Then put your little hand in mine
There ainât no hill or mountain we canât climb
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the third day of the third Test in Rajkot. England will resume on 207 for two, a deficit of 238, with a great chance of taking control of the match and the series. India are without Ravichandran Ashwin, and if England bat all day there will be no way back for India.
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Yeah, if only. How England would have loved to wake up to Sonny and Cher this morning, like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, with the chance do yesterday all over again. While their batting performance was nowhere near as irresponsible as some of the more entitled criticism would suggest, they did miss a fantastic opportunity to win this Test. Or, rather, they had it taken away from them. India were magnificent, a great team reasserting their supremacy in a time of extreme adversity. Joe Rootâs ill-timed scoop gave them an in; they took a mile.
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India will resume on 196 for two, a whopping lead of 322. Realistically the game is up for England, but the fourth Test starts here: the manner of the defeat will reverberate, so England need to make some positives: wickets for their spinners, low scores for Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel, runs for Root and Jonny Bairstow, miles in the Indian bowlersâ legs. Theyâll take anything.
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Then put your little hand inside me
There’s no hill or mountain we can’t climb
Hello. Welcome to our live coverage of Day 3 of his 3rd Test in Rajkot. England are set to restart with a lead of 2-207, 238 and have a great chance of taking control of the match and the series. India don’t have Ravichandran Ashwin so if England bat all day there is no way back for India.
Yes, if possible. How happy England was to wake up to Sonny and Cher this morning. Like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, If I had a chance, I would do yesterday all over again. Although their batting performance was not as irresponsible as some legitimate criticism suggests, they missed a golden opportunity to win this Test. Or rather, they were deprived of it. India were brilliant, a great team that reaffirmed their superiority in the face of extreme adversity. Joe Root’s ill-timed scoop tipped them off. They took a mile.
India resumes at 196 for two and takes a whopping lead of 322. Realistically, the match is in England’s favor, but the fourth Test begins here. The manner of defeat will have repercussions. So England need to make some positives. The spinners’ wickets, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jhurel, scored low, while Root and Jonny Bairstow ran and recorded miles on the feet of the Indian bowlers. They accept anything.
