India v England 5th Test, Day 3 LIVE -wicket haul
Cook impressed by resilient Root
This innings “shows his quality,” Sir Alastair Cook says of the Root knock in the TNT Sports studio.
“Ever since that reverse scoop which was talked about so much, he’s gone back to the old Joe Root method of playing in the subcontinent. For all the other guys who are watching how to play the great bowlers like Ashwin in their conditions, it is skill needed – going forward, back, picking the right ball to play some shots to.”
England 161-8 (Root 55, Bashir 8) Overs 38: Trail by 98 runs
Bashir launches the last ball of Kuldeep’s over for a one-bounce four to cow corner and the deficit is now below 100. Time for drinks, so here’s Bumrah at his best.
England 157-8 (Root 55, Bashir 4) Overs 37: Trail by 102 runs
Bumrah bowls a no ball with what should be the final delivery and Root punishes him, dispatching the extra ball through the covers for four with a lovely drive which may well be the shot of the day.
Half-century! Root 51*
Bumrah’s line is off and Root flicks off his hip for an easy boundary and another half-century. It is his 61st in Tests.
England 148-8 (Root 47, Bashir 4) Overs 36: Trail by 114 runs
Root turns down a single at the start of another Kuldeep over, but finds a two later on and manages to keep the strike with a single off the final delivery. His half-century feels like the only thing England are playing for now.
WATCH: Anderson takes 700th Test wicket
The highlight of an otherwise forgettable day for England.
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England 145-8 (Root 44, Bashir 4) Overs 35: Trail by 114 runs
Almsot a double-wicket maiden for the brilliant Bumrah, but Bashir flicks an attempted yorker for four off the final ball.
Wicket! Wood lbw Bumrah 0. England 141-8
He’s done it again! Bumrah uncorks a yorker which smashes Wood on the front boot and was destined for leg stump. A review only confirms Wood, like Hartley before him, was plumb LBW.
Wicket! Hartley lbw Bumrah 20. England 141-7
Bumrah into the attack and into the wickets! Hartley completely misses a straight one, is hit on the back pad and doesn’t bother with a review. That was plumb.
England 141-6 (Root 44, Hartley 20) Overs 34: Trail by 118 runs
Two runs off the Kuldeep over and Ashwin is being withdrawn from the attack. Bumrah brings himself back on.
England 139-6 (Root 43, Hartley 19) Overs 33: Trail by 120 runs
Big appeal from Ashwin for LBW against Root from a carrom ball. The umpire shakes his head, India review and Root clearly hit it. India are now down to one review.
Hartley crunches another boundary – this time on the cut – before the over is out.
England 134-6 (Root 42, Hartley 15) Overs 32: Trail by 125 runs
Root continues playing his own game against Kuldeep. The second ball is a good one, and Root does well to play it into the ground with men around the bat, then takes a single off the fifth.
If you’re just waking up, you missed Anderson taking his 700th Test wicket earlier – a feat celebrated in the TNT Sports studio.
England 133-6 (Root 41, Hartley 15) Overs 31: Trail by 126 runs
Hartley crunches a four through the covers to close the Ashwin over. Glorious shot.
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England 128-6 (Root 40, Hartley 11) Overs 30: Trail by 131 runs
Hartley flicks the first ball of the Kuldeep over down to fine leg for four, before he and Root each add a single.
England 122-6 (Root 39, Hartley 6) Overs 29: Trail by 137 runs
Hartley is not going to get out playing timidly. He’s looking to score, even off Ashwin who just brought up a five-fer.
England 119-6 (Root 38, Hartley 4) Overs 28: Trail by 140 runs
India review an LBW appeal against Root, but the ball hit his bat before the pad. With three reviews to play with, using one on Root makes sense even if it was out of hope rather than expectation. Two runs off the Kuldeep over after Root flicks the final ball to a leg-side boundary rider.
England 117-6 (Root 36, Hartley 4) Overs 27: Trail by 142 runs
Hartley edges the final ball of the Ashwin over past first slip and picks up four runs, but it’s an unneeded reminder of the danger Ashwin poses.
Wicket! Foakes b Ashwin 8. England 113-6
Foakes goes for a booming sweep, is early on the shot so misses entirely and the ball carries on into the stumps. Ashwin has a five-wicket haul on his 100th Test.
