James Anderson hailed England's all-round improvement and called inspirational captain Ben Stokes a "freak" as they thumped South Africa by an innings and 85 runs in the second Test at Old Trafford on Saturday, setting up a series decider at The Oval.
The cricket world and its aunt and uncle may pass daily judgment on Virat Kohli's poor run of form this year, but the man himself seems untroubled, clearly confident that his return to the majesty and magnificence of old is just a couple of games away.
The star batter has managed only 32 runs in the two innings of the ODI series.
Ronaldo enjoyed a dream first appearance on his return to the club, scoring two goals in the 4-1 home victory over Newcastle United.
England swept to a dominant 118-run victory as they dismissed South Africa for a paltry 83 to win the second One-Day International at Old Trafford on Friday and square the three-match series at 1-1.
Manchester United conceded two late own goals to allow Sevilla to snatch a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League group matches played on Tuesday night.
Since the start of the century, India have made it to two finals and two semis in five ODI World Cups but have just ONE title to show for. It's high time to end that barren run!
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to the starting line-up as Manchester United sealed a place in the Europa League knock-out rounds with a 3-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol at Old Trafford on Thursday.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
Following their goalless draw against Manchester United, Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters was racially abused online and the club notified the police.
Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Rajeev Shukla says negotiations with the England and Wales Cricket Board are underway to resolve issues "amicably" following the cancellation of the fifth and final Test of the series, which was scheduled to commence in Manchester on Friday.
Jonny Bairstow led England to within 40 runs of South Africa's first innings total, with seven wickets in hand, on the first day of the second Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
'I cannot wait to play at Old Trafford in front of a full stadium and see all the fans again.'
Ronaldo was an unused substitute as United produced arguably its most complete performance of the season. The 37-year-old has scored just two goals in 12 appearances for United this season.
Manchester United kicked off their Europa League campaign poorly, losing 0-1 at home to Real Sociedad, while Arsenal's new signing Marquinhos scored in a 2-1 win at FC Zurich on Thursday.
Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 125 and Hardik Pandya's superb all-round display helped India seal a five wicket victory over England in the third and final One-Day International at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday and complete a 2-1 series victory.
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has told the Premier League club that he wants to leave in the close season because of his desire to play in the Champions League, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday.
'Yes I feel betrayed, and I felt some people don't want me here, not just this year, but last year too.'
Will India extend their run to make it 8-0? Or will Pakistan be able to snap the streak?
England will 'play cricket that gets a result, our way', said their inspirational captain Ben Stokes, strengthening the team's commitment to stick to the hotly-debated 'Bazball' approach.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday night.
West Ham suffer Fabianski injury blow
Ronaldo's behaviour on Wednesday drew criticism, with former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel saying the 37-year-old has become a distraction at Old Trafford.
David Warner has been under pressure after a poor run of form with the bat but returned after injury to the 17-man squad for the June 7 WTC final against India at The Oval and the first two Ashes Tests.
Ashwin is not part of India's squad for the warm-up game against Leicestershire, which started on Thursday.
Cristiano Ronaldo passed the 800-goal mark for club and country, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in an incident-packed Premier League match on Thursday.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Timo Werner scored his first goal of the season as a much-changed Chelsea side crept into the fourth round of the League Cup by beating Aston Villa 4-3 on penalties after the Stamford Bridge clash ended 1-1 on Wednesday.
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final Test against England due to COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming IPL had played any part in the decision.
Cristiano Ronaldo could play his first match under new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag after the Portuguese forward said 'the King' will be available for Sunday's friendly game against Rayo Vallecano.
Ponting delivered his verdict on England's 'Bazball', saying that while it resulted in some entertaining action, the hosts got carried away
England won the toss and put South Africa in to bat only for a shower to sweep in and put a stop to proceedings
Manchester United's Premier League match at Brentford on Tuesday has been postponed due to a number of COVID-19 cases at the Old Trafford club, the league announced on Monday.
'He's (Bumrah) is a superb bowler and at times we need to be realistic and accept that he bowled really well, that was world-class bowling.'
All three T20 matches against Pakistan are at Old Trafford with the others being on Sunday and Tuesday.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester United suffered their first defeat under interim manager Ralf Rangnick, falling to a 1-0 loss at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League on Monday.
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