Dom Bess

England have now won five successive overseas Tests, but face sterner stuff in India

Marnus Labuschagne, meanwhile, moved past Virat Kohli to take the third spot

Club see spinners' success in Sri Lanka as vindication of decision to prepare helpful home pitches

Offspinner returned his best Test figures as Sri Lanka collapsed

Dom Bess takes five before Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow drive England's reply

Experience of helpful surfaces at Taunton may aid spin twins in first Test alongside one another

Joe Root readies himself for a bigger role with the ball in Moeen Ali's absence

Mason Crane, Matt Parkinson and Amar Virdi are with the squad as reserves

Former Somerset team-mates poised to play together in the first Test against Sri Lanka

Mark Wood also handed white-ball contract only after limited Test appearances in 2020

He joined on a loan deal in 2019, after accepting that his opportunities for first-team cricket were too limited at Somerset

England Test spinner will reportedly move to Yorkshire after declining contract extension

Offspinner has made steady progress this summer but is a long-term investment

Spinner queries decision to play on, calls for "common sense" around player wellbeing

Pakistan look to preserve unbeaten series record against England stretching back to 2010

Time running out as Buttler's sloppy glovework lets Pakistan off the hook

Spinner's impact enhanced by burgeoning partnership with the left-armer Sam Curran

England square the series thanks to final-day team effort, led by star allrounder

Offspinner raring for another crack despite going wicketless in West Indies' chase