Second test v India starts today in Birmingham.
England won toss and chose to bowl!!
India are 17 for 1 Woakes got the first wicket
Woakes to Rahul, OUT
Chopped on! Chris Woakes gets his rewards! Shorter side of good length outside off and it nips back in. Rahul brings his bat down late and can only deflect it onto the stumps! Woakes has asked a lot of questions in the last couple of overs, and finally makes the breakthrough
KL Rahul b Woakes 2 (26b 0x4 0x6) SR: 7.69
Woakes to Jaiswal, no run
Raps him on the pads! Massive appeal Stokes sends it up. This was full and pitching around leg stump. Did it pitch on line? Also, there were two sounds seemingly and it could be an inside edge. But UltraEdge confirms no bat. It’s pitching in line, but it’s umpire’s call on wickets as it’s just clipping the leg bail! Jaiswal survives a close one!
Woakes to Nair, no run
Rapped on the pad again as he tries to leave! And this time England review! This was full outside off and jagging in as Nair shoulders arms. His him around the knee roll of the back foot. Did that jag back enough? Umpire’s call again as it’s shown to be just clipping off stump! Woakes is shaking his head in disappointment. Two close calls have gone against him now
Woakes uttered “that’s a f*****g joke” on way back to his mark after that LBW review, Roller says
Same umpire not giving the LBWs
A long batting line up. Got to be looking to nake England sweat and bat deep.
Got him!
Brilliant commentator curse moment from Mark Butcher there.
Not even a pause for breath.
95-2
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111-2 (30.0)
surely the next ball is a wicket?
Stokes in to the attack and wicket…
Jaiswal gone for 87
Ind 161-3
Stokes to Jaiswal, OUT
has a hack at the wide one, Stokes has his man! The golden arm does it again! It was short, it was wide, it was a hit-me ball! Jaiswal sliced into the cut, found nothing but a fat edge to Smith, and look at Stokes go! He is utterly cock-a-hoop at that one! Huge moment!
Yashasvi Jaiswal c †Smith b Stokes 87 (107b 13x4 0x6) SR: 81.3
Tea India 182-3
Pant c Crawley b Bashir 25 (Ind 208-4)
He wasn’t ready for this series
211-5
Leaves a straight one from Woakes
What a waste of a new ball
391-5
We done a wicket
Jadeja c Smith b Tongue 89 (Ind 414-6)
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Oh.
Good toss to lose
What ball are they using Dukes or the Kookubara?
It may not be the (Duke) balls’ fault
India are 559 for 7
India are 574 for 8
Gill gone for 269 from 387 balls
India 574-8
Tongue to Gill, OUT
short ball, patted to square leg! A tame way to go after a majestic innings from Gill. Tried to roll the wrists but it looped straight to the fielder. He looks disappointed - and tired - as he walks from the field, but he’ll remember the ovation, from the both the crowd and the India balcony. The highest score by an India batter in England. Sets the game up perfectly for his side
Shubman Gill c Pope b Tongue 269 (387b 30x4 3x6) SR: 69.5
Deep gets the long handle out and gets pouched in the deep by Duckett!!
Deep 6 from 13 balls
India 574-9
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India all out lead England by 587 runs