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• England riled by TV umpire's swift decisions on dismal day against India

  24-02-2021 20:50
  
  Ben Stokes catch and Ben Foakes stumping ruled not out‘We ned those 50-50 calls to go our way says Zak CrawleyEngland’s frustrations boiled over on the first day of the third Test after Joe Root and several of his senior teammates questioned the decision-making of the TV umpire, Chettithody Shamshuddin. It set off a sour and frustrating day for England after they won the toss and were bowled out for 112. By stumps, India were 99 for three.“It’s very frustrating,” sa
  
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• India v England: Michael Vaughan says tourists 'batted like rabbits in headlights'

  24-02-2021 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's batsmen played "like rabbits in headlights" on the first day of the third Test against India in Ahmedabad, says former captain Michael Vaughan.
  
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• England's long resigned sigh of an innings a depressing inevitability | Andy Bull

  24-02-2021 19:46
  
  Joe Root’s side were undone by India’s Axar Patel on a turning pitch but surely it was possible to play better There are days of Test cricket you remember for ever, the ones players relive in countless conversations, speeches and interviews long after they’re gone, so that years later each last little detail of them feels as crisp and clear as if it had only just been earlier that morning. And then there are the days like the one England just had in Ahmedabad, frustrating, exas
  
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• Old and new are intertwined in India's fortress in familiar tale for England | Anand Vasu

  24-02-2021 18:30
  
  Axar Patel and the pink ball felt new, but failing lights and English baggage were more familiar sights in AhmedabadInside Indian cricket’s newest stadium, a tale as old as Test cricket itself unfolded as India took control of the third Test, bowling England out cheaply once more. England’s fear of the turning track came to the fore and India’s spinners again showed it is the straight ball that can prove most dangerous when there is turn on offer.The first sign of novelty appea
  
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• Old and new are intertwined at India's fortress in familiar tale for England | Anand Vasu

  24-02-2021 18:30
  
  Axar Patel and the pink ball felt new, but failing lights and English baggage were more familiar sights in AhmedabadInside Indian cricket’s newest stadium, a tale as old as Test cricket itself unfolded as India took control of the third Test, bowling England out cheaply once more. England’s fear of the turning track came to the fore and India’s spinners again showed it is the straight ball that can prove most dangerous when there is turn on offer.The first sign of novelty appea
  
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• Axar Patel and India make England pay with the one that goes straight on | Anand Vasu

  24-02-2021 18:30
  
  At the brand new Narendra Modi Stadium, the skiddy pink ball confused the visiting batsmen by simply refusing to turnIn Indian cricket’s newest stadium, a tale as old as Test cricket itself unfolded as India took control of the third Test, bowling England out cheaply once more. England’s fear of the turning track came to the fore and India’s spinners again showed it is the straight ball that can prove most dangerous when there is turn on offer. Related: India skittle England fo
  
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• India in charge after England all out for 112: third Test, day one – as it happened

  24-02-2021 18:26
  
  The hosts took control of the day/night Test in Ahmedabad, reaching 99-3 at stumps after England’s batsmen were undone by Axar Patel 5.26pm GMTRelated: England capitulate to Axar Patel and give India control of third Test4.37pm GMT India trail by just 13 runs. Sure, England hung in there in that final session, picking up three wickets - including the vital scalp of the captain in the final over of the night - but the hosts are flying after their masterful performance with the ball. They wi
  
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• England capitulate to Axar Patel and give India control of third Test

  24-02-2021 18:25
  
  Day one: England 112; India 99-3Joe Root’s batsmen felled by spinners inside two sessionsAxar Patel took a career-best six for 38 as India bundled out England for 112 on the opening day to put themselves in control in the day-night third Test in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma then helped the hosts weather a top-order wobble of their own and finish an eventful 13-wicket day on 99 for 3.Rohit was unbeaten on 57 at stumps with Ajinkya Rahane on one at the other end with India looking at
  
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• India v England: Axar Patel takes 6-38 as tourists fold for 112

  24-02-2021 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are bowled out for 112 before India reach 99-3 on the first day of the third Test in Ahmedabad.
  
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• India skittle England for 112: third Test, day one – live!

  24-02-2021 13:59
  
  Updates from the day/night Test in AhmedabadJack Leach: ‘As a spinner, you get some treatment at times’And you can email Adam or send him a tweet12.59pm GMT The players are back on the field. Rohit Sharma is there with Shubman Gill, two men who know how to punch a bruise. Jimmy has the new pink SG ball in his hand. Can he make it sing? PLAY! 12.57pm GMT Some emails? Let’s do it. “I hope the jet lag’s over,” begins Martin Littlewood. That might take a while giv
  
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• Kathryn and Sarah Bryce: Meet the sisters hoping to take The Hundred by storm

  24-02-2021 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport speaks to sisters Kathryn and Sarah Bryce about their journey to professional cricket, competing in The Hundred, and their dream of guiding Scotland to a World Cup.
  
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• Jack Leach: 'As a spinner, you’re going to get some treatment at times'

  24-02-2021 09:00
  
  Leach reflects on a rollercoaster start to England’s tour of India, his delivery to Rohit Sharma and, of course, HeadingleyBy Jo Harman for Wisden Cricket MonthlyIt might not be obvious at first glance, but Jack Leach is tough. His career has been built on confounding expectations and overcoming obstacles, many of which would have floored less tenacious characters. Still, he admits the assault he received from Rishabh Pant on the third day of England’s series in India left him shaken
  
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• England v India: Motera becomes the world's largest cricket stadium

  24-02-2021 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's Motera stadium gives an unobstructed view of the pitch to 110,000 spectators.
  
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