England were in command on 30/1 at tea after bowling West Indies out for 121 on the opening day of the first Test.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad each took three wickets to leave India in trouble on 323 for eight, 246 runs adrift of England, after the third day of the third Test on Tuesday.
Jimmy Anderson put England in firm control on the second day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Saturday, with his four wickets leaving South Africa trailing by 142 runs with just one first-innings wicket remaining.
Zimbabwe have not played an away Test against England, India or Australia since 2003.
Rohit Sharma's 11th Test century -- 131 from 196 balls -- was laced with 14 fours and three sixes. He played a crucial role in India's recovery putting on 204 runs for the fourth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja.
Bazball is fine, but England Test team needs common sense: Boycott
Despite England's bowlers failing to take 20 wickets in any of the matches and the batsmen scoring just three centuries, one of those after the series was lost, James Anderson feels England are on the right trajectory.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the second Ashes Test in Adelaide with a side injury, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
Chris Tremlett's bounce and James Anderson's swing will be key to nullify Sachin Tendulkar's threat on England in the upcoming Test series against India, reckons former skipper Michael Vaughan.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
Ben Stokes is notably absent from the list of 1,574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction, scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A fiery spell from captain Ben Stokes dragged England back into the match but South Africa remained the happier side as they reached 289/7 at the close on the second day of the first Test at Lord's on Thursday.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between England and India, at Leeds, on Wednesday.
Each of India's top five batters, including debutant Devdutt Padikkal, managed 50-plus scores to power the hosts to a commanding 473-8 for a lead of 255.
As he closes the most revered chapter of his career, here are some of his best Test knocks:
With the emergence of their battery of fast bowlers, India have turned the tide at Lord's with two of their victories coming from their last three Tests -- in 2014 and 2021.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin broke yet another record in the ongoing home series against England.
Four interesting images from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Monday, February 26.
Fast bowler James Anderson and all-rounder Paul Collingwood have been drafted into the side.
England have added two pace bowlers to their 14-man squad for the fourth Test against Australia starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday as possible replacements for the injured James Anderson.
ICC acknowledged that the match between Australia and England ended 'incorrectly'.
Mike Hussey defended his decision not to walk after surviving a close appeal for caught behind against England.
'If their next knocks do not go good, the problems will become grave for both of them.'
Facing Anderson in English conditions was the toughest for Ajinkya Rahane by his own admission. Rahane, who has amassed over 4000 runs in Test cricket and has a century in England, the West Indies apart from India, emphasised on the need to be mentally fit during the coronavirus-forced lockdown period.
Factbox World Cup match between Australia and England at the MCG.
'We don't play that many three-match series, so I guess just being able to play more Test matches and hopefully more three-match series rather than two-match series.'
England fast bowler James Anderson is worried that Test cricket is losing popularity as attendances for the longer format are declining, with younger crowds preferring to watch Twenty20.
India all-rounder Washington Sundar has been nominated for the ICC 'Player of the month' award for July alongside England's Gus Atkinson and Charlie Cassell of Scotland.
Pakistan opener Abid Ali scored a half-century but England's seam bowlers used the muggy conditions to their advantage to restrict the tourists to 126 for five at the close of a rain-hit opening day of the second Test at the Rose Bowl on Thursday.
Anderson does not expect Kohli to be as fallible as before
England seamer James Anderson claimed his seventh five-wicket haul at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground on Day 2 of the second Test against India, on Friday.
England's James Anderson is the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.
India will be looking for another favorable result to extend their lead in the World Test Championships standings.
Ball will be thrown into the Gabba cauldron in just his fourth test after recovering from a sprained ankle that saw him scratched from the tour match in Adelaide and rested for the final warm-up in Townsville last week, where Overton bowled.
Stuart Broad's England career is "nowhere near done" despite the paceman's omission from the Test series opener against West Indies, stand-in skipper Ben Stokes said. A "frustrated, angry and gutted" Broad sought future reassurance after being dropped for the Test as England opted for the express speed of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood and the experience of James Anderson in their pace attack.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between England and New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Friday.
The skipper, however, hinted that there would be a bit more lateral movement with the pink ball which can 'work in their favour'.
James Anderson bowled a peach of delivery that rose from full length and got a faint edge, which went straight into the gloves of wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.
Hazlewood returned to Australia after reporting "minor side soreness" following his most recent IPL match for RCB
