England's Anderson calls for aggressive approach with bat
Veteran bowler James Anderson called on England's batsmen to play with aggression as they look to claw their way back into the rearranged fifth test against India at Edgbaston.
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India vs England, 5th Test: India's MVP Ravindra Jadeja underlines his value again
Jadeja's ton justifies team's decision in selecting him over AshwinThe last four months have been a bit of a roller-coaster ride for Ravindra Jadeja. He came back in style after missing the tour of South Africa to score 175 vs Sri Lanka and pick nine wickets in the Test at Mohali to cap one of the great solo all-round performances by an Indian player in a Test.
India vs England, 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah bosses England with bat and ball on stop-start Day 2
Robin Peterson for 28 in an over in Johannesburg in 2003. Current Aussie chief selector George Bailey too had smashed James Anderson for 28 in an over as did Keshav Maharaj, when he bulldozed Joe Root for 28 in 2020. DAY 2: AS IT HAPPENEDOn a rain-affected Day Two at Edgbaston, Bumrah hit a bowler with 550 Test wickets in Stuart Broad for 29 runs in an over and then got the wickets of England openers Alex Lees, Zak Crawley and No.3 Ollie Pope to cap a perfect day as captain.
England opener Crawley is a real problem now for captain Ben Stokes
The glance over the right shoulder is becoming all too familiar. Zak Crawley has been here plenty of times before and if the pre-match words of his captain Ben Stokes are to be taken at face value he will have the chance to be in similar positions again.
Luff makes 48 as Western Storm beat Lightning
Western Storm opened their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign with a comfortable victory over East Midlands side Lightning in a rain-affected match at the Haslegrave Grove ground in Loughborough.
Stuart Broad over costs a Test record 35 as India take charge at Edgbaston
Stuart Broad delivered the most expensive over in Test history as stand-in India captain Jasprit Bumrah starred with bat and ball at Edgbaston.
5th Test, Day 2 - 'Captain Bumrah' rattles England: Smashes Brian Lara's world record with bat, wreaks havoc with ball
Such was the power of Bumrah's all-round show (31 off 16 balls and 3/35) in his first appearance as India captain that it easily overshadowed Ravindra Jadeja's superbly constructed third Test hundred that took India to a commanding first innings score of 416. England were in all sorts of trouble with half of the team back in the pavilion as the scoreboard made a sorry reading at 84 for 5. The hosts still 332 runs behind the visitors.