| 0.0 : It is time for the final encounter of this extremely exciting and entertaining series. A Dead rubber? Not sure England or India will look at this game in that manner. It is chance for the home side to further establish their dominance over the visitors in home conditions. Whereas, the away side will want to end the tour on a high. Changes in the XI? Well, we do expect a few from the Indian side. Who comes in? How will the pitch play in this game? The pitch report and all information from the tos |
| Pitch Report - Sanjay Manjrekar says that the pitch looks similar to the Wankhede stadium pitch in Mumbai. Adds further, that the deck has a decent covering of grass. Feels that because the batting for both sides has not done well this series, the captain who wins the toss may elect to bowl first to put pressure on the opposition batters early on. Reckons, this pitch will do something for the first couple of hours. Also expects it to dry up as the game progresses. |
| TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of the home side. Five out of five for Joe Root as he elects to bat first. |
| England's captain Joe Root says, that the pitch looks difficult to read. Adds further that it looks like it is a bit dry underneath and hence, the two spinners will come into play later in the game. Reckons that they will have to wait and see if this wicket is similar to the one at Southampton but states that it should be good for batting from the afternoon period. About his former captain, Alastair Cook, mentions that they have had some memorable games together and have enjoyed battling it out |
| India's captain Virat Kohli says, he would want a coin with heads on both sides if he wants to win a toss. Adds further that the wicket looks good at first sight and feels it has a bit more grass than the one at Southampton. Expects that there will be some help for the bowlers early on. Informs that Hardik Pandya makes way for Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin is replaced by Ravindra Jadeja. Talking about Cook, says that sometimes they have had too much of him. Ends by saying that he is a great great p |
| We are all set to get underway... out come the Indian players along with the umpires. They are followed by the English openers, Alastair Cook, who is playing his last Test and Keaton Jennings, who needs to get his career kick-started with some runs in this game. The former will be on strike and he will face Jasprit Bumrah. He has three slips and a gully in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Starts off with a length slightly on the shorter side, not giving the ball a lot of chance to move and hence, no movement seen on the first delivery. It slants across the batsman from the off pole. Cook covers his off pole and makes a leave. |
| 0.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, BEATEN! Excellent second delivery, it is almost similar to the last one. This time it is a touch fuller and closer to the off. It pitches and angles away from Cook. He has to play at it due to the original trajectory but is beaten by the angle away. |
| 0.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, Action replay of the last delivery! Excellent start by Bumrah. He once again bowls it on off, on a back of a length. Makes good use of the angle as he slants it across the southpaw. Cook pokes at it and gets beaten. Good carry also as Pant collects it head height. |
| 0.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Good take by Pant! He bowls it down the leg side, Cook misses the flick and Rishabh dives to his right and stops it. Erred in line there Bumrah. |
| 0.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, Gets back to attacking the stumps and bowls it around off, Cook gets behind the line and keeps it out. First ball to hit the bat today. |
| 0.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, BYE! England are underway, courtesy an extra. Bumrah once again sprays it down the leg side, Cook lets it be and Pant dives full stretch to his right but fails to hang on. It rolls towards fine leg and the batsmen run a bye. |
| Ishant Sharma to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : I Sharma to Cook, A loosener to start with by Ishant! Full and way too wide outside, so wide that it would have been signaled one in an ODI. Cook shoulders arms to it. |
| 1.2 : I Sharma to A Cook, Off the mark is Cook in his final Test and he does so with a classic cover drive. Full and on off, he leans into it and times it through covers for three. |
| 1.3 : I Sharma to Jennings, On the off stump, no movement for Ishant. Jennings easily blocks it out. |
| 1.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, Keaton now gets off the mark! Ishant once again goes full, searching for the outswing he has been getting through out the series. There ain't any. Jennings strokes it through covers. Jadeja runs after it from point, slides and saves a run for his side. This is what the left-arm spinner adds to the team, not only can he bat and bowl but he is an exception fielder. |
| 1.5 : I Sharma to Cook, Back of a length on off, Cook defends it onto the ground. |
| 1.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Good length again on off, Cook shuffles across to his off pole and defends it off the back foot. |
| 2.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Starts the new over with a length ball on leg stump, angling away from KJ. The ball lands and moves away considerably, squaring up Jennings in the process as he gets rapped on his thigh pads. Bumrah getting the ball to talk now. |
| 2.2 : J Bumrah to Jennings, A bit shorter of a length on off, Jennings gets right behind the ball and defends. |
| 2.3 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Bumrah continues in that corridor around the off stump, Jennings, initially looking to play at it, pulls his bat near his body at the last moment as the ball fizzes past the outside edge into Pant's gloves. |
| 2.4 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Keeps it a bit behind good length on middle and off, Jennings stays withing the crease, taps it towards the point region to pick up a quick single. |
| 2.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, Similar delivery to the last one, this time Cook punches it off the back foot into the cover region to add another run to the total. |
| 2.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Bumrah misses his line and strays down the leg side, KJ tries to get bat on ball but is unable to do so and the ball is pouched by Pant behind. |
| 3.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Attacks the off stump from around the wicket. Looking to swing it away after angling in. The movement which has troubled the left-handers through out and hence, Cook blocks it with ease. |
| 3.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Angles it into the batsman, Cook with the angle tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.3 : I Sharma to Cook, FOUR! First boundary of the innings! Bread and butter stuff for Cook, on his pads. He says thank you very much, flicks it through square leg and bags a boundary. |
| 3.4 : I Sharma to Cook, Again Ishant angles it into the pads of the batsman. Shorter in length this time. Cook works it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.5 : I Sharma to Cook, Bowls it wide outside off, Cook need not play at those. |
| 3.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Finishes of the over with a good nut! On off and straightining a touch. Cook gets squared up a little as he defends it to covers. So no real seam or swing on offer for the bowlers, looks a real good batting deck from what we have seen now. |
| 4.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Slightly too straight by Bumrah, Jennings tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. He might feel he missed out there on a scoring opportunity. |
| 4.2 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Down the leg side, Jennings watches it go through to the keeper. |
| 4.3 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Outside off this time, left alone. |
| 4.4 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Bumrah gets this one to shape back in just a touch from outside off, Jennings watchfully makes the third leave of the over. |
| 4.5 : J Bumrah to Jennings, On the shorter side, not a lot of bounce from the wicket as Jennings tucks it off his hips towards mid-wicket. |
| 4.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, OHHH! The sucker ball almost does the trick. Smart change in length there by JB. He goes full after continuously bowling length. It is also wide outside off, tempting the batsman to go for a loose shot. He is successful as Keaton goes after it with no foot movement but luckily for him gets beaten. |
| 5.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Excellent start to the over! Ishant finds some movement and bowls it full and on off. It shapes away at the very last moment, beating the outside edge of Cook's bat. |
| 5.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Leading edge... but safe! On middle angling into the batsman. It pitches and straightens. Cook tries to flick but the ball takes a soft leading edge. |
| 5.3 : I Sharma to Cook, The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. |
| 5.4 : I Sharma to Cook, Hits the length hard and bowls it on off, Cook gets behind the line and defends it. |
| 5.5 : I Sharma to Cook, On off, defended. |
| 5.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Again bowls a tight line on off, Cook is solid in defense. |
| 6.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Fullish on off, Jennings punches it down towards mid off, waited for the ball to cross the bowler and takes a run after that. |
| 6.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, Shortish in length and outside off, Cook stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through covers for a run. |
| 6.3 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Good length on middle, Jennings pushes it to mid on. |
| 6.4 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Back of a length outside off, Jennings opts not to play at it. |
| 6.5 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Outside off, not a lot of carry. KJ lets it be. |
| 6.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Full again on off, Jennings strokes it through mid off and keeps strike for the next over. |
| 7.1 : I Sharma to Jennings, Good length around off, Jennings guides it to point. |
| 7.2 : I Sharma to Jennings, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 7.3 : I Sharma to Jennings, Just ahead of a length around off, Jennings first thinks of playing at it but then looking at the away movement, lets it be. |
| 7.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, Back of a length on off, Keaton with soft hands plays it to gully. |
| 7.5 : I Sharma to Jennings, On off, KJ blocks it out. |
| 7.6 : I Sharma to Jennings, On the shorter side, KJ stays inside the crease and blocks it. |
| 8.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Bumrah starts a new over from around the wicket, lands this fractionally fuller than a good length, just wide of off and angling into Cook. The left hander leaves it watchfully. |
| 8.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! Cook at his best here. How many times have we seen this from the great opener? JB lands this a bit short and wide of off. Cook rocks back and unleashes a Cook special square cut. The timing and placement is exquisite as the ball runs past the point boundary. |
| 8.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! One more excellent shot by England's most capped player. Bumrah tries to surprise the batsman with a short ball. But Cook is aware enough to sight the length early, go back, swivel and play the perfect pull shot through square leg. The ball races across the deep square leg boundary. |
| 8.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Length ball attacking the stumps, defended off the back foot by Cook. |
| 8.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, Lands this a bit fuller but wide of off. Cook has nothing to do with this one as he shoulders arms. |
| 8.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, Bumrah changes his length again and pulls it a bit behind good length, around off, the England opener goes back and blocks it under his eyes. |
| 9.1 : I Sharma to Jennings, Decent carry for Ishant but the line is way too wide outside off, Keaton shoulders arms to it. |
| 9.2 : I Sharma to Jennings, On the stumps, Keaton works it to mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : I Sharma to Jennings, Outswing but the line is wrong, outside off. Jennings is not interested at playing at those. |
| 9.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 9.5 : I Sharma to Jennings, Bang! Right on the grille! I feel Jennings misjudged the length there. It was short but not very short. Certainly not a ball which you should be ducking on a slow wicket. Jennings does so by taking the eyes off the ball. He is hit right on the helmet as the ball rolls towards square leg. The batsmen run a leg bye. Takes his helmet off after getting to the other end and signals to the dressing room that he is fine. |
| 9.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Bowls it on a length around off, Cook blocks it out. |
| 10.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Bumrah who is into his sixth over bowls it just behind a length outside off, left alone. |
| 10.2 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Good length on off, Jennings is half-forward as he keeps it out. |
| 10.3 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Good length on off, it comes on to the bat quite nicely and KJ defends it. |
| 10.4 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Fuller in length on off, Jennings pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 10.5 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Length again outside off, the batsman need not play at those. |
| 10.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, A single to end the over! Good length on off, KJ taps it towards covers and takes a brisk run. |
| 11.1 : I Sharma to Jennings, On the 5th stump channel! Also on a length which impresses Michael Holding in the commentary box. Jennings plays it towards point. |
| 11.2 : I Sharma to Jennings, The line this time would not have impressed the Windies great as it is on the pads. Jennings flicks it through square leg. There is protection in the deep so, only a run results. |
| 11.3 : I Sharma to Cook, On a length outside off, Cook away from his body has a feel for it as he plays it to point. |
| 11.4 : I Sharma to Cook, Hits the length hard on off, Cook off the back foot keeps it out. |
| 11.5 : I Sharma to Cook, Fuller in length on off, shaping away from Cook, late. Alastair goes for the drive but the ball takes the outside edge and goes towards backward point. |
| 11.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 12.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Bowls it on a fuller length on off, Jennings prods forward and blocks it. |
| 12.2 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Good length again on off, KJ plants his front foot forward and pushes it to covers. |
| 12.3 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Nicely bowled! Not a lot you can do about that as a batsman. Bumrah first draws Jennings into a stroke as he angles it into the batsman. It pitches and then leaves Jennings late. Beating the outside edge. |
| 12.4 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Driven towards the mid on region. |
| 12.5 : J Bumrah to Jennings, A little too wide outside off, left alone. |
| 12.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, FOUR! Easy-peasy! Signs of Bumrah tiring? Maybe. He bowls this on the pads, Jennings flicks it fine down the leg side for his first boundary of this innings. |
