🏏England tour of India 2024: 5th Test: 07 - 11 March 2024 - Day 3🏏 - Page 47

END OF OVER 35

4 runs • 2 wickets

ENG: 145/8

CRR: 4.14

Shoaib Bashir

4 (2)

JE Root

44 (80)

JJ Bumrah

7-2-21-2

Kuldeep Yadav

9-0-25-1

Acting captain Bumrah has rotated the bowling unit well today....

Root 50

61st Test fifty.

Unfortunately for England, the story goes as expected - they didn't show enough fight and left Root do all the work alone. Ashwin, Kuldeep and Bumrah just enjoying their time out there. Just two more wickets left to hand out a crushing defeat and enjoy a brilliant series win

BatBall: "Earlier on, Alan mentioned that Root found his groove albeit a little late. Are you all really so blinded by your bias towards bazball that you refuse to accept that Root lost his groove due to bazball? Come on... " Tsk tsk. Please examine the stats here and get back to me

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2 runs

ENG: 167/8

CRR: 4.17

Shoaib Bashir

9 (13)

JE Root

60 (100)

Kuldeep Yadav

12-0-34-1

JJ Bumrah

9-2-34-2

"Those stats might say Root averages more under bazball than before it, which is fine. But at the same time, under the same period, Root also took a number of high scores not out. but the issue is more that Root gets himself in, then throws his wicket away with a 'bazball' shot. and that just leaves all of us frustrated when we know how great a player he is." I'm not saying it's all been smooth sailing, Mike. But it's hardly ruined his game, either

Chirag: "Please give bowling to Siraj! He is not there to just enjoy the scenery!" Aye, you'd think Bumrah could throw his fellow quick a bone

"Thanks to Root's scores at Ranchi and in this innings, Eng supporters cannot blame sub-continent pitches for their drubbing. It's clearly Bazball." I think Eng can blame India for their defeat, AM

Here's Neil: "I don't know why non-English fans are slamming Bazball. Please don't make them see the folly of their ways so soon. Bazball is the best thing ever and next is daylight. England, please carry on."