India has been set a target of just 192 runs to win the Test and series. Efforts of Hartley and Bashir, who took a five-wicket haul were wasted after England batters put on a disappointing show with the bat, bundled out for just 145 runs. This extended their 46 run lead to 191 runs lead.
Ahead of day three of the fourth Test match between India and England at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi, British fans felt that the hosts could put the pressure back on the Three Lions with their strong batting lineup.
England Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday announced their playing eleven for the fourth Test match against India in Ranchi with Ollie Robinson and Shoaib Bashir coming into the side for the Three Lions.
A five-wicket haul by spinner Ravindra Jadeja and top-notch knocks from skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, double centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal and debutant Sarfaraz Khan made England's 'Bazball' brand of cricket surrender to Team India in their home conditions, losing by 434 runs in the third
After opener Ben Duckett slammed a century on day two, England batting could not capitalise on the fine start and lost their eight wickets for just 95 runs. A key highlight of England's collapse was Root losing his wicket while attempting a reverse scoop. Later, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman
England have allowed Dan Lawrence to rejoin International League T20 side Desert Vipers while the Test series between India and the Three Lions squad is on a break in Abu Dhabi.
Though England tried to go all guns blazing against India with their 'Bazball' school of cricket, playing a more positive, attacking and result-oriented cricket, it had to bow down to the greatness of pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
England skipper Harry Kane achieved a rare milestone as the Three Lions toiled hard to an uninspired 2-0 victory over Malta at Wembley Stadium in the UEFA Euro Qualifiers.
Willey bowed out of the sport with a cameo of 15* in five balls and figures of 3/56 against Pakistan. His cameo lifted England to 337/9 in 50 overs and the Three Lions bundled out Pakistan for 244 in 43.3 overs. Willey finished the tournament with 11 wickets, second to spinner Adil Rashid wi
England skipper Jos Buttler expressed his delight as the Three Lions defeated Pakistan in their final group-stage game and admitted that even with the absence of all-rounder Ben Stokes in the initial games they should have been able to cope without him.
Reflecting on his team's exit from the World Cup in the round-robin phase, despite coming into the tournament as one of the title favourites, England skipper Jos Buttler on Saturday said Three Lions backed themselves to chase down the target against traditional rivals Australia.