BIRMINGHAM, July 4: Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase against India despite Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance on day four of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale here on Monday. Skipper Bumrah brought India back in the game with wickets on either side of the lunch break after England openers Alex Lees (56 off 65) and Zak Crawley (46 off 76) finally found form and shared a 107-run stand chasing […]
After Mohammed Siraj took England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings’ wicket for 36, Virat Kohli's celebratory dance got a snide remark from Virender Sehwag.
From 107/0, it soon became 109 for three before the dangerous duo of Root (76 batting off 112) and Bairstow (72 batting off 87) frustrated the Indians with a commanding 150-run partnership off just 197 balls.