| Hanuma Vihari, the debutant, is into the attack. A surprise move by Virat Kohli. Not a lot of people would have expected him to bowl at this stage. Can he deliver the goods? |
| 13.1 : H Vihari to Cook, Starts off with a flatter delivery outside off, Cook punches it through covers and takes a run. |
| 13.2 : H Vihari to Jennings, Drift! A lot of it into the batsman. Also it is bowled quicker. Jennings goes back and keeps it out. |
| 13.3 : H Vihari to Jennings, Fires it on off, KJ blocks it out. He is bowling it too quick, needs to slow it up a touch. |
| 13.4 : H Vihari to Jennings, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 13.5 : H Vihari to Jennings, Tries to toss this one up but ends up bowling a full toss. Jennings strokes it to covers. |
| 13.6 : H Vihari to K Jennings, Very full again on middle, Keaton drives it to mid on. A tight over to begin with by Vihari. |
| That's the first drinks break of the final match of the series. England have had the perfect start. They have reached 32 without losing any wickets. The Indian pacers have tried hard, keeping the ball in good areas. However, they have not been able to extract too much from the wicket and this has made life easier for the English openers. Can India strike after the break? Or will England continue their procession? |
| Mohammad Shami comes into the attack. |
| 14.1 : M Shami to Cook, EDGED AND FOUR! Shami starts off with a very good delivery, on off and straightening a touch. Cook plays inside the line, the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the third man fence. |
| 14.2 : M Shami to Cook, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 14.3 : M Shami to Cook, On a length around off, Cook defends it. |
| 14.4 : M Shami to Cook, On the shorter side and width is on offer outside off, Cook punches it through point and runs two. |
| 14.5 : M Shami to Cook, Good length again on off, Cook defends it. |
| 14.6 : M Shami to Cook, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. |
| 15.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Jadeja starts off with a flatter delivery on the stumps. Cooks comes forward and defends. |
| 15.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, 4 Byes! Strays down on his second ball and concedes four byes. Pant won't be happy as this one was way quicker and down the leg. The keeper tried his best to stop it but could not. |
| 15.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fires this flatter one on his pads, Cook works it down with the angle into the square leg region and gets a single for it. |
| 15.4 : R Jadeja to Jennings, Much better by the left handed spinner. He bowls this a bit slower and on the middle stump line. Jennings, looking to defend off the front foot, is beaten by the spin and the ball strikes him very low on the pads The touring team is asking the question bu the umpire shows no interest in the appeal. |
| 15.5 : R Jadeja to Jennings, A bit fuller this time in the off stump area. KJ keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 15.6 : R Jadeja to Jennings, FOUR! Reverse Broomed! Second four of the over but this time off the bat. Jadeja fires this one quicker and very full on off. Keaton premeditates, goes down and plays a wonderful reverse sweep, much to the surprise of, everyone. His connection is near perfect as the ball flies past the cover-point region for a cracking boundary. |
| 16.1 : M Shami to Cook, Length again on off, it pitches and comes back in a touch. Cook tries to block but the ball goes off the inner half towards square leg for a run. |
| 16.2 : M Shami to Jennings, On a length and around off, coming back in. Jennings defends it. |
| 16.3 : M Shami to Jennings, Length again on off, KJ is solid in defense. |
| 16.4 : M Shami to Jennings, On the shorter side outside off, Jennings goes for the cut but gets a bottom edge to point. |
| 16.5 : M Shami to Jennings, On a length and around off, Jennings makes a leave. |
| 16.6 : M Shami to Jennings, Very full and it tails back in. Jennings covers it and works it to mid on for a run. |
| 17.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Strays it down the leg side. Cooks tries to flick but misses as Pant collects it. |
| 17.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fuller on middle and leg, pushed through the mid-wicket region. |
| 17.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, A bit wide of off, Cook plays it off the front foot into the point region. One run added to the total. |
| 17.4 : R Jadeja to Jennings, KJ blocks this delivery off the front foot into the ground. |
| 17.5 : R Jadeja to Jennings, Jadeja gets a bit too straight and fires this one on the bats,am's pads. Keaton drives this to mid-wicket to pick up a quick single. |
| 17.6 : R Jadeja to Jennings, Strays on his pads again, Keaton has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 18.1 : M Shami to Jennings, tarts the new over with a length ball outside off. Jennings leaves it alone. |
| 18.2 : M Shami to Jennings, Keeps it full just outside off. Looks like KJ has got his eye in now as he leans and creams this drive through the covers region to pick up a brace. |
| 18.3 : M Shami to Jennings, Lands this one abit shorter of good length outside off. Keaton shoulders arms. |
| 18.4 : M Shami to Jennings, Pulls the length back and keeps it on the stumps. KJ gets right behind the ball and keeps it out. |
| 18.5 : M Shami to Jennings, Shami, in trying to suck the batsman into a drive, lands this very full and wide of off. Jennings squeezes this one off the ground into the covers region and gets a single for it. |
| 18.6 : M Shami to Jennings, Much better from Shami to end the over. Lands this on fuller around off. Jennings trying to push at the ball, gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 19.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Cook has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 19.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Appeal for an LBW, but turned down. Jadeja fires this one a bit shorter of full length outside off, the ball pitches and turns in sharply. Cook, looking to play the sweep shot, misses the ball and gets hit on his pads. The Indians appeal but the umpire immediately turns it down as the impact was outside off. |
| 19.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Tosses this up around off, Cook defends off the front foot. |
| 19.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, Lands this one a bit straight attacking the stumps, Cook gets across the line and turns it away into the mid-wicket region. No run on offer there. |
| 19.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, Similar delivery to the last one, but this one is pushed a bit far from the fielder at mid on. The batsmen exchange strike. |
| 19.6 : R Jadeja to Jennings, A bit flatter and shorter by Jaddu. Jennings gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it out. |
| 20.1 : M Shami to Cook, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 20.2 : M Shami to Cook, On a length again, this time it comes back in with the angle. Also skids through after pitching. Cook tries to keep it out but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 20.3 : M Shami to Cook, Tucks it around the corner with the angle for a run. |
| 20.4 : M Shami to Jennings, Wide outside off, Jennings opts not to play at it. |
| 20.5 : M Shami to Jennings, A bumper but the line is outside off, KJ watches it go through to the keeper. |
| 20.6 : M Shami to Jennings, A dot to end! Just a single from it. On a length around off, Jennings tries to defend but gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket. |
| 21.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, The left-handed spinner starts off a new over with a flatter delivery on Cook's pads. The English opener will accept such delivery all his life, now that he's retiring after this game. He flicks it towards the square leg region for a single. |
| 21.2 : R Jadeja to Jennings, Fires it on the stumps. Worked towards mid-wicket with the spin. |
| 21.3 : R Jadeja to Jennings, Again on the pads, flicked straight to mid-wicket. |
| 21.4 : R Jadeja to Jennings, Flatter and fuller on off, KJ comes forward and defends. |
| 21.5 : R Jadeja to Jennings, LUCKY, VERY LUCKY! Jadeja tosses this one a bit and keeps it full around off. Keaton skips down the track and tries to play a lofted flick over the mid-wicket region. The ball pitches and skids through to take the top edge and flies towards the cover region. The fielder at mid off runs towards the ball to catch it but cannot reach it. The batsmen. Much better from Jadeja. |
| 21.6 : R Jadeja to Jennings, Fuller ball on the stumps, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 22.1 : M Shami to Cook, Lands it fractionally shorter of a good length around off, Cooks keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 22.2 : M Shami to Cook, lands this one a bit fuller and just outside off. Cook leans across and defends off the front foot. |
| 22.3 : M Shami to Cook, Cook shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 22.4 : M Shami to Cook, Shami pulls the length back, the experienced England opener defends it from within the crease. |
| 22.5 : M Shami to Cook, Shami strays this down the leg side. Cook tries to flick it but misses. The tourists appeal as they feel there was some bat on it. The umpire stays unmoved. Replays are inconclusive. |
| 22.6 : M Shami to Cook,Fuller on off, Cook blocks it out off the front foot. |
| 23.1 : R Jadeja to Jennings, OUT c Lokesh Rahul b Ravindra Jadeja. England have lost their first wicket. |
| 0.0 : Moeen Ali is the new man in. |
| 23.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, A bit tossed up, fuller on the stumps. Ali flicks it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 23.3 : R Jadeja to Ali, 1 run. |
| 23.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, No run. |
| 23.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, 1 run. |
| 23.6 : R Jadeja to Ali, No run. |
| 24.1 : M Shami to Cook, Very wide outside off, Cook lets it go through. |
| 24.2 : M Shami to Cook, On a length and around off, the batsman blocks it out. |
| 24.3 : M Shami to Cook, Nice shot! Shami changes the angle and bowls it very full on off, Cook strokes it down the ground for a brace. |
| 24.4 : M Shami to Cook, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 24.5 : M Shami to Cook, Tucks it with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 24.6 : M Shami to Cook, Back of a length on off, kept out. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. |
| 25.1 : J Bumrah to Ali, Lovely start! He bowls it on off and gets it to move away. Ali pokes at it and gets beaten. |
| 25.2 : J Bumrah to Ali, On the stumps this time, Moeen gets behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 25.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, Angles it into the pads, Ali works it through square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 25.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, A little too straight by Bumrah. Cook off the back foot, flicks it through backward square leg for a brace. |
| 25.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, Attacks the off pole now, AC goes back and keeps it out. |
| 25.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, On off, Cook pushes it to covers. |
| 26.1 : M Shami to Ali, On the shorter side, Ali does have problems facing the short ball but the line is outside off. He lets it go. |
| 26.2 : M Shami to Ali, On middle, Moeen works it to mid-wicket. |
| 26.3 : M Shami to Ali, Excellent bumper there! Good pace and a well-directed one. Moeen, at the last moment, ducks under it. Pant collects it one-handed. |
| 26.4 : M Shami to Ali, Very full this time, maybe trying to bowl a yorker after the bumper but he misses by quite a lot. Moeen blocks it out. |
| 26.5 : M Shami to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 26.6 : M Shami to Ali, Fuller outside off, Moeen makes another leave. A maiden. |
| 27.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Bumrah keeps it fuller of a good length but wide of off allowing Cook to have a good look at it and shoulder arms. |
| 27.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, Similar length but a much better line, around the off pole. Cook leans across and flicks it wristily towards mid-wicket and runs across for a single. |
| 27.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, Bumrah lands it fuller outside off, Ali patiently lets it go. |
| 27.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, Similar ball, similar response from Ali, a leave. |
| 27.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, That's a Peach! Bumrah extracting some movement and these are encouraging signs for the visiting pacers. Lands this one around off, angling into Ali. The ball hits the deck and deviates away. The movement is enough for the ball to beat Ali's tentative push. Bumrah has his hands on his head. Ali survives a scare. |
| 27.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, Better from JB who keeps it fuller on the off stump line. Ali comes forward and defends. THAT'S LUNCH! |
| So, England will be the happier of the two sides heading into the break but India won't be too disappointed. The home side's openers started steadily, leaving balls, defending off a straight bat. You can also argue that the Indian fast bowlers missed a trick or two as they were unable to hit the ideal length for this pitch consistently enough. They were a bit too short and wide which gave the English southpaws that much extra time to react to any movement and survive the initial difficult phase |
| They grinded it out and added 50 runs for the first wicket. However, the introduction of Jadeja brought India back into the game. He struck and made an impact straightaway on his return. Bumrah too has now found his length and is also getting the ball to talk. They have kept it tight till now but would look for more wickets after the break. The hosts, on the other hand, would want Cook to continue in the same manner and build a solid stand with Moeen Ali. |
| ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| The post Lunch session is about to get underway. The players are out in the middle from both the sides. Cook will be on strike and Ishant will start the proceedings. Off we go... |
| 28.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Starts the session with a length ball angling across Cook who lets it be. |
| 28.2 : I Sharma to Cook, On off on a similar length. Cook blocks it. |
| 28.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Similar to the first ball this. Cook again leaves it for the keeper. |
| 28.4 : I Sharma to Cook, Swings this length ball away from Cook from the leg stump. A solid defense by the English legend. |
| 28.5 : I Sharma to Cook, A touch fuller and wide of off, left alone. |
| 28.6 : I Sharma to Cook, A watchful start from Cook. He doesn't fiddle with the deliveries angled away from him. A maiden to start with. |
| Bumrah to share the attack. |
| 29.1 : J Bumrah to Ali, Too full outside off. Moeen looks to squeeze it out from his crease but fails. Pant collects and appeals but the umpire ignores him and rightly so. There was day-light between bat and ball there. |
| 29.2 : J Bumrah to Ali, Ali lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 29.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, Closer to the off pole, defended. |
| It's chilly here in London. The umpires have called for extra protection from the cold winds. |
| 29.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 29.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Geez! Squares him up there. Almost a wicket. Bumrah pushes it into the stumps from over the wicket and then takes it away from Ali. He looks to have a tentative poke at it from his crease but only manages a thick outside edge. The ball rolls towards Jadeja at backward point. In the end, no harm done. |
