Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's five-wicket haul in the second innings has helped him narrow the gap with top-ranked Jasprit Bumrah to 21 rating points at 846 after the fast bowler was rested for the Ranchi Test.
Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope scored centuries to take England to a massive 498/3 at the close on the first day of their one-off Test against Zimbabwe.
Denly, who made his Test debut against West Indies last year, has reached double figures 24 times in 28 innings but has managed just six half-centuries.
England captain Ben Stokes went on to call Jofra Archer an 'incredibly gifted cricketer', irrespective of the colour of the ball in his hand.
Wood injured his thigh during the first Test and has been ruled out for the rest of the series.
England's Test captain Joe Root on Monday reiterated he did not witness racism at Yorkshire but said he is in touch with Azeem Rafiq since his former team-mate testified at a recent parliamentary hearing about the discrimination that he had faced at the club.
'It's always frustrating to miss out. I've got some good things to focus on, so even though I'm not playing I've got a goal in mind.'
India equal England's first-innings score of 387 with Test in balance
Captain Joe Root's defiance gave England hope of saving the Ashes series as his unbeaten 75 helped the hosts to 156-3 in their second innings on day three of the third Test at Headingley.
Coach Brendon McCullum said England will continue with their attacking Bazball approach in the last two Tests.
'There's now a huge opportunity for everyone in the dressing room and those outside to put their hand up and say they want to be part of these white-ball teams.'
'I would put my money on him at least for a little while to hold to all three but there are some good quality players around who will keep pushing him.'
Joe Root has yet to score a century in Australia and in his two previous away Ashes series averages 38 from nine Tests.
'There's always some calculated thinking behind it.'
Steve Smith is the 15th player to go past the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket.
Ahead of England's five-match Test series against India at home, head coach Brendon McCullum hailed young all-rounder Jacob Bethell
Root survived the axe following a 4-0 drubbing in Australia even as director of cricket Ashley Giles and head coach Chris Silverwood were sacked
Gill, 25, was appointed captain in May following the retirement of two great Indian batsmen and leaders in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Cricket Australia is negotiating with authorities and England's board over travel conditions and whether players' families can come.
With just a week to go until the start of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE, it sets up a tight race for the premier position for batters in 50-over cricket during the eight-team tournament.
England's highest successful run chase came in 2019 when they reached a 359-run target in an Ashes test against Australia on the back of Stokes's brilliant unbeaten century.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the opening Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Saturday.
India finished day three of the second Test on 64/1 to lead England by 244 runs after they dismissed the hosts for 407 in the first innings at Edgbaston on Friday.
'What a player he is. He bowls, bats and executes a crucial run out of Rishabh Pant but there is no talk of workload management. But with India it is not like that.'
'The challenge will be to keep getting myself in positions to make big hundreds. I've got to keep taking them.'
England were comfortably placed at 225 for two at stumps after bowling out India for 358 on the second day of the fourth Test in Manchester on Thursday.
Pain, Punt and Pant: Keeper of India's fortune fights back with broken foot
'I am delighted that he has accepted, and he is ready for the added responsibility and the honour'
Images from the first One-Day International between India and England at the Barabati Stadium, in Cuttack, on Sunday.
'The Ashes are on the line here, if that is not motivation, I don't know what is.'
Root's unbeaten knock was studded with 14 boundaries and a six.
Shubman Gill played a masterful captain's knock with his second century of the series on the opening day of the second Test
England are committed to making cricket more inclusive after confronting "ugly truths" in the past week about offensive historical tweets from their players, captain Joe Root said on Wednesday.
India and England players will push their tired bodies on the line with everything to play for in the fifth and final Test starting at The Oval on Thursday
Joe Root was named on Monday as England's cricketer of the year for 2014-15, the England and Wales Cricket Board said.
Pat Cummins admits he would relish taking the prized wicket of England captain Joe Root in this week's opening Ashes Test in Brisbane even if he had not earned a late promotion into the Australian captaincy.
Joe Root ended a poor run of form when he scored his 17th Test century and led England to 269-5 before rain ended play early on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand, at Seddon Park in Hamilton, on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the second Test played between Pakistan and England in Multan on Wednesday.
India's mind games played a pivotal role in the dismissal of Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne.
'The reality is around the rest of the world... teams have had to deal with positive cases... We have to manage it as best we can.'
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