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• Jimmy Anderson not guaranteed to face India in second Test, says Silverwood

  10-02-2021 18:00
  
  England coach ‘not reluctant to change a winning team’
  Ben Foakes will place homebound Jos Buttler
  England’s head coach, Chris Silverwood, has refused to guarantee Jimmy Anderson will start England’s second Test against India on Saturday despite his sensational display in the first Test in Chennai, one that all but sealed victory for the tourists. Related: Jimmy Anderson's moment arrives with over of reverse-swing sorcery | Andy BullRelated: View from India: Virat Kohli n
  
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• Jimmy Anderson not guaranteed to face India in second Test, admits Silverwood

  10-02-2021 18:00
  
  England head coach ‘not reluctant to change a winning team’
  Ben Foakes will come in to replace homebound Jos Buttler
  England’s head coach, Chris Silverwood, has refused to guarantee Jimmy Anderson will start England’s second Test against India on Saturday despite his sensational display in the first Test in Chennai and one that all but sealed victory for the tourists.Silverwood was full of praise for Anderson, whose reverse-swinging stop-the-clocks over in the second inni
  
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• View from India: Virat Kohli needs to be angry not grumpy to lead fightback

  10-02-2021 15:00
  
  The captain has now presided over four successive Test losses but he will lead from the front as hosts look to level series against England
  Virat Kohli was grumpy after India’s heavy defeat to England in the first Test, the captain’s brow furrowed as he leaned into the camera for the post-match press conference on Zoom.India’s captain thought the pitch in Chennai was too flat on the first two days, when England – and Joe Root in particular – batted as though it was
  
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• The Spin | 'A scary time': Graeme Fowler on his 201 in India amid turmoil

  10-02-2021 11:00
  
  ‘Foxy’ had a relatively brief Test career but, like Joe Root this month, laid the foundations of a stunning Chennai winThe sight of an Englishman scoring a double-century on the way to an emphatic victory in Chennai might have triggered certain memories in the England fan of a certain age. It was only the 13th time in the past half-century that an England player has scored a double-century in an away Test, and though it seems to be becoming more common – it was the second time
  
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• Justin Langer: Can Australia coach turn 'repair work' into 'legacy'?

  10-02-2021 07:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After Australia's series defeat by India, now is the time to see if coach Justin Langer can adapt and turn his reign into a legacy, says Geoff Lemon.
  
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