New Zealand took charge on the second day of the third Test by dismissing England for 143 and making 136/3 at close of play for an overall lead of 340.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday, June 2, 2022.
England spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the Ashes squad for the second Test against Australia.
Gus Atkinson scored a superb maiden century as England's lower order collected quick runs against a ragged Sri Lanka bowling attack to post 427
England's aggressive approach will help when they face spin-friendly conditions in Pakistan during their Test series in October, the country's former bowler Stuart Broad has said.
England have named an unchanged squad for the first two Tests of the five-match Ashes series against Australia.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the second Test played between Pakistan and England in Multan on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Saturday.
Chasing a tough target of 490, India were precariously placed at 159 for 4 at stumps.
New Zealand built a lead of 238 with three second innings wickets remaining on Monday heading into a delicately poised final day of the second Test against England in Nottingham.
IMAGES from the Day 4 of the 1st Test between England and Sri Lanka in Manchester on Saturday
Jamie Smith's maiden Test century helped England take a 122-run lead on Day 3 in the first Test against Sri Lanka
A second-string England cruised to a 48-run victory over Ireland in the second ODI at Trent Bridge on Saturday
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's on Friday, June 3, 2022.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the rescheduled 5th Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.
Last year, England switched to a new system of central contracts which was a departure from the previous separation of red-ball and white-ball deals, introduced by the ECB in 2016.
New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell made a splash on the opening day of the second Test against England on Friday when he smashed a six straight into a startled female fan's pint of beer.
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 1 of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Saturday.
With India tottering on 98 for 5 on Day 1 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday, Rishabh Pant showed that he loves playing against England by registering his third century against them, his second in their backyard.
Ben Stokes's delivery that got Virat Kohli out would have been unplayable to any batter from any era, Graeme Swann said.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test played between Pakistan and England in Multan, on Thursday.
Himself known for his delightful cover drivers, Bell thinks Virat Kohli plays his favourite shot the best among his peers.
'He is obviously a bit of a rough diamond.'
Hosts England dominated the proceedings to take control at the end of Day 1 over visitors Ireland at Lord's.
England fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out of the Ashes series against Australia.
The 39-year-old Anderson, as he has done on numerous occasions, opened the attack for England and once he delivered the first ball of the contest, the seasoned campaigner became the oldest player to do so since India's Lala Amarnath.
Boycott said that Anderson deserves all the adulation but owing to his age, he is being used too less.
His duel with India stalwart Virat Kohli will be an interesting sub-plot of the match.
Josh Tongue picked up a five-wicket haul as England handed Ireland a crushing defeat in the one-off Test at the Lord's.
'I am very excited for him to put the England shirt on again. It's something he has worked very hard for and thoroughly deserves.'
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Saturday.
'A stunning display from England's man of the summer makes him the inaugural winner of The Wisden Trophy, awarded for the outstanding Test performance of the year,' Wisden Cricket announced on their Twitter handle.
The batting was a big letdown for the Indians with Virat Kohli, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer failing in both innings, while Shardul Thakur's selection over Ravichandran Ashwin turned out to be a big mistake.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase against India despite Jasprit Bumrah's brilliance on day four of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale in Birmingham on Monday.
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell said he has no regrets after falling agonisingly short of a maiden Test double hundred in the second match of the series against England.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag believes all is not well with the Rahul Dravid-coached Indian team and a few things needed to be addressed as soon as possible after England pulled off a record 378-run chase.
'They will bowl short at you. Therefore, you will have to come out with a plan.'
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