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England batsmen frankly not good enough in Indian conditions, says Strauss

Andrew Strauss believes England batsmen are just not good enough to tackle the spin-friendly Indian conditions after yet another flop show by the visitors in the first innings

IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 2 highlights: IND 294-7 at stumps, leads by 89 runs

Pant cracked a 118-ball 101 studded with 13 hits to the fence and two sixes to anchor India's innings after a 144-ball 49 by opener Rohit Sharma. Check India vs England 4th Test match scorecard here

Ind vs Eng: Hosts 'completely' out skilled visitors, admits Vaughan

While Michael Vaughan had criticised the pitch in the pink-ball game, the former England skipper admitted that India outplayed the visitors on the opening day of the fourth and final Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.Spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin spun a web over visitors as England was bundled out for 205 in the first innings. Vaughan praised the hosts and slammed a very "average" batting by England in the first innings on day one of the final Test."India today with the ball showed why they are so good in these conditions ... Pitch did very little for 60 overs and they completely out-skilled & out-thought England ... !! High class ... England with the Bat were very very average," Vaughan tweeted.In reply to England's 205, Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara showed great application as India ended the opening day of the fourth and final Test in the driver's seat despite losing opener Shubman Gill in the third session.After a disappointing show with the ...

Ind vs Eng: Pitch for 4th Test better binding, likely to hold for longer

Thanks to a bit of grass, the pitch for the fourth and final Test is likely to hold up for a bit longer than the surfaces did in the preceding two Tests which had led to a lot of debate

Jofra Archer missed fourth Test due to right elbow issue, says ECB

England fast bowler Jofra Archer was not included in the playing XI for the fourth Test against India due to an injury in his right elbow, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said

IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 1 highlights: IND 24-1 at stumps, trail by 181 runs

Gill could not even open his account, losing his wicket to James Anderson in the third ball of the innings. Check India vs England highlights and scorecards here

It's for ICC to decide whether Motera pitch is fit for purpose: Joe Root

Joe Root said it is up to the ICC, and not the players, to decide whether the Motera pitch is suitable for Test cricket after his side was crushed inside two days by India in a low-scoring day-nighter

IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Fans came to watch Kohli face Anderson, says Root

England skipper Joe Root said he feels like the spectators have almost been 'robbed' as they came to watch Virat Kohli face the likes of James Anderson and Broad but watched him taking wickets instead

IND vs ENG 3rd Test highlights: India knocks England out of ICC WTC final

The last time India won inside two days in a Test was in 2018, beating Afghanistan in Bengaluru. Check India vs England highlights and IND vs ENG scorecard here

IND vs ENG 3rd Test Day 1 highlights: IND 99-3 at stumps, trail by 13 runs

Leach scalps the wicket of Virat Kohli (27) in the last over before stumps. India bundled out England for 112 on Day 1 as Axar scalps 6 wickets. Check India vs England highlights and scorecard here

England take up umpiring in day-night Test with match referee Srinath

"The England captain and head coach spoke with the match referee after play," an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) spokesperson said in a statement

Ind vs Eng: Frustrated with "50-50" umpiring decisions, says Crawley

"I can''t say whether they were out or not out, but I think the frustrations lie with not checking more thoroughly"

Zak Crawley hopeful England can make a match of it, have to play hard

The right-handed England opener believed that a win for England is still within reach

Opting out of IPL 2021 auction was a very difficult decision: Joe Root

England's Test captain Joe Root said skipping the lucrative IPL auction for a third successive year was a "very difficult decision" and he made the call considering the national team's packed schedule

Root refuses to blame rotation policy, team selection after 317-run defeat

England captain Joe Root refused to blame their rotation policy and team selection for the crushing 317-run defeat to India in the second Test

IND vs ENG 2nd Test highlights: India wins by 317 runs; levels series 1-1

ndia bundled out England for 164 in its second innings with more than four sessions to spare in the match. Axar Patel takes a five-wicket haul in his debut Test match. Check India vs England highlghts

IND vs ENG 2nd Test highlights: England 53-3 at stumps on Day 3

India's second innings ended at 286, shortly after Ashwin reached his three-figure mark. Check India vs England highlights and IND vs ENG scorecard here

IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 2 highlights: India in commanding position

India placed itself in a commanding position by stretching its overall lead to 249 runs at stumps on the second day. Check India vs England highlights here

IND vs ENG 2nd Test highlights: Rohit's 161 helps India post 300-6 on Day 1

Rohit Sharma played some delightful strokes to notch up his seventh Test hundred. Check India vs England highlights and scorecard here

India vs England 2nd Test final playing 11 and head-to-head details here

Bumrah has been rested with in-form Mohammed Siraj back in the playing XI along with left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Check IND vs ENG playing 11 and head to head details here