• Jos Buttler hits 69 to push England to a 233-run lead
Saturday is traditionally moving day but no one moved very quickly on the neat green turf here. This did not diminish the entertainment –there was tension in abundance. For England fans, every single was a treasure, a boundary was like gold dust, a wicket a minor calamity.
India offered no free gifts; they were fiercely disciplined, yet patient on a surface that was never entirely reliable but had lost some of its pace. Moreover, there are few more holes emerging for the spinners to aim at. India had to earn most, though not all, of their wickets. Oddly enough, their free gifts came in the form of Yorkshiremen – and crucial scalps they were.
Written by Vic Marks at the Ageas Bowl
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/01/jos-buttler-england-india-fourth-test under the title “Jos Buttler defies Indian attack to keep England in topsy-turvy battle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
