After rain ensured no play on Day 1, the match finally commenced on Saturday as New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
'We need to get Kane out as early as possible as that'll surely benefit the team.'
Shubman's stress fracture in shin could take minimum two months to heal
Kyle Jamieson has the ability to become one of the leading all-rounders in world cricket in days to come, reckons legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Gavaskar is currently in Southampton with first-hand knowledge about the pitch and conditions for the match starting June 18.
India and New Zealand will lock horns in the finals of WTC at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton
The remainder of the suspended Indian Premier League season will have to be played outside the country, Board of Control for Cricket in India said, though it is unclear whether a window can be found to play the outstanding 31 games.
Kapil Dev said that playing in English conditions will be challenging and Pant needs to spend more time in the middle
Former pace spearhead Shane Bond on Tuesday backed New Zealand to get the better of India in the ICC World Test Championship final in Southampton, saying he foresees Kane Williamson winning the toss and his pacers wreaking havoc with the new ball.
He missed three months of cricket last summer after dislocating the same shoulder playing for Surrey.
A determined New Zealand bounced back in fine style on the third day to gain the upperhand in the World Test Championship final.
Kane Williamson's team became Test cricket's first official world champions
Pujara's strike-rate has been a constant subject of debate for sometime now
Zak Crawley (117) and Joe Root (84) scored freely for an unbeaten 193-run second-wicket partnership, pushing England to 217 for 1 in North Sound on the island of Antigua, where stumps were drawn early due to a late afternoon tropical downpour.
Before heading to Australia for the Ashes in the winter, England play seven Tests at home against New Zealand and India this summer.
Cook stands tall in final Test as England take healthy lead against India
The television rights in the UK for England's tour of India remain undecided with just a week left for the opening Test match in Chennai from February 5.
New Zealand's cricketers, including skipper Kane Williamson, who are quarantining in Maldives after the suspension of IPL 2021 last week might head to England this weekend for an upcoming two-Test series, head coach Gary Stead said.
On Monday, Ravi Shastri, the Indian cricket team's head coach, revealed how much he misses his four-legged buddies back home.
Parthiv Patel gave his views on on what the World Test Championship title would mean for Virat Kohli.
The BCCI on Monday shared a clip of the team's gym session on Twitter.
Former and current players took to Twitter to extend wishes to Ravi Shastri
English Premier League matches have continued behind closed doors during the second lockdown announced on November 1. Supporters have not been allowed into sporting venues since the first lockdown was announced in March, barring a few exceptions.
West Indies' splendid victory over England in the first Test in Southampton drew rich praise from around the cricketing world, including top players like Virat Kohli and former greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Vivian Richards. West Indies beat England by four wickets on the final day of the first international Test since the coronavirus break on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead at the Ageas Bowl in a three-Test series thanks to a 95-run knock by Jermaine Blackwood.
New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson is aware that the challenge of playing Test cricket in India will be different from what it is back home, his enviable record notwithstanding.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday all of its home-based players heading to England for a two-match Test series and the World Test Championship final have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Nasser Hussain called it an 'interesting look' and quipped it might have been a warm towel to keep himself comfortable on a cold Tuesday afternoon in Southampton
Images from Sunday's Premier League action.
'Unlike before, the players cannot just go out in the evenings after a long day in the field. This is where it is very important that the families are there to help the players switch off after play and not feel the heat. The BCCI has always had the interest of the players in mind and this time too the board stood like a rock to help get the necessary clearance from the UK government with assistance from the ECB.'
India will be without captain and batting mainstay Virat Kohli, who decided to skip the first of the two Tests, while batter Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will miss both matches.
It was Virat Kohli's fourth unsuccessful attempt to lead India to an ICC title
James Anderson claimed his fifth wicket as England enforced the follow-on against Pakistan on the third day of the third and final Test at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, despite a battling century by visiting skipper Azhar Ali.
Images from Day 1 of the 5th Test at the Oval in London on Friday
Australian batsmen David Warner and Steve Smith were booed and heckled by the crowd in their warm-up game against England in Southampton on Saturday.
'They have got tremendous depth in their squad, the big guns are back and they are a quality outfit under the leadership of Virat Kohli.'
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 1 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
India lead the table with 360 points and Australia are placed second with 296 points.
Pakistan's team will arrive in England on Sunday before entering a two-week quarantine period ahead of their tour, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday. Three Test matches and three T20 internationals are scheduled behind closed doors.
Pakistan opener Abid Ali scored a half-century but England's seam bowlers used the muggy conditions to their advantage to restrict the tourists to 126 for five at the close of a rain-hit opening day of the second Test at the Rose Bowl on Thursday.
Wasim Jaffer took a funny swipe at Michael Vaughan's comparision of Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson.
