LIVE – England v India – England post a mammoth tally of 710 runs at the end of their innings
In the ongoing third Test between England and India at Edgbaston, Birmingham, the hosts heaped a mammoth tally of 710 runs on the board in reply to India’s total of 224.
England, who are already leading the series by 2-0, showed impeccable form and resilience in the third Test as they batted the life out of the tourists on the second day of the match. Things weren’t in India’s favour on the third day either, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s
opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 kept scoring runs with zeal and confidence against the Indian bowling arsenal which was reduced to rubble by the belligerent batting of the English side.
It was in the 187th over of the English innings when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Bresnan-c2711 smacked a six to bring the 700 runs up for his side as the English looked to cruise along smoothly. The signs were obvious that England were waiting for their emphatic opener Cook
to score his triple century in the match who was batting superbly well against the Indians.
However, Cook lost his wicket after scoring 294 runs by playing a remarkable innings and right after the demise of the left-handed batsman, the English skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964 declared the innings, giving India 486 runs to overcome.
Earlier in the day, nothing went well for the tourists as not only did they fail to stop the flow of runs from Cook’s end but also were left flabbergasted by the batsman from the other end as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032 played a convenient innings of 104 runs off 199 deliveries
as he alongside Cook formed the highest partnership of the English innings by scoring 222 runs.
India had already lost its grip on the match a day earlier; nonetheless, this partnership sprinkled salt on India’s wounds as their bowlers once again gave a lacklustre performance against the home side.
Meanwhile, from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 managed to grab a pair of wickets as the Indian bowlers desperately tried to restrict the English batsmen.
So far in this match, India have certainly missed the services of injured pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 with few options in the bowling department.
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