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India in control after England collapse

India’s Jayant Yadav (third from right) celebrates with teammates the dismissal of England’s Moeen Ali

By: Eastern Eye Staff

ENGLAND were left with a mountain to climb after India made 455 in their first innings before returning to blow away the tourists’ top order on a spin-dominated second day of the second test today (November 18). England reached 103 for five, trailing India by 352 runs, at stumps with all-rounder Ben Stokes and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow unbeaten at the crease. The touring side were rattled in the third over when paceman Mohammed Shami breached captain Alastair Cook’s defence with an incoming delivery that split the left-hander’s off-stump in two. Joe Root and young opener Haseeb Hameed survived a hostile…

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