| 29.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, Peach! An absolute peach this. Bumrah keeps it around off and swings it away once again. Ali looks to play the line but misses by a margin. Some excitement in the Indian camp as the overcast conditions could come to assist them here. |
| 30.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Around off, left alone. |
| 30.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out. |
| 30.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Away swinger around off from Sharma. Cook plays it to the off side off the back foot. |
| 30.4 : I Sharma to Cook, On a length, outside off, left alone. |
| 30.5 : I Sharma to Cook, Dropped! I don't believe it. Rahane drops a dolly. Cook gets a reprieve. Sharma produced a gem here. He bowls a length ball on middle and off. It lands and moves away just a touch but enough to create doubts in Cook's mind. He pokes at it from his crease and a thick outside edge is induced. The ball flies low to Rahane standing in the gully region. It went in and out in a flash. I still don't believe it. One of the best fielders in the world has given a chance to Cook in |
| 30.6 : I Sharma to Cook, The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. |
| 31.1 : J Bumrah to Ali, On a length around off, almost another edge there but misses by a tiny margin. |
| 31.2 : J Bumrah to Ali, And another. What is happening here? First Rahane and now Kohli. Two of the best fielders in the world have dropped two catches. This time it was Moeen who is squared up by the outswinger from Bumrah on off. He hangs his bat in anticipation and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies at the rate of knots to the left of Kohli. He tries to get both his hands behind it but it wasn't to be. In the end, two drops in 4 balls and both Moeen and Cook survive. |
| 31.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, Gets behind the line of this one and defends. |
| 31.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, Ali chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 31.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 31.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, Down the leg side, Ali looks to flick but fails. |
| 32.1 : I Sharma to Cook, The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. |
| 32.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Angled away from Cook who lets it be. |
| 32.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Again in the same channel and another easy leave for Cook. |
| 32.4 : I Sharma to Cook, That's the length. This is where Cook is reaching for the balls. It is a tad fuller around off and Cook lunges forward to get a feel of it but misses. |
| 32.5 : I Sharma to Cook, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 32.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Outside off, left alone. |
| 33.1 : J Bumrah to Ali, Full around off, pushed to long off for a brace. |
| 33.2 : J Bumrah to Ali, Not Out! And height it is what saved him again. Bumrah is asking questions and a lot of it. He lets it rip around off on a length. The ball goes in with the angle as Ali leaves it and gets hit on the top of his right leg. The visitors appeal but the umpire was never interested in it. Bumrah pleads to his skipper for the review and Kohli does exactly that after a lot of thinking. The replays roll in. The ball hit him outside off and as mentioned earlier, it goes over the st |
| DRS time! Bumrah has urged his skipper to take the review and he has gone with him. Moeen Ali is the man in question. The height though looks to be the issue. |
| 33.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 33.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, FOUR! This is salt on the wounds. Another beautiful ball on middle and off and going away. Ali looks to defend and gets a thick outside edge. The ball races through the slip cordon and gully region. A boundary results. |
| 33.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Gets behind the line of this one and defends it. |
| 33.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, A half appeal this. The overcast conditions and the tight line and length from Bumrah has made life difficult, especially for Ali. He bowls another angled in delivery on a length and Ali fails to connect yet again. The ball hit him height and that was the reason the umpire declined it once again. |
| 34.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Around off, defended. |
| 34.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 34.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Around off, left alone again. |
| 34.4 : I Sharma to Cook, On the pads, flicked to the on side for a run. |
| 34.5 : I Sharma to Ali, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 34.6 : I Sharma to Ali, Outside off, another easy leave. |
| 35.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, In line of the stumps, tucked to mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 35.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, Another solid leave on to the ground. |
| 35.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, 143 kph! That was quick and in line of the stumps. Cook does well to get behind this one and keep it away from his pad and stumps. |
| 35.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Flicks this one off his pads to the fine leg region for a run. |
| 35.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Similar length and line, Ali flicks it to the on side this time and gets a brace. |
| 35.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, High! Gets hit on the pads again but luckily for Ali, it is high. No harm done. |
| 36.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 36.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Around off, kept out off the front foot. |
| 36.3 : I Sharma to Cook, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Cook. |
| 36.4 : I Sharma to Cook, Hangs in his crease and gets his bat behind the line to defend it. |
| 36.5 : I Sharma to A Cook, FOUR! Full, outside off and asking for trouble. Cook brings the exquisite cover drive out and gets the desired connection. Pujara runs after it but fails to keep it in. |
| 36.6 : I Sharma to Cook, On middle and off, blocked. |
| 37.1 : J Bumrah to Ali, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 37.2 : J Bumrah to Ali, Shortish around off, nicely kept out by Ali. |
| 37.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, The ball is down the leg side but Moeen still goes after it. |
| 37.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 37.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Prodigious movement through the air and off the deck as well. Bumrah is in nice rhythm here. It lands around off and swings in sharply. Ali looks to flick but misses and gets hit on his thigh pad. A leg bye stolen through the fine leg region. |
| 37.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, Wide outside off stump, Cook leaves it alone. |
| First change. Shami is on. |
| 38.1 : M Shami to Ali, Short of a length around off, Ali gets on his toes and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 38.2 : M Shami to Ali, A bumper second up. Ali ducks under it. |
| 38.3 : M Shami to Ali, Full around off, Ali gets on the front foot and square drives it through the off side. A brace results. |
| 38.4 : M Shami to Ali, Drags his length back and keeps it outside off. Ali happy to let it pass. |
| 38.5 : M Shami to Ali, Wide outside off, on a length, another easy leave for Ali. |
| 38.6 : M Shami to Ali, FOUR! Crisply times the full ball down the ground. Ali presents the full face and the connection is sweet. A boundary to end the over. |
| Spin time! Jadeja is on now. Bumrah gets a break. |
| 39.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fast and full, Cook blocks it out. |
| 39.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Shortish around off, Cook hangs back and keeps it out. |
| 39.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, A touch slower around off, Cook gets forward to defend it. |
| 39.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 39.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, Pushed through by Jaddu on middle and leg, Cook rocks back and punches it through the on side for a run. |
| 39.6 : R Jadeja to Ali, Pushes this one down the ground to keep the strike for the next over. Jadeja finishes his over in a blink of an eye. Too quick! |
| 40.1 : M Shami to Ali, Angles this length ball on the pads and Ali flicks it through the square leg region for a couple. |
| 40.2 : M Shami to Ali, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 40.3 : M Shami to Ali, Wide of off, left alone. |
| 40.4 : M Shami to Ali, Again wide of off, Cook has nothing to do with it. Some problem for Pant behind the sticks as the ball wobbles and dips just before reaching him. |
| 40.5 : M Shami to Ali, Ali defends it from within the crease. |
| 40.6 : M Shami to Ali, A boundary saved there by Pant. A quick length ball angled across Ali but it is wide down the leg side. Pant scampers and dives to his right and manages to save a boundary for his team. |
| 41.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Pushes this one on the pads and Cook works it to the on side for nothing. |
| 41.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Similar ball in line of the stumps. Cook defends. |
| 41.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Again fast and attacking the stumps. Cook keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 41.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 41.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, Quicker one on the pads, worked to the on side for a quick single off the back foot. |
| 41.6 : R Jadeja to Ali, Ali looks to play the sweep but Jadeja's pace isn't easy to tackle. He gets an inside edge onto his pad but no harm done. |
| 42.1 : M Shami to Cook, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out to the off side for no run. |
| 42.2 : M Shami to Cook, Close, so close this. A back of a length ball outside off and asking Cook to reach for it who does exactly that. It goes past the outside edge and into the mitts of the keeper. |
| 42.3 : M Shami to Cook, outside off, left alone. |
| 42.4 : M Shami to Cook, Almost the similar ball to the one bowled two balls earlier. Cook again looks to force the matter from his crease and once again, it goes past the outside off. Shami is testing out the opener before the drinks break. |
| 42.5 : M Shami to Cook, And again! What an over this has been. Cook could have easily edged all three but he somehow managed to miss all. Another shortish ball around off, Cook stays put in his crease and does not move his feet. Some away swing is there and that means, the ball goes so agonizingly close past the outside edge. A nervy moment for the English highest run-getter in Tests. |
| 42.6 : M Shami to Cook, Hangs back to keep this one out to the off side for nothing. Cook would have a sigh of relief now. |
| Drinks! |
| 43.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Starts off after the break with a Shortish delivery on the stumps. Worked into the mid-wicket region. |
| 43.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, Full around off, Ali leans forward, drives a bit wide of mid on and run through to complete a single. |
| 43.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Quicker and a bit outside off from Jaddu. Cooks tries to cut it but gets beaten for Pant to collect it. That was the skidder and Cook got beaten in pace there. |
| 43.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fuller on the stumps, kept out off the front foot. |
| 43.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fuller again on the stumps, worked away into the on side by Cook. |
| 43.6 : R Jadeja to Cook, Similar delivery and a similar shot by Cook pushing the ball into the mid-wicket region. |
| 44.1 : M Shami to Ali, keeps it a bit shorter of a good length but outside off which allows Ali to shoulders arms. |
| 44.2 : M Shami to Ali, Beaten! Ripper. Shami, from around the stumps, fires this in to Ali and lands it on a length on off. The ball pitches and strengthens just that wee bit to beat the outside edge of Ali's bat. Luck ridding with the hoe tea,. |
| 44.3 : M Shami to Ali, Lose shot from Ali. Loss in concentration may be. Shami lands this one on a length but quite wide of off, Ali throws his hand at it but luckily misses the ball. Ali surviving on the edge of a knife. |
| 44.4 : M Shami to Ali, Length on off, Keep out off the front foot. |
| 44.5 : M Shami to Ali, 4 Byes. Watta Ball! Shami lands this on just a bit short of a good length around off. Ali, from within his crease, tries to push at the ball. It hits the deck and comes in prodigiously cutting Ali in half and beats his inside edge. The ball keeps moving even after passing the batsman. Pant dives to his right but cannot even get a glove on it. Four byes for the hosts. |
| 44.6 : M Shami to Ali, Too wide of off, left alone. |
| 45.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fuller on the off stump, worked to mid-wicket. |
| 45.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Flatter and straighter again, blocked out off the back foot. |
| 45.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Cracker from Cook! Jadeja drops it short and just outside off. Cook ponces on it and punches it through the point area. The timing and placement is too good for the fielders to cut that one out from crossing the ropes. |
| 45.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, Keeps it fuller on middle, driven softly towards mid on. |
| 45.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, A bit shorter this time, kept out off the back foot. |
| 45.6 : R Jadeja to Cook, A bit shorter and just outside off. Cook taps it late towards the point region. |
| 46.1 : M Shami to Ali, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 46.2 : M Shami to Ali, Ali shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 46.3 : M Shami to Ali, A bit fuller and straighter in line, Ali drives it a bit wide of mid on to change the strike. |
| 46.4 : M Shami to Cook, Beaten, again! Shami looks up to the sky as if to ask Him - When will find the edge?. He lands this one on a length around off, Cook tentatively comes forward to block it out. The ball lands and nips away slightly, enough to beat Cook's outside edge. India still searching for that wicket. |
| 46.5 : M Shami to Cook, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 46.6 : M Shami to Cook, Fuller on the off stump, driven through mid-on by Cook. Two runs added to the total. |
| 47.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Fires this one down the leg side. Cook tries to flick but misses. |
| 47.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, This time he leaves this one alone which is straying down the leg. |
| 47.3 : R Jadeja to Ali, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 47.4 : R Jadeja to Ali, Ali works this straighter ball down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 47.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Cook to let it alone. |
| 47.6 : R Jadeja to Cook, The England legend flicks it away into the mid-wicket region with a wristy shot. |
| 48.1 : M Shami to Ali, Shami keeps it a bit fuller and wide of off. Ali throws his hands at it, hoping to get good connection but he misses it completely. Another one goes past the bat. |
| 48.2 : M Shami to Ali, Moeen shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 48.3 : M Shami to Ali, Ali chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 48.4 : M Shami to Ali, Comes behind the line of this good length ball on off and keeps it out. |
