A fitness worry for Sourav Ganguly has compounded India's batting problems ahead of the second Test at Trent Bridge

A bit of luck, rain, fading light and Mahendra Singh Dhoni saves India from defeat in the first Test at Lord's

India's batsmen have a chance on Monday to redeem themselves, they simply need to emulate the bowlers

India's bowlers are setting them up nicely but the batsmen don't seem to possess the nous to win them

With plenty of inspiration to gain from their on-field performance early on, Sachin Tendulkar and Wasim Jaffer, after decent starts, failed to stamp India's authority on the match

Sreesanth gets his inspiration from watching Sourav Ganguly bowl on the first day and stages a remarkable comeback after the storm subsides on the second morning

India will start the second day buoyed by the late strikes on the first, they'll have the new ball as an option and they would have hopefully got rid of those pesky butterflies in the stomach

India's experienced bowling lineup will take on what will be a severely depleted England bowling attack in the series opener at Lord's tomorrow

The honours board, the Long Room, the pavilion, the atmosphere, the food, the tradition and history all add to the aura of playing a Test at Lord's

Dinesh Karthik has admitted that taking up the dual responsibility of opening the batting and wicketkeeping will be "difficult" though he is ready to do the job

Rahul Dravid talks to Siddhartha Vaidyanathan about the unique charms of playing in England

Rahul Dravid and Co. would have wished for the two practice games to provide a few answers

Strauss is part of a batting line-up in form; Yuvraj is part of a group that's prone to inconsistency, often reliant on one or two batsmen.

Graham Gooch, the former England captain who played his last Test at the age of 42, has urged India's experienced middle-order batsmen to convert the final phase of their careers into a "golden one"

A tepid final day at Chelmsford produced an expected result with the Indians' second practice match ending in a high-scoring draw

Sachin Tendulkar, in the company of Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni resurrected India's total after a top-order collapse

Keith Fletcher, the former England captain, admits he's surprised with the progress made by Alastair Cook, England's opening batsman

Tendulkar's 171, on his very first innings on the England leg of the tour, along with Yuvraj Singh's handy contribution steered the Indians out of choppy waters, guiding them to 336 for 7 at the end of the 2nd day.

On a day when their new-ball bowlers were smattered in the first session, Indians could take heart from a good Zaheer Khan spell

An unbeaten century from Tim Bresnen, and his 129-run partnership with Stuart Broad for the eighth wicket, allowed England Lions to gain the upper hand at the end of the first day against the touring Indians at Chelmsford