81-for4 Bairstow gone for 28110 - 4 Stokes has started hitting them for 6.
121-5 Stokes LBW playing for spin and the ball didnāt
Pope out for 29. 166-6.
Fluke of a dismissal. Taters never seen it. Inside edge, through his legs, onto back leg, then looped up for a catch. Nuts
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Actually came off of the flap of his back pad, and Pope was starting to look settled as wellā¦
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170-7
Foakes gone for 1, sharp catch by Rahane at first slip
Again, it seems to be the early wickets to rash shots that has stymied England
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Lawrence gone for 46, stumped by Pant
188-8
Trying to get to the pitch of the ball and he missed it by a mile, easy of easiest stumpingsā¦and another rash shot. (high tariff shot Strauss called it)
Pants.
Sorry
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Oh.
Back to bed then
Lawrence was playing a pre-meditated shot, was leaving his crease before the ball was even release.
Now Bes is given out LBW, reviews straight away, hits pad first and hitting wickets.
189-9
Leach gone LBW, reviewed but it was plumb
205 all out, spinners have taken 8 wicketsā¦
Anderson gets Gill LBW with his 3rd ball, being reviewedā¦looks high to me, hitting top of off stump, just
Umpires call comes into play again
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In other news
India need 2 to avoid follow on.
And this story
Kieron Pollard hits six sixes in West Indiesā win over Sri Lanka -
Ahemmm
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Stumps Day 1 - India 24-1, England 205ao
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india 121-5
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I have been so busy I forgot that was on 
146-6 Ashwin leading edge for an easy catch.
I love the way the Indian batsmen look incredulous when they give an easy catchā¦
Pant survives an LBW call in the last over before tea, given not out, review has him surviving on Umpires call, just, was going to take the bails off but by less than half a ball.
Tea 153-6, trail by 52 runs
That was millimetres. Critical.