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Trailing by 58 on first innings, West Indies limped to 61 for six, a lead of just three runs with two days left.
Stuart Broad, fresh from his 11-wicket haul at Lord's, and James Anderson will again lead England's attack in the second Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday with the third pace slot up for grabs.
New Zealand have never appeared so well-united as they do currently. 'Individually and collectively, under Brendon McCullum's astute leadership, they seem a formidable lot.'
Rediff's resident expert Rajneesh Gupta replies to questions from readers.
Where did India go wrong in the third Test? How did England win in four days? Bikash Mohapatra, who was at Edgbaston, identifies the turning points in the match.
India's defeat by innings and 242 runs is the worst defeat for a team ranked # 1 (since rankings were introduced). Australia suffered only one loss by innings margin in 72 Tests they played as # 1 team. India have lost 3 by innings margin in only 21 Tests after becoming No 1.
With Zaheer Khan out of the series, former India stumper Kiran More tells Bikash Mohapatra, the Indian team has a tall task ahead.
South African pacer Dale Steyn says England do not require the number one Test team tag to earn the cricket world's respect because they have already acquired it with their stupendous show against India in the ongoing series.
Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh have been ruled out of the remainder of the England Test series because of injuries. Virat Kohli and Pragyan Ojha have been named replacements.
India suffered a humiliating 319-run defeat at Nottingham. This was despite the fact that India gained first innings lead of 67! The margin is the biggest ever in Test history for a side that conceded first innings lead.
Where did India go wrong in the second Test? How did England win in four days? Bikash Mohapatra, who was at Trent Bridge for the Test, identifies the turning points in the game.
The ICC on Sunday ruled that the run out decision of Ian Bell on the third day of the second cricket Test at Nottingham was correct and applauded the Indian team's fine gesture to recall the England batsman by withdrawing their appeal.
# Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen were associated in a partnership of 162 -- England's highest for the third wicket against India at Trent Bridge.
Sports minister Ajay Maken praised India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his fine gesture of withdrawing his appeal against England batsman Ian Bell on the third day of the second Test in Nottingham.
Images from Day 1 in the second Test between India and England, at Trent Bridge.
England suffered an injury scare when off-spinner Graeme Swann had to taken for a precautionary x-ray after he was hit on the left hand by a Praveen Kumar snorter during the home team's first innings in the second cricket Test against India in Nottingham.
More often than not, in recent times, MS Dhoni's men have successfully been able to put an opening Test defeat behind them and come back strong in the series.
Stuart Broad overcame frustrations by staying 'calm' during the Lord's Test and reaped rewards for patience by taking seven wickets and the young England fast bowler want to continue the good work in the second Test against India, starting in at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Friday.
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