Australia retained the Ashes by overpowering England by 185 runs in the fourth Test at Manchester on Sunday. On the final day, the hosts crumbled to 197
With the series surprisingly tied 1-1 courtesy Ben Stokes' Headingley miracle, England would now want to stay alive with another victory at Old Trafford.
India completed a 2-0 victory over West Indies with yet another comprehensive triumph at Jamaica by 257 runs. The victory made Virat Kohli India's most successful Test captain
The opening day of the second Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica wasn't dominated by India in the way they were expected to but they were still a competitive 264 for 5 at stumps.
India will head into the second and final Test of the series against West Indies as favourites and, on a high, as the teams meet at Sabina Park in Jamaica.
Despite all the time lost due to rain in the Colombo Test, New Zealand managed to level the series against Sri Lanka with a combative triumph by an innings and 65 runs
Steve Smith narrowly missed out on a third consecutive Ashes hundred as he was dismissed for 92. However, the talking point of the match at Lord's was the blow to Smith at the back of the head