• Pandya takes 5-28 off six overs in England’s innings
When Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad left the field contentedly just after midday, having mopped up the last four Indian wickets for a paltry 22 runs, they must have contemplated a gentle day of recuperation for their battle-hardened bodies before their next assault on the Indian batsmen. Old fast bowlers treasure such opportunities.
By five o’clock they were back on the field charged with trying to bowl England back into the game having witnessed their batsmen scurrying manically around the crease like shoppers who had invested in only an hour’s worth of parking. The longest time spent at the wicket by any Englishman was the 68 minutes that Joe Root, their out-of-sorts captain, endured before departing grumpily after reviewing a catch to second slip.
Written by Vic Marks at Trent Bridge
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/19/england-india-third-test-day-two-match-report under the title “India head for huge lead after Hardik Pandya cuts down England batsmen”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
