England battle to keep India in check on opening day of fourth Test Ben Stokes claimed two for 47 after being seduced into bowling first by the overheads. The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
The short-term England approach that can lift Ben Stokes over major hurdle at Old Trafford Ben Stokes’ side lead 2-1 heading to Old Trafford, with rain expected in the fourth Test, but two veteran picks could finally bring a series win over India or Australia The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
England ready to ‘get stuck in’ again after Lord’s clashes – Harry Brook The third Test against India was marked by a series of flashpoints as the hosts dramatically took a 2-1 series lead. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
Never mind Bazball, this was Bazbrawl: say goodbye to happy-go-lucky England India broke a golden rule in the third Test: don’t try to pick a fight with Ben Stokes The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025
England triumph in final-day Lord’s thriller as India fall short despite Jadeja heroics England beat India by 22 runs at Lord’s to take a 2-1 lead in the series after a tense final day The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025
Shoaib Bashir defies injury to claim final wicket in dramatic England win Bashir bowled Mohammed Siraj to give England a 2-1 series lead with two Tests remaining. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025
England’s clash with India heading for nerve-shredding conclusion The hosts are one wicket away from victory and the tourists just 30 short of a remarkable win. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025
Shoaib Bashir defies injury to claim final wicket in dramatic England win over India England needed just one more wicket for victory, with India chasing 30 runs at tea Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025
England expose India’s tail end to move within two wickets of famous victory The hosts snatched four wickets on a dramatic final morning of the third Test. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025
India level up with England as tempers nearly boil over at Lord’s India post 387 to match England’s first innings in the third Test but tempers flare before stumps on third day. Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2025
Stokes conjures England magic to halt India and put third Test on knife-edge England bowled India out for 387 on day three of the third Test and finished on 2-0 after batting out one over at Lord’s The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025
Fiery end to day three as Zak Crawley angers India at Lord’s The England opener’s time-wasting ensured only one over for his side to face and sparked an exchange of words. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
Ben Stokes claims vital run out at Lord’s as England toil in third Test At tea the tourists were 71 behind on 316 for five, England toiling in the heat as they watched their first-innings lead slowly dissolve. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 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
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 Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025 Ben Stokes’ waning influence with the bat on display in England’s soggy defeat The England captain was bamboozled by Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling before falling to Washington Sundar in the crushing second Test loss to India
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 4, 2025 Jamie Smith and Harry Brook hundreds in vain as India turn the screw on day of batting feast and famine Smith and Brook put on a magnificent stand of 303 but England collapsed twice to remain firmly on the back foot
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 Shubman Gill's double century puts India in complete control of second Test against England Three Lions needing the most unlikely of comebacks after Birmingham battering
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 Shubman Gill serenely shatters records as India take complete control of second Test Gill scored an imperious 269 on day two at Edgbaston, the highest score by an Indian batter on English soil
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 Shubman Gill shines and shatters records as India make England toil at Edgbaston The tourists dominated the second day of the second Test.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 England finally make breakthrough as India maintain control at Edgbaston A sharp bouncer from Josh Tongue offered some respite by dismissing Ravindra Jadeja for 89, ending a sixth-wicket stand of 203 with Shubman Gill.
Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2025 Gill and India dominate England on the first day of second Test India close on 310-5 on Day One of the second Test against England as captain Shubam Gill hits second century of series.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 Shubman Gill digs in for a ton to steady India and hold off England’s battling bowlers India ended day one of the second Test on 310 for five after Shubman Gill racked up his second century of the series
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025 Talisman Stokes at Edgbaston evokes Flintoff’s 2005 impact – but he is due a score The England team hang on their captain’s every word but he is on his longest run of Tests without a century