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'Many factors' in over-rate rule saved Dhoni from possible ban

MS Dhoni escaped the trip-wires of the over-rate through the somewhat open-ended ICC rules that depend on "many factors on the ground" and their interpretation

27-Jul-2011•Sharda Ugra and Nagraj Gollapudi

Flower unhappy with limited DRS

Andy Flower has said the ICC should have over-ruled India's insistence on using a watered-down DRS for the ongoing Test series

27-Jul-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Cannot have a player using a Test to warm-up'

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has questioned India's approach to handling the fitness of the players and has strongly suggested a review of the entire process

26-Jul-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

Trott and Anderson into second place

Jonathan Trott has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara to be rated the second best Test batsman in the world

26-Jul-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

What could go wrong, went wrong - Dhoni

MS Dhoni said India suffered several misfortunes during the first Test at Lord's which made their job difficult

25-Jul-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

Strauss hails 'outstanding' England

There was no shortage of superlatives as England basked in the glow of their 196-run victory at Lord's with Andrew Strauss terming their success at taking 20 wickets a near perfect effort

25-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Anderson leads dominant England to big win

England's bowlers fought their way through dogged batting, the absence of DRS for lbws and some sloppy catching to avoid a repeat of Lord's 2007 and finish a comprehensive win

25-Jul-2011•The Report by Sidharth Monga

India wary of over-rate problem

India have made a conscious effort to speed up their over-rate to help the captain, MS Dhoni, avoid being banned for the next Test at Trent Bridge

24-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Prior expects tough final day

In 2007, with a little help from the weather, India held on nine down at Lord's and went on to win the series. England are determined there won't be a repeat this time as they search for the nine scalps needed to take a 1-0 lead

24-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Ishant shines, Stuart sizzles

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the first Test between England and India at Lord's

24-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

England need nine wickets on final day

Ruthless England came down hard on wounded and battered India, but the visitors still had fingernails dug in at the edge of the cliff

24-Jul-2011•The Report by Sidharth Monga

England boss, but India avoid follow-on

Fifteen years and 153 Tests later, Rahul Dravid returned to Lord's to make it to the honours board and help India avoid the follow-on

23-Jul-2011•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Doubts persist over Zaheer's fitness

Zaheer Khan is likely to sit out the remainder of Lord's Test and could even be a doubtful starter for second Test starting at Trent Bridge on July 29

22-Jul-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at Lord's

KP does the double, Dhoni does it all

Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between England and India at Lord's

22-Jul-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Pietersen double outshines Praveen's five

Come big series, tough conditions, early wickets, and Kevin Pietersen scored his first home century in three years, going onto beating India to pulp

22-Jul-2011•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Trott resists Zaheer charge on gloomy day

Only 49.2 overs were possible on the first day of the 2000th Test, but Zaheer Khan found time enough to strike two big blows for India and one against them

21-Jul-2011•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Special caps, players' parade to commemorate 100th Test

The ECB and the BCCI will celebrate the 100th Test between England and India by exchanging mementos and presenting a special commemorative cap to former players on both sides

20-Jul-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

England ready for the top - Strauss

Andrew Strauss believes England are ready to fulfil the ambition laid out at the start of his captaincy tenure in 2009, and displace India as the No. 1 Test team in the world

20-Jul-2011•Andrew Miller at Lord's

The most anticipated England-India match

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between England and India at Lord's

20-Jul-2011•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Dhoni bullish on 2000 more Tests

The world is changing but there's no reason Test cricket won't survive another 2000 matches, India's captain MS Dhoni has said

20-Jul-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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