India pacer Mohammed Siraj played a crucial role in helping the team eke out a 2-2 draw against England in the recently-concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Former England captain David Gower has said the events that led to the cancellation of the Manchester Test need better explanation, while claiming that skipper Virat Kohli sent letters to the Indian board at midnight, a day before the match.

David Gower said that Sourav Ganguly has the right "political skills" to lead the ICC one day and he has already displayed that as BCCI president, which is a "far tougher job".

Virat Kohli expressed that he is absolutely in love with the traditional format of cricket.

David Gower felt that English captains should have spoken to the English & Wales Cricket Board earlier when Kevin Pietersen was pulling in the wrong direction.

David Gower explained in detail that there are possibilities to make Test cricket more interesting.

Broad is set to become the England player, above all others, Australian fans love to hate following his controversial decision not to walk in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge this season.

Bell, Gower and Leyland are the only Englishmen to score 3 hundreds in an Ashes series at home.

Tournaments hosts England and World Cup-holders India were due to contest the final of the Champions Trophy, like the World Cup a 50 overs per side competition, at Edgbaston on Sunday although rain delayed the scheduled start.

Gower's remarks came ahead of the first of several meetings between the old rivals this English season, starting with Saturday's Champions Trophy clash at Edgbaston, that include five Tests, two Twenty20 fixtures and five more one-dayers.