Batsman should start at No 3 in Ashes, but uneven series against India shows his job would be easier without leadership role
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Batsman should start at No 3 in Ashes, but uneven series against India shows his job would be easier without leadership role
Batsman should start at No 3 in Ashes, but uneven series against India shows his job would be easier without leadership role
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England vs India 5th Test live: score, updates from day 3

England vs India: 'Hosts chasing history in fifth Test after backing themselves into a corner'

England vs India 5th Test live: score, updates from day 2

England v India: fifth men’s cricket Test, day two – live

Emotions engulf Oval as England, India play out classic

Picking batsman with dismal record against India and Australia denies Jacob Bethell crucial time to develop his game before tour…

Marcus Trescothick hints Ollie Pope will remain as England’s first-choice number three for the Ashes, saying the tourists are…

White-ball skipper Harry Brook replaces Surrey batsman as Ben Stokes’ deputy – our correspondent believes it is the right call

Ollie Pope's old frailties returned in Adelaide and his wretched dismissal leaves him with one innings to save his England place,…

Team to face India shows two changes from the one that beat Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge last month

Ollie Pope leads England in place of captain Ben Stokes, who has been ruled out of the fifth Test against India starting at The…