India seize control at Lord’s as England stumble to 175 for six at tea The tourists turned up the heat as a combination of excellent bowling and a wearing pitch cranked up the pressure on the hosts. The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025
Joe Root: Jofra Archer's rousing return to England Test side a 'genuine joy' Pace bowler had been out for over four years with injury Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025
Jofra Archer’s rousing return to Test arena a ‘genuine joy’ – Joe Root Lord’s witnessed Archer’s first red-ball spell for his country since February 2021. The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Jasprit Bumrah excels for India with next-level showing to dismantle top order Seamer’s five-fer reaffirmed he is on numbers, skill and spectacle perhaps the greatest fast bowler of all time The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025
Archer and Bumrah make batters sweat as England and India toil on day two at Lord’s Jofra Archer took a wicket with the third ball of his comeback and Jasprit Bumrah picked up five on a sweltering day two at Lord’s The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025
Jofra Archer’s instant impact lights up day two of third Test against India Archer’s last Test appearance came almost four-and-a-half years ago in February 2021. The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Jofra Archer’s welcome return lifts the energy in England and India’s battle of attrition Fast bowler strikes three balls into his return, but glacial pace of play prevents Test from progressing The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Joe Root breaks Test record with outrageous catch against India The England batter continued an excellent Test at Lord’s with a stunner at first slip The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Jofra Archer makes instant impact with wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal Harry Brook snapped up the catch at second slip. The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Jamie Smith picks up the baton for England after early Joe Root dismissal Root had spent the night on 99 and wasted no time reaching three figures in the third Rothesay Test against India. The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
England vs India: Jofra Archer makes instant impact on long-awaited Test return Archer dismisses Yashasvi Jaiswal only three deliveries into first Test appearance for more than four years at Lord’s Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025
England-India: Root’s 99 keeps tourists at bay on day one of third Test Former England captain hits an unbeaten 99 as the hosts close first day against India on 251-4. Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2025
‘Fingers crossed’ Ben Stokes can ‘do something magic’ despite scare – Ollie Pope Stokes pulled up with what appeared to be a groin problem late on day one of the third Rothesay Test. The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025
Pope will make sure injured Stokes ‘doesn’t push himself to a ridiculous place’ Captain picked up groin injury in stand with Joe Root but England confident they can ‘really kick on’ to score of 500 The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025 Sunshine and sopor as India force Stokes and England to change their gung-ho approach Ben Stokes chose to bat but conditions and the opposition led to hosts’ slowest Test run rate in a session for three years
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025 England left sweating on Ben Stokes fitness after injury scare against India The England captain appeared to injure himself while batting with Joe Root at Lord’s
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025 Joe Root unbeaten on 99 as England dig in on opening day of third Test England knuckled down to 251 for four.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025 Joe Root unbeaten on 99 as England dig in against India but Stokes injury a concern Joe Root was unbeaten on 99 at the close after a hard-fought opening day at Lord’s, where England reached 251 for four
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025 Joe Root paints latest Lord’s masterpiece to give old-school England edge against India England (251-4) vs India, day one, Third Test: Root ended the day 99 not out to leave the third Test intriguingly poised
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025 Joe Root and Ollie Pope steady England after openers fall in same over Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley were dismissed in the space of four balls.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025 Stamina, skills, hunger: how do England solve a problem like Shubman Gill? India’s new captain was given chance to dictate the second Test and has shown he is one of the batters to take over as era of Fab Four wanes
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025 Wimbledon diary: Roger Federer in the Royal Box and Sonay Kartal picks a tattoo Federer watched on as Novak Djokovic another Wimbledon quarter-final.
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025 England have a Ben Stokes problem – but there is a radical solution The England captain’s poor run of form with the bat risks making him a passenger in his own team
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025 Crawley, Duckett and Root fall cheaply after India set England colossal 608 England were 72 for three at the end of day four of the second Test, after India’s Shubman Gill made 161 to add to his first-innings 269 before declaring on 427 for six
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2025 India set England world-record chase to leave Bazballers battling history and own egos England closed on 72 for three, chasing a colossal 608 - and with a draw surely their only route to a positive result