Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of fifth and final Test here, the former England captain said Test cricket has to flourish beyond the "big three".

Last time when Virat Kohli toured England in 2014, he scored a total of 134 runs, highest being 39.

Eoin Morgan and England batsman Alex Hales have both made themselves unavailable for next month's tour of Bangladesh, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Sunday

Alastair Cook passed Graham Gooch's 8,900-run mark against New Zealand in 2015 to become England's leading Test-run scorer

England captain Alastair Cook needs just 36 runs to become the youngest cricketer to score 10,000 Test runs. The record is held by Sachin Tendulkar

England were cruising on the second day of the second Test while left-handed openers Lyth (107) and skipper Cook (75) were sharing a first-wicket stand of 177.

Alastair Cook moved up to 13th place on the all-time list of leading run-scorers in Test cricket, where retired Indian great Sachin Tendulkar remains way out in front with 15,921 runs in 200 matches.

Alastair Cook needs only 32 more runs in the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, starting on Friday, to surpass Graham Gooch's mark of 8,900 Test runs.

Kevin Pitersen's verbal attack came after Graham Gooch said victory for England in their upcoming series against the West Indies could end speculation that the sacked batsman will return to the Test side.

Graeme Swann had announced his Test retirement in the middle of the Ashes series in Australia when England were 3-0 down. England's batting coach Graham Gooch had termed Swann's decision as 'criminal.'