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England Put Their Faith In Ageing Attack For Must-win Ashes Clash

James Anderson returns on his Old Trafford home ground to lead an ageing England attack in a must-win fourth Ashes Test. It is the only change for Ben Stokes's men, 2-1 down with two to play. England have dropped Ollie Robinson, who suffered a back spasm as the hosts won the third Test by three wickets at Headingley. Anderson is reinstated just a fortnight short of his 41st birthday for the match starting Wednesday. Anderson's 688 wickets are the most by any paceman in Test history. Only spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne are ahead of the Lancashire swing bowler.

West Indies Announce Squad For 2nd Test Against India, Add Uncapped Spinner

West Indies have announced their 13-player squad, including an uncapped spinner for the second and final Test against India in Trinidad, according to ICC. The Caribbean side fell to a disappointing innings and 141-run loss to the Asian nation in their first appearance of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle and will be keen to return to winning ways and tie the series when the second Test commences at Queen's Park Oval on Thursday.

"Proposal Came From...": India Batting Coach On Shubman Gill Playing No. 3 In 1st Test

Shubman Gill has requisite attributes to bat at the crucial number three slot in Indian Test line-up as he can shift gears as per requirement and shouldn't be judged on the basis of one failure, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on Sunday. India won the first Test against the West Indies by an innings and 141 runs but Gill's first game as No. 3, replacing the dogged Cheteshwar Pujara, didn't start well. He was out for only 6 in India's only innings as skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal struck hundreds and Virat Kohli contributed 76.

Afghanistan Coach Jonathan Trott, Player Azmatullah Omarzai Found Guilty Of Breaching ICC Code Of Conduct

Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott and all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai were fined for two separate incidents during the second T20I against Bangladesh. Both Trott and Omarzai were docked 15 per cent of their match fees for a Level 1 Code of Conduct breach during the second T20I against Bangladesh. "Trott was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an Umpire's decision during an International Match,” International Cricket Council (ICC) said in an official statement.

"Virat Kohli Was The Captain": Yuzvendra Chahal On 'Strange' T20 World Cup 2021 Snub

The absence of Yuzvendra Chahal from India's T20 World Cup 2021 squad emerged as a big talking point in the Indian cricketing spectrum, with many former cricketers and fans criticising the selection committee over the decision. Chahal, who has been a mainstay in India's white-ball team for a long period of time, couldn't wrap his head around the fact that he was snubbed for the showpiece event, especially considering the team was being led by Virat Kohli, who was also his captain at Royal Challengers Bangalore at that time.

Man who was drinking 'far too much water' gets devastating diagnosis after eye test

A postman who was drinking 10 litres of water every day for two years was given a heartbreaking diagnosis following an eye test. Doctors initially thought Jonathan Plummer had diabetes.

Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman Help Pakistan Counter Sri Lanka's Spin

An unbeaten century stand between Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman rescued Pakistan from a precarious 101-5 on the second day of the rain-hit opening Test on Monday. In response to Sri Lanka's 312, Pakistan reached 221-5 when rain stopped play with the tourists still 91 runs behind. Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took three wickets, including skipper Babar Azam. Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva had earlier made 122 to hand the hosts a respectable total. Pakistan faltered in their reply before Shakeel, on 69, and Salman, on 61, put on 120 runs to steady the innings and thwart the Sri Lankan spinners.

ACC Emerging Asia Cup: India A Beat Nepal By 9 Wickets To Enter Semi-finals

Sai Sudharsan and Abhishek Sharma slammed scintillating fifties to complement the efforts of the bowlers as India A qualified for the semifinals with a dominating nine-wicket win over Nepal in their second match of the ACC Men's Emerging Cup in Colombo on Monday. Electing to bat, Nepal were all out for 167 in 39.2 overs with Nishant Sindhu (4/14), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (3/25), Harshit Rana (2/16) and Manav Suthar (1/31) producing breakthroughs at regular intervals. For Nepal, skipper Rohit Paudel was the top-scorer as he made 65 off 85 balls, while Gulsan Jha made a 30-ball 38 to give some momentum to the innings at the R Premadasa Stadium.

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England Put Their Faith In Ageing Attack For Must-win Ashes Clash

West Indies Announce Squad For 2nd Test Against India, Add Uncapped Spinner

"Proposal Came From...": India Batting Coach On Shubman Gill Playing No. 3 In 1st Test

Afghanistan Coach Jonathan Trott, Player Azmatullah Omarzai Found Guilty Of Breaching ICC Code Of Conduct

"Virat Kohli Was The Captain": Yuzvendra Chahal On 'Strange' T20 World Cup 2021 Snub

Man who was drinking 'far too much water' gets devastating diagnosis after eye test

Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman Help Pakistan Counter Sri Lanka's Spin

ACC Emerging Asia Cup: India A Beat Nepal By 9 Wickets To Enter Semi-finals