| 48.5 : M Shami to Ali, Ali defends it from within the crease. |
| 48.6 : M Shami to Ali, Similar ball to the one with which he started the over. keeps it fuller around off and gets some away movement. Ali's poke is beaten again. |
| 49.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 49.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Flatter on the stumps, Cooks looks to punch it through covers but the ball lands and spins in a bit to get the inside edge on his pads and deflected towards covers. |
| 49.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Lovely Shot! that's so pleasing for the eyes. Jadeja lands it too full this time. Cook picks up the length early, transfers his wait forward and creams this drive through the mid on region for a beautiful boundary. |
| 49.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 49.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, Flatter and fuller on off, driven to mid on. No run on offer. |
| 49.6 : R Jadeja to Cook, A similar delivery is tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 50.1 : M Shami to Ali, Short of a length ball outside off, Ali fails to connect to it. |
| 50.2 : M Shami to Ali, Comes closer to the off pole and lands this one a length. Ali gets behind the line to defend it. |
| 50.3 : M Shami to Ali, Flicks the fuller ball through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 50.4 : M Shami to Cook, In line of the stumps, Cook gets it to the on side off the inner half of the bat for another single. |
| 50.5 : M Shami to Ali, And this one leaves Ali from the short of a length area. Shami has been so good in this session and yet nothing to show for it. |
| 50.6 : M Shami to Ali, There has been a pattern with Ali against Shami. He has played numberous times and missed almost 80 percent of the time. A short of a length ball outside off, Moeen hangs his bat but again, no outside edge. Shami is almost frustrated now. |
| A slight delay as the tourists have asked for some protection gear for their fielder at short leg. |
| 51.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Jadeja starts a fresh over with a shortish delivery outside off. Cook punches it through covers and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 51.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Flatter and fuller on the stumps is worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 51.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fires it down the leg side, Pant collects. |
| 51.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, Full toss on his pads, Cook misses out as he gets a bit surprised with the length and punches it very late towards mid on. No run on offer. |
| 51.5 : R Jadeja to A Cook, Fuller one is driven to mid on. |
| 51.6 : R Jadeja to Cook, Quicker and a bit shorter on off, defended off the abck foot |
| 52.1 : M Shami to Ali, The same story continues, angling in around off, lands and nips away beating the bat f the batsman's tentative poke. The hosts must be praying for some luck. |
| 52.2 : M Shami to Ali, A bit shorter outside off, Ali keeps his bat near his body as the ball whizzes past his bat. |
| 52.3 : M Shami to Ali, Third in a row, a hat-trick of misses. Similar ball to the previous one and a similar result. |
| 52.4 : M Shami to Ali, That's unbelievable! It's a fourth miss in a row by Ali. Shami looks up and Kohli seems in disbelief. Ali is still out there. |
| 52.5 : M Shami to Ali, Guess what? Fifth one in a line. A bit shorter around off, Ali continues to poke outside off and continues to get beaten. 5 out of 5, this might be a record of some kind... |
| 52.6 : M Shami to Ali, Way outside off, left alone. |
| 53.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Flatter and fuller, defended off the front foot. |
| 53.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Similar delivery, kept out easily by Cook. |
| 53.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Lands this one a bit shorter, Cook goes back and punches it through covers to get a run. |
| 53.4 : R Jadeja to Ali, Ali defends it from within the crease. |
| 53.5 : R Jadeja to Ali, A bit shorter and blocked out off the back foot by Moeen. |
| 53.6 : R Jadeja to Ali, Fuller on off, driven crisply but straight to mid on. |
| 54.1 : M Shami to Cook, Shortish around off, defended. |
| 54.2 : M Shami to Cook, in the same channel and Cook keeps it out. |
| 54.3 : M Shami to Cook, Full and straight, Cook drives it down the ground for a run. |
| 54.4 : M Shami to Ali, Goodness me, how many times has Ali failed to edge the ball in this session and that too against Shami? Countless. He plays away from his body once again but fails to connect. Shami has stopped showing any disappointment now as he is unable to get Ali edge one. |
| 54.5 : M Shami to Ali, Outside off, left alone. |
| 54.6 : M Shami to Ali, Full on off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 55.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Fuller around off, Cook lunges forward to keep this out. |
| 55.2 : R Jadeja to Cook, Flatter on off, this one pitches and skids straight on, Cook defends well with a straight bat. |
| 55.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Full ball fired at the batsman's legs, Cook leans and drives it through mid on. |
| 55.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, A bit slower on the middle stump line, turned away towards the mid-wicket region. |
| 55.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Cook seems to be loving this. He's getting a lose delivery every once in a while and a batsman of his caliber will not miss out many times on such deliveries. Jadeja lands it a bit short outside off, Cook gets his fierce cut out and gets the ball racing across the deep point boundary. |
| 55.6 : R Jadeja to Cook, Flatter and fuller ball is driven through mid-wicket. |
| Ishant Sharma comes into the attack. |
| 56.1 : I Sharma to Ali, Sharma starts the new spell with a good length ball in the corridor, Ali shows respect and defends it. |
| 56.2 : I Sharma to Ali, Keeps it in the same area, Ali blocks it out comfortably. |
| 56.3 : I Sharma to Ali, Bouncer, Tries to surprise with the change in length. But Ali ducks under it easily. |
| 56.4 : I Sharma to Ali, A bit short of a good length, defended off he back foot. |
| 56.5 : I Sharma to Ali, This full ball on the stumps is blocked out off the front foot by Ali. |
| 56.6 : I Sharma to Ali, A shorter ball is treated well by going back and defending with a straight bat, under his eyes. |
| 57.1 : R Jadeja to Cook, Very full, flicked towards mid-wicket. |
| 57.2 : R Jadeja to Cook,A bit flatter on the pads, worked down towards square leg. |
| 57.3 : R Jadeja to Cook, Full again on the stumps, flicked straight to mid-wicket again. |
| 57.4 : R Jadeja to Cook, Jadeja keeps firing it on his legs and the southpaws are creaming their drives into the off side with not much of a trouble. |
| 57.5 : R Jadeja to Cook, A bit slower and shorter on off, Cook gets across the line and whips this through mid-wicket to get a single. |
| 57.6 : R Jadeja to Ali, Ali flicks this on to mid on with a wristy shot. |
| 58.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Sharma lands this one fractionally behind a good length, Cook stands tall and blocks it under his eye line. |
| 58.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Full er outside off, the left hander shoulders arms. |
| 58.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Lands this one short again in line with the stumps. Cook rocks back and keeps it out with ease. |
| 58.4 : I Sharma to Cook, Good patience shown by Cook. He is respecting the good deliveries and punishing the bad ones. He's looking in real good touch. Does he really have to retire? Looking too good to have done that though! |
| 58.5 : I Sharma to A Cook, Very full ball is driven straight to mid off. |
| 58.6 : I Sharma to Cook, A length ball around, Alastair, looking to flick it into the leg side, gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls down towards the cover-point region and the batsmen run through for a run. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 1! |
| We have witnessed another excellent session, a wicket less one, for the home side. They are marching forward towards a big first innings total. Cook continued from where he left off after the break. He is making India pay for the reprieve he got. Moeen, also after being dropped, has now got his eye in and the hosts would dearly like this association to continue after the Tea interval. |
| On the other hand, the Indian bowlers did try their best but not a lot is on offer on this wicket. They will need to break this stand and put pressure on the out of form English middle order as soon as possible. Will the visitors fight back? Join us after the break to find out. |
| ... Day 1, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session! 31 overs left in the day. Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali will resume their innings. Jasprit Bumrah will start the proceedings for India. Here we go... |
| 59.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Starts off with a loosener outside off, Cook leaves it. |
| 59.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, On a length again around off, this one pitches and straightens a touch. Cook tries to defend but it goes off the outer half towards point. |
| 59.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, Length again on off, it again shapes away. Cook guides it towards point and takes a brisk single. Jadeja did have a shy at the bowlers end but misses. |
| 59.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, Down the leg side, Ali lets it go. Pant dives and collects it really well. |
| 59.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Play and a miss! How many times have we seen that happen today? Another length around off, it pitches and moves away. Moeen plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 59.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, FOUR! Ends the over in style! Poor delivery by Bumrah, on the pads, Ali is too good a batsman to miss out there. He flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. |
| Ishant Sharma will bowl from the other end. |
| A late review taken by Kohli. An LBW decision against Cook has been challenged. Looks high. |
| 60.1 : I Sharma to Cook, NOT OUT! A poor, poor review from India there. That always looked high and that turned out to be the case. Both reviews have gone down the drain. Ishant bowls it on a length around middle, Cook hops and tries to clip it but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire shakes his head. Kohli probably on the 14th second signals for 'T'. The replays roll in and it shows the ball to be going over. |
| 60.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Back of a length on off, Cook defends it onto the ground. |
| 60.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 60.4 : I Sharma to Cook, Tucks it around the corner and gets to the other end. |
| 60.5 : I Sharma to Ali, Again angles it onto the pads, Ali flicks it through square leg and takes one. |
| 60.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Another ball on the pads and it is once again played on the leg side for a run. |
| 61.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Length ball angling into the pads, turns it into the leg side with the inward angle for a single. |
| 61.2 : J Bumrah to Ali, Very full on off, defended off the front foot. |
| 61.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, Lands it on a length but the line is wide of off. This allows Ali to point his bat skywards and watchfully see the ball go past him. |
| 61.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, Attacking the stumps, Ali keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 61.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Pulls his length back marginally, angling into Ali who stays in his crease and blocks it out. |
| 61.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, Beaten again! Someone count the number of times the batsman has got beaten without edging the ball. Lands this on a bit fuller outside off. Ali comes forward to block it bu the ball lands and seams away beaten the bat's edge. This is called Test cricket for exactly this reason. It's a true test of patience and temperament. |
| 62.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Length on off, defends it from within the crease. |
| 62.2 : I Sharma to Cook, A bit shorter outside off from Sharma, Cook stands tall and punches it through the covers and adds a run to the English total. |
| 62.3 : I Sharma to Ali, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Moeen. |
| 62.4 : I Sharma to Ali, Ali shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 62.5 : I Sharma to Ali, Bowls it full but the line is too wide to entice Ali into a lose shot. Ali leaves it alone. |
| 62.6 : I Sharma to Ali, Much better from Ishan. Keeps this one full around off. It moves away slightly on pitching. The length is that in between length where a batsman is not sure whether to come forward or go back. Ali is in a similar confusion and due to the lack of foot work is beaten by the away movement. |
| 63.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, lands this one on a length in line with the stumps. The former England captain blocks it out off the front foot. |
| 63.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, OUT! INDIA GETS A BREAKTHROUGH, that too of the most experienced English player! Can the touring team pick up a few more and throw the cat amongst the pigeons. Bumrah is the man who is rewarded as he lands it a bit shorter of good length just outside off. Cook, seeing the ball a bit shorter of a length, goes back and tries keep it out. The ball hits the deck, skids back into cook who gets cramped for room. The ball takes the inner edge as Cook is late to get his bat down |
| Joe Root is the next batsman in. |
| 63.3 : J Bumrah to Root, The ball is too wide on the off side for Root to try and make any contact. |
| 63.4 : J Bumrah to Root, Keeps it in line with the stumps, Joe gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. |
| Have India got another? The umpire has given Root out LBW but he has challenged the decision. Looks plumb, only an inside edge can save him. |
| 63.5 : J Bumrah to Root, OUT! Boom Boom Bumrahhhh! Double strike for the pacer and the visitors and it's the big one - the English captain. JB lands this one on a good length just a bit outside off. The ball lands and seams in considerably. Root, stuck in his crease, tries to push at the ball with his bat in front of his body. The inward nip beats joe's inside edge and raps him right in front, or at least it looked like it was right in front. But the umpire does not move for about 10 secs and as |
| Jonny Bairstow is the new man in. |
| 63.6 : J Bumrah to Bairstow, No run. |
| 64.1 : I Sharma to Ali, On the pads, looking for the swing away but does not get it. Ali flicks it through backward square leg and takes a run. |
| 64.2 : I Sharma to Bairstow, Gets some shape into the right-hander this time. It is outside off. JB makes a good leave. |
| 64.3 : I Sharma to Bairstow, Closer to the off pole this time and tailing back in. Jonny gets right behind it and defends it. |
| 64.4 : I Sharma to Bairstow, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! One brings two, two brings three. The Indians are on fire here and Jonny Bairstow once again walks back for a duck. From 133-1, England are now 134-4. Ishant gets his first. Excellent bowling by the tall fast bowler. He was constantly getting the ball to come back in but this time he gets it to straighten after pitching it on off. Bairstow plays inside the line, the ball takes the outside edge and goes into the mitts of the keeper. The players a |
