🏏England tour of India 2024: 1st Test: 25 - 29 Jan 2024 - Day 4🏏 - Page 34

Anil Kumble says that the pitch is still not unplayable if you play straight. So that's a positive sign for England. But first, they need to take India's remaining three wickets as quickly as possible.

The England players are on the field, including Leach. Behind them walk in Jadeja and Axar. And it looks like Mark Wood will bowl the first over of the day.

Zak Crawley: It's been interesting and I'm enjoying it. That's what you like as a cricketer, playing in different parts of the world. Australia was different, we had a good camp in Abu Dhabi before coming over here. Pretty similar conditions to that of Pakistan, just that it's a little better for spin here, Pakistan's wickets were better for batters, but we knew spin would be a big part here. We weren't surprised, the boys did bowl well, but they batted better. It did look like the pitch is slowing down and hopefully it'll stay the same today as well, which will make our job a bit easier. We'll play in a similar way, always take the positive option. We'll not think too much (about the deficit), hopefully the runs will come.

END OF OVER 112

1 run

IND: 423/7

CRR: 3.77

AR Patel

35 (69)

RA Jadeja

83 (160)

JE Root

25-2-78-2

MA Wood

14-0-44-0

Ajit Joshi : "@Hemant, do you think the match will be over today? " --- Probably tomorrow

Gav: "So effectively 3 minutes to bowl the first ball. Surely you know the field before play "

Prakash: "Why do I get the feeling that England will bat within the first hour?"

END OF OVER 113

2 runs

IND: 425/7

CRR: 3.76

AR Patel

36 (74)

RA Jadeja

84 (161)

MA Wood

15-0-46-0

JE Root

25-2-78-2

Saad : "With a batting average just a smidge under 40, is Axar Patel the most over-qualified No. 9 in the cricketing universe?"

END OF OVER 114

Maiden

IND: 425/7

CRR: 3.72

AR Patel

36 (80)

RA Jadeja

84 (161)

JE Root

26-3-78-2

MA Wood

15-0-46-0