Cricket News sort by India v England 3rd Test at Birmingham - Aug 10-14, 2011

England head into the third Test against India at Edgbaston here on Wednesday knowing another victory will give then both an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the four-match series and see them replace their opponents at the top of the ICC's Test Championship table.

Joining an England batting line-up that has outperformed its Indian opponent and, over the last 12 months, has essentially been centered around its resolute, old-world No. 3 Jonathan Trott, is a batsman of sparkling strokeplay, cheeky personality an

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly today expressed optimism that M S Dhoni's boys would bounce back in the two remaining test matches against England with some resolute allround display.

The BCCI on Wednesday decided to send reinforcements to the injury-hit Indian Test squad in England in the form of Virat Kohli, who will replace Yuvraj Singh, and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who will take the place of Harbhajan Singh.

Sehwag's fitness will be tested during a two-day match against Northamptonshire from August 5 which precedes the remaining back-to-back Tests at Edgbaston and The Oval.