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Daily Mail
2 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Why you can't take your eyes of Ravindra Jadeja, the major issue officials must tackle and Harry Brook gamble backfires: BUMBLE AT THE TEST
England endured a chastening second day of the second Test against India at Edgbaston on Thursday. Beginning the morning on 310-5, India racked up a mammoth 587 all out, with Shubman Gill's chanceless 269 helping to revitalise his team. England struggled to look threatening on a docile pitch, but they then suffered a huge blow when they lost three early wickets in reply. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope both fell in meek fashion for ducks, while Zak Crawley made just 17. Harry Brook and Joe Root led England to the close, but not without alarm, and England face a tough task if they are to preserve their series lead heading into next week's third Test. Mail Sport's David Lloyd - AKA Bumble - has his say on all the big talking points after day two at Edgbaston. This isn't just cricket - it's big business With a Wednesday start, Warwickshire would love some weekend action to maximise revenue so it was no surprise to see an Edgbaston pitch designed to take us deep. Not a blade of grass to be seen, it started as a batters' paradise and Shubman Gill was not in the mood to miss out. He will be delighted with his career-best 269 and the hosts will be pleased with the situation too. Not only is it a cricket match. It is big business. Don't take your eyes off Jadeja I was so interested watching the histrionics of Ravindra Jadeja, the experienced street fighter of this India team, during the morning session. He's going to be bowling last on this pitch, and he obviously wants something to aim at, so nearly every other delivery in his innings of 89, he was down the pitch, banging it with his bat, scratching about with his feet. This is a very dry pitch, and it will spin big time later in the game. Well done, Ravi. I'd have done the same. Break time is no joke Only 15 minutes into the second morning, Jadeja stopped the game, had a drink and took a couple of pills, after being struck on the hand. After 40 minutes, he took another break. The umpires appear powerless. No wonder we keep losing overs. Surely, the officials should exercise their authority or have a directive from the ICC that any injury be treated off the field while a new batter comes out. Keep the game moving. Get on with it. My mates in the Eric Hollies haven't paid £85 to watch the grass grow. My go to spot in Birmingham I always like my visits to Birmingham, a bit of a raw place, and I have a standby, backstreet pub that I pop into with my old mucker: the ever enthusiastic Guinness imbiber Ian Ward. It's got plenty of hand pumps and Wednesday's ale of choice for me was Oregon, a Weetwood Brewery American Pale. Very quaffable it was too as we chewed the fat over the day's play. Walk on the wildside I'm a great fan of county cricket and earlier this week my wife Vipers and I enjoyed two days down at Queen's Park, Chesterfield, one of the great festival grounds. This was in direct contrast to Blackpool, which is in another park, Stanley Park, and doesn't allow dogs because of a health and safety issue. This puzzled me because it's next door to Blackpool Zoo, where there's lions and tigers roaming freely. If one of them gets out, it's curtains. Dogs will be the least of their worries. Brook gamble backfires At precisely 2.40pm, Ben Stokes had a cunning plan, bringing on Sir Reginald Dobbington-Dobsworth of Cholmondeley Bishop Serenaders CC, who had obviously won the lunchtime raffle to have a bowl at Shubman Gill. It turned out to be the nom de plume of Harry Brook, bowling right-arm optimistic - a collection of speculative deliveries regularly driven for four. The experiment ended when Sir Reggie was invited to put his sweater back on and retire to fine leg following a spell of 5-0-31-0.
The Independent
3 hours ago
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- The Independent
Shubman Gill's double century puts India in complete control of second Test
England's top order buckled under the weight of Shubman Gill's record-breaking double century, as India took a vice-like grip on the second Rothesay Test. Gill scored an imperious 269 on day two at Edgbaston, besting Sunil Gavaskar's claim to the highest ever score by an Indian batter on English soil and Virat Kohli's mark for the biggest knock by an India captain, as his side posted 587. That was the most England have conceded since the start of the 'Bazball' era three years ago and, after 151 sapping overs in the field, they were ripe for the picking in the evening session. With attack leader Jasprit Bumrah rested, his replacement Akash Deep stepped up to dismiss first Test centurions Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks with consecutive deliveries. Zak Crawley followed when he edged Mohammed Siraj behind, leaving England's in-form top three back in the pavilion inside eight overs. It could have been even worse as Harry Brook made a reckless start but he and Joe Root survived until stumps to reach 77 for three. Brook had a final scare off the penultimate ball of a difficult day, threatening to drag Prasidh Krishna into his stumps and only surviving by intercepting the ball with his shoulder. The first two sessions were torrid for England, costing 254 runs in exchange