England eyeing a comeback

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Day 1 concluded with India being on 21-0 as the openers looked solid in the last session. Day 2 began with perfect batting conditions as Rohit and KL stitched a partnership of 97. Rohit Sharma got dismissed in the 30s again as he went for a pull shot of Robinson’s bouncer and the ball went directly into the hands of Sam Curran.    

Pujara came in after lunch as a little bit of cloud cover grew. Pujara was in only for a little while before he nicked one to Buttler off Anderson. As Pujara departed the Indian skipper walked towards the crease, with Anderson on the bowling end it was the perfect matchup we were waiting for. Anderson bowled an amazing outswinger as Kohli edged the first ball to Buttler. England’s team was elated as they got the big fish.


Rahane came in next but went soon after as he was run out by Bairstow. England was back in the game as the batting conditions got tougher. Bad light stopped play for a while before the rain took over and the play was abandoned for the day with India on 125-4.

Day 3 will be crucial as India looks to get a lead and England’s blowers will give it all to stop them as early as possible. With KL Rahul and Pant at the crease, we need to bat at least 3-4 sessions and take a good healthy lead. The weather is going to be bad the rest of the days with a lot of rain predicted but we need to capitalize on the available sessions to force a result.

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