| Ben Stokes walks out to the middle. |
| 64.5 : I Sharma to Stokes, LOVELY STUFF! This is the delivery with which he so often gets the southpaws out. On a length and around off, it pitches and moves away. Stokes is forward in defense but is beaten by the movement. |
| 64.6 : I Sharma to Ben Stokes, EDGED but does not carry! The Indians can sniff another wicket here. Stokes tries to cover the swing but walking down the track. He tries to drive it down the ground but the ball takes the outside edge and lands just in front of the diving slip fielder. End of an excellent over by Ishant, a wicket and a run from it. |
| 65.1 : J Bumrah to Ali, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 65.2 : J Bumrah to Ali, Lands it a bit short of good length, Ali defends off the back foot. |
| 65.3 : J Bumrah to Ali, Bumrah fires it down the leg side, Moeen tries flicking it but misses. Pant collects it behind. |
| 65.4 : J Bumrah to Ali, Ali has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 65.5 : J Bumrah to Ali, Good length on off again, the left hander played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 65.6 : J Bumrah to Ali, Ali gets right behind this short of a length ball around off and blocks it under his eyes. |
| 66.1 : I Sharma to Stokes, Jaffa! Ishant lands this on a length just outside off from around the wicket. The initial angle into Stokes tempts him in pushing at the ball. But the nut hits the deck and moves away from the all rounder who gets beaten. |
| 66.2 : I Sharma to Stokes, A bit full but way wide of off, Stokes shoulders arms. |
| 66.3 : I Sharma to Stokes, Way outside off, Stokes raises his bat and watches the ball go behind. |
| 66.4 : I Sharma to Stokes, Big appeal, turned down. India can't review it as they don't have any left. Sharma from around the wicket fires this one into Stokes and keeps it on a good length on off. Stokes, seen walking towards the bowler, leans across and tries to flick it through mid-wicket. But the ball has pitched and it seams in prodigiously to beat the bat and he gets raped on the front pad. India appeal but the umpire disagrees. The ball was going down the leg side. |
| 66.5 : I Sharma to Stokes, Full length ball is driven to mid off. |
| 66.6 : I Sharma to Stokes, Outside off, left alone by Stokes. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is back on. |
| 67.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Works it around the corner with the turn and takes a run. |
| 67.2 : R Jadeja to Stokes, Down the leg side and the batsman lets it be. |
| 67.3 : R Jadeja to Stokes, On the pads, Stokes nudges it towards square leg and takes a single. |
| 67.4 : R Jadeja to Ali, Tosses it outside off, Moeen lunges forward and pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 67.5 : R Jadeja to Stokes, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 67.6 : R Jadeja to Ali, On the pads, it is flicked very fine, just past the leg slip fielder for a brace. |
| Mohammed Shami is back on. |
| 68.1 : M Shami to Stokes, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 68.2 : M Shami to Stokes, Another ball outside off, the batsman need not play at those. |
| 68.3 : M Shami to Stokes, Stokes again gives the bowler the charge and defends it towards point. |
| 68.4 : M Shami to Stokes, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 68.5 : M Shami to Stokes, Lovely bowling! Back of a length outside off, Stokes half-heartedly tries to defend it but gets beaten. |
| 68.6 : M Shami to Stokes, Back of a length on off, Stokes stands tall and defends it out. |
| 69.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Flatter on off, Moeen goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 69.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, On off, Moeen Ali blocks it onto the ground. |
| 69.3 : R Jadeja to Ali, With the turn works it to mid on. |
| 69.4 : R Jadeja to Ali, Driven towards the mid-on region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 69.5 : R Jadeja to Stokes, On off, Stokes keeps it out. |
| 69.6 : R Jadeja to Stokes, On the stumps again, Stokes defends it solidly. |
| 70.1 : M Shami to Ali, Lovely bowling again! He has been excellent till now. He again angles this into the off pole first and then gets it to leave the batsman. Ali tries to defend but is beaten. |
| 70.2 : M Shami to Ali, Back of a length on off, Moeen guides it towards point and takes a run. |
| 70.3 : M Shami to Stokes, FOUR BYES! No chance for Pant. The lad has had a tough time behind the stumps today. This is down the leg side and it swings away further. Pant has no chance as the ball crosses the fine leg fence. |
| 70.4 : M Shami to Stokes, On the fuller side, Stokes plays it through the off side and takes a single. |
| 70.5 : M Shami to Ali, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 70.6 : M Shami to Stokes, Back of a length on off, Stokes defends it onto the ground. |
| 71.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Clever stuff! Sees the batsman dancing down the track and bowls it a touch short. Moeen tries to work it across the line but is beaten to get hit on the pads. |
| 71.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, Very wide outside off, left alone. |
| 71.3 : R Jadeja to Ali, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 71.4 : R Jadeja to Ali, Uses his feet and slams it straight back to the bowler. |
| 71.5 : R Jadeja to Ali, Fires it outside off and gets it to turn into the batsman. Ali tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Impact outside off. |
| 71.6 : R Jadeja to Ali, Good running! Ali tucks it besides the pitch and goes for a run. Jadeja quickly gets to the ball and fires it to the keeper but Stokes makes it in. |
| R Jadeja to Ali, Good running! Ali tucks it besides the pitch and goes for a run. Jadeja quickly gets to the ball and fires it to the keeper but Stokes makes it in. |
| 72.1 : M Shami to Ali, Four Byes! Shami starts this over from around the wicket with a length ball angling into the batsman. The ball is constantly moving inwards in the air. The prodigious movement takes the ball past Moeen's pads and keeps going with the angle. Pant behind has no chance to stop it as he is seen fake diving to his right but the ball is way wide and goes to the boundary for four byes. Kee a count of the extra's conceeded today. |
| 72.2 : M Shami to Ben Stokes, Shami keeps it on a length outside off, Stokes comes forward to defend, taps it towards the point region and takes a single. |
| 72.3 : M Shami to Stokes, FOUR! Crisp from Stokes. Shami lands this one full and just outside off. Stokes comes forward, crouches a bit and creams this drive through covers for a magnificent boundary. The home team need Stokes to hang around for longer and play a substantial innings. |
| 72.4 : M Shami to Stokes, Way outside off, Stokes shoulders arms. |
| 72.5 : M Shami to Stokes, Toe-Crusher! Clever thinking by Shami as he tries to take the batsman by surprise by firing in a yorker on the middle and leg line. Stokes though does well to dig it out at the last moment. |
| 72.6 : M Shami to Stokes, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 73.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, On off, kept out. |
| 73.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, floats it up on off, Jadeja strokes it to mid on. |
| 73.3 : R Jadeja to Ali, Slightly shorter on off, Ali rocks back and works it with the turn through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 73.4 : R Jadeja to Stokes, Quicker on off, Stokes goes back and guides it to covers. |
| 73.5 : R Jadeja to Stokes, Goes back and works it to mid-wicket with the turn. |
| 73.6 : R Jadeja to Stokes, Fires it on off, Stokes keeps it out. Ufff! How quick was that over bowled? Just Jadeja things. |
| Drinks! What a passage of play for the visitors! They have made their way back into this match by taking three important wickets. They would look to pick up some more and dent the home team's batting line-up before the end of play today. England, on the other hand, would want both their southpaws to build a strong partnership and hold fort till the last ball is bowled today. The third session to resume in a short while, hang around! |
| 74.1 : M Shami to Ali, On a length outside off, Moeen Ali makes a leave. This has been an innings in which he has shown a lot of patience. |
| 74.2 : M Shami to Ali, Good length again outside off, MA shoulders arms again. |
| 74.3 : M Shami to Ali, BEATEN AGAIN! Moeen Ali has really rode his luck. Those play and misses will be so frustrating for Shami. Again he bowls it full and outside off, Ali goes for the drive but gets beaten. |
| 74.4 : M Shami to Ali, FOUR! Caressed! A half-volley and Moeen Ali times it through covers. Need not run for those and Ali is now in the 40s. |
| 74.5 : M Shami to Ali, On the pads, it is worked fine down the leg side for a run. |
| 74.6 : M Shami to Stokes, On off, Stokes defends it on the ground. |
| 75.1 : R Jadeja to M Ali, Full on the pads, Moeen works it to mid-wicket. |
| 75.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, Uses his feet and whips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 75.3 : R Jadeja to Stokes, Floats it up on off, Ben lunges forward and defends it. |
| 75.4 : R Jadeja to Stokes, FOUR! Tickled and tickled fine! On the pads, Stokes works it through short fine leg and the ball races away. |
| 75.5 : R Jadeja to Stokes, Ball hits the batsman low on the pads. |
| 75.6 : R Jadeja to Stokes, On off, Stokes defends it onto the ground. |
| Ishant Sharma is back on. |
| 76.1 : I Sharma to Ali, On a length outside off, left alone. |
| 76.2 : I Sharma to Ali, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 76.3 : I Sharma to Stokes, Good length outside off, Stokes lets it be. |
| 76.4 : I Sharma to Stokes, Back of a length on off, Ben defends it onto the ground. |
| 76.5 : I Sharma to Stokes, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| 76.6 : I Sharma to Stokes, Short of a length again on middle, Stokes defends it onto the ground. |
| 77.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Very full on off, Moeen Ali works it to mid-wicket. |
| 77.2 : R Jadeja to Ali, Flatter on off, Moeen defends it onto the ground. |
| 77.3 : R Jadeja to Ali, Eases it through mid on and takes a run. |
| 77.4 : R Jadeja to Stokes, That stayed low! That was really well played by Stokes. It pitches on off and then shoots along the ground. Stokes gets his bat down in time and keeps it out. |
| Jos Buttler is the new man in. |
| 77.5 : R Jadeja to Stokes, OUT! Plumb in front! Jadeja gets his second and England have half the side back in the hut. Stokes walks back for yet another low score. Jadeja spears this in very full and quite quick. It was almost a yorker. Stokes just did not read the length there. He was initially looking to go for the sweep but then realized the shot is not on. He tried to adjust but was late to do so. The bat did not come down in time and the ball pings him on the pads. The players appeal and the |
| 77.6 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Off the mark with a flick through the leg side for a run. |
| 78.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Sharma keeps the first ball of the over fuller outside off. Buttler watchfully lets it go past him. |
| 78.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Beaten! Beauty from Sharma. Lands this one on a length just outside off. Buttler, seeing the initial angle on the delivery, gets sucked into a shot and tries to push at the ball. The nut pitches and nips away, beats the right-hander's outside edge. Sharma continues to impress. |
| 78.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Buttler gets right behind the line of this one and keeps it out. |
| 78.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, A bit shorter and a bit outside off this, Buttler goes back and taps it into the point region. |
| 78.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Buttler shoulders arms to this ball wide of off stump. |
| 78.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, Sharma ends the over with a tight line and length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty. But the attacking batsman gets behind the ball and blocks it solidly. |
| 79.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Slower through the air on middle, Ali works it through square leg and takes a single. |
| 79.2 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Floats it up on off, Buttler keeps it out. |
| 79.3 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Again slower through the air on off, Buttler pushes it to mid off. |
| 79.4 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 79.5 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Misfield and a few extra runs to England! On off, Buttler squeezes it towards point. The fielder there dives over the ball and the batsmen run two. |
| 79.6 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Flighted ball outside off, Buttler tries to slap it through the off side but gets an under edge to covers. Jadeja seems to be bowling a little slow to the right-hander. |
| 80.1 : I Sharma to Ali, A little too wide outside off, the batsman lets it be. The new ball is no available but has not been taken. |
| 80.2 : I Sharma to Ali, The bumper on middle, Moeen ducks under it. |
| 80.3 : I Sharma to Ali, BEAUTY! On a length around off, it pitches and straightens. Ali tries to keep it out but gets beaten. |
| 80.4 : I Sharma to Ali, A bumper and Moeen ducks under it. |
| 80.5 : I Sharma to Ali, Outside off, Ali leaves it. This has not been such a great over by Ishant, he has either bowled too wide or too short. |
| 80.6 : I Sharma to Ali, This time he bowls it a touch too straight. Moeen flicks it through mid-wicket and runs two. |
| 81.1 : R Jadeja to Ali, Uses his feet and works it to mid on. |
| 81.2 : R Jadeja to M Ali, Floats it up on off, Moeen tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 81.3 : R Jadeja to Ali, Down the leg side and Ali lets it be. |
| 81.4 : R Jadeja to Ali, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 81.5 : R Jadeja to Ali, Fifty for Moeen Ali, his 13th in Tests. He has justified his selection with the ball in the last game and now contributing with the bat. Also, making a point as to why he should be batting at the no. 3 position. Not to forget, he was dropped on 2 and now he is making India pay for that. He whips this through mid-wicket and takes a run. He raises his bat to the pavilion. |
| 81.6 : R Jadeja to Buttler, On off, blocked. |
| 82.1 : I Sharma to Ali, Sharma starts the new over with a fuller than good length delivery outside off. Moeen leaves it alone. |
| 82.2 : I Sharma to Ali, Similar delivery is given the same treatment. Rishabh collects. |
| 82.3 : I Sharma to Ali, OUT! What a Rippa! Sharma is rewarded for his persistence and consistency. Patience, that's the word. India now are right back in the match. Getting back to the ball, Sharma keeps this one on a length just marginally outside off. However, his angle from around the wicket entices Ali into a defensive push. The ball straightens on pitching, takes the outside edge and finishes in the mitts of Pant. England lose their sixth and India are right on top now. |
| Curran is the new batsman in. |
| 82.4 : I Sharma to Curran, Four Byes! bang in short, too short. Also a too wide down leg. Sharma tries to go for a bouncer but misses his radar. Pant tries hard to scamper, dive and stop it but fails. |
| 82.5 : I Sharma to Curran, OUT! A Beauty again! Two in an over for the visitors and the second time it's happened in this innings. It's a big one as England's star all rounder of the series, Sam Curran, is gone for a duck. Ishant keeps this one a bit shorter of good length outside the off stump line. Curran, trying to counter attack as he has done so successfully this series, goes back trying to leave the ball. However, his decision to leave is a bit late as the ball kisses the bottom of his bat |
