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10:30 pm – Talking points from third day’s play in Birmingham
Stuart Broad picked up two wickets as India reached stumps on 110-5 chasing 194 in the Birmingham Test.
The match was finely poised after Ishant Sharma picked up five wickets but not before Sam Curran had pulled his team out of serious trouble witha fine 63 that took the total to 180.
Read all talking points from the first Test here.
10:00 pm – Analysis of Ishant Sharma’s performance
India pacer Ishant Sharma was on fire on the third day of the Birmingham Test.
He picked up three wickets in one over either side of lunch to reduce England to 87-7. He finished with a deserved five wicket haul.
Here is an in-depth analysis of his performance.
7:45 pm – England pick two early wickets
England seamer Stuart Broad picked up two early wickets as India chased 194 to win the Birmingham Test.
Earlier Ishant Sharma picked up five wickets while seamer Sam Curran hit a defiant 63 as the hosts battled their way to 180 in the second innings.
Catch all the live updates here.
5:45pm – Monty Panesar pleas to English counties of offering him a trial
The former England spinner Monty Panesar is hoping that one county will offer him a trial in a bid to revive his career. Click here for more on that story.
Monty Panesar is bidding to revive his stalled career.
3:30pm – Sri Lanka shelve plans of hosting IPL-style T20 tournament
The Sri Lankan Cricket Board have confirmed they will no longer be hosting a T20 tournament similar to the IPL. Instead of foreign stars, the competition will only feature Sri Lankan internationals and domestic cricketers. Read more on that story here.
3:05pm – Virat Kohli let the bat do the talking in what could be his best ever Test innings
Virat Kohli grabbed all the headlines as he scored 149 on Thursday as India fought back against England. A lot was said on how the Indian would fare in the series after a poor 2014 tour. But he showed his class in style. Ashish Peter examined what it meant for Kohli to score his first Test hundred in England. Read his thoughts here.
Kohli might just have played his most important Test innings.
2:20pm – The moment that England might be rueing after Virat Kohli scored his century
Virat Kohli stole the show on Thursday as he scored his maiden Test century on English soil. While it was a masterclass of an innings, the Indian captain was fortunate to reach 149 after being dropped on 21 and 51. Alex Broun looks back on the second day and how those two dropped catches could be pivotal for the rest of the Test match. Read his thoughts here.
1:15pm – ‘India’s slip-catching must improve’
That is the view of former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin, who insists that Virat Kohli’s side must place more emphasis at the slips after missed chances on the opening day of their Test match against England. Read more on what he said here.
12:30pm – Afghanistan captain changes his name
Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai has changed his name to Asghar Afghan in ‘honour of protecting the national identity of Afghan citizens’. The Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed the news on their Twitter account on Thursday. Read more on that story here.
Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai has changed his name
11:10am – Wahab Riaz’s T20 half-century goes in vain
The Pakistan pacer impressed with the bat, scoring a half-century but his effort went in vain as Derbyshire lost to Nottinghamshire in the England T20 Blast clash on Thursday. Riaz slammed a 31-ball 53 at number three but it was not enough as his team lost by nine runs. Read more on that story here.
Wahab Riaz slammed a 31-ball 53 in the T20 Blast.
