2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Mahendra Singh Dhoni doesn't seek refuge behind words. On Tuesday, he offered up no excuses for the late declaration, which left India with a maximum of only 43 overs to try and bowl England out https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/384073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/384073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-384073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Given that there were still 68 overs to be bowled when the teams finally took to the field, you could scarcely blame India for batting on. After a week when seemingly insurmountable targets have been achieved with ludicrous ease, there was no point taking https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/384057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/384057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-384057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India clinched the two-Test series against England 1-0 after the second Test ended in a draw here on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/384008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/384008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-384008 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the fourth day in Mohali https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383857.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383857.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383857 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Any thoughts that India had of quickly piling onto to a 151-run lead, taken through Harbhajan Singh's quick strikes on another foggy morning, evaporated in the afternoon sunshine as England turned in a vigorous spell https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the third day in Mohali https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's 144, reeking of swaggering brilliance, had combined with Andrew Flintoff's determination to bail England out of trouble on an absorbing day in Mohali but their dismissals in fading light swung the advantage right back India's way https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a year when the words "wall", "falling" and "crumbling" were never far from the headlines, Rahul Dravid could have been forgiven for thinking he had become Humpty Dumpty https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383569.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383569.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383569 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the second day of the second Test between India and England in Mohali https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383566.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383566.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383566 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's top and lower order piled on the frustration for England on day two in Mohali, building on the foundation laid yesterday by Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383498.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383498 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a day of grind and attrition for England's bowlers who managed just one scalp between them, Peter Moores made it clear that despite Steve Harmison's second axing in a year, his international future is not in jeopardy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid has endured the slings and arrows of a fickle sport for more than a decade, but after a sapping day in the field, England's cricketers also have a much greater understanding of what it takes to succeed in a country that has long been regarde https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for day one of the second Test between India and England in Mohali https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383406.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383406.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383406 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a day of accumulation which offered little out-and-out entertainment - 179 runs and one wicket came from 72 overs - but it was one which belonged entirely to India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383295.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/383295.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-383295 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni is perhaps aware that no Indian captain has won three Tests on the trot [excluding tours of Bangladesh] in the last seven years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382797.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382797.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382797 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England captain Kevin Pietersen has decided to wait until just before the start of the second Test to name his team. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382796 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has said England don't need to change too much for the second Test in Mohali, starting on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chennai may well be remembered as the Test match in which there were no losers, but try convincing England's cricketers of that fact as they traipse northwards to Mohali https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382582.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior, the England wicketkeeper, has said the side can hit back in the second Test in Mohali despite a "hugely deflating" defeat in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Monty Panesar's wicketless outing during India's record chase of 387 in the Chennai Test, which has prompted a level of criticism, was due to a lack of bowling practice, his county coach has said https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In addition to a 2-0 series victory, India will look to regain the No. 2 spot in the ICC Test rankings with a win in the second Test against England in Mohali starting Friday. The three points gained will put them above South Africa, who will then have to https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/382412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/382412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382412 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Moores, the England coach has refused to blame the tactics for the six-wicket defeat in the first Test against India in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382393.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382393.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382393 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England captain Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he played the entire first Test against India in Chennai with a fractured rib, suffered before the final ODI in Cuttack nearly three weeks ago. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382378.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382378.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382378 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "I've scored a 100 in the second innings, but to actually win a match, play the winning shot, that was something I wanted to do. This makes it really really special" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights of India's six-wicket win against England in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At the start of the first Test, it was agreed that, win or lose, England would be regarded as victors simply for turning up en masse and playing in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. It's hard to imagine they'll find much solace in that solida https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382312.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382312.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382312 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For four days this Test has bubbled up and it finally burst into life on the fourth evening as Virender Sehwag pummelled an exhilarating 83, giving India an audacious start to chasing a daunting 387 for victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss believes patience, not urgency, will help England in their quest for a win on the final day in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382136.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382136.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382136 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT By staying true to his character and trusting his natural instincts, Sehwag has given India an outstanding chance of winning a game that appeared to have drifted far out of reach on Sunday morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the fourth day of the first Test between India and England in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After all the turmoil of recent weeks, India couldn't have picked a better moment to create history, completing a famous six-wicket victory by chasing down the fourth-highest total https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382035.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/382035.