England 113-5 (Root 36, Foakes 8) Overs 26: Trail by 146 runs
Ax excellent stop from Khan under the helmet at short leg is the highlight of this Kuldeep over.
England 110-5 (Root 36, Foakes 6) Overs 25: Trail by 149 runs
Root and in particular Foakes, who twice rocks back and flicks the ball square, keep things ticking over.
England 105-5 (Root 35, Foakes 1) Overs 24: Trail by 154 runs
Ashwin bowls one ball to Foakes – play and miss well outside off stump – then Kuldeep continues. England take a couple of runs off the Kuldeep over, including Foakes getting off the mark.
TNT Sports pundits heap praise on Ashwin
Ashwin has figures of 4-55 this innings and is tormenting England once more, with clever bowling and variations few of the tourists have been able to pick up.
Sir Alastair Cook: “We’re looking at a seriously quality bowler. He has got every trick now – he’s got the slide and the big spinner – he’s incredibly hard to line up. I keep going back to the first 20 balls you have to face of him, because he will throw everything at you and he will test every area of your batting. If you’ve got a weakness, like Ben Duckett, he’ll exploit it.”
Steven Finn: “It’s the angle of Ashwin’s seam actually which is the beautiful thing to see. When you watch it live you think, ‘Ah, they all look pretty similar.’ But when you slow it down and you look at the different angles with which he plays, he’s a student of the game and he always talks about improving… those little, subtle variations are the things that Ashwin has developed over his career.”
Stokes struggles emblematic of England issues
England’s talismanic captain finishes the series with just 199 runs. He only passed 50 once and made just nine runs over four innings in the last two Tests.
A series to forget for him and the list of England batters who can be happy with the totality of their work this tour will not be a long one.
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Lunch: England 103-5, trail by 156
Victory is within India’s sights as lunch is taken, with England already five wickets down thanks to a combination of poor batting and some Ashwin brilliance.
The morning had started brilliantly for the visitors, with Anderson taking his 700th Test wicket and Bashir claiming a five-wicket haul, but as soon as England started batting their trouble grew. Duckett was out second over dancing down the wicket in a manner sure to be scrutinised, while Ashwin also claimed the scalps of Crawley, Pope and Stokes. Kuldeep removed Bairstow for 39 after an entertaining inning which included three big sixes off Ashwin.
Root remains unbeaten on 34, but sticks out as the only England batter who has looked comfortable against the spin and trusting of his technique.
Wicket! Stokes b Ashwin 2 England 103-5
Ashwin replaces Jadeja to bowl the last over before lunch. First ball to Stokes, bowled through the gate! A miserable end to the session for England.
England 101-4 (Root 33, Stokes 2) Overs 22: Trail by 157 runs
Just one run off the latest Kuldeep over. His impressive return to the Test fold continued his morning with the wicket of Bairstow.
England 101-4 (Root 32, Stokes 2) Overs 21: Trail by 158 runs
Two runs off Jadeja’s fifth over, bring up England’s 100. Jadeja is going at three an over, the most economical of India’s three spinners this innings.
England 99-4 (Root 31, Stokes 1) Overs 20: Trail by 160 runs
Root adds four more with a lovely cover drive.
England 95-4 (Root 27, Stokes 1) Overs 19: Trail by 164 runs
Stokes is the new man at the crease and making a point of getting forward – both to Jadeja this over and Kuldeep befoore.
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England 94-4 (Root 27, Stokes 0) Overs 18: Trail by 165 runs
As Kuldeep prepared to start the over, Bairstow could be heard on the stump mic sledging Gill – seemingly unhappy with something Gill told Anderson during the India innings. There were words for Gill as he left the field, too.
Wicket! Bairstow lbw Kuldeep 39. England 92-4.
Kuldeep comes into the attack and has a wicket in his first over! Bairstow rocks back, misjudges the turn and is struck on the pads, prompting a raised finger. England review, but there is no saving Bairstow. Pitched outside off, hit in line and it’s umpire’s call on the stumps. Bairstow’s 100th Test is over, in spicy circumstances.
England 90-3 (Root 24, Bairstow 38) Overs 17: Trail by 169 runs
A more sedate over – two runs from it – so here’s TNT Sports’ Sir Alastair Cook and Steven Finn reflecting on Anderson’s landmark 700th Test wicket.
