought the curtain down on his cricket playing career on Saturday, announcing his decision to step away from the game in a series of messages on social media.
Openers KL Rahul and Parthiv Patel produced a calm and composed performance as India reached 60 for no loss at stumps on the second day of the fifth and final dead-rubber Test against England at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.
Statistical highlights of the tri-series match between India and England at the WACA on Friday.
Memorable moments from Shane Warne's glittering career.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers for the England team from cricket World Cups.
Statistical highlights of the ICC Champions Trophy's Group A match between England and Australia in Birmingham.
Statistical highlights of the fifth and final ODI between India and New Zealand.
Australia's 111-ball 60 against England in the fourth Ashes Test is the shortest all-out first innings ever in Test cricket history. Rajneesh Gupta presents other such shocking collapses on the first day of a Test in recent times.
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