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'Every ball is important' - India confront the curse of the break

Losing wickets close to breaks in play has contributed significantly to India letting dominant positions slip during their tour of England

18-Jul-2025•Nagraj Gollapudi

Deepti the batter makes a quiet statement

Her promotion to No. 6 raised a few eyebrows, but she showed her finishing chops with a match-winning, unbeaten 62 in the first ODI

17-Jul-2025•Shashank Kishore

Rock & Roll It podcast: The Stokes juju does it again

After the tight finish at Lord's, where do the two teams stand in the lead up to the last two Tests of what has been a riveting series?

16-Jul-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Why England and India need big nuts for the Test series, not soft balls

The shape that defines this Test series is a sphere, and it comes in various forms

16-Jul-2025•Alan Gardner

Switch Hit: Nice 'n' Spicy

England and India served up a treat at Lord's, leaving the series delicately poised. Alan Gardner was joined by Sid Monga and Vish Ehantharajah to discuss what went down

15-Jul-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Battered players leave bits of hearts and spirits behind after bruising Lord's Test

It was a deeply physical Test that stretched these modern-day gladiators to their limits, till India experienced heartbreak in slow-motion and England celebrated a win that might not have been

15-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Who has been dismissed for exactly 100 the most times in Tests?

And what's the earliest in their career that a player has scored a hundred and taken a five-for in the same Test?

15-Jul-2025•Steven Lynch

Six years on from World Cup glory, Stokes and Archer light up Lord's again

England's captain said he had a feeling on an auspicious date, and so it transpired

14-Jul-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

India ponder the what-ifs after Lord's heartbreak

Gill says a "couple of boundaries here and there" could have tilted the result in India's favour

14-Jul-2025•Nagraj Gollapudi

Jadeja, and the curse of being so good

He once again came so close to sealing his place in popular legend, but it was not meant to be

14-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Sledging, swearing, send-offs - Lord's needling promises explosive series ahead

The message from the two captains is clear: neither expected things to kick off as they did, nor do they intend to rein anyone in ahead of the final two Tests

14-Jul-2025•Matt Roller

Stats - England clinch the narrowest Lord's win

Stats highlights of the final day of the Lord's Test between England and India

14-Jul-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

Stokes' magic is spread thin by responsibility, and yet it endures

Batting form is a major concern, yet his importance as a captain and bowler shines through on critical day four

13-Jul-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Brook's shot selection under scrutiny as counterattack goes awry

England's No.1-ranked batter was in the mood to turn the tables, but picked the wrong option at a key moment

13-Jul-2025•Matt Roller

The day India's bowlers rose in unison

Six bowlers used, five got among the wickets, and the one who didn't kept a miserly economy

13-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

Stats - Gill goes past Dravid's record in England, and a whole lot of bowleds at Lord's

Stats highlights from the fourth day's play between England and India at Lord's

13-Jul-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

New day, same old troubles: India left to play catch-up despite superior show

Small errors, non-traditional dismissals, another collapse, and India had lost another opportunity to make losing this Test improbable

12-Jul-2025•Sidharth Monga

India's 350-plus streak in Tests, and a rare first-innings tie

Stats highlights from the third day's play between England and India at Lord's

12-Jul-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

The wait is Over: Six balls and a lifetime later, Jofra Archer returns with a bang

Four years after his last Test appearance, England's fast bowler scripts a perfect return to the big time

11-Jul-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Gillnetting: Woakes and Smith make England's grand plan work

Rather than the pace of Jofra Archer, it was Chris Woakes with the keeper up to the stumps that did for India's captain

11-Jul-2025•Matt Roller

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