England cricketer Joe Root on Friday scripted history on Day 3 of the ongoing fourth Test against India at Old Trafford, Manchester.

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

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.

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.

During a tense passage of play on Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England at Old Trafford, an unfortunate moment saw England’s Ben Stokes in visible agony after being struck in the groin area by a sharp delivery from Mohammed Siraj. The incident occurred in the 91st over of England’s first innings and briefly brought play to a halt.

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.