Root now stands at 13,379* runs and counting, second only to India’s Sachin Tendulkar, who holds the record with a staggering 15,921 runs.

Jacques Kallis (13,289), and Rahul Dravid (13,288). With 13,380 runs, he is now only behind Indian batting maestro Tendulkar. He is now only behind Tendulkar. , Cricket, Times Now

In Test cricket, injured batters are not permitted to have another player as a runner. The rule is stated in condition 25.5 of the International Cricket Council's Men's Test Playing Conditions. A batter is permitted to retire as not out due to injury, illness or any other unavoidable cause and is allowed to resume their innings.

England travel to Australia for The Ashes having deployed a more pragmatic approach in their summer series against India

England captain Ben Stokes was left hunched over in agony after finding himself on the receiving end of every man’s worst nightmare. Sky Sports were forced to apologise to viewers after Ben Stokes took a smack to his privates against India. Fans were left wincing after the England star was whacked with a cricket ball during play in the fourth Test.

Should artificial lighting at the ground not work, rules on natural lighting and weather will apply. For day/night Test matches, the home cricket board will decide the latest times at which the floodlights are to be switched on prior to the start of a day's play, and must inform the match referee.

Narayan Jagadeesan has confirmed his call-up for the fifth Test against England at the Oval. He reacted to the call-up, calling it the most significant step of his career, and thanked Robin Uthappa for his mentorship.