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England have made late changes to their limited overs squad for the series in India, resting James Anderson and Jonathan Trott as well as adding Joe Root to the Twenty20 International squad. Anderson and Trott, who both played in all four Test matches, have been replaced for January's series of five matches by Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler.

The final Test match series podcasts as John Pennington and Chetan Narula discuss the draw in Nagpur, where England claimed a historic series win, and look back at the series as a whole.

Throughout the India-England Test series from Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Kolkata to Nagpur, John Pennington and Chetan Narula have been offering their thoughts in a series of podcasts. Their final effort saw them discuss the draw in Nagpur, where England claimed a historic series win, and look back at the series as a whole.

England successfully batted through the final day of the fourth and final Test against India in Nagpur to claim a first Test series win in India since 1985. Centuries from Warwickshire pair Jonathan Trott (143) and Ian Bell (116 not out) ended India's feint victory hopes as England closed on 352 for four having never looked in much danger.

Somerset batsman Nick Compton has earned an England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) increment contract after appearing in his fourth Test in India. As a player who doesn't hold a central contract, Compton has earned an incremental deal by playing enough matches in a 12-month period under the ECB system.

Indian fast bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji has been ruled out of the two-match Twenty20 International series and has been replaced by Ranganath Vinay Kumar. Balaji has a stress injury to his right big toe and will miss both matches, on 20th and 22nd December in Pune and Mumbai.

Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the two Twenty20 Internationals against India due to the heel injury that has dogged him throughout the tour. He will be replaced as captain by Eoin Morgan and Middlesex fast bowler James Harris will join up with the squad.

At Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, Indian cricket came full circle. It was in 2001 at that majestic ground when VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid batted for an entire day, defying Steve Waugh's Australia. They had laid siege on the 'final frontier' and it was thwarted in glorious manner, one that inspired a decade of brilliance (barring the odd slump). Eleven years hence, with an embarrassing seven-wicket loss to England, that era has been brought to a close in emphatic fashion. It isn't the loss that hurts the average Indian fan, but the manner that it has come about.

Charlotte Edwards is set for her fifth Women's World Cup after she was named as the captain of England's 15-strong squad for the competition. Edwards led England to the title in 2009 and will take charge again during next year's tournament, which gets underway in India on 31st January.

England could be facing a shortage of fast bowlers ahead of the fourth and final Test against India in Nagpur due to injuries to Stuart Broad (heel) and Steven Finn (back). Broad has been ruled out of the game with a recurrence of an injury he suffered early on in the tour while Finn sat out final net practice with a lower back strain.

A cricket podcast from Cricket World as John Pennington and Chetan Narula discuss the ins and outs of the third Test between India and England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. England won the match by 7 wickets to go 2-1 up in the the four-match series.

Stuart Broad, England's Twenty20 International captain, has been sent for a scan on a recurrence of a heel injury that he suffered during the early part of his country's tour of India. It did not rule him out of the opening two Tests although he was subsequently left out in favour of Steven Finn and the problem could leave him in doubt for the two Twenty20 matches on 20th and 22nd December.

Uncapped batsman Ambati Rayudu has replaced Manoj Tiwary in India's Twenty20 International squad to face England after the latter suffered a side strain. Tiwary suffered the injury playing for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy and is expected to be sidelined for up to six weeks, ruling him out of the matches on 20th and 22nd December.

England will meet favourites Pakistan in the semi-finals of the Blind Cricket Twenty20 World Cup after both teams won their final group games. India will play Sri Lanka in the other knockout game following the conclusion of the round robin group stage.

For the first time since the 1976/77 season, England have now won back-to-back Test matches in India and lead the four-match series 2-1 meaning a draw in Nagpur will hand them a first series win in India since 1985.

The thing about disasters is the element of surprise. It is often enough to raise the extent of damage. The difference that India's second consecutive Test defeat, to England at home, bears however is in the warning that has been sounded out for quite some time. Even so, Eden Gardens now bears testimony to how Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team was shredded to bits. It reflects poorly, not only on the shoddy state of self-awareness in the powerful corridors of the BCCI as also on the many great victories and turnarounds that have been scripted at this glorious ground in the past.

India have added Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla and Parvinder Awana to their squad as they consider their options ahead of the fourth Test against England in Nagpur. England lead the series 2-1 following back-to-back victories in Mumbai and Kolkata and amid plenty of calls for changes, the selectors have responded by leaving out Zaheer Khan as well as Yuvraj and Harbhajan Singh.

For the first time since the 1976/77 tour, England beat India away from home for the second Test running as they wrapped up a seven-wicket victory in Kolkata on the final day. India were finally bowled out for 247 in their second innings with Ravichandran Ashwin unbeaten on 91 and England closed on 41 for three to go 2-1 up in the series with one game remaining.

Alastair Cook was finally dismissed for 190, in bizarre circumstances to a run out by Virat Kohli, but England, thanks to contributions from Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Matthew Prior, were able to build a substantial lead by stumps on day three in Kolkata.

Cricket scorers have the opportunity to gain a recognised qualification at a two-day course to be held in Lincoln in March. Postponed from November, the Level 1 Scorer Course will now take place on two Saturdays, 16th and 23rd March, 2013 from 10am to 3pm at the Lincoln University Sports Complex.