Jimmy Anderson is sidelined but his fellow pace veteran Stuart Broad is in contention to play in the Ashes series opener after being included in a 12-man England squad on the eve of the first Test against Australia.
Broad, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Jimmy Anderson is sidelined but his fellow pace veteran Stuart Broad is in contention to play in the Ashes series opener after being included in a 12-man England squad on the eve of the first Test against Australia.
Broad, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
but were bowled out for 210. it puts india two up in the series, with one test left to play. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was watching. look into my eyes, we ve got this. just ten wickets to take and the holiday. take and the whole day. thus was india s perspective. england saw a long march towards 368. burns, 100 without loss. it could be possible, couldn t it? an edge from rory burns, a catch from the wicketkeeper, and india were off. you play five days, it s decided by seconds and centimetres. what a game. haseeb hameed set off here, dawad malan was sprinting, stretching, not enough. run out. hameed made 63, hours of work, and then this. undone by ravi jadeja. of work, and then this. now, watch the stumps. of work, and then this. they are about to meetjasprit bumrah. ollie pope gone for two. jonny bairstow did not score. jasprit bumrah was unplayable,
what a game. haseeb hameed set off here, dawad malan was sprinting, stretching, not enough. run out. hameed made 63, hours of work, and then this. undone by ravi jadeja. now, watch the stumps. they are about to meetjasprit bumrah. ollie pope gone for two. jonny bairstow did not score. jasprit bumrah was unplayable, and the oval danced. how many now? moeen ali caught and gone for none, six down. but if england couldn t win, they could still defy. and draw. look, there s stilljoe root, there s still a chance to stop india taking those wickets. there s england s captain gone for 36. some strokes make the whole picture. india knew it was their match now. it ended with a faint touch from jimmy anderson s bat. 210, all out. india, are 2 1 up in the series and yes, the third is yet to come, a final test this week.
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