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-382035 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England are showing just what is possible when the mind is freed of its clutter and instinct is left to run the show https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381987 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "If that's the perception, then we'd like to change that," said Gary Kirsten, when someone mentioned India's rather ordinary record when it comes to fourth-innings pursuits https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the third day of the first Test between India and England in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381966.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381966.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381966 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss followed up his first-innings century with a composed, unbeaten 73 on the third day in Chennai as England built a strong lead of 247 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381908 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After three straightforward victories against the two best teams in the world, Mahendra Singh Dhoni discovered today that Test-match captaincy won't always be a bed of fragrant blooms https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381863.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381863.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381863 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT You wait nine years for your first Test wicket, then two come along all at once. Whatever pre-conceived notions Graeme Swann developed during that decade-spanning hiatus between his first England tour and his maiden Test cap, they were soundly trounced in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf will travel to India for the second Test between India and England in Mohali https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381852 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo rewinds the Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a fine combined effort England's five-man attack reduced India to 155 for 6 in reply to their 316 on the second day in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381779.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381779.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381779 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Though he created the odd ripple of laughter with his typically candid answers, it was a subdued Harbhajan Singh that fronted up to the media at the end of the first day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When safety and security is a team's over-riding priority, there are few cricketers better equipped to instil that warm fuzz of sanctuary than Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents they Plays of the day from the opening day of the Test series between India and England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This Test looked like it might never go ahead, and some still argue it's too soon to be playing cricket, but in the end the opening day produced a fascinating start to the short series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381611 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCA Stadium in Mohali has been confirmed by the ECB as the venue of the second Test between India and England, to be played from December 19-23. The announcement follows two days of inspections by board officials, including Reg Dickason, its security https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For both sides, this is a pivotal series; in many ways, it's also the start of a new era https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381529 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England captain Kevin Pietersen has backed his decision to play Graeme Swann in the first Test against India starting Thursday in Chennai. He was confident of the spinner delivering the goods and said he deserved his debut. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381528.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381528.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381528 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's captain, has said his team has only been focusing on maintaining the intensity from a successful last couple months https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After all that has transpired since the terror strikes in Mumbai, the game now takes centre stage https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen, the England captain, has insisted his team cannot use the difficult situation they find themselves in, after resuming their tour of India, as an excuse https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the England team in Chennai for the first Test, ECB officials have arrived in Mohali to inspect the conditions for the second Test in Mohali, from December 19 to 23 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So much has been said and written about the security arrangements for this. Less has been said about the effect it's having on the home players. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381452.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381452.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381452 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If England are looking for some self-belief that they can prosper in the first Test against India despite very little time to acclimatise, they need to look no further than Alastair Cook https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first Test between India and England in Chennai starting on Thursday is likely to be disrupted by rain and there is the threat of a cyclone over the state of Tamil Nadu over the next few days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England allrounder says tight security may be a distraction but believes normal service will resume when the first Test gets underway in Chennai on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381403.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381403.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381403 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Butcher, the former England batsman, believes it will be "enormously tough" for the team to put on a competitive performance in India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's cricketers were greeted by unprecedented levels of security after touching down in Chennai ahead of Thursday's first Test against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reg Dickason, the security advisor appointed by the ECB, has deferred his visit to inspect Mohali as a venue for the second Test between India and England by a day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381334 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England allrounder said the decision to return to India for the two-Test series was not just made by the senior members https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381295.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381295.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381295 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will tour India for their two-Test series with a full-strength squad after an evening of meetings in Abu Dhabi finally gave the trip the go ahead https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent quick bowler Amjad Khan has been named in England's squad to face India next week, as a replacement for Ryan Sidebottom https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Morgan, the ICC president, has urged Indian fans to come out in large numbers for the home Test series against England to show they are not intimidated by the recent terror strikes in Mumbai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The official announcement from the ICC comes after Rauf, one of the two Pakistani representatives on the Elite Panel of umpires, failed to obtain the correct visa to travel Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381079.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381079.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381079 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With under 24 hours until the fate of England's tour of India is decided, Peter Moores has admitted that both Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison remain concerned about returning to the subcontinent for the two-Test series which begins on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-381025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umpire Asad Rauf will not be able to stand in the first Test between India and England in Chennai because of a delay in obtaining the correct visa to India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380867.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380867.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380867 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's preparations for the first Test against India were limited to just half a training session at their camp in Abu Dhabi owing to poor weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten, India's coach, will return to India this weekend after having received security assurances from the BCCI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim May, the chief executive of the global players' union, has called for a new security plan to ensure the game can continue in the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380816.