England face a tricky selection dilemma ahead of Thursday's third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl.
England head coach Andy Flower rejected on Tuesday any suggestion that his team had engaged in deliberate time wasting during the drawn first Ashes Test against Australia on Sunday.
Images from Day 1 in the second Test between England and India, at Lords, on Thursday.
Joe Root said England will be unchanged for the second Test against South Africa on Friday at Trent Bridge.
Opener Ben Duckett smashed an 88-ball hundred to lead England's robust reply to India's first innings total of 445 on day two of the third Test in Rajkot on Friday.
England captain Ben Stokes on Saturday said staying true to the 'Bazball' approach did not work and conceded that India were too good in their own conditions, always finding a way to wriggle out of tight curves.
Ben Duckett's hundred overshadowed Ravichandran Ashwin's monumental feat as England stormed to 207/2 at stumps on Day 2.
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja slammed centuries under pressure in a 204-run partnership as India recovered from a jittery start to pile 326/5 on the opening day of the third Test.
Stokes and few others have upset stomach.
Sibley put on 116 for the third wicket with captain Joe Root (61), before the latter steered Dwaine Pretorius to Faf du Plessis at slip late on.
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.
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Statistical highlights of the third day's play in the third cricket Test between India and England on Tuesday.
England, chasing 455 to pull off the highest successful run chase in Test history, reached 44 for no wicket at the close on a rain-hit fourth day of the second and final match of the series against New Zealand on Monday.
All eyes will be on star India batter Virat Kohli, who is perhaps battling the biggest form crisis of his career.
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.
Both Stokes and Archer were rested for the ongoing two-match Test series in Sri Lanka
Wood had knee surgery this week to clear up excess cartilage.
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.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 3rd Ashes Test played in Melbourne on Sunday.
England have included pace bowler Graham Onions in a 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia starting at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Wednesday.
The opening day of the first Test between India and West Indies belonged to senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
'He is one of the best exponents of reverse swing.'
India finished the penultimate day on 39-1, still 381 behind the target
The West Indies trailed England by 244 runs at the close of the second day of the first Test in Antigua on Tuesday after Shivnarine Chanderpaul applied the brakes to any potential batting slump
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.
'In South Africa you want to play on seaming tracks and do well there. In England you want pitches and conditions that suit swing bowling. Hopefully going forward wickets will have more life in them,' said the Indian skipper.
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England dominated Day 2 of the third Test at Edgbaston, reaching 2-116 at stumps after James Anderson helped skittle Australia for 263.
The England fast bowler took six wickets and scored a century for county side Sussex's second XI last week.
England pace bowler Jofra Archer has been omitted from the side for the first Ashes Test against Australia starting at Edgbaston on Thursday
Australia are 1-0 up in the series after an emphatic nine-wicket victory at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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Seasoned pacer Stuart Broad has shown that he still has the "fire in the belly" to achieve a lot more for England, said former captain Michael Atherton, asserting that the "champion sportsman" has the potential to claim 600 Test wickets.
Breaking its tradition of criticising the Australian team, the British Press has reacted to England's win in the first Ashes Test in a much milder language, while only praising James Anderson for the close win.
Adil Rashid dismissed Kohli for the ninth time in international cricket
Overall, India have lost a Test match inside three days 14 times, including six times in England.
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between India and England in Manchester, on Thursday.
Former batting ace Sunil Gavaskar says India must put behind the James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja episode and focus on the fourth Test against England, starting at Manchester on Thursday.