England 88-3 (Root 23, Bairstow 37) Overs 16: Trail by 171 runs
Bairstow wallops Ashwin’s first ball back over cow corner for six! He takes a single next delivery, but once back on strike adds a four with a beautiful cut shot. This is turning into quite the battle between the two centurions, with Bairstow striking the ball beautifully.
England 76-3 (Root 22, Bairstow 25) Overs 15: Trail by 183 runs
Root flicks off his pads for four, plus there are a couple of singles from Jadeja’s second over. Whisper it quietly, but these two are looking good.
England 70-3 (Root 17, Bairstow 25) Overs 14: Trail by 189 runs
Bairstow goes big, twice in a row! He flicks the first ball of the Ashwin over over cow corner, then slams the second more square but for the same result. Back-to-back sixes. A calm defence, two singles and a missed sweep complete an eventful over.
England 56-3 (Root 16, Bairstow 12) Overs 13: Trail by 203 runs
One thing Root and Bairstow are always likely to do is rotate the strike well, as they do off Jadeja’s first over.
England 52-3 (Root 13, Bairstow 11) Overs 12: Trail by 207 runs
A Root single and then a crunching Bairstow sweep to the boundary bring up the England 50. Bumrah is taking himself off so it could well be spin from both ends, with Jadeja taking over.
England 47-3 (Root 12, Bairstow 7) Overs 11: Trail by 212 runs
Bairstow clips a ball on his pads for four, then picks up a couple by squirting away a misplaced yorker.
England 41-3 (Root 12, Bairstow 1) Overs 10: Trail by 218 runs
Bairstow, playing in his 100th Test, gets off strike against a bowler also playing his 100th Test in Ashwin. Good decision. Root drives the final ball of the over to the boundary.
Wicket! Pope c Jaiswal b Ashwin 19. England 36-3
Ahwin has another wicket! Pope sweeps, top edges and Jaiswal takes a good running catch halfway between the boundary and the strip.
England 35-2 (Pope 19, Root 7) Overs 9: Trail by 224 runs
Root adds a single off another good Bumrah over. Rohit has a stiff back is the official word, so vice-captain Bumrah leading India righ now.
England 34-2 (Pope 19, Root 6) Overs 8: Trail by 225 runs
Root hits his first boundary off Ashwin, via a reverse sweep. A few deliveries later England have four more, but in far more fortuitous circumstances. Ashwin floats one up, draws a drive from Pope but his misjudges the spin and misses the ball – but it turns too sharply, misses everything and races away for four byes.
England 24-2 (Pope 18, Root 1) Overs 7: Trail by 235 runs
While Ashwin is up to 513 Test wickets at one end after that Crawley dismissal, Bumrah remains a nightmare at the other. One delivery nips away and nearly takes Pope’s edge, but not quite.
England 23-2 (Pope 17, Root 1) Overs 6: Trail by 236 runs
Root sees off the Ashwin over and is off the mark.
Wicket! Crawley c Khan b Ashwin 0. England 21-2
Ashwin gets an enormous amount of turn on his first delivery, which spooks Crawley. Come the third, Crawley gets a tickle prodding well in front of his pads and Khan takes the catch at leg gully. Crawley – maybe England’s best batter this series – gone for a duck.
England 19-1 (Crawley 0, Pope 16) Overs 5: Trail by 240 runs
Back-to-back boundaries from Pope! The first an edge through the slips, which didn’t carry thanks to soft hands, the second a controlled flick through mid on. He also adds a single and a leg bye completes the scoring this Bumrah over.
England 9-1 (Crawley 0, Pope 7) Overs 4: Trail by 250 runs
Pope gets off the mark with a lovely cut for four, after Ashwin pitches one a touch short. A two and a single ensure he ends the over on seven from seven balls.
England 2-1 (Crawley 0, Pope 0) Overs 3: Trail by 257 runs
Another Bumrah maiden. The last ball is a beauty, pitching around an off-stump line and jagging away from Crawley, but avoids the edge.
England 2-1 (Crawley 0, Pope 0) Overs 2: Trail by 257 runs
Pope sees off the last ball of Ashwin’s over, but the damage has already been inflicted with Duckett departing in a manner sure to be talked about for longer than his innings lasted.
