England 75 for 0 (Strauss 38*, Cook 34*) vs India… Openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook ensured England made the perfect start to the fourth and final npower Test before rain wiped out much of the opening day at the Kia Oval. The hosts, who will replace opponents India at the top of the ICC [...]

England 710 for 7 dec (Cook 294, Morgan 104) beat India 224 (Dhoni 77, Broad 4-53, Bresnan 4-62) and 244 (Dhoni 74*, Anderson 4-85) by an innings and 242 runs… It had been inevitable for much of the previous three days but England officially became the No. 1 Test team in the world, ending India’s [...]

Alastair Cook recorded England’s sixth-highest Test score, amassing 294 of a gargantuan 710 for seven declared – a first innings lead of 486. The left-hander batted for 767 minutes, faced 545 balls and struck 33 fours in a career-best that eclipsed his 235 not out in November’s Ashes Test at Brisbane. Cook was involved …

England 456 for 3 (Cook 182*, Morgan 44*) lead India 224 by 232 runs… Alastair Cook’s 182 not out led England into a commanding position against India on the second day of the third Test at Edgbaston here on Wednesday. At stumps, England were 456 for three for in reply to India’s mediocre 224 — [...]

England 84 for 0 (Strauss 52*, Cook 27*) trail India 224 (Dhoni 77, Broad 4-53, Bresnan 4-62) by 140 runs… It’s a mark of the high standards which England now set that India’s eventual total of 224 felt a few too many after the pace attack had made short work of the top order, but [...]