for a pair of consolation wickets. For the most part, they watched Gill march relentlessly towards his eight-and-a-half-hour epic. He led stands of 203 with Ravindra Jadeja and 144 alongside Washington Sundar, grinding his opponents down in a studious stay containing 30 fours, three sixes and barely any false shots. With 114 runs already under his belt he saw off the new-ball burst from Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes then set about batting the hosts into trouble. Gill waited until Brydon Carse's arrival as first change to step up a gear, driving hard when he strayed too full and pulling methodically between two boundary riders when the Durham quick went short. Shoaib Bashir did his best to tie up an end but just two maidens in 45 overs suggest he was never able to fully apply the brakes. Josh Tongue was the last of the frontline bowlers to be used but the first to strike, hurrying Jadeja with an extra hint of zip and bounce to have him caught off the glove for 89 just before lunch. India shrugged off the loss, Gill strengthening his dominance as a further 145 runs rained down in the afternoon that weighed heavily on the English fielders. Amid a handful of warning signs, a five-over spell of inelegant medium pace from Brook spoke loudest. Gill stood above it all, reaching 200 in 311 balls then taking just 37 more to reach 250. Root looked stony faced despite bowling Sundar with an unexpectedly brisk turner, a reflection of the wider English mood, but there was a release of frustration when Gill rolled his wrists on Tongue and stroked the gentlest of catches to square-leg. The last two wickets were gifted to Bashir, a reward for his long shift at the coalface, but both Deep and Siraj had more important work to do. Twelve runs off the first over of the reply represented a false start, with Deep blowing the game open in the third. Duckett poked uncertainly outside off and was brilliantly held at third slip, where Gill's untouchable day continued. Deep made it a double when he snapped up Pope for a first-baller, snaring the edge with a fast, full delivery that briefly bobbled out of KL Rahul's hands before he brought it back under control. Having scored 325 between them in the first Test, both Duckett and Pope had failed to add to the tally. The sense of disarray continued when Crawley played waywardly at a Siraj ball he might have left alone and picked out Karun Nair in the cordon. Brook was beaten by his first two balls, survived a tight appeal for lbw on one and played some hair-raising strokes as he looked to assert himself on a precarious situation. He and Root put on 52 by the close, offering some hope that there were still big runs to be had on a flat pitch.
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Business Standard
4 hours ago
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- Business Standard
ENG vs IND 2nd Test Day 2 highlights: Gill, bowlers put India on top
The Indian cricket team, with the help of a marvellous 269 from skipper Shubman Gill, 89 from Ravindra Jadeja and 42 from Washington Sundar, put India in the driver's seat in the match by posting a huge total of 587 on the board. Pacers Akash Deep and Md Siraj then struck early with the ball as the hosts found themselves completely on the back foot by the end of Day 2 of the second Test match at Edgbaston. In the third session, England were finally able to end the Indian innings after 151 overs of struggle but not before being bundled out for 587, thanks to Shubman Gill's brilliant 269. India again lost their last three wickets in a span of 23 runs, but the lower-order fight was much better than what they had put up in quite some time. England will try to add quick runs and avoid losing wickets to end their day on a high. England came out to bat hoping to take advantage of the superior batting surface, but Akash Deep removed Ben Duckett (0) and Ollie Pope (0) on back-to-back deliveries to put India in the lead early. Five overs later, Siraj had Zak Crawley (19) caught in the slips as England found themselves reduced to 25 for 3. However, Joe Root (17*), and Harry Brook (26*) then added an unbeaten 47 runs for the fourth wicket as England finished the day at 72 for 3, still trailing by 515 runs in the first innings. Earlier, in the second session, resuming from 414/7, skipper Shubman Gill led from the front with a sensational knock, converting his maiden Test double century into a monumental 250. In the process, he became only the sixth Indian captain to score a double hundred and the first Asian batter to cross 200 in a Test match in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). He also broke Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record of 254 to register the highest Test score by an Indian captain. Gill found excellent support in Washington Sundar, whose selection had raised eyebrows. Sundar responded in style, anchoring the innings with a composed 42 and playing some crisp shots to help India cross the 500-run mark. The pair counterattacked after a steady start post-lunch, putting England's bowlers under severe pressure. As England lost control, their bowlers began spraying loose deliveries, allowing India to accelerate with ease. Just before tea, Joe Root provided England with a rare breakthrough, dismissing Sundar for 42. But by the time the session ended, India had added 150 more runs to take their total to 564. At the start of the