Joe Root and Dawid Malan have restored England’s battered morale after two horror days with a game-changing unbroken 159-run stand, to give the tourists renewed hope of salvaging the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba. Faced with a crushing 278-run first innings deficit after Travis Head propelled Australia to 425 with his adventurous knock of […]
Joe Root and Dawid Malan have restored England’s battered morale after two horror days with a game-changing unbroken 159-run stand, to give the tourists renewed hope of salvaging the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba. Faced with a crushing 278-run first innings deficit after Travis Head propelled Australia to 425 with his adventurous knock of […]
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Superb James Anderson and Jack Leach combine to down India and give England fantastic first Test victory
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Joe Root could hardly have scripted his 100th Test any better after the England captain led his team to a 227-run victory over India on Tuesday before being named Man of the Match at Chennai s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
James Anderson displayed his reverse-swing mastery with a three-wicket burst in the morning session to effectively snuff out India s hopes of a draw while left-arm spinner Leach (4-76) then ran through the lower.
The hosts, who had been set a daunting 420-run victory target, got a fighting 72 from captain Virat Kohli while opener Shubman Gill scored an elegant 50 but they were bowled out for 192 in the second session of the final day.