'We all know what he's capable of achieving in Test cricket and we hope that when the opportunity does arrive for him, he's able to recapture, and also improve on, what he's been able to do already in that form of the game.'
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Images from Day 4 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
Drama in the most dramatic of series isn't over yet!
It's unbelievable because I was waiting for a long time: Siraj on his six-wicket haul
On a tense Day 4 at The Oval, the England batter blazed his way to a 98-ball century, dragging his team back into the contest and into the history books.
Root reached the milestone during his 69th WTC appearance - a single pushed to deep backward square leg brought up yet another half-century and sealed his place in the record books.
Jaiswal Blazes, Gill Leads: India's Young Guns Dominate Opening Day
Gill second successive ton as skipper takes India to 310 for 5
England captain Ben Stokes tried to focus on the positives after his team's agonising six-run loss to India in their riveting final Test at The Oval on Monday.
I expected seam and swing in England but on tracks like these only discipline helps: Akash Deep
India made 3,809 runs in this series, which is the most ever scored by a team in a five Test series.
Across five fiercely contested Tests, more than 7,000 runs were scored, including a record-equalling 21 individual centuries. Every match stretched into a gripping fifth day. The sun shone, the stands were full, and the cricket -- emotional, enthralling, and endlessly unpredictable -- captured imaginations around the world.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was "disappointed" on missing a century by a whisker, but amazed by Test captain Shubman Gill's "incredible" effort that powered India to a comfortable position at the end of the opening day of the second Test against England, at Edgbaston, on Wednesday.
'I wouldn't bowl to him (Gill) in England, that's for sure.'
Siraj, Krishna, Akash Shine as India's Pace Future Takes Shape
Fans also took to X, calling for Head Coach Gambhir's sacking.
Coming off a commanding 336-run win at Edgbaston, Team India not only ended their winless streak at the historic venue, but also levelled the five-match series 1-1 in stunning fashion thanks to Shubman Gill's twin hundreds and a rousing spell from pacer Akash Deep.
Ben Stokes acknowledged that missed opportunities early in the match allowed India to take firm control of the second Test at Edgbaston
Lord's has a tradition of rewarding those who give their best, asserts veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar.
England were second-best in all departments in a heavy Test loss to India at Edgbaston after they misread the pitch and made the wrong decision at the toss, coach Brendon McCullum said after his team lost by 336 runs on Sunday.
Jofra Archer will play his first Test in more than four years as he replaces fellow seamer Josh Tongue for the third Test at Lord's.
He revealed that the team consciously chose to go on the offensive with short balls when England were 83 for 5.
Root surpassed 7000 runs in ODIs and also went past Eoin Morgan to become England's leading ODI run-scorer.
'We obviously want to wheel him in, but we also want to respect where his body's at, and on the basis of that, we just felt that it wasn't worth including him in the squad.'
As England and India gear up for the final Test of the fiercely fought five-match series starting at The Oval on Thursday, a number of individuals on either side will be on the cusp of major individual milestones.
Atherton reckons that in his three years at the helm, the series against India is Stokes' sternest test of leadership qualities.
Veteran opening batter Paul Stirling was on Wednesday named Ireland skipper in their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.
Stokes praises incredibly skillful Akash Deep, says task was to bat out 80 overs
Despite the ups and downs, The Oval remains a ground of rich memories and monumental moments for Indian cricket.
Salman, Sirens, Seoul sisters, the OTT menu this week is as diverse as it gets.
Bournemouth won away at Arsenal for the first time in the Premier League on Saturday, and completed a memorable double to boost their chances of playing in Europe next season, thanks to a second-half fightback en route to a thrilling 2-1 win.
Chelsea climbed back into contention for next season's Champions League with a 1-0 home win over Everton in the Premier League on Saturday thanks to a fine first-half strike by Nicolas Jackson.
The BAFTAs were held at London's Royal Festival Hall on February 16.
IMAGES from the third Test played between England and Sri Lanka at the Oval on Sunday
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Since first opening the batting together in January 2023, the duo has been prolific in 50 overs cricket.
With 539 scalps in 134 matches at an average of 30.39 and best figures of 5/39, Lyon is the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Tests and has 24 five-wicket hauls and five ten-wicket hauls.
At 27, the second seed is still seeking his first Grand Slam title and hopes to become the first German man to win the Australian Open since Boris Becker in 1996.
South Africa toiled in the heat but series leading wicket-taker Lizaad Williams took 4-56 in another impressive display of seam bowling.
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