Ben Stokes has scored his 14th test century as England ran up a 311-run lead in the fourth test against India.

Captain Ben Stokes' first century in over two years fired England to their fifth highest total in test history on Saturday, the dominant hosts all out for 669 on day four of the fourth test again India with a first-innings lead of 311.

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Joe Root becomes the second highest scorer in Test cricket as England takes control against India in fourth Test.

By Shah Faisal England began the third day at Old Trafford with a clear mission: to erase India’s first-innings total of 358 and build a lead strong enough to s

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Joe Root moved to second in the all-time top run scorer charts to help England surpass India's first innings total on day three of the fourth test at Old Trafford, the hosts 433-4 at tea on Friday, leading by 75 runs.

Injured India batter Rishabh Pant's brave fifty with a broken foot in the fourth Test against England was "great theatre" but it also showed "cricket is in dark ages" on the issue of allowing medical substitutes, feels former England captain Michael Vaughan.