Nair's resilient half-century, which came after a series of promising, but thrown-away starts during previous matches, was a major highlight of the first day at The Oval, helping India cross the 200-run mark and stitching a half-century partnership with Washington Sundar, which will resume o
At the end of the day's play, India was 204/6, with Nair (52*) and Sundar (19*) unbeaten, having stitched a 51-run stand so far after the visitors had stumbled to 153/6.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly had special praise in store for "outstanding" Test skipper Shubman Gill and felt "proud" about the brand of cricket that India has put on exhibition throughout the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England.
England stand-in captain Ollie Pope finally broke his dreadful streak of missing the mark while exercising the option to review after hitting the bullseye in 14 attempts during the opening hour of the fifth Test against India at Old Trafford.
Stokes has been ruled out of the England squad for the fifth and final Test against India due to a right shoulder injury, with Ollie Pope set to lead the side in his absence. England has included all-rounder Jacob Bethell, who will bat at number six, who is also a spin option for the hosts,
Former England pace bowling mainstay Stuart Broad believes it is time for England to rest their tearaway Jofra Archer for the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against India at The Oval, scheduled to begin on Thursday.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels Test captain Ben Stokes is under "bit of pressure" considering that the bulk of run-scoring has been done by his counterpart Shubman Gill in the first two Tests of the five-match series. The third Test will begin at Lord's on Thursday
The 27-year-old Surrey fast bowler returns to the England Test set-up after sustaining a right hamstring injury in our victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in May.
England spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel provided fitness updates on right-arm seamers Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson after the completion of the second day of the Birmingham Test against India at Edgbaston.
The race for the top spot in the ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings is heating up, with three England players making significant progress in the latest update. While Joe Root still holds the No.1 position, his lead has started to shrink as his teammates close in. Meanwhile, a West Indies player
In a statement, the ECB announced, "England and Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the upcoming One-Day Internationals against the West Indies due to a right hamstring strain."
England will kickstart their Champions Trophy campaign against arch-rivals Australia from February 22 at Lahore, with matches against Afghanistan (February 26) and South Africa (March 1) coming later.