There was some spin on day one for India’s spinners, but India won’t be losing sleep over Shoaib Bashir, while the hot weather and placid nature of the surface will test Jofra Archer’s fitness on his return to Test cricket, similarly Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse who got through plenty of work last week.

Play was held up in the evening session as the insects descended upon the pitch, leaving Ben Stokes particularly vexed

England's Jofra Archer has been named in the team to face India in the third test of the series at Lord's, England's cricket board (ECB) announced on Wednesday, as the fast bowler prepares for his first test in more than four years.

Injury-prone pace bowler Jofra Archer will play his first cricket test for England in 4 1/2 years after being selected for the third match of the series against India starting Thursday at Lord’s.

Edgbaston is renowned for its ‘awesome’ atmosphere and, even as England struggled, three butchers chased an inflatable pig round the stand

India and England face each other at the ‘Home of Cricket’ just four days after the Shubman Gill-led visitors leveled the five-match series with a 336-run victory at Edgbaston. Follow our live blog for more updates.

Rishabh Pant is bringing the chaos at Edgbaston as India stretched its lead to 357 runs by lunch on Day 4 of the second test against England.