Boycott felt that the Indian batsmen lack application while trying to flick outswingers, referring to Murali Vijay's mode of dismissals.

Anderson is only the second bowler, after legendary Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, to have claimed 100 Test wickets at a single venue.

Be it in South Africa earlier this year or this week's Edgbaston Test, Kohli has been, more often than not, found shouldering his team's batting on his own in the past few months.

While former India captain outrightly excluded Dhawan from his playing eleven for the first Test, Sehwag still sees some hope in the left-handed batsman.

Kohli, Vijay, Rahul scored their respective fifties to help India build momentum and it was Dinesh Karthik who leads the way for the visitors after the top order crumbled early on Day 1.

In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Test opener Murali Vijay said in order to win the series, it is important for the visitors to stay together as a team on such a long and arduous tour.

Opener Murali Vijay and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will be looking to get into the groove in India A's last first-class engagement against England Lions.

Dhawan's knock of 107, during which he became the first player from India to complete a century before lunch on the opening day of a Test match, saw him gain 10 spots to reach a career-best 24th position.

Dhawan became the first Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match joining the illustrious ranks of Sir Don Bradman, Victor Trumper, Majid Khan, and David Warner.

Chopra picked up Murali Vijay and KL Rahul as the first-choice openers for the Indian team in the five-match Test series which is slated to begin on July 3 at Old Trafford, Manchester.

CoA chief Vinod Rai informed that Indian cricketers will leave for England in two batches in June.

Vijay, who was part of the CSK before moving on to play for other teams including Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, said it was nice to be back at the Chennai franchise.

The Tamil Nadu opener revealed that sharing feelings about selection openly with each other helps them to move on rather than keeping things brewing inside.

The squad also includes exciting young all-rounder Washington Sundar, who has impressed with his recent performances including in the Duleep Trophy final.

Two Rockstars!! One introducing the other to the world. Feeling Blessed," he tweeted.

Pujara was named the skipper of the 15-member Saurashtra side, that includes Jadeja, for their opening four-day encounter against Haryana at Lahli from October 6.

The 31-year-old Shikhar Dhawan returns to the Test team after playing his last match against New Zealand in October 2016.

Australian captain Steve Smith was heard uttering expletives against Indian Murali Vijay after the fielder claimed to have taken a catch that was deemed not clean.

India posted 64/1 in their first innings at lunch on the second day of the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia here on Sunday.

India rode on Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay's dogged display to post 193/2 at lunch on the third day of the third cricket Test here on Saturday.