Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam.
IMAGES from the 1st Test, Day 1 between India and England played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, on Thursday
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai, on Friday.
'(The target of) 378 five weeks ago would have been scary, but it's all good.'
England on Monday named four specialist spinners, including the uncapped duo of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir, in the 16-member squad for next month's five-Test series in India.
England captain Joe Root hailed the influence of 'golden nugget' Ben Stokes
Root said England could not afford to lower their guard against an attack which featured three bowlers -- Jason Holder, Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel -- who are among the top 20 in official Test rankings.
Nauman was denied a hat-trick by Brook, who kept England's chase going, despite Pope being bowled by Abrar and Stokes losing his wicket in a run-out following a mix-up between the batters.
England's new Test captain Joe Root said he will try to put his "own stamp" on the team, but will seek advice from former skipper Alastair Cook and the other senior players whenever he needs to.
Images from Day 5 of the 1st Test between England and New Zealand played at Lord's on Sunday.
Since embracing Bazball, England are yet to lose a Test series, while India remain unbeaten at home since 2012-13.
Joe Root hit his second successive century to power England to an eight-wicket victory against India, which helped them clinch the three-match series 2-1, in Headingley on Tuesday.
Shannon Gabriel extends unreserved apology to Joe Root for sledging
England batsman Joe Root and Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath have moved up to second positions in their respective ICC Test player rankings but failed to displace top-ranked batsman Steve Smith and bowler Ravichandran Ashwin.
England batting legend Alastair Cook lauded star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah for his magnificent six-wicket haul in the second Test against Three Lions, saying that he changed the course of the game single-handedly and "ripped the heart out of England batting line-up".
Bangladesh would like to exploit those chinks in England's armour
'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.'
Joe Root returned to form with a fluent 93 to lead England to a crushing 122-run victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between India and England in Visakhapatnam, on Friday
Former Yorkshire County Cricket Club chairman Colin Graves apologised to anyone who suffered racism at the club.
England's World Cup hero Ben Stokes was on last Tuesday named captain for the opening Test against the West Indies in place of Root, who has taken leave to be with his wife for the birth of their second child.
England eye lead after Bashir wrecks India in Ranchi
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.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday.
The ongoing India vs England series is turning out to be a battle within a battle with both Virat Kohli and Joe Root vying for the title of the best batsman in world cricket.
England batsman Joe Root is all praise for Virat Kohli, saying he admires the way the swashbuckling Indian batsman constructs his innings and make big contributions across all the three formats of the game. Root's comments came on the day when Indian Test skipper Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara hit majestic centuries to help the hosts take opening day honours as they reached 317 for four at stumps against England in the second Test in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The swashbuckling Indian batsman, who is unbeaten at 151, put on a marathon 226-run stand for the third wicket with Pujara (119) after the hosts lost their openers early to the England seamers.
Stand together and overcome these challenging times: Chhetri
Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood ripped through England with three crucial wickets in the final session to leave Joe Root's side trailing by 297 runs with five wickets remaining after the third day of the fourth Ashes Test.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between England and Bangladesh, in Dharamsala, on Tuesday.
Joe Root hit an unbeaten century as England beat India by 86 runs to level the three-match series at 1-1, in Lord's in London, on Saturday.
Former England captain Graham Gooch has backed upcoming batting star Joe Root, saying that he is rapidly maturing into being more like England skipper Alastair Cook.
The tourists had risked a defeat inside three days after India, having built a lead of 190, reduced England to 163-5 in their second innings in the second session of the day.
England have a lead of 27 runs and the Indian batsmen will come in on a Sunday morning to face the English fast bowlers led by the magnificent Jimmy Anderson.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed 655 runs in four Tests against England with two fifties and as many centuries.
Ricky Ponting advised star batters Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to stop trying hard to rediscover their best and pushing themselves too hard and just focus on watching the ball and scoring runs.
Travis Head scored his second successive hundred while veteran Steve Smith wore the opposition down with a statement century to put Australia in control
India will be looking for another favorable result to extend their lead in the World Test Championships standings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's dream season just got better as he single-handedly seized the initiative from England with a sizzling century, putting India in complete control.
Spinners selected gives us best opportunity to beat India: Ben Stokes
Nasser Hussain believes England should replace Moeen Ali with either speedster Mark Wood or Chris Woakes.
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