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The Independent
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- The Independent
England facing daunting chase as more dropped catches aid India's cause
England were facing another big chase to win their series deciding fifth Test against India, with a fine century from Yashasvi Jaiswal and some poor catching making life hard for the hosts. Jaiswal made a classy 118 as the tourists reached 304 for six on the third afternoon, a lead of 281 at tea. After 15 wickets fell on day two, a patched up England attack were unable to pose a consistent threat. With Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse all missing the Test and Chris Woakes unable to play his part due to a dislocated shoulder, the task seemed too steep for a seam trio of Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue and Jamie Overton boasting just 18 previous caps. Three more drops hurt their cause – Zak Crawley, Harry Brook and Ben Duckett taking the innings tally to six missed chances – but Jaiswal was the cornerstone of India's defiance. He was gamely assisted by nightwatcher Akash Deep in the first session, with the latter crashing his way to a career-best 66 to set the tone for a difficult day in the field. Deep, sent in on Friday evening to shield captain Shubman Gill, scored the majority share in a demoralising stand of 107 with the unflappable Jaiswal. The tourists were just 52 ahead and two down overnight but England were insipid in the opening session. Deep fully embraced what was a bonus innings for his side, slogging the third ball of the morning for four, heaving Atkinson across the line and angling Josh Tongue wide of the slips with soft hands. He should have come unstuck for 21 in the eighth over, narrowly surviving Tongue's lbw shout on umpire's call and then edging the next delivery to third slip. Just as it did on day two, England's catching was faulty with Crawley fumbling. That was as close as they came to parting the duo as they lost control in a dispiriting hour of play that saw India add 52 runs to the total. England produced a few false shots after drinks but to no avail, with at least three edges skimming into the same gap wide of third slip. Deep advanced to an unlikely fifty with three fours off the tiring Atkinson – showing off unexpected range with a square cut, an uppercut and a pull. Overton finally ended his fun with the lunch break moving into view, digging in a short ball that took the leading edge and popped to backward point. It was a handy delivery but, after 28 wicketless overs on a helpful pitch, the Surrey quick owed his side one. Gill survived an awkward spell before the break but fell to the first ball after lunch, lbw to Atkinson for 11 to conclude a prolific series with 754 runs at an average of 75.40. Karun Nair has fared considerably less well and his latest unconvincing stay ended with wafting Atkinson through to Jamie Smith for 17. At the other end Jaiswal was quietly getting on with job of a potentially match-defining hundred. He was put down on 20 and 40 earlier in his innings but there was a sense of calm as he progressed towards the first ton of a bowler-dominated match. He was given a third life on 110, Duckett fluffing a tricky one at leg slip, but finally ran out of luck when he flashed Tongue to Overton at deep third. England needed more quick successes to build on his departure but their overworked pace bowlers were creaking as Ravindra Jadeja (26no) and Dhruv Jurel (25no) extended the advantage.
The Guardian
10 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Barry Bannan commits to crisis-hit Sheffield Wednesday: ‘This club is part of me'
The Sheffield Wednesday captain, Barry Bannan, has signed a new contract with the crisis-hit Championship club after his previous deal had expired at the end of last season. The 35-year-old midfielder has been at Wednesday since 2015 and, despite the expiration of his previous contract in June, has been training with the first-team squad during pre-season. Wednesday did not say how long Bannan's new contract is. The club, who finished 12th in the Championship last season, are mired in financial difficulties and are under transfer restrictions imposed by the Football League after failures to pay the wages of their players and staff. In the past few days, Wednesday have seen their manager, Danny Röhl, leave the club and the North Stand of Hillsborough close due to safety concerns. The owner, the Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri, is being urged to sell the club to preserve its future. Bannan's commitment to Wednesday comes as he revealed his daughter became upset when he told her that he might have to leave amid interest from other teams. 'This club is a big part of me and my family, who are with me here today as I'm signing,' Bannan told the Sheffield Wednesday website. 'They will always stand by me with whatever decision I make and I've decided to stay. 'We had a lot of conversations as a family and when I told my daughter Elsie that I might be leaving she started crying. Then last night when I told her I was staying she started crying again. I asked her why and she said they are just happy tears.' The Scot has been at Hillsborough for a decade, joining from Crystal Palace in 2015 and playing in the Championship playoff final defeat to Hull in his first season. He was handed the captain's armband by the then manager Garry Monk as Wednesday were relegated to League One. Promotion back to the Championship came when Bannan lifted the League One playoff trophy at Wembley in 2023. He has made 447 appearances. Wednesday are under a transfer embargo and subject to EFL fee restrictions until the end of the summer window following a previous failure to pay transfer fees on time. There is concern whether they will be able to fulfil their opening fixture of the Championship season at Leicester on 10 August. A pre-season friendly against Burnley, scheduled to take place behind closed doors on Saturday, was cancelled after Wednesday players reportedly refused to play.
BBC News
10 minutes ago
- BBC News
Wigan sign QPR defender Fox on two-year deal
Wigan Athletic have signed Queens Park Rangers left-back Morgan Fox on a two-year 31-year-old spent the past two seasons in the Championship with the Rs, playing a total of 48 games in all that, Fox was at Stoke City, playing 40 Championship games in 2022-23, and he has played almost 300 games in the second tier of English football, after starting out at Charlton Athletic and also playing for Sheffield was announced to Latics fans at half-time of their opening game of the season against Northampton Town at the Brick Community Stadium on coach Ryan Lowe told the club website:, external "Morgan is a fantastic addition to our football club. He has been playing regularly in the Championship for the majority of his career and will be a real asset to us both on and off the field."I have been a long-term admirer of Morgan, who I know will bring a lot of leadership and experience to the squad."
