Overview
- England won the first Test match against India in the ongoing five-match series, with Ollie Pope scoring a match-winning knock of 196. Joe Root became the batsman with most runs against India in Test match cricket, surpassing Ricky Ponting's tally.
- Debutant Tom Hartley claimed seven wickets in the fourth innings to seal a dramatic 28-run victory for England against India in the first Test at Hyderabad.
- West Indies stunned Australia by eight runs in the second and final Test of the two-match series at The Gabba in Brisbane. Shamar Joseph picked up seven wickets to lead the Windies to their first Test win on Australian soil since Perth in February 1997.
- Joe Root has now amassed 2,557 Test runs against India, two more than former Australia captain Ricky Ponting's tally of 2,555 runs.
- West Indies' victory at The Gabba was their first Test win in Australia in 27 years, and the debutant Shamar Joseph's remarkable fourth-innings spell had several former players and experts in tears.