England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 5th day

England find their upward curve

Jul 31, 2014: There will doubtless be tough days ahead but England appear to have turned a corner. ESPNcricinfo assesses where the team is after levelling the series

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 5th day

Cook delighted with 'perfect' win

Jul 31, 2014: Alastair Cook paid tribute to the work rate of Moeen Ali after his six second-innings wickets handed England a thumping victory in the third Test

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 4th day

Anderson provokes Indian ire again

Jul 30, 2014: James Anderson was been involved in another incident with an Indian player, at the end of the fourth day's play at the Ageas Bowl.

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

Time for Moeen to be given respect

Jul 30, 2014: Moeen Ali has 11 wickets at 33 against India. He might not be comparable to Graeme Swann, but it is time he gained the respect he deserves

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

England rediscover their swing

Jul 29, 2014: Instead of the joyless England side we have seen in recent times we saw a team with renewed vigour and belief and they go into the final two days with a chance of forcing victory

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 3rd day

Moeen Ali banned from wearing 'Gaza' wristbands

Jul 29, 2014: England batsman Moeen Ali has been asked to remove wristbands bearing the slogans "Save Gaza" and "Free Palestine" following a conversation with the ICC match referee, David Boon

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Encouragement for England - but no more

Jul 28, 2014: Gary Ballance, Ian Bell and Jos Buttler piled on the pain for India but luck played its part and judgement should be reserved for tougher tests

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

ECB defends Moeen's 'Save Gaza' wristband

Jul 28, 2014: Moeen Ali's wearing of a wristband during the second Investec Test between England and India at the Ageas Bowl protesting about Israel's military action in Gaza has been defended by the ECB

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Bransgove in pursuit of Ashes dream

Jul 28, 2014: Rod Bransgrove, the Hampshire chairman, hopes that modest ticket sales for the India Test will not deter the ECB from allocating an Ashes match to the Ageas Bowl in 2019.

England v India, third Investec Test, Ageas Bowl

Loyal crowd wills Cook forward

Jul 27, 2014: Alastair Cook was under the greatest pressure of his career, but the Southampton crowd was determined to will him forward

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One battle too far for Prior

Jul 22, 2014: The last year has not been kind to Matt Prior but that should not diminish what he achieved for England and, if his career does prove to be over, he can be remembered as a key part of the period of sustained success

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Three Tests to save Cook's captaincy

Jul 21, 2014: Alastair Cook admitted his position as captain will become "untenable" if he cannot arrest his slump in batting form within the next three Tests.

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's 5th day

Hapless England victims of failing system

Jul 21, 2014: Previous England inadequacies were masked by a handful of excellent players but now the national side are showing the results of an environment too cosy for those whose faces fit and one that ostracises the rest

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Farbrace defends senior players

Jul 20, 2014: Paul Farbrace insisted England's senior players could not be praised highly enough despite recent results at the close of play on the fourth day of the second Investec Test at Lord's

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Scars of the old era haunt England

Jul 20, 2014: It will take something remarkable for England to chase down their target and the more evidence that is displayed suggests more fresh faces need to brought into the team in place of mentally scarred seniors

India in England 2014

BCCI questions lack of video for Anderson case

Jul 19, 2014: Indian officials have questioned why crucial video footage that could have shed light on the alleged altercation between James Anderson and Ravi Jadeja is not available

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

MCC says ground staff made 'genuine mistake'

Jul 19, 2014: The MCC has admitted to "a genuine mistake" after a member of the Lord's groundstaff was shown sliding his feet on a good length

India in England 2014

Trent Bridge pitch rated 'poor' by match referee

Jul 19, 2014: The pitch at Trent Bridge, which hosted the first Investec Test between England and India, has been rated poor by match referee David Boon, the ICC said in a release

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

'I was probably a bit naive' - Ballance

Jul 18, 2014: It was been an 'interesting' week for England's No. 3 but the only aspect of it that should really matter is how he is slotting into a key position in the batting order

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day

Cook's descent into private hell

Jul 18, 2014: Eventually, with the batting failures accumulating and his captaincy not compensating, the reasons for persisting with Alastair Cook are wearing out

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