The legendary Sachin Tendulkar said India will be happy with the Oval pitch when they take on Australia in the WTC Final.
'I got a message from Dave, which was quite personal. I tried to ring to try and talk to him about it.'
Williamson's 109 from 132 deliveries on another sun-kissed day at Mount Maunganui made him only the fifth New Zealander to score a hundred in each innings of a Test.
England have an overall lead of 136 runs without loss at stumps in their second innings going into Day 5 of the second Test against the West Indies.
The fifth Test could be David Warner's final outing, says McGrath
The last time India won a Test inside two days was in 2018, beating Afghanistan in Bengaluru.
The Australian umpire defended his decision to penalise Pakistan in the fourth Test against England, saying he would fight any move to oust him.
Without giving too much away, India head coach Rahul Dravid hinted at the possibility of playing wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the Caribbean leg of the T20 World Cup, starting with the Super 8 opener against Afghanistan.
Australia bowled out West Indies for 188 at Adelaide Oval on Day 1 of the first Test on Wednesday.
Uncapped batsman Jonathan Trott was named Sunday in England's 14-man squad for the Ashes decider against Australia at the Oval.
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As India faced off against Australia in their ICC Men's ODI World Cup opener at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, the game saw some early drama.
South Africa might have faltered at the finishing line but their maiden final appearance in the T20 World Cup earned them accolades from local and expatriate fans
Shami was hit on the hand by a Pat Cummins short ball during India's second innings last Saturday, which ended at a record lowest score of 36 for nine at the Adelaide Oval. He was taken to a hospital for scans, which revealed a fracture.
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has revealed how he planned the removal of Australia's big three - Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, and Michael Clarke - to win the fifth Test and Ashes series at The Oval last month.
An insipid Indian bowling line-up had yet another torrid time as England reached 75 for no loss on the opening day of the fourth and final Test before persistent rain brought a premature end to the proceedings at the Oval on Thursday.
Australia's captain Pat Cummins also dismissed the "completely made up" suggestion that Warner and Smith would walk away at the Oval and said they were focused on the task at hand.
Karun Nair is only the second Indian to score a triple hundred in Test cricket.
Butt was suspended for five years for his role in spot-fixing during the Pakistan and England Test match in August, 2010.
All-rounder Ben Stokes hopes to be fit enough for the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia despite suffering a side strain while bowling in Sydney.
England pacer James Anderson on Thursday surpassed Sachin Tendulkar as the cricketer to play the most number of Test matches on home soil.
The WTC winners will collect US$1.6 million as the prize money, while the losing finalists will pocket $800,000.
Tom Latham will captain the team for an entire series for the first time in place of Kane Williamson, who suffered a recurrence of an elbow injury in India and will miss both Tests.
Ahead of the WTC final between India and Australia, Ricky Ponting picked Australia's playing XI.
'Shikhar Dhawan is presently under the observation of the BCCI medical team'
Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur led India's spirited fightback, but Australia were sitting in control after stretching their lead to 296 runs at stumps on Day 3.
Even while bringing the curtains down on his T20I stint, Jadeja was in the shadows of the icons.
Sri Lanka, who are third in the WTC rankings behind already qualified Australia and India, will need to beat New Zealand 2-0.
England vice-captain Moeen Ali expects The Oval pitch to turn a bit later in the Test, starting Thursday.
His technique against swing bowling has also come under scrutiny with a few greats of the game, including Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting, calling for his ouster from the team.
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has gained a place to be ninth in the latest ICC Test rankings for bowlers following his match-winning spell in the fourth Test against England at The Oval.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff expressed full confidence Tuesday that he would be fit for the final Test of his career in the deciding Ashes match against Australia at the Oval this week.
'A year ago, if you told me we were coming here I would have been very confident, they were struggling a fair bit, the batting looked like they weren't really sure how to go about it.'
A victory at Hagley Oval to seal a 2-0 series sweep would also push the Black Caps firmly into contention for one of two berths in June's inaugural ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's.
Victory for England would see them take the series, which is poised at 1-1.
Pakistani cricket officials have been asked to appear before a Senate committee probing the Oval test fiasco and the controversy leading to the resignation of board chairman Shaharyar Khan.
Stuart Broad finished on a high as he claimed the final two Australian wickets to bowl England to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the final Ashes Test.
Sarfaraz Khan's dominating performance against England's spinners in just his debut Test was no fluke.
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
It was a momentous occasion as Kohli broke his almost five-year wait for an overseas Test ton
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