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Tail-enders overshadow top order

James Anderson and Joe Root put together 198 runs and picked up a slew of records along the way, including the most runs made by a final-wicket pair

12-Jul-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Dhoni's instincts fail him

Like George Costanza once did, India's captain went against his normal ahead of the first Test but on the fourth day, with a match still winnable for India, he went back to a familiar game plan

12-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Ishant's rewards for the dirty work

Ishant Sharma is an odd sort of 'attack leader', averaging over 37 in Test cricket and not given the new ball, but extracting England's middle order on a docile pitch showed why he is persisted with

11-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Lack of leaders a hurdle to England revival

In a batting order containing four or five relatively inexperienced cricketers, it is not obvious who in the dressing room can revitalise England

11-Jul-2014•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

The joy of one, the pain of another

The No. 11 of India's order did something the No. 1 of England's order can only dream of at the moment: score a Test fifty

10-Jul-2014•Jarrod Kimber at Trent Bridge

Cook's dismissal betrays frazzled mind

Some may say that the England captain's dismissal was unlucky, but it was the latest example of the demons he is battling as the form slump grows longer

10-Jul-2014•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Change of attitude aids remarkable stand

India's recent track of record of lower-order runs is poor, but they began correcting that with a mammoth 10th wicket stand which showed the application and mindset that has often been lacking

10-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

Bhuvneshwar, Shami in longest last-wicket stand in England

Indian batsmen, including the lower order, apply themselves to bat long periods collecting records along the way.

10-Jul-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Vijay the millionaire meets Vijay the coal-miner

In recent times, fortune has conspired against M Vijay and runs have been lacking. At Trent Bridge, though, after a small slice of luck at the start, he combined flair and patience to great effect

09-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

A rare century and Anderson's 50

Stats highlights from the opening day at Trent Bridge, when Murali Vijay scored his first overseas Test century

09-Jul-2014•S Rajesh

Test pitch comes gift wrapped

England could not have produced a pitch more suiting India's needs at Trent Bridge if they had gift wrapped it with a note of welcome

09-Jul-2014•George Dobell at Trent Bridge

Cook's captaincy future on the line

Alastair Cook's qualities as England captain have been widely debated. England's five-Test series against India is about to determine his future

08-Jul-2014•George Dobell

India threaten to shed conservatism

The signs are that Stuart Binny has a very strong chance of making a Test debut at Trent Bridge which would signal a significant change in mindset by India overseas

08-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga at Trent Bridge

India's bowling leader conundrum

The present Indian bowling line-up will tackle its first five-Test series without the proven guidance of Zaheer Khan, their bowling captain. India had unravelled without him in 2011. Will they do better this time around?

08-Jul-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

ECB profit could be England's loss

The visit of India will swell the coffers of English cricket but there could be a greater cost in the long term

07-Jul-2014•George Dobell in Nottingham

Five key head-to-heads

From two embattled captains to the challenge for India's openers against the new ball, ESPNcricinfo picks five contests that could determine the series

07-Jul-2014•Alan Gardner

Anderson's favourite venue, and England's batting woes

Trent Bridge has been one of the very best grounds for fast bowlers over the last decade, with James Anderson taking 49 wickets at 17.34. It is also a venue where England have won each of their last five Tests

07-Jul-2014•S Rajesh

India look for their Indian summer

Billboards are calling the series England's Indian Summer, but it is India who are looking for that period of warmth, redemption after the last whitewash, for they have seen how bleak the winter that can follow is

07-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga in Nottingham

'We know we are capable of performing anywhere'

Cheteshwar Pujara talks about his preparation for the England tour, lessons learnt from T20, and Duncan Fletcher's contribution

07-Jul-2014•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

India hint at five-bowler strategy

India seem to be mulling playing five specialist batsmen and giving Stuart Binny a Test debut at Trent Bridge, going by how much action he has seen in the tour matches and in the nets

06-Jul-2014•Sidharth Monga in Nottingham

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