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11pm – Rohit Sharma not giving up hopes on Test comeback

Rohit Sharma still harbours hopes of a comeback to India’s Test squad despite not being picked for the ongoing series against England.

Read Rohit’s quotes on his Test ambitions for India here.

Rohit Sharma still has ambitions of forcing a Test recall.

10:30pm – Right time for India to hand Rishabh Pant a Test debut

With Dinesh Karthik looking woefully out of touch with both bat and gloves so far in the two Tests against England, the wicketkeeper’s place could be under threat when India take on the hosts in the third Test at Trent Bridge.

Young Rishab Pant has been in sparkling form of late and he could be handed his Test debut come Saturday. Sport360 takes a look at why the 20-year-old’s inclusion could be a good thing for India here.

Dinesh Karthik could be facing the axe at Trent Bridge.

10pm – A look back on how India have prepared for previous tours of England

The Indian team has come in for some sharp criticisms from all quarters after holding only one red-ball warm-up game before the start of the Test series against England. The visitors find themselves 0-2 down in the five-match series and their lack of preparations has come back to bite them hard.

Sport360’s Denzil Pinto takes a look at how the previous Indian sides have prepared for their Test tours of England here.

Sachin Tendulkar didn’t have a good tour in England in 2011.

7:30pm – Ravi Shastri convinced Ben Stokes will play in Trent Bridge Test

India coach Ravi Shastri sees no reason why Ben Stokes should miss the third Test – and he wants his team to play against him.

Shastri insists India want to test themselves against the “top cricketers”, a category which of course includes Stokes.

Read what the India coach had to say about Stokes’ return here.

Stokes had been found not guilty of affray by the Bristol Crown Court.

7pm – Shane Warne questions Tim Paine’s Australia captaincy credentials

Australia legend Shane Warne has questioned Tim Paine’s captaincy credentials to lead the national men’s team. Paine had been handed over Australia’s Test and ODI captaincies following the ball-tampering episode in South Africa which resulted in Steve Smith and David Warner being handed one-year bans by Cricket Australia.

Read what Warne had to say about Paine here.

Warne is not convinced by Paine’s role in the squad.

6:15pm – Sarfraz Ahmed believes Pakistan hold the edge over India

Pakistan skipper Safraz Ahmed believes his side will hold the psychological edge over India when the two sides clash in the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE. The two sides are slated to meet on September 19 in Dubai and the Pakistan skipper feels the familiarity of playing in the UAE will give his side an added advantage.

Read Sarfraz’s quotes in full here.

Pakistan had triumphed over India in the ICC Champions Trophy final.

6pm – Trevor Bayliss calls on Ben Stokes to issue public apology

England head coach Trevor Bayliss has called on Ben Stokes to make a public apology over the events which led to his eventual acquittal for affray. Stokes was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday, almost 11 months after being arrested following a brawl outside a nightclub in the Clifton area of the city.

Read more on Bayliss’ comments here.

Bayliss believes Stokes should issue a public apology.

5pm – India finally hit the nets ahead of Trent Bridge Test

For the first time since their innings defeat to England at Lord’s, team India finally hit the nets as they began their preparations for the third Test at Trent Bridge which gets underway on Saturday.

On Thursday morning, Virat Kohli and his men wasted no time in hitting the nets as preparations for the third Test started in earnest.

Read more on this story and see images of India’s net session here.

Kohli and Co took to the nets at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

4pm – England yet to make a call on Ben Stokes’ selection

England head coach Trevor Bayliss will decide over the next two days whether Ben Stokes is ready to make his Test return.

The influential all-rounder was cleared of affray on Tuesday after a week-long case at Bristol Crown Court, relating to a late-night fight in the city following last September’s one-day international against the West Indies.

Read more on this breaking story here.

Stokes has been cleared by the ECB to take part in the third Test.