Stuart Broad

The opening Test ended with the levity of Alastair Cook taking a Test wicket in a match where his captaincy showed encouraging signs but England should be assisted more by their system rather than hindered

Mark Waugh often said there was no such thing as a flat pitch in Test cricket and that the best bowlers would find a way. On the third day at Trent Bridge, Ishant Sharma found that way, adapting like England had not managed

Stuart Broad has become the latest England player to bemoan the lack of home advantage after his side conceded a tenth-wicket stand of 111 to India on the second day of the Investec Test series at Trent Bridge

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

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

Stuart Broad has suggested that Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss should go for a quiet drink to resolve their differences.

James Whitaker has hinted that rotation of England's attack will be a feature of the compressed, five-Test series against India, even if the bowlers themselves are not fans

Ravi Shastri has called on India to make Alastair Cook's life "as tough as they can" when the Investec Test series between England and India gets underway next week at Trent Bridge

A new-look England side came within one wicket of winning at Lord's and two balls of salvaging a drawn series at Headingley, but while there were promising signs there also remain significant worries

With Alastair Cook isolated and the deficiencies in his captaincy laid bare, the suggestion that English cricket is at a low point continues to gain credence

England made life harder for themselves than it should have been on the opening day, but their pace attack - and those vying for selection - are offering the suggestion of a strong pack

Stuart Broad became the first England bowler to take two hat-tricks in Test cricket, and only the fourth bowler of all time, as England tore through Sri Lanka's lower order on the opening day of the Headingley Test.

That Sussex are within 33 runs of reaching the follow-on target of 303 owes much to an unbeaten century from their captain Ed Joyce

Stuart Broad recounts the sour welcome he received from the Brisbane crowd in the first Ashes Test in an interview with the Guardian

Stuart Broad is to be reminded of his responsibilities on social media following a complaint by the PCB and the Pakistan spinner, Saeed Ajmal

Stuart Broad may have to call time on his England Twenty20 career to give him a better chance of staying fit for Test and one-day international cricket

The PCB has sought an explanation from the ECB over Stuart Broad's remarks on Saeed Ajmal's bowling action

Saeed Ajmal is to ask for an explanation from the ECB after Stuart Broad appeared to question the legality of the bowler's action

Giles and Broad used the word to describe the team's performance in the World T20, but what it really describes is the attitude of their bosses