THE NOTEBOOK: Sir Alastair Cook reveals regular gamesmanship of Essex batsmen, Steven Finn gets into some bother and Ravichandran Ashwin claims Zak Crawley as his 500th Test victim

PAUL NEWMAN AND RICHARD GIBSON IN RAJKOT: County umpires were placed on alert ahead of the 2024 season when TNT pundit Sir Alastair Cook discussed India's five-run penalty.