🏏England tour of India 2024: 1st Test: 25 - 29 Jan 2024 - Day 4🏏 - Page 45

Jon: "Why the note about Bairstow's stickerless bat? Is there bat sticker gossip I've missed?" --- No, just an observation. It's rare these days for established batters

END OF OVER 24

2 runs

ENG: 122/3

CRR: 5.08

OJ Pope

35 (39)

JM Bairstow

3 (14)

RA Jadeja

2-0-7-0

JJ Bumrah

6-1-18-2

Arun NK: All the talk was about spin but Bumrah has been almost unplayable on this wicket. What a treasure for India across all 3 formats

END OF OVER 25

3 runs

ENG: 125/3

CRR: 5.00

JM Bairstow

4 (16)

OJ Pope

37 (43)

JJ Bumrah

7-1-21-2

RA Jadeja

2-0-7-0

25.1

Jadeja to Ollie Pope, FOUR, 94.7kph, Ollie Pope gets low and reverse-sweeps it wide of the first slip fielder. Good contact and it's four

END OF OVER 26

6 runs

ENG: 131/3

CRR: 5.03

JM Bairstow

5 (17)

OJ Pope

42 (48)

RA Jadeja

3-0-13-0

JJ Bumrah

7-1-21-2

Greetings. Jasprit Bumrah eh? What a bowler. He's wrecked England's optimism in that outstanding burst, but Pope and Bairstow are not done yet. The deficit is down to 59, and parity is just about in sight. But they need a lot more than that.

Drinks are on the field now! The first hour after lunch - 11 overs | 42 runs | 2 wickets. Superb stuff from Bumrah. India didn't review an lbw call off his bowling but he bowled a fiery spell to nip out Duckett and Root in quick succession. Bairstow has batted calmly and Pope has looked pretty comfortable against spin. The deficit is still 59 runs

26.6

Axar to Ollie Pope, FOUR, to long-on

END OF OVER 27

5 runs

ENG: 136/3

CRR: 5.03

OJ Pope

46 (51)

JM Bairstow

6 (20)

AR Patel

6-0-45-0

RA Jadeja

3-0-13-0