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The Bazball fallacy: Just because we can chase big, doesn't mean we should. Winning doesn't always justify the means, especially when tosses like this are won and thrown away.
Anthony, Clapham
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You'll be able to watch full highlights from day two at Edgbaston on Today at the Test.
It will available on BBC Four and the BBC iPlayer from 19:00 BST. It will also be repeated at 00:00 BST on BBC Two.
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I’d like to join all the people sat in offices ‘working’ keeping an eye on the cricket. My dad, grandad, uncle and cousin are all at Edgbaston today. What am I doing you ask? Filling in spreadsheets in an office. Would like to say I’m not a jealous person, but today, that’s frankly not true.
Matt in Hammersmith
Image source, Getty ImagesOver the past two weeks at county grounds around the country, players have been raising their bats with astonishing regularity.
No fewer than 59 centuries have been scored across the latest two rounds of County Championship matches.
A batter's paradise and a bowler's nightmare, with seamers left scratching their heads at how to use the unfamiliar Kookaburra ball.
But why have the runs been flowing?
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Image source, BBC SportOur friends at BBC Sounds have put together a playlist of all the best cricket content - featuring some of your favourite podcasts such as Tailenders, Stumped and No Balls - for your listening pleasure.
Best of all, it plays back to back so you can just sit back, relax and take in all that sweet cricket chat.
And then there's India captain Shubman Gill, who is unbeaten on 168 from 288 balls.
Gill reaches 150 against England
Gill hits back-to-back fours against England
Gill hits Bashir for six
But for the most part, the morning session was dominated by India's sixth-wicket pair of Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja, who have steadily accumulated runs and pushed their side beyond 400.
Here are some highlights from Jadeja's 89.
Jadeja reaches 50 against England
Jadeja hits Bashir for six
Here is the only wicket to fall in the first session, Josh Tongue removing Ravindra Jadeja for 89 shortly before lunch.
Jadeja is caught for 89 off the bowling of Tongue
Thanks Tim.
Even with the late wicket of Ravindra Jadeja, that was very much India's session.
Right, I'm going to finish off the rest of my lunch and hand over to Elizabeth Botcherby, who will talk you through the lunch break and into the afternoon session.
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My dog sat on the remote and changed the channel while I was making lunch. Came back a few minutes later, changed back, and the wicket had fallen. Might have to let him sit on the remote more often...
Aaron, Cambridge
Washington Sundar manages to nervously keep out the final ball before lunch from Josh Tongue with a tentative defence shot.
That's lunch.
Another bouncer from Josh Tongue and Washington Sundar ducks out the way.
Amazing the impact a wicket can have. England look reenergised as we tick towards the lunch break.
Washington Sundar has two to survive before the interval.
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Tongue must be licking his lips now he’s into the tail!
From Chappers in High Wycombe
The left-handed Washington Sundar is drawn into poking at one from Josh Tongue, round the wicket, but does so with soft hands. Next ball Sundar ducks into a bouncer which does not really climb into him and strikes him on the gloves as he takes evasive action.
Ben Stokes pops Ollie Pope under the helmet at short leg.
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Let’s have a dose of realism here, as good as our fourth-innings chase was last week, India let us off the hook massively in both innings we should’ve been well and truly batted out of the game, and it feels like India are determined to do that this time.
Ian in Bolton
Cheteshwar Pujara
Former India batter on BBC Test Match Special
It is a big innings for Washington Sundar because he has been selected as a batting all-rounder.
Washington Sundar is the new batter as England continue with Shoaib Bashir.
Shubman Gill comfortably dabs him into the leg side. It's interesting that as soon as India started to free their arms against Bashir that a wicket came.
A steady over from the England spinner with just three runs from it.
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
That partnership between Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja was worth 203 runs in 45.5 overs.
It was the fifth-highest fifth wicket stand in England.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaiswal,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Jaiswal, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 87 | 107 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 200 | 81.31 |
Rahul,bowled Woakes Rahul, bowled Woakes | 2 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7.69 |
Nair,caught Brook, bowled Carse Nair, caught Brook, bowled Carse | 31 | 50 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 62.00 |
Gill,caught Pope, bowled Tongue Gill, caught Pope, bowled Tongue | 269 | 387 | 239 | 30 | 3 | 509 | 69.51 |
Pant,caught Crawley, bowled Bashir Pant, caught Crawley, bowled Bashir | 25 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 59.52 |
Nitish,bowled Woakes Nitish, bowled Woakes | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.67 |
Jadeja,caught Smith, bowled Tongue Jadeja, caught Smith, bowled Tongue | 89 | 137 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 208 | 64.96 |
Washington,bowled Root Washington, bowled Root | 42 | 103 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 40.78 |
Deep,caught Duckett, bowled Bashir Deep, caught Duckett, bowled Bashir | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 46.15 |
Siraj,stumped Smith, bowled Bashir Siraj, stumped Smith, bowled Bashir | 8 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 34.78 |
Krishna,not out Krishna, not out | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25.00 |
Extras, no balls 8, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22 Extras, no balls 8, wides 2, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22 | |||||||
Total,587 all out 151.0 overs Total,587 all out 151.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 25.0 | 6 | 81 | 2 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.24 |
Carse | 24.0 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.45 |
Tongue | 28.0 | 2 | 119 | 2 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4.25 |
Stokes | 19.0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.89 |
Bashir | 45.0 | 2 | 167 | 3 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3.71 |
Root | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
Brook | 5.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.20 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
15 for 1 (8.4 overs) | Rahul |
95 for 2 (23.3 overs) | Nair |
161 for 3 (45.1 overs) | Jaiswal |
208 for 4 (60.1 overs) | Pant |
211 for 5 (61.4 overs) | Nitish |
414 for 6 (107.3 overs) | Jadeja |
558 for 7 (138.4 overs) | Washington |
574 for 8 (143.3 overs) | Gill |
574 for 9 (144.2 overs) | Deep |
587 for 10 (150.6 overs) | Siraj |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Nair, bowled Siraj Crawley, caught Nair, bowled Siraj | 19 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 63.33 |
Duckett,caught Gill, bowled Deep Duckett, caught Gill, bowled Deep | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 |
Pope,caught Rahul, bowled Deep Pope, caught Rahul, bowled Deep | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
batting,Root,not out batting, Root, not out | 18 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 48.65 |
batting,Brook,not out batting, Brook, not out | 30 | 53 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 56.60 |
Extras, no balls 6, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 10 Extras, no balls 6, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 10 | |||||||
Total,77 for 3 20.0 overs Total,77 for 3 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep | 7.0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.14 |
Siraj | 7.0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
Krishna, bowling | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.66 |
Nitish | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Jadeja | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1 (2.4 overs) | Duckett |
13 for 2 (2.5 overs) | Pope |
25 for 3 (7.1 overs) | Crawley |
