England batting line-up looks fragile – Cheteshwar Pujara – Cricket News Update
After having England three down for just 41 at the end of the second day of the ongoing first Test in Ahmedabad, India’s double centurion http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CA-Pujara-c1209 said that the visiting batting line-up looks quite fragile and doubted the match would go into the fifth day for an outcome.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 and Pragyan Ojha to reduce the tourists to 41 for 3 at stumps on Friday.
"It's going to be a challenging task for them," said the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 could come back from here. "The way they were batting it looked like they were a fragile batting line-up for sure."
"The kind of momentum we got in these 18 overs I think we can bowl them out tomorrow. Obviously we'd like to finish the game before five days," Pujara added in a convinced tone.
The England batsmen clearly struggled against Ashwin's spin. Opener Nick Compton, playing his first international match, scored nine runs before being bowled out by Ashwin. It was a marvellous delivery spinning from outside off and turned through the gap between the bat and pad into the middle stump, to leave the debutant shocked.
Night-watchman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 (nought), who was also caught by short leg, but this time off Ashwin.
The three quick http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 and Co.
"There is nothing wrong with the wicket," he said. "We've got three wickets, the ball is turning. We have utilised the conditions better than them," the right-hander concluded.
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