| Adil Rashid is the new man in the middle. |
| 82.6 : I Sharma to Rashid, Fuller around off, Rashid gets forward and blocks it out. |
| 83.1 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Flighted ball on off, Buttler strokes it through covers and takes a run. |
| 83.2 : R Jadeja to Rashid, That has crisply been driven towards covers but for no runs. |
| 83.3 : R Jadeja to Rashid, Floats it up on off, Rashid pushes it to covers. |
| 83.4 : R Jadeja to Rashid, Turn there but way outside off, Rashid shoulders arms to it. |
| 83.5 : R Jadeja to Rashid, Fires it just outside off, Rashid lets it be. |
| 83.6 : R Jadeja to Rashid, Third leave in a row as it is once again bowled outside off. |
| 84.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, On a length around off, Buttler pushes it to covers. |
| 84.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Good length again outside off, Buttler opts not to play with it. |
| 84.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler again leaves it. |
| Has that been taken cleanly? The Indians surely feel so but the umpire has taken it upstairs. The soft signal is out. |
| 84.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, NOT OUT! Well, even if it had carried, it would not have made a difference as there was no bat involved there. However, a good ball by Ishant. He bowls a big inswinger. It comes in like a banana. Buttler hops and tries to keep it out but misses. The ball goes off something and lobs towards the slip cordon where Kohli takes it and appeals. The umpire though is not sure and I feel he goes upstairs for the catch. Replays roll in and they show a big gap between bat and bal |
| 84.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Trademark Buttler! Sharma bowls it just ahead of a length on off, Buttler leans into it and times it through covers for a boundary. |
| 84.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. |
| 85.1 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Back of a length on off, Rashid defends it onto the ground. |
| 85.2 : J Bumrah to Rashid, On off, this one comes in with the angle. Rashid defends it onto the ground. |
| 85.3 : J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR BYES! Another one down the leg side, it swings away further. Pant once again has no chance and the ball races to the fine leg fence. |
| 85.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Back of a length again on off, Rashid gets behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 85.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 85.6 : J Bumrah to A Rashid, A big indipper on off, Rashid at the very last moment hits it towards long on. |
| Mohammed Shami is back on. |
| 86.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Back of a length on off, Buttler blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Review time! Buttler has been given out LBW but he reviews it. Looks out unless there is an inside edge. |
| 86.2 : Shami to Jos Buttler, NOT OUT! And guess what? That is what saves him there. Buttler survives to fight another day. The crowed here erupts. Shami bowls it full and gets it to tail back in. Buttler tries to flick but he seems to have missed it. The ball hits him on the pads, the players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Buttler asks his partner and then goes for the review. Time for the replays and to everybody's surprise it shows an inside edge. |
| 86.3 : M Shami to Buttler, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 86.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Nudges it around the corner and the batsmen take one. |
| 86.5 : M Shami to Rashid, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 86.6 : M Shami to Rashid, On a length around off, Rashid blocks it onto the ground. |
| The second new ball has been taken! Three overs to go in the day, can they get the remaining three wickets with it. |
| 87.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Leg bye! Jasprit starts the over by keeping it on a good length around off, angling into Buttler. He tries to work it into the leg side with the angle but gets beaten and the ball raps him on his front pad. the batsmen run a leg bye to exchange strike. |
| 87.2 : J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! keeps it a bit shorter of a good length around off, Adil stays back in his crease, opens the bat face at the very last moment and glides the ball through the vacant gully area for a boundary. |
| 87.3 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Full ball on off is defended off the front foot. |
| 87.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| 87.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Rashid has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 87.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, To wide of off to tempt Rashid into a shot. |
| 88.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Shami starts the penultimate over of the day with a length ball outside off. Buttler has nothing to do with it. |
| 88.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Strays a bit on the batsman's pads, Jos flicks it towards mid-wicket and they change strike. |
| 88.3 : M Shami to Buttler, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 88.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Lands it shorter around off, defended off the back foot by Buttler. |
| 88.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Shami fires this one a bit straighter in line with the stumps. Buttler leans across and flicks it towards the square leg region to add a brace to the total. |
| 88.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Length ball outside off, Jos points his bat skywards. |
| 89.1 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Good start to the final over of the day. Keeps it very full on off. The ball has a bit of an away shape on it. Rashid does well to account for it and block it out. |
| 89.2 : Bumrah to Rashid, Half-hearted appeal by the touring team, declined by the umpire. Lands this one very full outside off. Adil reaches for the ball, misses it and Pant collects the nut behind and politely asks the question. Replays show that the ball bounced over the bat by a margin. |
| 89.3 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Smart from Bumrah as he goes for the block hole and executes it well. However, Rashid is alert enough to get his bat down in time and dig it out. |
| 89.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Keeps it a bit outside off, and Rashid is happy to leave it alone. |
| 89.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Tries to attack the stumps but overdoes it and strays it down the leg side. Adil tries flicking it but misses. Rishabh does well to pouch it behind. |
| 89.6 : Bumrah to Rashid, Another excellent yorker and it seems as though he has dug it out well. However, the Indians feel that the ball has hit his toe first and they go up in an appeal. The umpire is unmoved and Rashid survives. Replays show that the ball has hit the middle of his bat. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY ONE! |
| This session - 31 overs, 75 runs and 6 wickets. Probably the session which India needed, probably the session which turns the tide in their favor. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Cook and Jennings got off to an ideal start. The two added a 50-run stand and after that, Moeen and Cook both lived a charmed life and added another 50+ stand. Both got to their half tons and England entered the third session eyeing a big first innings total. |
| Though, that was not to be as Bumrah got rid of the well set Cook which opened the flood gates. Root and Bairstow were sent back for a duck each. Stokes and Ali did try to steady the ship but Jadeja then struck to get rid of Ben. Ishant then dismissed Ali and Curran in the same over. The tall fast bowler ended up being India's bowler of the day as he finished with a three-fer. |
| The day, however, could have turned even better for the visitors had Buttler not taken the review after being given out LBW. An inside edge, which was surprising to many, saved him. He though now holds the key for England. He has Rashid along with him, who is no mug with the bat and England would hope the two can take them somewhere close to 250. Whereas, India will look to bundle out the remaining wickets as soon as possible. We now take your leave from Day 1, join us for all the action on Day |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and a warm welcome to our coverage of Day 2 of this 5th Test between the hosts, England, and India. So, after being behind the eight ball for a major part of the day, the bragging rights for the opening day were seized by the visitors. |
| Nonetheless, the hosts would now hope that their highest run-getter of the series, Jos Buttler, with some able support from the 'tail', takes them out of the danger zone and put up a fighting total on the board. The touring team, in contrast, would be keen on winding up the English innings as soon as possible before shifting their focus towards their willows. |
| Ishant Sharma, being interviewed on the boundary ropes, says it was a bit of a roller-coaster ride yesterday. Reckons that there was nothing in the wicket during the first session but later on, as the game progressed, the wicket got slightly quicker. Admits that both his colleagues, Shami and Bumrah, bowled really well and maintained constant pressure on the English batsmen. Mentions that they were always in the game as they did not allow the home team to score easily and gain control. States th |
| PITCH REPORT - Sanjay Manjrekar says, it's not as cold as yesterday and the conditions are slightly overcast but there is no fear of rain. Regarding the surface, he feels the Indian seamers bowled superbly on the opening day, used the conditions well and troubled the English batsmen. However, he also states that because of the Indian pacers' footmarks, especially Ishant Sharma's, a lot of rough has been created. Reckons this will benefit Moeen Ali. Ends by saying that the most important battle w |
| We are all set for the action to begin. Out come the Indian players along with the umpires. They are followed by, the birthday boy, Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid who will resume their innings. Ishant Sharma has the second new ball in his hand which is relatively new. He has two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 90.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Starts off with an inswinger but bowls it a little too wide outside off, Ishant was looking for the banana swing there. Does not get it and Buttler makes an easy leave. |
| 90.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Play and a miss! The only reason I see Buttler having a poke at that was due to the previous ball. The last one came in, this one is also pitched around off but straightens. Buttler could have left it but he felt it was coming back in. He hangs his bat out and luckily for him gets beaten. |
| 90.3 : I Sharma to Jos Buttler, Slightly fuller and closer to the off pole. No swing this time. Buttler strokes it to mid off. |
| 90.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, Nicely bowled! Length again outside off, the outswinger this time. Buttler chases it but does not put bat on it. So Buttler is straightaway looking to score. |
| 90.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, A mild appeal but nothing from the umpire. Down the leg side. Buttler misses the flick, the ball brushes his pads and Pant behind takes it by diving to his left. The players appeal but the umpire is unmoved. |
| 90.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, Finishes a very good first over with a big booming inswinger. From outside off this one comes back in sharply. Buttler tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl from the other end. |
| 91.1 : J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! Classical shot there! First runs of the day and it comes in the form of a boundary. A stylish shot to bring up the 200. Full and outside off, Rashid needs no sighters. He plants his front foot forward and strokes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 91.2 : J Bumrah to Rashid, On the pads, Rashid fails to clip it away. It brushes his pads and goes towards the keeper. Two looseners to begin with by Bumrah. |
| 91.3 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Better from Bumrah. On a length and around off, Rashid is solid in defense. |
| 91.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, And again rocks back and defends it right underneath his eyes. Rashid looks really confident in the four balls he has faced. |
| 91.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Good change in length there, the surprise bumper. Rashid, however, is seeing the ball well out there and he is quick to duck under it. |
| 91.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Rashid keeps the strike with the single! The in-dipper by Bumrah. Rashid taps it towards point and takes a brisk single. |
| 92.1 : I Sharma to Rashid, Gets this one to tail back in but it is slightly short, Rashid misses the flick and is hit high on the pads. Ishant needs to get it a touch fuller as he is getting a little extra bounce due to his height. |
| 92.2 : I Sharma to Rashid, On a length again and around off, Rashid defends it. |
| 92.3 : I Sharma to Rashid, A huge appeal but not given! The Indians are not happy and rightly so as that looked very, very close. Ishant bowls this one a touch fuller than the previous delivers. Also gets this one to come back in. Rashid seems to have missed the ball as it hits him on the front pad. The Indians are pleading but the umpire stays put. Virat Kohli can't believe it but he can't do anything as they have no reviews left. Hold on now... replays later on show, even if India would have ha |
| 92.4 : I Sharma to Rashid, Tries an another inswinger but this does not move. Rashid shoulders arms to it. |
| 92.5 : I Sharma to Rashid, On off, this one is kept out. |
| 92.6 : I Sharma to A Rashid, Another excellent delivery to end another excellent over by Ishant. Once again though, he is guilty of bowling it slightly short outside off. The ball tails back in late. Rashid is forward in an attempt to defend but misses to get hit near the crouch. |
| 93.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, JB starts the over with a good length delivery outside off. The ball lands and seams further away but it is too wide to trouble Buttler, who leaves it alone. |
| 93.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Better from Bumrah, keeps this one a bit shorter of good length on the off stump line. The ball hits the deck and nips away slightly. Buttler does well to wait for the ball to arrive, account for the away movement and tap it into the cover-point region to take a quick single and change strike. |
| 93.3 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Length ball on middle is defended from the crease. |
| 93.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Beaten! That is much better from Jasprit. He lands this one on a length just on the off stump line and gets it to move away on pitching. Rashid looks to block it but gets beaten due to the deviation. |
| 93.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Good length delivery on the middle and off line, the ball lands and moves in this time. Rashid gets a bit cramped for room but keeps it away in the end. |
| 93.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Similar ball from Bumrah and Rashid blocks this one from within the crease. |
