The stadium is expected to be enveloped with a cloud cover, which should assist the English seamers and make life difficult for the visiting batters.

Team India captain Shubman Gill scored 103 runs from 238 balls in the second innings of the Manchester Test on Day 05.

Old Trafford, compared to Lord’s, is more inclusive culturally and from a cricket standpoint, writes Amrit Mathur

Joe Root moved to second in the all-time top run scorer charts to help England surpass India's first innings total on day three of the fourth test at Old Trafford, the hosts 433-4 at tea on Friday, leading by 75 runs.

The defiance of Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja means India could draw the series at the Oval – both teams are out on their feet

The ICC Annual Conference 2025 in Singapore focused on the future of Test, ODI, and T20 cricket. A special committee was formed to discuss the issues across all three formats and how the game should be promoted further.

England travel to Australia for The Ashes having deployed a more pragmatic approach in their summer series against India

In Test cricket, injured batters are not permitted to have another player as a runner. The rule is stated in condition 25.5 of the International Cricket Council's Men's Test Playing Conditions. A batter is permitted to retire as not out due to injury, illness or any other unavoidable cause and is allowed to resume their innings.

England posted a massive 669-run total in their first innings, with Bumrah conceding 112 runs in his 33 overs and managing to take just two wickets.