England and Joe Root feel the positives but opening question remains
A series victory for England against India was a fillip as was Joe Root’s century but who opens the batting in Sri Lanka is no clearer
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England player ratings for the India and Pakistan Tests this summer
Jimmy Anderson and Sam Curran were excellent in the seven Test matches but Keaton Jennings may want to look away now
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Anderson and Broad close on final spells of two more England journeys
After Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad have shared 111 Tests with Alastair Cook, the batsman’s retirement will have set the bowlers thinking about their own exits
Alastair Cook says ‘dreams come true’ after 33rd and final Test century
Alastair Cook left the Test arena as a batsman with 147 against India, putting England in control, and said: ‘To top it off with a score here is just incredible’
A Viking farewell for Alastair Cook, England’s unflashy seducer of crowds
Alastair Cook is a genuine sporting great, a genius at the hard art of unshowy resistance – it is hard to think of another English player who has had a goodbye quite like this
Jimmy Anderson stops just short of stealing Alastair Cook’s limelight
Alastair Cook makes farewell century as England take control of fifth Test
England v India: Cook hits farewell hundred in fifth Test – as it happened
England could rest Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad on Sri Lanka trip
Ed Smith, the national selector, admitted during an interview on BBC’s Test Match Special that while no decisions have been made, his panel ‘would consider’ leaving out Anderson and Broad
Alastair Cook’s final stand epitomises his determination at the crease
England’s record-breaking batsman, Alastair Cook, survived a barrage of wicked deliveries against India in a trademark final innings for his country
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Robotic Keaton Jennings out cheaply again but will still go to Sri Lanka
Barney Ronay at the Oval
England v India: fifth Test, day three – as it happened
Alastair Cook in control for England after fresh Keaton Jennings flop
Jimmy Anderson facing dissent fine after missing out on prized wicket
Jimmy Anderson is awaiting official confirmation of a fine for a show of dissent towards the umpire Kumar Dharmasena after missing out on the prized wicket of Virat Kohli by a whisker