Stokes: I've brought Morgan's mentality to Test team
Ben Stokes says his early success as England Test captain has been aided by the "ethos and mentality" that former limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan brought to his side.
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Joe Root and Ben Stokes share Elvis inspired celebration as England become "rockstars"
Jonny Bairstow praises team after Test victory at Trent Bridge
A golden summer for England’s Yorkshire run machines
England have produced four remarkable Test victories since the start of the international summer, with a series whitewash over New Zealand and a record-breaking chase against India at Edgbaston.
We will review why batters are failing in 3rd innings of Test matches: Rahul Dravid
The Indian team, under Dravid's tutelage, has lost its last three overseas Test matches -- two in South Africa and one in Birmingham. It failed to defend a whopping 378-run target in the just-concluded game against England. India scored 266 in their second innings in Johannesburg, 198 in Cape Town and 245 in Birmingham, which has been effectively third innings of a Test match. In all these three games, India failed to defend targets like 240, 212 and now 378.
Jasprit Bumrah extends new India wickets record for a series in England
His first-innings haul of 3-68 -- which included all of England's top three -- surpassed Bhuvneshwar Kumar's record of 19 wickets during a five-match series in 2014. Bumrah added to his tally by taking 2-74 during England's second innings in Birmingham. The 28-year-old ended the series with 23 wickets at 22.47, but for all his efforts the fast bowler was unable to prevent England chasing down a target of 378 with more than two sessions to spare in a seven-wicket win.
CWG-bound women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exits from Malaysia Masters
The Indian pair was outplayed by the Malaysians 14-21, 14-21 in the opening round match that lasted just 33 minutes. None of the Indians won any match on Tuesday with two other women's doubles pairs also suffering first round defeats.
Hussain: Smart Stokes has led remarkable England turnaround
After one win in 17 Tests, England have now secured four victories on the bounce, with each of them coming after superb run chases.
'Two lads from Yorkshire' script England's record chase at Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM, England :Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow smashed unbeaten hundreds to pull off England's record chase of 378 against India for a series-levelling seven-wicket victory on Tuesday in the re-arranged fifth test.