England paceman James Anderson has been named in the 14-man squad for the final Ashes Test against Australia at the Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Sunday.
Fast bowler Mark Wood, who took the final wicket in the fourth Test to seal England's Ashes triumph, expects to be dropped for the fifth and final match against Australia at The Oval on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2nd Test played between England and India at Lord's in London on Friday
Dharamsala is colder than usual for this time of the year keeping the pacers interested but considering no grass has been left on the surface.
Captain Rohit Sharma and middle-order batter Ravindra Jadeja smashed defiant hundreds to drag India out of the doldrums and into a comfortable 326 for five on the opening day of the third Test against England on Thursday.
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Chris Woakes and rookie pacer Olly Stone will be vying for a final spot in the playing eleven.
Chasing 192 for a victory that would fetch them an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, India cruised to 40 for no loss at stumps on day three.
'Hard work is there, but I believe in visualisation and manifestation. Whatever match or series, one or two weeks prior I start preparation looking at the bowling line-up, who will bowl and how will I play them. I play out the scenarios and it helps.'
England have named an unchanged squad for the first two Tests of the five-match Ashes series against Australia.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Monday, February 26.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England in Rajkot on Saturday, February 24.
Rohit Sharma's 11th Test century -- 131 from 196 balls -- was laced with 14 fours and three sixes. He played a crucial role in India's recovery putting on 204 runs for the fourth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja.
US short-seller Hindenburg Research had shared an advance copy of its damning report against Adani group with New York-based hedge fund manager Mark Kingdon about two months before publishing it and profited from a deal to share spoils from share price movement, according to market regulator Sebi. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in its 46-page show cause notice to Hindenburg, detailed how the US short seller, the New York hedge fund and a broker tied to Kotak Mahindra Bank benefited from the over USD 150 billion routs in the market value of Adani group's 10 listed firms post-publication of the report.
England will rest James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali, Ian Bell and Gary Ballance in the five-match one-day series against New Zealand starting next Tuesday. Kent wicketkeeper Sam Billings was the only uncapped player named in the 14-man squad.
New Zealand's power-hitter Corey Anderson conjured up an astonishing 95-run knock under tremendous pressure to single-handedly power Mumbai Indians to the IPL play-offs.
Joe Root says James Anderson is a 'special commodity', who is getting better with age.
England should have gambled on seamer James Anderson's fitness and included him in the squad for the first test against Pakistan at Lord's, paceman Stuart Broad has said. Anderson, England's most successful test bowler with 454 wickets, was left out of England's 12-man squad for the first match of the four-test series beginning on Thursday. In his absence, Toby Roland-Jones or Jake Ball will make a test debut at Lord's.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad each took three wickets to leave India in trouble on 323 for eight, 246 runs adrift of England, after the third day of the third Test on Tuesday.
England must win the fourth Test in Manchester to keep the series alive ahead of the fifth Test at the Oval in London.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
Tendulkar and Dravid came close to the 900-point mark, but were unable to break the barrier
Uncapped leg spinner Ish Sodhi and all rounder Corey Anderson have been promoted from the New Zealand 'A' team to the full Test squad for a two Test series in Bangladesh in October.
The touring side reached 75-1 in their second innings at the close, a lead of 205, with Dean Elgar (38 not out) and Hashim Amla (23 not out) bringing some order to the final hour and ensuring their team are well-placed to force the victory that would level the four-match series at 1-1.
India will be looking for another favorable result to extend their lead in the World Test Championships standings.
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.
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
Images from Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between India and England in Dharamsala on Saturday.
England will have to make some tough decisions about the futures of some of their most decorated senior players after they were ruthlessly exposed by Australia in a 15-day Ashes capitulation.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a rapid hundred before retiring hurt as India stretched their overall lead to 322 with eight wickets in hand to take control of the third Test.
Depleted India out to gatecrash Ben Stokes's 100th Test party
Former India pacer Zaheer Khan feels the Rajkot pitch will be similar to the ones in Hyderabad and Vizag, bringing reverse swing into play once again.
England's Chris Woakes stated that he is "at ease" with the Three Lions' decision to leave him out of the Test team for a series against India, calling it a "fair decision."
Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Doha Diamond League meeting javelin throw event as his big final effort of 88.36m fell short by two centimetres of Jakub Vadlejch's winning effort in Doha on Friday.
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England fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out of the Ashes series against Australia.
Rain can be an ally for England, says Stokes ahead of decisive fourth Ashes Test
England spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the Ashes squad for the second Test against Australia.
