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The USA, though still in the mix, face an uphill battle needing colossal victories to stay in contention

England started strongly, dominating possession early against defensively organized opponents. Serbia's game plan was disrupted within just 13 minutes.

Rain delayed the toss and shortened the game to 10 overs. Namibia won the toss and chose to bowl.

England dominated Oman, bowling them out for 47 and chasing it down in 3.1 overs. This win was crucial for improving England's NRR in Group B.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Rob Key had said that Buttler wanted to bring players home from India to get along before heading to the West Indies and the USA for the T20 extravaganza.

England was chasing a target of 398 in the second Test in Visakhapatnam, when Ashwin chipped in with three wickets to set up India's victory.

While announcing the winner, Indian fielding coach T Dilip said that throughout the series against England, Indian players displayed "extraordinary commitment" while fielding.

Hussain stated that the reason James Anderson and R Ravichandran Ashwin are two of the greatest players in the game today is because they are constantly striving for improvement.

India secured a massive victory in the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala with an innings and 64 runs, propelling hosts to a 4-1 series win over England.

'Ignore 'Bazball' at your own peril'  However, Stokes did not see the series defeat as a failure of the cricketing ethos that England have been following under him and coach Brendon McCullum.

India beat England by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth and final Test at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.

Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir claimed his second five-wicket haul in Tests, while veteran pacer James Anderson achieved a historic milestone as England bowled out India for 477 in their first innings.

Shoaib Bashir came to break the deadly-looking partnership, giving some reprise to the England camp by dismissing Sarfaraz for 56.

Starting from the overnight score of 135/1, Rohit (102 off 160) and Gill (101* off 142) capitalized on ideal weather and batting conditions, forming a dominant 160-run partnership in the opening session, marking India's second consecutive century stand in the series

Batting first after winning a good toss, England were bowled out for 218 on a flat deck on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against India here.

Spin maestro Kuldeep Yadav's sensational 5-72 and Ravichandran Ashwin's 4-51 orchestrated England's downfall as they were bowled out for 218 in 57.4 overs.

There were two partnerships in the middle-order -- 37 between Crawley and Joe Root for third wicket and 38 between Root and 100-Test-man Jonny Bairstow for the fourth wicket -- but they were not sufficient for the visitors

At lunch, England stood at 100/2, with Crawley (61* off 71 balls, including nine fours and a six) remaining unbeaten at the crease.

With a commanding 3-1 lead already secured, India aims to clinch victory at Dharamshala to make the scoreline 4-1, with 12 World Test Championship points still at stake.

Rahul returned from London after a medical check-up as he was experiencing some discomfort in his right quadriceps.