India had no right to complain about England’s tactics in a dramatic finale to the third day of the third Test at Lord’s after their own time-wasting earlier in the match, says bowling coach Tim Southee.

Joe Root’s patient unbeaten 99 led England to 251-4 on an attritional and compelling first day of the third test against India at Lord’s on Thursday.

India expect England to roll out a challenging track for the third test at Lord’s but are confident their in-form batters can master it, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said on Tuesday.

Australia overwhelmed the West Indies by 133 runs in the second test in Grenada on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with one match remaining.

Steve Smith’s magnificent 71 guided Australia to 221 for seven at stumps on day three of the second test against West Indies in Grenada on Saturday, helping the tourists to build a commanding 254-run lead despite late wickets and persistent rain interruptions.

West Indies were bowled out for 253 in their first innings of the second test in Grenada, trailing Australia by 45 runs at stumps after a dramatic second day that saw early promise turn to utter collapse before a thrilling lower-order fightback.

West Indies were bowled out for 253 in their first innings of the second test in Grenada on Friday, trailing Australia by 45 runs at stumps after a dramatic second day that saw early promise turn to utter collapse before a thrilling lower-order fightback.

Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams struck a fluent 137 from 164 balls on day two of the first test against South Africa in Bulawayo on Sunday, but the visitors were in command with a 216-run lead and nine second-innings wickets remaining.

Australia ruthlessly completed a 159-run victory over West Indies in the first test as Nathan Lyon swept up the tail after Josh Hazlewood’s five-wicket masterclass broke the hosts’ resistance on a pitch that deteriorated into a bowler’s paradise.

India’s 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi narrowly missed out on a half-century but played an entertaining knock that allowed the tourists to chase down England’s lowly total in 24 overs in their first Under-19 one-day international.

Ben Duckett’s astonishing 149 led England to a target of 371 – one of the all-time great run chases – to beat India on a nerve-shredding final day of the first Test at Headingley.

There is a reason Ben Stokes has been trying to banish talk of Australia.