| 94.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Sharma lands this on a length just outside off. Buttler tries to drive it hard through covers but the ball moves in on pitching. Buttler mistimes his drive to mid off. |
| 94.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Flicks it with the swing towards fine leg and takes a run. |
| 94.3 : I Sharma to Rashid, A short ball on middle, Rashid gets on top of the bounce and nudges it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 94.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, Howzzat? Doing a little too much. Another good decision. Full and tailing back in from off. Buttler misses the flick to get hit on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Hawk Eye later confirms that it would have missed the leg pole. |
| 94.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Goes full again on off, Buttler strokes it crisply to mid off. |
| 94.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, Good length again, Buttler pushes it towards mid off and takes an easy run. |
| 95.1 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Nicely driven but there is a fielder in the deep. Jasprit bowls it full and outside off, Buttler hits it towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| 95.2 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Slightly outside off, Rashid need not play at those. |
| 95.3 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Another ball a little too wide outside off, Rashid shoulders arms to it. |
| 95.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Third ball in a row which is outside off, Adil makes his third leave in a row. Bumrah not as effective as he was yesterday till now. |
| 95.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! Excellent use of the wrists there. Full and on middle, with the angle, Rashid flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. That went to the fence very quickly, no soul moved there. |
| 95.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, A typical fast bowler's response, goes for a boundary on the last ball, this time he bangs it short, tries to roughen the batsman up. Rashid however, is up to the task and ducks under it. |
| 96.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, BYE! Another inswinger but Ishant errs in line. Bowls it down the leg side. Pant dives but fails to stop it cleanly, a bye is taken. |
| 96.2 : I Sharma to Rashid, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 96.3 : I Sharma to Rashid, Fuller again on middle, Rashid tries to drive it to mid on but gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 96.4 : I Sharma to Rashid, Another inswinger, maybe becoming a little too predictable here is Ishant. Rashid waits for it and then tucks it with the movement towards square leg for a run. |
| 96.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Gets this one to hold its line but it is a little too wide. Buttler opts not to play at it. |
| 96.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, Better, again bowls the straighter one on off, Buttler however, gets right behind the line and defends it. |
| Up goes the finger and Rashid has been given his marching orders. He, though, has decided to review it. Looks close, however, the angle can just save him. |
| 97.1 : J Bumrah to Rashid, OUT! The angle does not save him as the ball is clipping the leg pole and it is umpire's call. England however, do not lose a review. India though, get the breakthrough they so desperately wanted today morning. End of the frustrating stand for India. Bumrah comes running in and bowls it around off, this one jags back in after pitching. Rashid is rooted in his crease as he tries to block it out but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire, after |
| 0.0 : Stuart Broad is the new man in. |
| 97.2 : J Bumrah to Broad, Full and outside off, Broad square drives it through the off side for a run. Don't understand why Kohli had that man in the deep, Broad gets off the mark on his first ball. More importantly for England, Buttler is back on strike. |
| 97.3 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, EDGED AND FOUR! Back of a length on off, Buttler, away from his body, tries to push it through the off side. The ball takes the outside edge and goes just wide of the diving second slip fielder and into the fence. |
| 97.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 97.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Another edge which goes wide of the second slip fielder. Virat though has a man at third man this time and only a single results. |
| 97.6 : J Bumrah to Broad, From around the wicket, he bangs it on a length around off. Broad tries to defend but gets it off the inner half towards square leg for a run. |
| 98.1 : I Sharma to Broad, Back of a length on off, defended towards point. This time Kohli has that man in the ring. |
| 98.2 : I Sharma to Broad, Short again on off, Broad pushes it towards covers for a run. |
| 98.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Shortish again outside off, Buttler slaps it through covers for a run. |
| 98.4 : I Sharma to Broad, Lands this one very full on off, Broad drives it politely to mid off with soft hands. |
| 98.5 : I Sharma to Broad, FOUR! Beautiful shot! That will instill some confidence in the English pacer. Ishant keeps this fuller outside off. Broad comes forward and creams the drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 98.6 : I Sharma to Broad, Shorter in length and on the body. Broad gets inside the line and tucks it with the angle to deep fine leg for a single. |
| 99.1 : J Bumrah to Broad, Starts off with a rib-tickler, which surprises Broad. bangs it in on the leg stump line, but the angle is taking the ball across the batsman. Broad sways back a bit and lets the ball go past him. |
| 99.2 : J Bumrah to Broad, Strays on his pads, Broad tries to tuck it around but does not get bat on ball. |
| 99.3 : J Bumrah to Broad, Nice shot by Broad. Good length delivery around off stump, Stuart comes on the front foot and punches it through covers to take a brace. |
| 99.4 : J Bumrah to Broad, FOUR Leg byes! Bumrah misses his line and length on this one as he fires a knee high full toss at Broad's body. Luckily for the batsman, the ball swings in too much, brushes his thigh pad and runs down towards deep fine leg for a boundary. |
| 99.5 : J Bumrah to Broad, Bouncer! Broad has been hit on the gloves but the ball drops just besides his feet.. Good change of length from JB. |
| 99.6 : J Bumrah to Broad, Wide of off, left alone. |
| Shami comes in to bowl. |
| 100.1 : M Shami to Buttler, The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. He shoulders arms. |
| 100.2 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Much better from Shami as he lands this one on a good length on the middle and off line, with some away movement. Buttler does well to block it and the ball rolls towards the cover region. They take a quick single. |
| 100.3 : M Shami to Broad, A bit shorter of length on off, Broad, at the very last moment, opens his bat face and runs it down towards the third man region for another single. |
| 100.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Beauty! Shami gets this one to lands in the corridor of uncertainty. The ball pitches and moves away. Buttler, trying to go for the drive on the up, is beaten. |
| 100.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Short of a length on off, Buttler taps this one towards point to pick up a single. |
| 100.6 : M Shami to Broad, beaten outside off. keeps this one shorter of good length. It lands and moves away to beat Broad's outside edge. |
| 101.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Looks like Buttler has confidence in Broad. He takes a single off the first ball by tapping it into the point region for a single. |
| 101.2 : J Bumrah to Broad, Nasty! Banged in short angling towards Broad's head who does really well to duck under it at the last moment. Pant behind, leaps like a frog, to pouch it with his left glove. Nice take that by the young keeper. |
| 101.3 : J Bumrah to Broad, On the pads, flicked away into the square leg region for a single. |
| 101.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Pulls the length back a bit and keeps it around off. Buttler rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball towards the cover-point region. One run added to the total. |
| 101.5 : J Bumrah to Broad, Too wide of off, left alone. |
| 101.6 : J Bumrah to Broad, Broad gets rapped on the pads but Survives. Broad keeps it in line with the stumps. Broad tries to flick it but misses and gets rapped on the pads. |
| 102.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Unlucky Shami! Beats the batsman again but is still wicketless in the innings. lands this one on a good length just outside off. Buttler looking to score fast runs goes for the big booming drive through the off side. The ball moves away on landing and beats Buttler's bat. |
| 102.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Gets a bit too straight, Buttler works it into the mid-wicket region to come back for a brace. |
| 102.3 : M Shami to Buttler, A bit too wide of off to entice the batsman into a shot. |
| 102.4 : M Shami to Buttler, A bit short on off, defended well off the back foot by Jos. |
| 102.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Buttler flicks this fuller one on middle towards the mid-wicket region and takes a single. |
| 102.6 : M Shami to Broad, The left-hander shows the full face of the bat and defends this straight ball off the back foot. |
| Drinks break. England have done well so far to survive the first hour by losing only one wicket. Jos Buttler is holding one end firmly and is adding vital runs to the total. A bit frustrating for India as once again they are struggling to get rid of the English tail. Change in plans now from the tourists, Ravindra Jadeja to bowl... |
| 103.1 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Flatter and shorter outside off, slapped to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 103.2 : R Jadeja to Broad, Flighted and full around off, Broad lunges and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 103.3 : R Jadeja to Broad, Tossed up delivery outside off, Broad got forward to drive and played it wide of backward point for three runs. |
| 103.4 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Buttler has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 103.5 : R Jadeja to Buttler, FOUR! Very poor delivery by Jadeja. Drops it short and wide outside off, Buttler picks his area and whacks it square of the wicket on the off side. A boundary results. Vital runs these. 250 up for England, they still have two wickets in hand, how many more can they add? |
| 103.6 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Too wide outside off and an easy leave for Jos. A pretty harmless first over by RJ. |
| 104.1 : M Shami to Broad, Shami starts his first over after the break with a short ball but he has banged it well wide of off stump. Broad has absolutely no issues leaving it alone. |
| 104.2 : M Shami to Broad, Fuller but too wide again. Broad points his bat skywards. |
| 104.3 : M Shami to Broad, Leading edge but safe. Keeps it on a length on the middle stump line. The ball lands and moves away from Broad. Broad looking to work it into the leg side is squared up because of the movement and gets a leading edge. The ball flies over Shami's head and falls in between mid on and mid off.They take a single. |
| 104.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 104.5 : M Shami to Buttler, A bit shorter outside off, Buttler rocks back and punches it into the cover region to pick up another run. |
| 104.6 : M Shami to Broad, Strays on his pads, Broad taps it to square leg. |
| 105.1 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Easy runs here for Buttler. India leaking runs. Jadeja bowls this short and outside off, Buttler punches through covers to take a single. |
| 105.2 : R Jadeja to Broad, Fuller on his pads, Broad flick it to square leg to pick up another run. |
| 105.3 : R Jadeja to Buttler, A bit slower and straighter. Buttler defends off the front foot. |
| 105.4 : R Jadeja to Buttler, A flatter and shorter in length ball outside off is cut fiercely into the point region and Buttler adds a brace to the total. |
| 105.5 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Tapped towards point. No run. |
| 105.6 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Punches this one into the cover region for yet another easy single. Not impressive this from the visitors. |
| 106.1 : M Shami to Buttler, A good length this and also a very good line around off. However, Jos is too good a form to get beaten by this. He defends solidly. |
| 106.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Lands it fuller but outside off, Buttler leaves. |
| 106.3 : M Shami to Buttler, A bit shorter in length outside off, Jos punches this off the back foot into the cover-point region to add a run. |
| 106.4 : M Shami to Broad, Broad shoulders arms to this wide of off delivery. |
| 106.5 : M Shami to Broad, Beats the bat again. Shami might not have beaten the batsmen so many times in a single innings in his life! It might be some kind of a record - Most misses induced or highest deliveries beating the bat, may be? |
| 106.6 : M Shami to Broad, FOUR! That's a shot even a top order batsman will be proud off. Shami keeps it a bit short of good length, Broad transfer his wait on the front foot and makes contact with the ball simultaneously, hence the super timing. The ball flies past mid on's right and races to the boundary. England recovering well. |
| Ishant Sharma is back on. |
| 107.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Buttler walks down the wicket and also shuffles across to cover the swing. But the ball comes back in very sharply. Buttler is cut into half as there a noise as the ball goes between bat and pad. There is a stifled appeal from the Indians but nothing from the umpire. The noise was of the bat hitting the pad. |
| 107.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Right in gap! Buttler moves into the 40s, also it brings up the 50-run stand between the two. Another annoying stand for the Indians but a vital one for England. This is full and on the pads, Buttler flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. |
| 107.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Shortish in length outside off, Buttler chops it towards point for a run. |
| 107.4 : I Sharma to Broad, Short again on off, Broad guides it towards point. |
| 107.5 : I Sharma to Broad, Broad now makes room, Ishant bowls it way outside off. Broad reaches out for it and gets it off the toe end towards deep point for a run. 31 shy of the 300 run mark now England. |
| 107.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, With another single, Buttler keeps the strike. Back of a length on off, Buttler pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 108.1 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Streaky! But as they say, luck favors the brave. Buttler has been brave and the visitors the opposite. Shami starts the over with a beautiful delivery. Keeps it on a good length around off. Buttler goes for the drive on the up with no foot movement. However, the ball moves away on landing and takes Buttler's outside edge and flies towards the slip cordon. The Indians here are not brave enough as they have just two slips in. The ball flies through the third sl |
| 108.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Wide of off, left alone. |
| 108.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Buttler punches this crisply through covers to add a brace to the total. Jos reaches his half century and it's is a very important one for the hosts. |
| 108.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Wide of off again, Buttler shoulders arms. No need to take risks as runs are coming easily. |
