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Alex Broun here with a round-up of our top stories on Thursday morning.

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TOP STORY 

The two captains.

Keep calm and Kohli on!

The second Test between England and India starts today at 14:00 (UAE time) at the famous Lord’s ground in St John’s Wood, north west London.

If the first Test is anything to go by this should be a ripper.

India’s batting was a real concern after the series opener but captain Virat Kohli believes the problems are mental rather than technical.

Read all the latest on the build-up to the Test in our extensive cricket coverage HERE.

FOOTBALL

Aston Villa’s in-demand Jack Grealish

It’s DEADLINE DAY for the English Premier League today and prepare for things to get a bit wild.

The Sport360 team will be here all day with everything you need to know on all the last minute deals and disaster right up until the window slams shut at 5.00pm UK time (8.00pm UAE time).

To check out all the latest news head to our Live DEADLINE DAY blog.

RUGBY

Brodie Retallick (l) and Kieran Read are back for the All Blacks

The Rugby Championship kicks off next weekend featuring the reigning World Champions, the All Blacks, as well as Australia, South Africa and Argentina.

But do the Springboks, Wallabies or Pumas have any chance of dethroning the mighty ABs?

Check out all the squads for the Championship HERE.

FEATURE OF THE DAY

Britt Assombalonga of Middlesbrough – could he be on the move today?

As we mentioned above its DEADLINE DAY in the Premier League and for any smart club wanting a bargain the place to look is the Championship.

Matt Jones picks out ten Championship stars who could be moving on up sometime today, including Aston Villa’s in-demand “bad-boy turned good” Jack Grealish.

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Cricket – Second Test England v India at Lord’s (14:00 UAE time)