England have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Ashes Test at Lord's next week having thrashed Australia by 169 runs in Cardiff on Saturday to take a 1-0 series lead, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Sunday.
England's bowling attack will struggle to bowl out Australia in the Ashes if they prepare flat wickets
In reply to India's first innings score of 316, England cruised to 216 for one at close on the second day to take firm control of the third Test match.
The fiasco that concluded England's opening World Cup match could have been avoided if the officials had not let their minds wander from the blue zone to red, reckons The Guardian's Mike Selvey.
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.
A rundown of the key moments from India's classic Cricket World Cup Group B tie with England on Sunday
England pacer James Anderson believes they were completely out bowled by South Africa in their 2-0 Test series loss, which also ended their reign as the world's number one Test team.
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 1 in the second Test between England and India, at Lords, on Thursday.
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.
Damien Fleming termed Jasprit Bumrah as the 'x-factor' in the Indian bowling line-up
He will become the seventh bowler overall and only the second England bowler, after James Anderson, to reach the landmark figure.
Former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist is anticipating another tight Ashes series between Australia and England, and believes that either team can win the urn.
Durham paceman Graham Onions has been called into the England squad as bowling cover ahead of the fourth and final test against India starting at The Oval on Thursday.
Stokes and few others have upset stomach.
Anticipating that they will be tested with short-pitched stuff in the upcoming Test series against England, the Indian batsmen, on Thursday, spent time finding ways to handle the James Anderson-led pace battery.
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".
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 3rd Ashes Test played in Melbourne on Sunday.
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.
England's James Anderson has displaced India's Zaheer Khan to claim third place in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers.
England ripped through Australia's top order in a stunning start to the second Ashes Test on Friday, taking three wickets in the first 10 minutes before the hosts were able to find their feet in the contest.
Both Stokes and Archer were rested for the ongoing two-match Test series in Sri Lanka
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.
Iyer is a player who primarily plays with hands with not much pronounced footwork.
Ravichandran Ashwin's superlative show in the fourth Test against Australia has helped him regain the top spot among bowlers in the latest ICC Rankings.
England face a tricky selection dilemma ahead of Thursday's third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl.
Joe Root said England will be unchanged for the second Test against South Africa on Friday at Trent Bridge.
Australia are 1-0 up in the series after an emphatic nine-wicket victory at the Gabba in Brisbane.
India finished the penultimate day on 39-1, still 381 behind the target
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.
'He is one of the best exponents of reverse swing.'
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.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday
Australia led England by 12 runs at the end of a tense and fluctuating second day to leave the final Ashes Test at The Oval on a knife-edge on Friday.
Wood had knee surgery this week to clear up excess cartilage.
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.
As the prestigious Ashes gets underway, here's a look at the milestones that can be achieved.
England won the first Test by 74 runs before grabbing a 26-run victory in the second to register their first series win in Pakistan since 2000-01, but Stokes said they will press to become the first Test team to complete a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan.
Adil Rashid dismissed Kohli for the ninth time in international cricket
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