How's stat?!published at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician on the Cricket Social
Dom Bess now has 14 wickets this winter in England's three games at an average of 14.7.
Summary
Pant hits 91 off 88 balls after India fall to 73-4
Pujara out for 73 after ball loops off short leg's back and into hands of mid-wicket
Bess has Kohli caught at bat pad; Rahane falls to superb Root catch
Archer removes Rohit & Gill with new ball
First Test, day three, Chennai
How's stat?!published at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Ind 76-4published at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
India need 303 to avoid follow-on
Bessariltharan trots up and spins the ball into the red Chennai dirt once more. Pant gets off the mark with a three through mid-wicket.
Postpublished at 07:47 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on The Cricket SocialThe Virat Kohli line was beautiful. It was just ever so slightly wider.
Postpublished at 07:46 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on the Cricket SocialDom Bess has taken so much from the Sri Lanka series. He is just going through the roof now. He has bowled better - he has bowled a better line and length.
Ind 73-4published at 28 overs
Trail by 505
With all this going on, Chesteshwar Pujara is still there at the other end as he always is.
Virat Kohi is out of his whites and is watching from the dressing room. He looks a little stunned.
Ind 73-4published at 27.2 overs
The screams of delight/amazement when Root took that catch...
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 07:43 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
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Image source, BCCIBen Wire: Just stubbed my toe leaping out of bed to get to the TV. Dom Bess is a dangerous man.
Postpublished at 07:43 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Jofra is back. Root is going for it.
Ind 73-4published at 27 overs
Never in their wildest dreams would England have expected this a few days ago.
India need 306 more runs just to avoid the follow-on.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 07:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
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Sam Kershaw: kjhwgwfhjqwbfnwd cfebvjltj3bvwnevvwkweq GET IN! WHAT A CATCH!
Ind 73-4published at 26.4 overs
We're back under way with Rishabh Pant at the crease.
Postpublished at 07:40 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special commentator on the Cricket SocialIt is sort of dreamland for England.
Image source, BCCI'India look rattled'published at 07:40 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on the Cricket SocialIt is an absolute stonker of a catch. India look rattled here. Rishabh Pant only plays one way.
England are in a fantastic position.
drinks break Ind 73-4published at 26.3 overs
This match just keeps getting better and better for England. They added another 23 runs in 40 minutes this morning. The sensational Jofra Archer removed both openers before lunch and now Dom Bess has removed Kohli and Rahane.
The players are taking a drink. I need one.
'India are really off the pace'published at 07:38 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on The Cricket SocialThat is an absolutely brilliant catch but it is a gift from Rahane.
We talk about this poor match that India are having, they are really off the pace of it.
WICKETpublished at 26.3 overs
Rahane c Root b Bess 1 (Ind 73-4)
WHAT. A. CATCH!!!!!
Joe Root that is absolutely incredible. A worldie.
Rahane times a full toss from Bess nicely but Root dives to his left and clings onto the ball one-handed.
He can do no wrong.
Ind 73-3published at 26.2 overs
Rahane flicks Bess agonisingly short of Rory Burns at mid-wicket. Bess actually does look like Swann right now.
Image source, BCCIHow's stat?!published at 07:35 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician on the Cricket SocialTo give some context to how important that wicket is. In his last two series against England, Virat Kohli scored 655 runs in India, averaging 109, and in England 593 runs at an average of 59.3.
His recent Test form has been patchy. He made 259 against South Africa in 2019, but since then he has been out for less than 20 in eight of his 10 innings. He got a century against Bangladesh and 74 against Australia in Adelaide.
Image source, BCCIInd 73-3published at 26 overs
Trail by 505
We've just seen Bess' celebrations of the Kohli wicket again. He whipped off his sunglasses, ran away in delight and punched the air.
Ollie Pope looked like a kid handed the biggest bag of candy floss at the fairground as the ball looped to him at short leg.
Postpublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special commentator on the Cricket SocialIndia are in serious trouble now.