6 d. ago Hothouse kid Jamie Smith starts as he goes on and changes Test in 20 minutes | Andy Bull

England’s keeper came in on a hat-trick, hit his first ball for four and never stopped battering India’s bowlersIt started in the worst possible way. By the second over of the day England were 84 for five, five hundred runs and a thousand miles behind. Their best batter, Joe Root had just been caught off the ninth ball of the morning, and their captain, Ben Stokes, who has worked so many miracles for them before, had been caught off the 10th, done by a wicked, lifting delivery, nasty, brutish and short, which brushed off his glove on its way through to the keeper.The bowler, Mohammad Siraj, was on a hat-trick, and here comes England’s No 7, Jamie Smith, 24 years old, playing his 19th Test innings. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jamie Smith’s sensational century gives England hope but India seize their moment

Second Test, D3: India 587 and 60-1; England 407Wicketkeeper hits unbeaten 184 but India in chargePressure? What pressure? Or to pinch a line from Keith Miller, the great Australian all-rounder and a fighter pilot during second world war: “There is no pressure in Test cricket. Real pressure is when you are flying a Mosquito with a Messerschmitt up your arse.”Notwithstanding this old truism, there was still a fair bit on the line when Jamie Smith strode out to middle at 11.12am here on the third morning. Joe Root had been uncharacteristically strangled down leg, Ben Stokes had been blown away by a brutish first ball and Mohammed Siraj, a fiery fast bowler known to get on a roll, was eyeing up a hat-trick. Oh, and England were 84 for five, 503 runs behind India’s first innings. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago England vs India: Jamie Smith and Harry Brook hit brace of centuries to pull Three Lions back into contention

The hosts rallied back into the Test at Edgbaston

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8 d. ago England’s Woakes laments marginal decisions going India’s way on day one of second Test

Karun Nair and Yashasvi Jaiswal handed reprieves‘It is frustrating,’ admits England all-rounderEngland started the second Test just as they had the first, by winning the toss and putting India in to bat. The plan was to make inroads before the last, vague vestige of green was burned from the surface and it so nearly came good during an opening spell from Chris Woakes that brought the wicket of KL Rahul but also two marginal umpire decisions that both favoured that batting side. “On a day like this, it is frustrating,” Woakes said. “It was a good day but it felt like a day that could have been so different.”Twice batters were saved on umpire’s call when England reviewed on-field decisions of not out – first in the seventh over, with India 14 without loss, when Yashasvi Jaiswal was reprieved, and then in the 11th, when they were 21 for one, with Karun Nair the beneficiary. On both occasions DRS technology showed the ball going on to hit the stumps, but not by enough for the TV umpire ...

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8 d. ago England vs India: Shubman Gill hits century as tourists build firm foundations at Edgbaston

India edge the first day of the second test at Edgbaston

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8 d. ago Yashasvi Jaiswal puts India in strong position despite missing out on century

The India opener looked on course for a fourth Test century before England captain Ben Stokes struck just before tea.

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8 d. ago Chris Woakes strikes early for England but India reach lunch on 98 for two

Woakes impressed with the new ball on his home ground.

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1 week ago Movie star famed for music video appearances dies at 42 as celebs pay tribute

Shefali Jariwala rose to fame while starring in a hit music video in India, but has now lost her life as her family and friends have been left bereft at their loved one's passing

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2 w. ago England rally at Headingley after Rishabh Pant’s scintillating century

Pant cemented India’s dominance by turning his overnight 65 into a stunning 134.

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2 w. ago Michael Vaughan criticises Ben Stokes’s ‘staggering’ decision to put India into bat

Tourists end opening day at Headingley 359-3Former England captain Vaughan questions choiceThe former England captain Michael Vaughan said he was “staggered” that Ben Stokes chose to bowl first after winning the toss on the opening day of the Test series against India. The tourists proceeded to plunder 359 runs for the loss of three wickets on a flat pitch with Yashasvi Jaiswal and the new captain, Shubman Gill, both scoring centuries.The last six Tests played at Headingley had all ended in victory for the side that bowled first, and Vaughan, a former Yorkshire batter, accused England of making their decision based on the history books rather than the conditions on the day. “I am an old-school traditionalist here at Leeds that when the sun is shining, with dry weather, you bat,” said the 50-year-old Vaughan, who played 51 first-class matches at Headingley including four as England captain. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England vs India: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill hit centuries as tourists dominate at Headingley

Hosts regret decision to field first after winning toss following punishing opening day of First Test

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2 w. ago Yashasvi Jaiswal hits hundred as India pile on runs against England

The opener put on an unbroken 123 with captain Shubman Gill, who was 58 not out at tea.

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2 w. ago England hit back with two wickets before lunch after India make strong start at Headingley

India openers put on 91 but England found timely burst before lunch after winning toss

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3 w. ago India and Canada restore ambassadors as Modi and Carney look to turn page on assassination row

Relations between Ottawa and New Delhi hit rock bottom in 2023 after former leader Trudeau accused India of being behind an assassination plot

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3 w. ago Troubles at Air India continue: Flights to London, Paris cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco

Troubles at Air India continue: Flights to London, Paris cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco-Mumbai flight  The Hindu

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3 w. ago Troubles at Air India continue: 7 international flights cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco

Troubles at Air India continue: 7 international flights cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco-Mumbai flight  The Hindu

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3 w. ago BBC presenter 'wades through rivers of people' as 30 die in tragedy

BBC star faces life or death dilemma as disaster hits and 30 die while he films emotional journey in India to explore grief and spiritualism

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3 w. ago ‘Like an earthquake’: Inside the doctors’ hostel hit in Air India tragedy

After escaping their burning building, trainee doctors returned to help the wounded

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4 w. ago Air India plane crash: More than 200 bodies recovered in flight horror as police give update

The Air India Flight 171 bound for Gatwick Airport was carrying hundreds of people when it hit the ground near Ahmedabad Airport in India

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4 w. ago 'Multiple bird hits' could be cause of Air India crash, says ex

The flight was due to land at Gatwick on Thursday evening and had 53 Britons on board

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