Wicket! Duckett b Ashwin 2. England 2-1
Duckett charges down the wicket to the fifth ball of Ashwin’s over, completely whiffs trying too smash it through cow corner and is bowled. Had the ball missed the stumps, Duckett would have been bowled. That’s a sorry end to his tour.
England 0-0 (Crawley 0, Duckett 0) Overs 1: Trail by 259 runs
Crawley and Duckett are out, with Bumrah to bowl the first over. He’s also the captain, for now, with Rohit off the field and a subdued Crawley sees off a maiden. Probing bowling from Bumrah as you would expect.
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India lead by 259 runs
The last two wickets are claimed for just three runs this morning then. An excellent start for England and a famous one for Anderson, who is just the third man to take 700 Test wickets and the only seam bowler to do so.
Steven Finn in full of praise in the TNT Sports studio: “700 Test wickets. This is not normality that we are watching.”
“His control of length is extraordinary,” adds Sir Alastair Cook. “We talk about his skill and his ability to swing the ball – he’s worked on the wobble seam – but the one thing he’s got above any other seam bowler, with Glenn McGrath probably in that same category, he just never misses length.”
Wicket! Bumrah st Foakes b Bashir 20. India 477 all out
Bumrah prods forward at a Bashir delivery, misses and England have a stumping shout thanks to smart work behind the stumps from Foakes. After a thorough review from the third umpire, it is deemed none of Bumrah’s foot was grounded behind the crease. The line belongs to the umpire, so he’s out and Bashir has a five-wicket haul.
Wicket! Kuldeep b Anderson 30. India 477-9
Anderson takes his 700th Test wicket! A short ball kicks up and strikes Kuldeep on the gloves – then next up is a slower delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, which Kuldeep edges behind. Magnificent bowling from a magnificent bowler, and a fine way to bring up that milestone.
India 477-8 (Kuldeep 30, Bumrah 20) Overs: 122. Lead by 259 runs
Another over, another run added to the Indian total. Tidy enough stuff from Bashir, but not all that threatening.
India 476-8 (Kuldeep 29, Bumrah 20) Overs: 122. Lead by 258 runs
Anderson gets the ball for the second over of the day, as well as a warm reception from the Barmy Army. Kuldeep blocks ball one, drives the second for a single. Then Anderson have four deliveries at Bumrah, but Bumrah’s defence is solid.
India 475-8 (Kuldeep 28, Bumrah 20) Overs: 121. Lead by 257 runs
Bashir bowls the first over of the day – a clear, warm day in Dharamshala – and there is just one run off it. Kuldeep cuts the fifth delivery away for an easy single.
Anderson approaching milestone
James Anderson starts the day on 699 Test wickets. With just two Indian wickets left to claim this innings – and it looking like India may not bat again this match – this may well be Anderson’s last chance to reach the milestone before the summer.
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Thank you for joining live coverage of the third day of this final Test between India and England. Yesterday was a long one for the tourists, what does today have in store? They will be keen to have the Indian tail skittled quickly, before it’s time to go about reducing a deficit which is already greater than England’s first-innings total.
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Bashir has ‘adapted as he’s gone on’ in India series
Alastair Cook and Steven Finn were impressed with Shoaib Bashir’s bowling performance on Day 2 of the fifth Test between England and India.
Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal produced half-centuries for India in a dominant batting display which saw the hosts take a 255-run lead into Day 3. But spinner Bashir got the duo out and he finished on figures of 4-170.
“I was impressed with the way Bashir kept his composure,” he told TNT Sports.
“If you take Yashasvi Jaiswal’s attacking nature off his score, not that you should, then his figures are quite good. After a long attacking day he still did well.
“Tom Hartley probably had his toughest day so far, if you take out that initial burst at the start of the tour, and towards the end he bowled nicely, too.”
Finn added: “Bashir adapted as the day went on. When you look at young players you look out for how well they can do that.
“Throughout this series when we’ve seen Bashir bowl, he seems as though he’s adapted as he’s gone on.
“Before lunch he was bowling at 56mph, which is quick and flat for a spinner, and after lunch he bowled at 53mph, a touch slower, and you’ve got more variability off the surface, the odd one turned, and you had more play and misses.
“So clearly at lunch something was discussed and he got his rewards later in the day.”
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