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• England left vexed as Test cricket gets a taste of VAR controversy

  13-02-2021 16:59
  
  Tourists seemingly denied two wickets by third umpire‘It’s controversial even though you’ve got the video’Jack Leach compared two contentious decisions by the third umpire to the furore over football’s VAR after feeling “a little bit angry” at being denied a third wicket on day one of the second Test in Chennai.Some typically sharp glovework from Ben Foakes during the final session appeared to have India’s Rohit Sharma stumped off Leach on 159. But
  
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• India's buzzing crowd take joy from knowing where to look in grim times

  13-02-2021 15:57
  
  Normal service has not been resumed yet but the 15,000 people in Chennai showed how much cricket has missed live fansTelevision viewers of a certain vintage will have a clear memory of this experience: the picture on the screen is hazy, shaky, doing things that would today be called glitching, with the sound either a static buzz or simply nonexistent.You then fiddle with the butterfly antenna vigorously, perhaps give the box a thump or two for good measure, and it just clicks: you can see again
  
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• India v England: Jack Leach jokingly compares Decision Review System to video technology in football

  13-02-2021 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Jack Leach jokingly compared the Decision Review System to being "a bit like VAR" in football after two controversial decisions on day one of the second Test against India.
  
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• India v England: Jack Leach compares review system to VAR

  13-02-2021 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Jack Leach says the review system is "a bit like VAR" in football after two controversial decisions in the second Test against India.
  
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• India v England: Rohit Sharma's 161 puts hosts on top in Chennai

  13-02-2021 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are given a stark reminder of the challenge of touring India by Rohit Sharma's classy 161 on day one of the second Test.
  
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• Rohit Sharma's 161 puts India in driving seat against England in second Test

  13-02-2021 13:06
  
  Day one in Chennai: India 300-6Three late wickets for tourists after earlier toilEngland rang the changes for the second Test in Chennai but the only rotation Joe Root had no control over was that of the coin. When he called incorrectly at the toss, and Virat Kohli unsurprisingly opted to bat first, there will have been concerns about what was to follow.Three sessions later India looked the side in control of the game’s destiny despite England, 1-0 up in the series, claiming three wickets
  
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• Rohit Sharma's 161 puts India in driving seat against England at second Test

  13-02-2021 13:06
  
  Day one in Chennai: India 300-6Three late wickets for tourists after earlier toilRohit Sharma dictated terms with a brilliant century on day one of India’s second Test against England, who saw Moeen Ali mark his comeback by dismissing Virat Kohli with a wonder ball in Chennai.Sharma piled up 18 fours and two sixes on his way to a free-flowing 161, a wonderful performance that drove the hosts to 300 for six on a dry, spinning pitch that is likely to make batting a hazardous pursuit as the g
  
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• India v England: Virat Kohli refuses to walk after being bowled by Moeen Ali

  13-02-2021 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India captain Virat Kohli needs a replay on the big screen to convince him to leave the crease after being bowled by England's Moeen Ali.
  
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