A draw at the Gabba was enough for England to launch a successful Ashes tour of 2010-11, but James Anderson wants to go one better to silence the home crowd.
Rain is expected early on Tuesday before drier conditions and, with Australia requiring a further 174 runs and England needing seven wickets, a classic is brewing.
India's captain Jasprit Bumrah hit England pacer Stuart Broad for a world record 35 runs in an over as India were dismissed for 416 in the first innings on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England, at Edgbaston cricket ground, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
England had taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series in India but Ben Stokes and his men let the hosts draw parity in the second Test as all their batters were unable to get big scores.
England batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday, moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia.
Pacer Steven Finn (5 for 33) starred in England's nine-wicket win over India in the third ODI of the tri-series, at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.
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'You have to have a plan and use every delivery wisely. I was very happy to execute it today and happy to contribute on that pitch.'
The opening day of the first Test between India and West Indies belonged to senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
Adil Rashid was, on Tuesday, named as the sole specialist spinner in the England playing XI for the series opener against India, creating more pressure on the leg-spinner after his controversial recall to the Test side.
India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's insistence to press charges against James Anderson came under attack from the British media which said it "smacked of opportunism" and the exoneration of the paceman was "humiliation" for India.
The BCCI has gone a bit on the backfoot in the Pushgate controversy as they are yet to decide on their next course of action.
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IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Ashes Test played between Australia and England at the MCG on Tuesday.
McGrath shared a word of caution that promises to prolong Bumrah's career.
England pace bowler Stuart Broad swept aside the India middle order batting in an inspired spell on Sunday to propel his team to a crushing innings and 159 runs victory on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's.
New Zealand debutant Devon Conway crafted a century on the opening day of the first Test against England on Wednesday, with his unbeaten knock of 136 leading the visitors to 246-3 at stumps at Lord's.
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Iyer is a player who primarily plays with hands with not much pronounced footwork.
'The nadir came in that hour and 20 minutes before lunch on the fifth day of the second Test, which must rank among the worst stuff I've seen from an England Test team in years.'
Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine reckons England lack the depth to go toe to toe with Pat Cummins and Co in the ongoing Ashes series.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England, at the Narendra Modi stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad.
New Zealand built a lead of 238 with three second innings wickets remaining on Monday heading into a delicately poised final day of the second Test against England in Nottingham.
A virgin Motera pitch has become the big talking point as captain Virat Kohli looks to get the combination right with India looking to continue their momentum to trouble England in the day-night third Test match, starting in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday.
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Showing no fear for Archer's express pace, Pant, who hit 21 from 23 balls, made room before he launched the length delivery pitched outside the leg stump with the reverse bat over the wicket-keeper for a six.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja went up to James Anderson and shook his hand at the end of the Lord's Test which India won by 95 runs.
'It's always disappointing being on the losing team. Looking back at when we had our chance to bat yesterday, cricket is always skill against skill.'
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England fast bowler James Anderson was vocal in his criticism of the placid Trent Bridge pitch, saying that the wicket assisted India more than the home side on the first day of the first Test on Wednesday.
The second day's play in the third Test between England and South Africa at The Oval will not take place on Friday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Thursday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the third Test against India with a jarred right shoulder.
New Zealand's Kane Williamson grabbed the second spot while Cheteshwar Pujara is third on the list.
Former wicketkeeper Ian Healy predicted a 2-1 win for India in the four-Test series against Australia, starting in Nagpur on February 9, provided the hosts don't prepare "unreasonable wickets".
'I wouldn't want that to be the same case going to India, bowling on tracks which are unresponsive to my type of bowling; slamming the front knee down at 34 is not really ideal when I want to play a lot of white-ball cricket moving forward.'
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