Siraj to Ollie Pope, out Caught by Pant!! And he strikes first ball, but this wicket is all on Pant – quite a spectacular catch from the Indian keeper, managed to keep his composure even as it threatened to spill out – kept his eyes on the ball and caught it on the rebound. A soft […]
Ashwin to Stokes, out Bowled!! It doesn’t get better. It just doesn’t get better. It might look like Stokes’ missed out on an overpitched delivery here, but this is what happens with the kind of drift Ashwin gets. He loops it from round the wicket on middle, something Stokes looks to whip with the angle, only to […]
Axar to Root, out Caught by Ashwin!! Stop the presses. Joe Root has been dismissed for a low score. Maiden Test wicket for Axar Patel. To have Root as your first Test victim must be really special. Look at him all elated and why not. England in a pickle as the skipper and the man in-form departs. This […]
Ashwin to Sibley, out Caught by Kohli!! Death, taxes and Ashwin picking wickets for fun at Chepauk. The local boy roars! Flighted delivery, turned in with extra bounce. Sibley was setting up for the sweep. The bounce was too much there. Couldn’t control it, off it comes off the back of the bat and spoons to […]
Ishant to Rory Burns, out Lbw!! Loud shout for LBW, Ishant kept pleading and pleading and up went umpire Virender Sharma’s finger. Burns has reviewed it though. Is the angle taking it down? No bat and the ball has hit Burns on the knee-roll – UltraEdge confirms it. Umpire’s call on hitting, it will remain OUT. A duck for […]
Moeen Ali to Kohli, out Bowled!! That’s a corker and Kohli looks perplexed – he doesn’t want to go. He still doesn’t want to go, he thinks the ball has gone off the keeper’s gloves. The third umpire has one look and that’s enough – Kohli is OUT. Lovely lovely little ball from Moeen – the classic off-break, […]
Ashwin to Rory Burns, out Caught by Rahane!! Ashwin strikes first ball.. Wow! That’s a great start for the home side. Kohli is delighted and that should pump them up. Tosses one from round the wicket. Burns prods forward to defend but the ball spins away with extra bounce, catches the shoulder of the bat and […]
Bumrah to Daniel Lawrence, out Lbw!! That’s excellent bit of captaincy. Most captains would have been tempted to keep Ashwin going against the inexperienced Lawrence but Kohli brought back his ace pacer and he delivers. This was so plumb that Bumrah started celebrating as the ball struck the pad and just turned around to get a confirmation […]
Ashwin to Rory Burns, out Caught by Pant!! What was that? Burns has just gift-wrapped his wicket to India. Ashwin and Kohli won’t mind this. They have their first wicket just before the lunch break. Tossed up delivery on off-stump, Burns goes for the ambitious reverse sweep, without bending down fully, the ball hits his glove and […]
Bumrah to Smith, out Smith Run Out!! 1 run completed. 144.5kph, Smith pushes this short of a good length delivery into the on-side backward of square off the inner edge and tries to keep the strike coming back for a second. But, he fancied his chance against the wrong man. Jadeja runs to his right from square leg, […]