day, resuming from an overnight strong position, India added 109 runs in the first session while losing just one wicket. Captain Shubman Gill continued his rich form, bringing up his maiden Test 150 and becoming only the second Indian skipper after Mohammad Azharuddin to do so. Ravindra Jadeja provided solid support, completing his 23rd Test half-century before falling for 89 while trying to accelerate. The duo added a commanding 200-run stand for the fifth wicket—the second instance of an Indian pair achieving such a partnership at Edgbaston, after Jadeja and Rishabh Pant's 222-run stand in 2022. Despite occasional movement from Chris Woakes and some sharp bouncers from England's pacers, the Indian batters looked untroubled. A brief on-field altercation occurred over Jadeja's movement on the pitch after a shot, but it was quickly defused. Scorecard: England 1st innings after day 2: England 1st Inning 77-3 (20 ov) CRR:3.85 Batter R B 4s 6s SR Zak Crawley c K Nair b M Siraj 19 30 3 0 63.33 Ben Duckett c S Gill b A Deep 0 5 0 0 0 Ollie Pope c KL Rahul b A Deep 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Root Not out 18 37 1 0 48.65 Harry Brook Not out 30 53 4 1 56.6 Extras 10 (b 0, Ib 4, w 0, nb 6, p 0) Total 77 (3 wkts, 20 Ov) Bowler O M R W NB ECO Akash Deep 7 1 36 2 2 5.14 Mohammed Siraj 7 2 21 1 3 3 Prasidh Krishna 3 0 11 0 0 3.67 Nitish Kumar Reddy 1 0 1 0 0 1 Ravindra Jadeja 2 1 4 0 1 2 India (1st innings): India 1st Inning 587-10 (151 ov) CRR:3.89 Batter Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR Yashasvi Jaiswal c JL Smith b B Stokes 87 107 13 0 81.31 KL Rahul b C Woakes 2 26 0 0 7.69 Karun Nair c H Brook b B Carse 31 50 5 0 62 Shubman Gill (C) c O Pope b JC Tongue 269 387 30 3 69.51 Rishabh Pant (WK) c Z Crawley b S Bashir 25 42 1 1 59.52 Nitish Kumar Reddy b C Woakes 1 6 0 0 16.67 Ravindra Jadeja c JL Smith b JC Tongue 89 137 10 1 64.96 Washington Sundar b J Root 42 103 3 1 40.78 Akash Deep c BM Duckett b S Bashir 6 13 1 0 46.15 Mohammed Siraj st JL Smith b S Bashir 8 23 1 0 34.78 Prasidh Krishna Not out 5 20 0 0 25 Extras 22 (b 6, Ib 6, w 2, nb 8, p 0) Total 587 (10 wkts, 151 Ov) Bowler O M R W NB ECO Chris Woakes 25 6 81 2 2 3.24 Brydon Carse 24 3 83 1 0 3.46 Josh Tongue 28 2 119 2 2 4.25 Ben Stokes 19 0 74 1 4 3.89 Shoaib Bashir 45 2 167 3 0 3.71 Joe Root 5 0 20 1 0 4 Harry Brook 5 0 31 0 0 6.2
BBC News
4 hours ago
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- BBC News
England lose top-order wickets after Gill's 269
Second Rothesay Test, Edgbaston (day two of five)India 587: Gill 269, Jadeja 89; Bashir 3-167England 77-3: Brook 30*; Deep 2-36England trail by 510 runsScorecard England's top order was blown away after Shubman Gill's mammoth 269 for India to leave the hosts requiring their most unlikely turnaround yet under captain Ben Stokes after two days of the second Test at epic helped India pile up 587 and, after five sessions in the field, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley all fell to leave England 77-3 at the and Pope, England's centurions from their comeback win in the first Test, were caught in the slips in consecutive deliveries in seamer Akash Deep's second wafted at Mohammed Siraj to offer another edge on 19 as India, who faced huge questions coming into this Test, took total control. Harry Brook was skittish in making 30 not out - he finished alongside Joe Root who has 18 - and could easily have deepened England's had earlier effortlessly compiled the highest score by an India batter in England and the highest score by an Indian skipper anywhere in the resuming on 114, Gill extended his partnership with Ravindra Jadeja to 203 to steer India away from early danger and when Jadeja fell for 89, he put on 144 with Washington Sundar to drive home the were guilty of letting a winning position slip in Leeds but now hold all of the cards as they bid to level the series. England face mammoth task England have made a habit of pulling off the improbable under Stokes but this was already their toughest task before India's triple have conceded 500 three times under this regime and won on each of those three previous totals were as large as India's here, however. In fact, only once has a team conceded so many and lost - New Zealand, who countered Bangladesh's 595-8 declared to win in the pitch remains largely good for batting, India's bowlers found more movement and zip than England's managed all did not miss Jasprit Bumrah with Deep stepping up to replace the world's leading bowler who is forward, intrigue is added by Stokes' previous insistence that his side will not play for teams would already be considering that scenario, especially given they hold a series lead, but not England if Stokes is to stay true to his word.
CNA
5 hours ago
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- CNA
India post 587 in first innings of second England test
BIRMINGHAM :India were dismissed for a commanding total of 587 in the first innings on the back of skipper Shubman Gill's record-breaking knock of 269 on day two of the second test at Edgbaston on Thursday. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (87) and Ravindra Jadeja (89) missed out on tons while Gill was involved in two century stands, including a crucial 203-run partnership with Jadeja. Spinner Shoaib Bashir picked up three wickets (3-167) having bowled 45 of the 151 overs in the innings while pacers Chris Woakes and Josh Tongue picked up two each.
