England close on 67-1, needing 332 more runs to beat India
Bharat takes fine diving catch to dismiss Duckett off Ashwin
Hosts lose 4-28 after tea to be bowled out for 255
India 255: Gill 104; Hartley 4-77, Ahmed 3-88
Second Test, day three, Visakhapatnam
Duckett c Bharat b Duckett 28 (Eng 50-1)
And Ashwin strikes back!
Inside edge on to pad, the ball loops up and KS Bharat does brilliantly, charging from behind the stumps and leaping full stretch to take the ball just before it hits the ground.
Big breakthrough for India.
Jinxed it!
Duckett gets away with one. He miscues a reverse sweep off Ashwin, the top edge flying up and over the keeper's head for four.
He looks frustrated but I don't think Ashwin will mind the shot selection.
Another fifty partnership for these two.
Target 399
Ben Duckett unveils another sweep, and finds another boundary.
He's executed it very well so far, not using the shot constantly but just picking the right ball well.
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I heard the batter’s considering changing his legal name to Nick!
Daniel, on a train to the Alps
I've seen better batters in a chip shop.
Sam Morris, Penygarn
Target 399
Another solid start for England's opening pair.
There are five overs remaining in the day. Stick with us.
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At the u13s used to say 'give him the WiFi password, it's the only way he'll connect'
Jon Buckley
You couldn't even hit water if you fell out of a boat....
Chris, Barnsley
Target 399
It'll take more than a deteriorating pitch and a world-class spin attack to stop Ben Duckett from sweeping.
He slog sweeps Kuldeep Yadav for a one-bounce four.
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Give him a crossword he hasn't got a clue.
Martin in Stockport
Target 399
Every Jasprit Bumrah over that goes by without a wicket falling feels like a huge achievement in itself.
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I was once sledged by a spectator sat in a deck chair on the boundary. As I was chasing after the ball he shouted, "Oi Shire horse, take the caravan off your back." I always thought I was rather spritely in the field!
Matt, Manchester
I actually got sledged by an umpire when I was bowling in a game in Regent's Park. As I delivered, what I thought was a decent-paced ball, he said under his breath, "It's left our end, it's on its way down!" Brutal!
Richard from Harpenden
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler
Enjoyed that from Crawley, ball before stays low. Next one out the ground.
Target 399
Mukesh Kumar's expensive start has forced Rohit Sharma to turn to spin early.
The first ball from Kuldeep Yadav keeps low, but Zak Crawley's response is to smack the next over mid-wicket for six!
The audacity.
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"You're going to have to start paying rent for the amount of space you're taking up in his head!" when a bowler is all over a batsman
BH
Our favourite sledge back in the day - Like a polo, all edge and no middle!
Alex in London
He’s batting like the little mermaid this lad - all aerial.
Andy, Solihull (Knowle Village CC)
Target 399
The odds may not be in England's favour but we might as well just enjoy the ride, because we know they'll make it fun regardless.
Ben Duckett punches one through the covers for four, much to Bumrah's annoyance.
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I work for an audit firm - we played our parent company at cricket last summer, and 5 dots in I got a sledge from the WK of "won't be hard to audit this over lads!" I smashed the next one for 4. #neverfeltsosmug
Josh, Lower Compton
Swinging like a 60's disco.
Jack in Cornwall
Put a bell in it because he obviously can't see the ball.
Paul from Manchester
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper
Mukesh Kumar is doing a good job of getting very close to the danger area, Ashwin won't mind that.
Target 399
Mukesh Kumar beats Duckett's outside edge a couple of times but then serves one way too full for Crawley to drill straight down the ground.
And follows it with one on his pads for him to clip away to mid-wicket. Frustration for Rohit Sharma as the seamer completely relieves the pressure that Jasprit Bumrah had built.
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper
You can’t bowl on the stumps to Crawley. I don’t mind him hitting through the covers.
Jasprit Bumrah has bowled two overs and hasn't got a go at Ben Duckett yet.
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Nick Henderson: I don't give England a chance of winning this match. They've done so well to restrict India here but there's simply too many runs to get. They'll give it a right go, but they will fall short.
Patrick Brennan: Let's be honest here. England are either winning this or losing by 250 plus. There is no in between.
Target 399
Every ball from Jasprit Bumrah feels like an event. He is just a joy.
He zips one past Crawley's outside edge, drawing an appeal but there's nothing there. Wisely, Rohit Sharma isn't tempted into a review.
He follows it by nipping one back in and pinning Zak Crawley on the inside thigh. Way too high for an lbw but he's causing plenty of problems.
A maiden.