| 108.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Fuller around off, Buttler leans forward and drives it towards the cover region for a single. India letting it slip now. |
| 108.6 : M Shami to Broad, Good line and length from Shami. Broad shows respect by confidently defending it. |
| 109.1 : I Sharma to Broad, Nicely played again! Back of a length on off, Broad with soft hands guides it through backward point for a run. |
| 109.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Full and on off, Buttler times it towards mid off but for no runs. |
| 109.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, On a length and it comes back into the batsman. Buttler off the back foot keeps it out. |
| 109.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Exceptional! Buttler at his best! A half-volley and Buttler says thank you so much, he leans into it and strokes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 109.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Shorter in length outside off, Buttler pushes it through covers and takes a run. |
| 109.6 : I Sharma to Broad, A brace to end a good over for England! 8 from it. Outside off, Broad reaches out for it. Gets it through cover-point and runs two. |
| 110.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Well bowled. keeps it on a good length fractionally outside off. The ball lands and moves away. Buttler watchfully lets it go. |
| 110.2 : M Shami to Buttler, And luck is still unhappy with Shami. He gets the edge again but not a wicket. Lands it on a length around on middle and gets it to deviate away on hitting the deck. Buttler, from his crease, tries to keep it out but gets an outside edge. The ball rolls towards the vacant gully region for yet another brace. Hard luck Shami! |
| 110.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Beaten..again! A typical Shami delivery. On a good length around off, moving away. Batsman gets sucked into the drive and gets beaten. This has become a copy paste stuff for me now. |
| 110.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Fires it on his pads and gets flicked to the square leg region for a single. |
| 110.5 : M Shami to Broad, This is probably the one hundred and twenty first time the ball has beaten the bat of Shami's bowling. This time it's the southpaw who is beaten. Shami from around the wicket keeps it on a length around off and nips away just slightly. Broad goes for the drive and as per the rule, gets beaten. |
| 110.6 : M Shami to Broad, Fuller and straighter, defended off the front foot. |
| 111.1 : Sharma to Buttler, Sharma angles this one into Buttler and lands it a bit shorter of good length. Buttler fails to make contact and is rapped on the thigh pad. The ball deflects into the cover region and the batsmen take a single. |
| 111.2 : I Sharma to Broad, Strays on Broads pads and he flicks it nonchalantly to the square leg region for one more. |
| 111.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Fuller and attacking the stumps, Buttler lunges forward and blocks it out with a straight bat. |
| 111.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, A bit shorter on middle and off, Buttler goes back, taps it into the point region and runs through to add a run to his and England's total. |
| 111.5 : I Sharma to Broad, FOUR! If you slash, slash hard! Broad does exactly that as he sees the width on this short of a length ball. Goes for the fierce slash, gets a top edge and the ball flies over the slip cordon for a boundary. The hosts motoring along. |
| 111.6 : I Sharma to Broad, Keeps it outside off, Broad leaves. |
| 112.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Shami starts with a one on Buttler's pads. Jos flicks it through mid-wicket to get a single. Looks like the visitors are losing faith and it is evident that their intensity is dropping. |
| 112.2 : M Shami to Broad, Shorter in length around off, defended off the back foot. |
| 112.3 : M Shami to Broad, Bowls this one outside off, broad leaves it alone. |
| 112.4 : M Shami to S Broad, Edge found but single results. Shami continues with the tight line and length, Broad looking to keep it out pushes at it but gets a thick outside edge. the ball rolls towards the third man region for a single. |
| 112.5 : M Shami to Buttler, And the never-ending story continues. A bowler lands this on a length around off, the batsman is beaten. |
| 112.6 : M Shami to Buttler, This time it's good news for Shami. Buttler leaves this one instead of getting beaten and add to India's frustration. |
| 113.1 : I Sharma to Broad, Fires it wide of off, angling across Stuart. He's very happy to shoulder arms. |
| 113.2 : I Sharma to Broad, A solid front foot defense this from Broad. That was like a proper batsman. |
| 113.3 : I Sharma to Broad, Sharma is the victim this time as he lands this one on a good length on off, angling across Broad. The left-hander tries to poke at it but the ball misses the bat. |
| 113.4 : I Sharma to Broad, Shorter in length, blocked out off the back foot. |
| 113.5 : I Sharma to Broad, And England's 300 comes up with this double. They were 181 for 7 at one stage yesterday but have done magnificently well to reach where they are now. Sharma on Broad's pads, Stuart gets across and tucks it into the leg side for a brace. |
| 113.6 : I Sharma to Broad, Wide of off stump, left alone. |
| 114.1 : Shami to Buttler, Starts a new over with a bit shorter of a good length on the middle stump line. The ball lands and seams in a bit. Buttler, looking to flick it, misses and gets rapped on the pads because of the inward movement on the ball. The ball is missing leg stump though. They take a quick leg bye too. |
| 114.2 : M Shami to Broad, Not the outside edge but it's the inside edge this time as Broad goes hard at it with a drive. Shami is lucky enough to find the edge this time but the ball deflects towards the square leg region for the English pair to exchange the strike one more time. |
| 114.3 : M Shami to Buttler, A bit shorter of a good length, just outside off. Buttler stays back and taps it towards the point region to pick up a single. |
| 114.4 : M Shami to Broad, This time it's the number 10 batsman who opens his bat face at the last moment and steers this towards the third man area. One more run to be added in the home side's total. |
| 114.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Buttler is well set and will not play at these wide ones outside off stump. |
| 114.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Wide again but at the other side of the poles this time. Shami fires it down the leg side. Jos looks to flick it but misses the ball. Pant collects it with ease. THAT'S LUNCH ON DAY 2. |
| What a session for the hosts! How many of you would have thought they would cross the 300-run mark at the start of the day? Well if you did so, you should surely buy yourself a lottery ticket because it has been a commendable effort by them. It is once again, that man, who has been exceptional for them down the order, Jos Buttler. He walks off to a standing ovation from the crowd and his teammates. He deserves every bit of it as he has not only bailed his team out of trouble but now has put them |
| The Indians entered into Day 2 with a thought of restricting the English side to something under 250 but that was not meant to be. History repeated itself, as once again, the hosts' lower order has come to haunt them. It was Rashid and Buttler at the start who frustrated the visitors with a 33-run stand. Bumrah did get the breakthrough but the frustration did not end there. Broad then joined forces with Buttler and the two now are closing in on a 100-run stand. |
| More than 100 runs were scored in this session and England are not done yet. They still have two wickets to go and would now be eyeing to get somewhere close to the 350-run mark. The away side, on the other hand, has bowled well but just did not have luck on their side. They would hope the break changes their fortunes and they get rid of the remaining two wickets as quickly as possible. Join us for the second session in a while. |
| ... Day 2, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the post lunch session. The Indian players make their way out to the middle along with the two umpires. The English pair of Buttler and Broad walk out and the latter will be on strike. |
| Jadeja to start after the break. He has a slip and a short leg. |
| 115.1 : R Jadeja to S Broad, Starts with a faster one around off, Broad pushes it to the off side. |
| 115.2 : R Jadeja to Broad, Paddles this slower ball on off to the fine leg region for a single. |
| 115.3 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Opens the bat face and gets it to third man for another easy brace. |
| 115.4 : R Jadeja to Buttler, A flash and a miss. Jadeja turning it square at such pace, not easy to get under his deliveries. Jos looks to hoick it over covers from his crease but fails to connect with the ball. |
| 115.5 : R Jadeja to Buttler, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 115.6 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Guides the shortish ball to square leg and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| Bumrah to share the attack. |
| 116.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Short of a length ball around off, Buttler punches it off the back foot through covers and takes a run. Bumrah has five balls to remove Broad. |
| 116.2 : J Bumrah to Broad, Chops the back of a length ball to covers for no run. |
| 116.3 : J Bumrah to Broad, Good stop! Saves a certain boundary there does Indian skipper. Broad gets a thick outside edge to the fullish ball on off. Kohli at third slip gets his left hand out and manages to stop the ball going past him but can't save the single though. |
| 116.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, On the pads, flicked to mid-wicket for another easy single. |
| 116.5 : J Bumrah to Broad, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 116.6 : J Bumrah to Broad, Another length ball on off, Broad defends it down the ground for no run. He has looked solid in his approach. Have edged quite a lot but didn't threw away his wicket. |
| 117.1 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Pushed through by Jaddu again on off. Jos goes back and punches it through the off side for a run. |
| 117.2 : R Jadeja to Broad, On the pads, pushed to the on side for nothing. |
| 117.3 : R Jadeja to Broad, OUT! What. A. Catch! Guess who's the Superman? The star in the slip cordon, KL Rahul. He has caught an exceptional one in the deep this time. Broad finally had enough of defending the balls out as he goes for a wild hoick over the long on fence. He lines up the quicker delivery on middle and off from Jadeja and lofts it over the infield. Rahul runs back from mid on and keeps his eyes on the ball. Just at the last moment, he dive in front to held on to it. He stands up |
| Last man, James Anderson walks in. |
| 117.4 : R Jadeja to Buttler, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 117.5 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Shortish in line of the stumps, pushed back. |
| 117.6 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Drives the full ball down the ground and keeps the strike. End of a successful over for Jadeja. |
| 118.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Fullish around off, pushed to mid off for no run. |
| 118.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Crisp! Buttler is oozing class right now. He flicks this fuller ball on his pads through mid-wicket. Dhawan runs from square leg and puts his foot between the ropes. Saves a couple there. |
| 118.3 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Outside off, on a length, punched to the mid off for another easy run. |
| 118.4 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Hangs back to play out the full delivery. |
| 118.5 : J Bumrah to Anderson, A play and a miss. A length ball outside off, Anderson looks to poke at it but misses. |
| 118.6 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Shows the full face and keeps it out onto the pitch for no run. |
| 119.1 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Buttler looks to go for the reverse sweep but fails to find the gap at point. |
| 119.2 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Jaddu-speed, which means a flat darter, on off, defended. |
| 119.3 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Plants his front foot down the track to defend it nicely. |
| 119.4 : R Jadeja to Buttler, A fierce square cut for no run. Buttler chops the shortish ball from the back foot and Dhawan in the deep, stops it from going past. Buttler denies the single as well. |
| 119.5 : R Jadeja to Buttler, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 119.6 : R Jadeja to Anderson, Hangs back and keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 120.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, SIX! And T20 mode it is. What a swat that was. Buttler and his power. He gets a length ball on off and Buttler pulls the trigger from there. A swat across the line and it goes up and over the mid-wicket fence and into the crowd. 500 runs for Buttler in the season as well. Bang! |
| 120.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Short of a length ball around off, pushed to covers. |
| 120.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, SIX! Boom! Short ball but Buttler is unfazed by that. Bumrah looks to surprise the batsman with the bumper but Buttler hooks it from the top half of his blade. It sailed over the fence and into the crowd once again. |
| 120.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Nice. This is a good contest now. Seeing Buttler changing gears, Bumrah gets into the T20 mode as well. He bowls a slower ball outside off and entices Buttler into a shot. He does exactly that but is late on it. It goes uppishly but in the gap so no harm done. |
| 120.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Pushes this ball through covers and takes a run. |
| 120.6 : J Bumrah to Anderson, The batsman tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side but misses. |
| 121.1 : R Jadeja to Buttler, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 121.2 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Gets in line and defends the flatter ball on off. |
| 121.3 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Kohli misfields to allow Buttler a brace. Not something you'd see e'rryday. A tossed up ball outside off and Buttler drives it. The misfield in the inner ring from Kohli. Rahul runs from long off to cut out the batsmen for two. |
| 121.4 : R Jadeja to Buttler, In line of the stumps, defended. Some change in the field as just two balls are left now. |
| 121.5 : R Jadeja to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 121.6 : R Jadeja to Jos Buttler, OUT! Taken, a four-fer for Jadeja! A beautiful innings from Buttler comes to an end. The change in field does wonders for RJ and India. Jadeja tosses this one on off and turns it away from Buttler. He goes after it from his crease and with hard hands. But the ball spins away to take the outside edge and flies towards Rahane standing as the lone slip. That's travelling and Ajinkya really showed good reflexes to grab it. Buttler misses out on a well-deserved century |
| That's the end of the sheer will and grit from the English lower order. They hung around long enough to frustrate the Indian bowlers. Broad's perseverance finally ended as he went for the big hit against Jadeja and ended up breaking the 98-run stand. Buttler looked to up the ante and managed to get a few in the middle as well. He too lost to Jadeja in the end. Another class innings from him meant Innings holds the steering wheel and they can steer this Test now. |
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