All-rounder Andrew Flintoff was recalled to the national team on Monday after England took only three South African wickets on the last two days of the first Test at Lord's. Former captain Flintoff, 30, who has not played Test cricket since January last year, is the only the change to an England 12 named shortly after a sixth successive Test draw.
Ahmedabad will host the first Test between India and England when Michael Vaughan's team come to India for a two-Test and seven-ODI series in November-December, the final itinerary of which will be announced soon by the BCCI.
Bairstow's unbeaten 114 was his second hundred of the match as England triumphed with two sessions to spare.
Azhar Ali's patient century lifted Pakistan to 257 for three and a dominant position on the second day of the third Test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday. Replying to the home team's 297 all out, Azhar shared a second-wicket partnership of 181 with Sami Aslam on the way to an excellent knock of 139 as England endured a frustrating day in the field.
Considered one of the modern greats of the game, England's Test captain is yet to play in the cash-rich Twenty20 league, having gone unsold in the 2018 auction. However, all that can change in next year's tournament, which is set to be expanded with the inclusion of two new teams.
"You don't produce the numbers and produce the innings that he (Kohli) does in all three formats and it's fine. We as players and people who play against him a lot, we never take anything he has done in the game before into the game we have got here," said Stokes.
A relieved Joe Root said the England Test captaincy had taken a toll on his personal health after he guided his side to a memorable five-wicket win against New Zealand on Sunday in his first match since relinquishing the role.
Vaughan has backed Jos Buttler to become the team's white-ball skipper
Kohli earns more from brand endorsements and IPL appearances than he does playing for India.
England Test captain Ben Stokes on Tuesday said he had feared he might not play again after taking an extended break from cricket last year to focus on his well-being.
England players were in demand as batter Harry Brook earned a Rs 13.25 crore winning from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
There are five pacemen and two seam bowling all-rounders, including Ravi Rampaul and Darren Sammy who have played one-dayers and now get a chance to make their Test debuts.
Four interesting images from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's
'I think McCullum wants to take this up because he sees this as a major challenge.'
Rain delayed the start of play on the opening day of the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday. Heavy rain has fallen in London over the past 24 hours and after clearing briefly on Thursday morning it returned 20 minutes before the scheduled start time of 1000 GMT.
New Zealand will stick with the same team that drew the first Test against England and are likely to ask the tourists to bat in the second Test if they win the toss, captain Brendon McCullum said on Wednesday.
New Zealand will head into their first Test against England on March 6 with a new opening partnership after the recall of Peter Fulton and inclusion of the uncapped Hamish Rutherford and Tom Latham in their squad on Sunday.
The Indian batsman has recovered from his shoulder injury
The Pakistan all rounder is likely to miss next month's first Test against England because of an elbow injury.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag believes all is not well with the Rahul Dravid-coached Indian team and a few things needed to be addressed as soon as possible after England pulled off a record 378-run chase.
'(The target of) 378 five weeks ago would have been scary, but it's all good.'
The Pakistan spinner said a comeback against England was unlikely since he needed more match practice.
South Africa paceman Vernon Philander will miss the first two Tests against England because of injury, team officials said as the squad returned from their 3-0 hiding in India.
'There's still the World Cup, which I think is really fun but other than that...'
Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh on Monday made their comebacks into the Indian team, for the first two Test matches against England next week.
It is that time of the year when cricketers from around the world wait with bathed breath as their names come up at the Indian Premier League auction.
England need two more wickets on the final day to keep their all-winning record in Tests against Bangladesh intact with the hosts 33 runs away from a famous victory in the closely-contested opening match at Chittagong.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect to prioritise his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from an injury to his left index finger.
'Bazball' could be the most used term in world cricket over the last one month but the inspiration behind it, England Test coach Brendon McCullum, finds the incessant talk around the newly coined word 'silly'.
'It seemed Kohli was looking to reach for the ball, trying to play the ball early'
Leading players from top countries are clearly already struggling to cope with the demands of international cricket's packed calendar.
His right knee is currently believed to be in a brace. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has stated that it will take some time to make a proper assessment of the injury and give more information. Shaheen will fly back home via Mumbai with the rest of the side on Monday.
ECB rotation policy became a hot topic in world cricket when they did not travel to India with their full strength squad earlier this year
A BCCI official on Monday confirmed that fans will be allowed to come in for the Test matches in Motera.
Yorkshire pace bowler Tim Bresnan was a surprise inclusion in the England squad announced on Wednesday for the first Test against West Indies starting at Lord's in a week's time. Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara was also named in the 12-man squad and is likely to bat at number three after the selectors omitted former captain Michael Vaughan, Ian Bell and Owais Shah.
The fast bowler has been included in the squad for the four-Test series against the West Indies in March.
James Anderson is 'praying' his England career is not over after being left out of Test tour of the West Indies.
The second Test between West Indies and England was embarrassingly abandoned after 10 balls on Friday because of the state of the outfield at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Match referee Alan Hurst told a news conference play would resume, officially as the third Test of what will now be a five-Test series, on Sunday at the Antigua Recreation Ground -- the island's old Test venue.
'When you sneak in a quick breakfast and feel mighty victorious.'
'Lunch date with the legend!' DK posted on his Facebook page.
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