Peter Nevill, who was retained as Australia's wicketkeeper ahead of first-choice Brad Haddin for the third Ashes Test, brushed aside rumours of disharmony and discontent in the camp.
India captain Virat Kohli is happy with his bowlers' performance but asked his batsmen to replicate their home form when they travel to Australia next month.
Rohit Sharma won the prestigious Maruti Suzuki ESPN Cricinfo award for the third year in a row.
# England (537) have recorded their third highest total vs India in Tests in India - the top two being 652 for seven wickets declared at Chennai in January 1985 and 559 for eight wickets declared at Kanpur in February 1964. # Moeen Ali has recorded his fourth century in Tests - his first against India - his first three were two vs Sri Lanka and one vs Pakistan. His outstanding 117 vs India is his first century in 21 innings (12 Tests) away from home.
Rajneesh Gupta tells us why the wicket-keeper's return is special.
Kohli's much-hyped stint at Surrey was eventually ruled out after he suffered a neck injury.
Australia captain Michael Clarke fired an Ashes warning to England before next week's first Test, smashing a 98-ball 124 on the penultimate day of their final warm-up game against Worcestershire on Thursday.
India need one more wicket to thrash England in the third Test at Trent Bridge after the hosts ended the fourth day on 311 for nine, 210 runs short of their target.
England cricketer Graeme Swann, currently the number three bowler in the ICC Test ranking, was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, police has revealed in London on Saturday.
'These are elementary things you do not do against any decent swing bowler in English conditions. To try to do it to James Anderson, who is one of the great master craftsmen in those conditions, tells me the Indian batsmen have not done their homework'
Of the 10 times India have made a fourth innings chase under Kohli, they have won only 1 and lost 7, with 2 draws. Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers from a memorable game.
India was able to finish Day 1 of third Test on 307 for six because their batsmen capitalised well on the conditions at Trent Bridge and did not offer any chances in the middle session, said England pacer Chris Woakes.
In a desperate bid to get their team combination right, the Indian cricket team summoned Karnataka all-rounder Stuart Binny as the 16th member of the Test squad ahead of the second Test, starting Thursday.
England pace bowler James Anderson took a career best of seven for 42 on Saturday to destroy the West Indies' batting on the third day of the third Test at Lord's and set up his team for a 2-1 series victory.
India's lower order put on a rock-solid show to help the hosts take a slender lead.
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has described his new job as director of football at England's oldest Football League club Notts County as his toughest test yet.
Australia's hopes of capturing the only title that has evaded their grasp vanished when Sri Lanka beat them by six wickets in the first round of the ICC World Twenty20. Sri Lanka, replying to Australia's 159 for nine in 20 overs, finished with 160 for four in 19.
England paceman Stuart Broad took 8-15 as Australia collapsed to 60 all out in 94 minutes on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test on a remarkable morning session at Trent Bridge.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting warned England on Friday they would be taking a gamble if they played a half-fit Andrew Flintoff in the Ashes series starting in Cardiff on July 8. All-rounder Flintoff will miss the ICC World Twenty20 after surgery on a knee injury sustained in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The skipper's seventh Test century enabled New Zealand score 295 for four on day one of the third Test against England.
Stuart Binny and Cheteshwar Pujara led the way with fluent half centuries as India ended day two of their three-day tour game versus Derbyshire at 341/6, enjoying a useful day of batting practice before the first Test begins at Nottingham on July 9.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers and tells us how Virat Kohli creates new record after record.
Jacques Kallis will take over from the injured Graeme Smith as South Africa captain for the third one-day international against England, coach Mickey Arthur said on Thursday. South Africa need to win Friday's match at the Oval to keep the series alive after being thrashed by 10 wickets in the second ODI at Nottingham on Tuesday but Smith will be absent due to a persistent elbow problem.
Exasperated at England's consecutive defeats, former captain Alec Stewart said the hosts must learn from India how to play One Day cricket.
India captain Virat Kohli struck his 15th Test century while opener Murali Vijay hit form and compiled a ton of his own to help India wrest control on Day 3 of the 4th Test in Mumbai on Saturday. Here are the statistical highlights from the third day's play of the fourth cricket Test played between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
Tuesday's contest, intriguingly, will be a repeat of the semi-finals of the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in which a Virat Kohli-led India defeated a Kane Williamson-captained New Zealand in Kuala Lumpur.
Virat Kohli continued his day job of mesmerising fans with a magical willow
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday confirmed that, after receiving legal submissions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it has accepted Ravindra Jadeja's request for an appeal against the recent decision by ICC match referee David Boon.
Bad light and intermittent rain led to substantial loss of play with only 25.3 overs bowled on day four.
A recent study has found that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defences, which can fight against obesity and diabetes.
Indian bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for breaching the International Cricket Council's code of conduct in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge.
India produced a strong batting performance to post a healthy score of 254 for 3 at close on day two of the second Test.
The left-arm pacer claimed three wickets for 50 runs as India reduced England to 169 for 7 by close of the day in the second Test.
India lost the second Test by an innings and 159 runs on Day 4 at Lord's as a dominant England took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
England must chase down a world-record 474 to win the second Test while South Africa have two full days to bowl them out after the tourists' batsmen provided the strongest possible platform for victory on the third day in Nottingham on Sunday.
'Rishabh is fine batsman but needs to do improve with gloves'
'Zaheer was brilliant. We need players who can come ahead and play like him,' said India's captain after the seven-wicket victory over England in the second Test.
India, needing 73 runs to win the second Test against England, were 10 for no loss at close on the penultimate day.
Jasprit Bumrah said his experience of getting reverse swing on slower pitches in first class cricket helped him get the best out of a docile MCG track after his six-wicket haul put India in command in the third Test, in Melbourne.
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