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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ali Martin has filed his report from Rajkot, which is my cue to go out for some fresh air. It was a day when India’s young Read more…


After a difficult first day in Rajkot, where both Indian centurions could have been removed through smarter use of technology, England may have to rethink their use of the screening system. Neither was easy, it should be emphasized, and one Read more…


WWhen England left for India I thought Jack Leach would be their main bowler; Two games later – and he only played in the first Test – he was ruled out of the series and I’m not sure if that Read more…


England suffered a significant setback to their bowling stock in India after Jack Leach, their only experienced top player to take part in the tour, was ruled out for the remainder of the series due to a knee injury. Leach, Read more…


Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ali Martin’s report Some additional reading direct from the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Updated at 13.17 CET Right, that’ll be enough from me. India are all set up Read more…


It’s something old, something new for England in the second Test against India after Ben Stokes named his team on Thursday, 24 hours after the toss. Jimmy Anderson and the unused Shoaib Bashir attack in Visakhapatnam, while Mark Wood and Read more…


Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Time for me to leave the laptop, go for a walk and work out what the hell happened today. Thanks for your company, correspondence and expressions Read more…


Jamie George needed an injection in the neck to be fit for the start of his spell as England captain and is yet to return to full training, Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said. George was unveiled as Owen Read more…


IIt is a very modern start to a tour that will see England’s men face arguably the toughest challenge in world cricket – five Test matches in India – and gear up for warm-up games in local conditions for an Read more…


Cricket fans are facing a possible blackout as England’s Test series against India is yet to be shown on British television, less than three weeks before the first ball is due to be bowled. The five-match tour between the teams Read more…