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England director of cricket Andrew Strauss denied requesting slow strips for the five-Test series, a ploy that has played into Australia’s hands, according to coach Trevor Bayliss.

Chris Rogers should be fit to face England in the third Ashes Test this week, claims Australia team-mate Mitchell Starc.

Without those runs, England probably wouldn’t have won. “But they can only cheer a side who are playing good cricket”.

“You have to perform”. All of these have left me thoroughly disillusioned with Indian cricket and as an ordinary fan, I have over the last few years turned my attention to the real cricket game which is played out so brilliantly between other countries such as...

Earlier, former India captain and current India A coach Rahul Dravid had welcomed the India-Pakistan series from a purely cricketing perspective.

The England quicks bowled wide outside off stump to Smith for much of his double-century in the last Ashes Test at Lord’s, trying to induce a careless waft in the hopes of finding his outside edge.

Michael Clarke’s batting woes continued to point out no indicators of easing ahead of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston subsequent week because the Australian skipper was dismissed cheaply for sixteen on day one of the tour match towards Derbyshire.

Rogers signalled to the dressing room after the second over of the fourth day at Lord’s before slumping to his knees.