England captain Joe Root today said the seesawing opening Test against India was a great advertisement for cricket's traditional format and urged the once calling it "dead" to watch the game on replay. The Edgbaston match was the England men's team's 1000th game.

"Fabulous advert for the game of cricket, isn't it? Anyone that says it's dead can just come and watch this on repeat. What a game," Root said at the post-match press conference. England beat India by 31 runs after they successfully defended 194, claiming early lead in the five-match series.