Once a word used to deride England's cricketers, "predictable" is fast becoming a badge of honour that captain Andrew Strauss and his squad can wear with pride.
Vijay scored exactly 100 from 181 balls and shared a second-wicket stand of 204 with Tom Westley, who finished with an unbeaten 110. Set 282 to win, the visitors reached their target just before lunch to complete a convincing win.
Andrew Strauss is aware his team need to win by a two-Test margin to usurp the top spot from their opponents -- India.
The ICC on Sunday ruled that the run out decision of Ian Bell on the third day of the second cricket Test at Nottingham was correct and applauded the Indian team's fine gesture to recall the England batsman by withdrawing their appeal.
The England Cricket Board (ECB) thanked the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian cricket team for withdrawing the appeal against Ian Bell on the third day of the second Test.
Senior batsman Rahul Dravid struck his 34th Test century to draw level with Sunil Gavaskar and become the joint-second highest century maker from India on the second day of the second Test against England.
England captain Andrew Strauss has promised no repeat of the "silly" jelly-bean incident that occurred the last time his team met India in a Test match at Trent Bridge four years ago.
With Team India's recent record of coming back strong after an opening defeat, England captain Andrew Strauss will not let his guard down in the second Test, beginning Friday.
England paceman Chris Tremlett is a doubtful starter for the second Test against India as he is yet to recover from a hamstring problem and stiff back, local media reported on Thursday.
A look at the bowlers' honours board at Trent Bridge appears ominous for Team India, ahead of the second Test, beginning Friday.
England's Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is hoping to raise sufficient funds to sustain an Indian school, Akanksha, for a year when they host a dinner at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
Captain Alastair Cook continued his impressive form with the bat as England cruised to a 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth One-day International at Trent Bridge on Wednesday to level the five-match series at 2-2.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ejaz Butt has said that middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf had refused to play the ongoing second Test against England at Edgbaston after joining the team one day before the match.
Paceman James Anderson, who won the first Test for England with match figures of 11-71 against Pakistan, believes he can be just as effective in the Ashes series in Australia when the ball is not swinging.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has compared his teammate Graeme Swann's scorching off-break that rocked Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's woods in the Edgbaston Test with Michael Vaughan's magic ball that dismissed Sachin Tendulkar in the 2002 Trent Bridge Test.
Stuart Binny struck a match-saving 78 on debut as India overcame some anxious moments to force a draw in the first Test against England in Nottingham on Sunday.
Ian Bell hit an unbeaten 84 on his first one-day international appearance since November 2008 to guide England to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh on Thursday.
England host Australia in the first Ashes test starting on Wednesday without any of the obvious benefits of home advantage in a new venue with a relaid outfield.
The court decision on Ben Stokes is expected this week and the ECB said it would assess his availability once the trial is over.
Suspicious of an England design in choosing Cardiff for first Test of the Ashes, Australia is sending a spy to the virgin venue to check on the state of pitch there.
Zaheer Khan was more relieved than happy after his match-winning performance against Ireland in Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
A group of around 70 pro-Tamil supporters on Monday protested against the Sri Lanka cricket team and tried to prevent them from entering the Trent Bridge stadium. The Sri Lankan team, which is playing Australia in the group match of the ICC World Twenty20, was delayed as the protestors, who shouted slogans like 'Ban Sri Lanka from International Cricket' tried to block their way as they entered the stadium.
England paceman Stuart Broad has pipped former skipper Kevin Pietersen to become country's most valuable player for the 2008-09 season.
England raced to a series win over West Indies with a nine-wicket victory on the fourth day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Monday after being set a modest target of 108.
Career highlights of Sourav Ganguly who retired from international cricket at the end of the fourth and final Test of the series against Australia, in Nagpur, on Monday
The Indian all-rounder said the team was not happy with its batting in the first Test against England and will go into the second with a fresh approach.
Statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy Group B match between New Zealand and England on Tuesday.
Opener Tim Paine scored his maiden international century on Thursday to help Australia thrash England by 111 runs in the sixth one-day international at Trent Bridge.
England birthday boy James Anderson and rookie pace bowler Steven Finn ripped through Pakistan's batting to reduce them to 90 for six at tea on the second day of the first Test at Trent Bridge on Friday.
England's Eoin Morgan plundered 125 not out for his maiden Test century to help dig his team out of trouble and steer them to 331 for four at stumps on day one of the first Test with Pakistan on Thursday.
Eoin Morgan has kept his place in the England squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge starting on Thursday, edging out Ravi Bopara despite his back-to-back centuries in a recent game with Yorkshire.
India were subjected to a humiliating exit from the ICC World Twenty20 after a disappointing 12-run loss to South Africa at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Tuesday. The defending champions put up an ordinary batting display and finished with 118 for eight in their 20 overs in reply to South Africa's 130 for five in the last Super Eights match of the tournament.
South Africa captain Grame Smith won the toss and elected to bat against India in the Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Tuesday.
India fast bowler Zaheer Khan was more relieved than happy after his match-winning performance against Ireland, in Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Wednesday.
The match has been reduced to an 18-over-a-side affair and is scheduled to start at 1820 local time (1050 IST).
Ricky Ponting's side was ruled to be one over short of its target at the end of the Sri Lanka innings when time allowances were taken into consideration.
Wednesday's match against Ireland is the last chance for Team India to test various combinations and players, but captain M S Dhoni said there will not be much experimentation -- the focus is on winning.
O'Brien brothers Niall and Kevin's scintillating knocks gave Ireland a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh and a berth in the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 championship, at Trent Bridge, in Nottingham, on Monday. Ireland, chasing 138 to win, attained the target with 10 balls to spare.
India's left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha credited the Indian Premier League for his match-winning performance in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 against Bangladesh in Nottingham, on Saturday.
Opener Virender Sehwag was forced to miss the match after failing to recover from a shoulder injury, but pace bowler Zaheer Khan was declared fit and included in the team after missing the two warm-up matches.
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