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380816.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380816 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asad Rauf, the Pakistan umpire, says he has no concerns about travelling to India to officiate in the two-Test series between India and England https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380790.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380790.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380790 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yuvraj Singh and Pragyan Ojha have been included in a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against England. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has welcomed England's decision to go ahead with the tour of India, pending security clearance, saying it was good for world cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380734.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380734.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380734 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England opening batsman Andrew Strauss has said he and his team-mates are ready to play their two-Test series in India because of a "duty to the game" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England are preparing for a delicate balancing act on their way to a final decision on the India tour with the ECB planning to fly its players to Abu Dhabi on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB is in favour of England resuming its tour of India, believing the move will send out a "positive signal for cricket in the subcontinent" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380690.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380690.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380690 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yuvraj Singh is the top contender to replace Sourav Ganguly, who retired last month, in the Indian squad for the two-Test series against England, scheduled to start in Chennai on December 11 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCI expects "no problem" in hosting the first Test as scheduled from December 11 in Chennai, where Reg Dickason, the ECB's security advisor, carried out an inspection of the stadium https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCI has unveiled a revised itinerary for England's tour of India, with Mohali and Chennai named as the two Test venues, replacing Ahmedabad on December 11, and Mumbai on December 19 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's national selector, Geoff Miller, has paved the way for a weakened squad to return to India ahead of the forthcoming Test series, by insisting that no player will be penalised if they choose the safety-first option https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380308.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380308.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380308 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCI and the ECB are engaged in "positive discussions" to hold the two-Test series, which start on December 11, with Mohali and Chennai believed to have been identified as the new venues https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison has said the decision each player will have to make about whether to return to India will be among "the most important of their lives" but insisted now was not the time to make rash judgements https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said he would 'find it very difficult to go back' to India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's cricketers will not be forced to return to India for the two-Test series between the two countries, Hugh Morris, the ECB's managing director for England cricket, said as the squad arrived back in London https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380155 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lalit Modi, the BCCI vice-president, has said India could go Pakistan's way in losing out on international series if terrorist attacks continue https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380088.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380088.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380088 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia has lost "millions of dollars" from the postponement of the Champions League Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/380073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/380073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A potential power-struggle is looming over the fate of England's Test series in India as the team travels home following the terrorist atrocities that have rocked Mumbai for three days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380040.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/380040.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-380040 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The inaugural Champions League Twenty20, which was scheduled to begin in Mumbai on December 3, has been postponed in the wake of Wednesday's terrorist strikes in the city https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/379909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/t20champions/content/story/379909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has said as captain he had never felt as angry as he did after his team's fifth successive loss to India. England have lost the seven-match series with two games to go https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379848.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379848.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379848 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have cut short the ongoing one-day series against India following Wednesday's terrorist strikes in Mumbai and will fly back home on Saturday morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379839 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting would support shifting the Champions League Twenty20 to another country if the event does not take place in India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/379826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/379826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A series of terrorist strikes in Mumbai on Wednesday night has put in serious doubt the fate of the Champions Twenty20 tournament, scheduled to begin here next week, and the second Test between India and England next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/379813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/379813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379813 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sajid Mahmood and Amjad Khan have been called in as cover for Andrew Flintoff and Stuart Broad for the remaining two one-day internationals against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's captain, has credited his bowlers for keeping England to under 300 in the Cuttack one-day international, which the home side won by six wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379798.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379798.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379798 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India eased to a six-wicket victory in Cuttack despite Kevin Pietersen's unbeaten 111 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India have not named their XI for the fifth ODI in Cuttack, but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said key players would be rested https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379572.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379572.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379572 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Flintoff has told the BBC that he wants to join the IPL next season, arguing that any England players who followed suit would gain from the experience https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/379471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/379471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A series of contrasting fortunes is dead in terms of a contest but there's plenty for both sides to play for https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379423 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With his side sealing the seven-match series 4-0, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said the team will look to field unused players for the upcoming games https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379384.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379384.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379384 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Harmison has said that England will be left behind if players aren't able to join the IPL and gain more Twenty20 experience https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England require a revised target of 198 in 22 overs to beat India and pull themselves back to 1-3 in the seven-match series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT he Sachin Tendulkar caravan will give England something different to think about as they seek to stay alive in this seven-match series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/379235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT