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England close Day 1 of the 4th Test at the Oval at 53/3 after bowling India out for 191

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Harsha and Ajay Jadeja making the case for Ashwin's inclusion in the XI
 
Just watched the hameed dismissal...what was he playing there? An 83mph long hp, wide of off stump and he swings his blade. This kid is not good enough.
 
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India has bowled well here , after the outstanding cameo by Thakur , Indians are on high.
 
Thakur bring such good energy in the game.

Bad call to open the attack with Umesh especially with a low first inning score. Gives way too many boundary balls every over.

Woakes and Pope are going to be quite dangerous here with their appetite of counterpunching knocks.
 
Thakur innings has given India a big boost here , his innings will make difference in the end. I do not think England lower order to hit out the same way
 
50/2

Malan and Root making batting look easy. Malan at 3 is perfect.

This could be a huge partnership.
 
Umesh is seriously not a good option to have. Would have done better with Ashwin instead of Umesh. Ashwin should have played this test.
 
This Indian pace attack doesn't look quite as strong without Mohammed Shami.

Yadav and Siraj are too inconsistent.
 
Superb bowling from Yadav to knock over Root. Honours even on a thrilling first day!
 
What a delivery from Yadav. The dragon has been slayed! Now the pressure is on what else England have to offer. One would suspect they could very likely collapse.
 
Umesh clean bowled worlds best batsman with a jaffa. The only way Root can get out.
 
As I said India are on a high after that innings by Thakur. That lifted the spirits of the entire team. n
 
With Woakes returning and Overton in the side, England bat down to 9 now.

Great start from India then, but a lot of work for them to do still.

England bowled out for under 200: India on top.
England bowled out for 250: India in the game.
England get 300+: England well on top.
 
Tomorrow is forecast to be sunnier and warmer. Add in the heavy roller in the morning and the long English batting lineup, and it is a big opportunity for England to take control of the Test match. But then again I get the sense that England might also fold for 160 if they have a poor morning. Exciting series! :)
 
India played well above its limitations today,and English conditions are really the hardest. May the best team win.
 
Current Indian batsmen simply cant play swing.

Its better to try fresh faces in England than the same old same old.
 
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It is not the runs Eng score from this point - Runs will come if they spent time on the wicket.

Even if India got one session tomorrow to bat after 50-100 runs behind, and they remain patient by not losing more than a wicket, I am sure they will be in a winning position at the end of the day 3. Eng cannot give day 3 wicket to Ind to bat with most of the wickets in hands. If Ind survived Day 3 by not losing half the wicket, Only rain could save Eng. Eng must bat out tomorrow to keep the game as an even contest and build on to get ahead on Day 3.
 
That Root wicket just before stumps could prove to be series changing, great delivery by Umesh.

Of course, for that to happen our bats need to show some spine for the first time in this series.
 
England have 10 batsman. Robinson is on par with Rahane as batsman on current form. We have only three good batsman for England conditions- Kohli , Rohit and Rahul.
 
Bumrah's opening burst tomorrow will probably be match deciding. If he can get about 2 in his opening spell then this game is wide and open.
 
battler said:
Bumrah's opening burst tomorrow will probably be match deciding. If he can get about 2 in his opening spell then this game is wide and open.
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with Kohli you never know if Bumrah will start :D
 
Even Stevens at the end of day one of the fourth Test as England were reduced to 53/3 after bowling India out for 191.

The low total in the first innings did little to dampen the Indian bowlers enthusiasm as they got off to a fantastic start. Jasprit Bumrah proved once again why he is one of the most feared bowlers currently in world cricket as he crippled the hosts right at the start.

In the fourth over of England's innings, Bumrah's double strike pegged them back instantly. First to depart was Rory Burns – chopping a skiddy delivery onto his stumps. Just three balls later, it was Haseeb Hameed's turn to depart with Rishabh Pant taking a sharp catch to his right behind the stumps.

The early wickets forced England to focus on rebuilding as Dawid Malan and Joe Root (21) played out cautiously. It would still have been England's day but India had other plans. They got the big man out, the dangerous Root, who was undone by an Umesh Yadav delivery, which breached Root's defence and hit the top of off.

The nightwatchman Craig Overton saw off the remaining few balls as England ended the day on 53/3 at Stumps.

Earlier, India were asked to bat first and the visiting openers, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul presented unbreachable defence at the beginning. However, Chris Woakes, who made a return in this Test replacing Sam Curran, struck gold in his first over with the wicket of Rohit for 11. Rohit nicked the ball to Johnny Bairstow after the it zipped off the pitch, beating him for line and length.

Two more wickets followed with Rahul (17) being trapped lbw by Ollie Robinson and Cheteshwar Pujara (4) getting caught edged off James Anderson, reducing the visitors to 39/3. India made a surprise shift in the batting line-up by sending Ravindra Jadeja at number five but the move didn’t yield the results they were hoping for. Woakes was reintroduced after Lunch and snared the wicket of Jadeja (10) who was enticed into edging the ball to first slip where Joe Root completed the catch.

Virat Kohli who started off well and brought up his 27th Test fifty fell soon after the landmark. He also went past 23,000 runs in international cricket. Robinson got the prized wicket of Kohli, edged and caught by the keeper. The Indian captain's wicket gave way to the vice-captain's wicket as Ajinkya Rahane fell off Craig Overton with Moeen Ali taking a good low catch at the third slip.

India went to Tea at 122/6 with Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur in the middle. Pant only managed to score 9 runs and was out in the second over of the third session, caught by Moeen who jogged back from mid-off, pouching a safe catch. But it was Thakur who upped the tempo and attacked the English bowlers with intent.

Batting fearlessly, the lower-order batter hit some gorgeous shots, including thumping sixes, sparing no one. He brought up his fifty in just 31 balls – the fastest by a batsman at The Oval. The glorious knock finally came to an end with Woakes getting his fourth wicket but not before Thakur had taken India closer to 200. But the last two wickets fell in quick succession as the visitors were bowled out for 191.
 
Losing Root makes the day fairly even.

Big opportunity for Malan tomorrow - he looks in great touch.
 
Big day tomorrow.
I expect more batting friendly conditions and for someone else, other then Root, to stand up for England.
My money is on Malan and Bairstow to score big runs with others contributing...

Hoping England get to 350
 
i can see this being a 2nd inns shoot out. england will be all out tomorrow between 180 and 200. so depends on how well india bat in 2nd inns to force game afterwards.
 
Kohli had the Indian pacers pumped up when England came out to bat.

There were plenty of verbals and once again the England top-order failed. This time though, the've got Root early and that could prove to be crucial.
 
Set to be a classic if day one is anything to go by. Most likely gonna be a low scoring match with England having a slight advantage. A few wickets for India tomorrow could turn the match in their favour. At the moment i would rather be in England's shoes.
 
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Root's wicket makes the game interesting.

If England apply themselves, this match is done.
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Root's wicket has put the game in balance. England's batting line up sans Root is very fragile.
That clutch 50 from Thukar may have a huge impact on the game!
 
cric_man said:
Root's wicket has put the game in balance. England's batting line up sans Root is very fragile.
That clutch 50 from Thukar may have a huge impact on the game!
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Completely agreed. Some good bowling tomorrow morning could rip through this batting lineup in quick time now that Root is gone. The Thakur 50 has ensured India will retain a first innings lead.
 
England's got a deep batting line up. They are due for some runs.
 
cric_man said:
Root's wicket has put the game in balance. England's batting line up sans Root is very fragile.
That clutch 50 from Thukar may have a huge impact on the game!
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Having a test centurion at #8 lends confidence.
 
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