India v England, all over today?

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A number of the dismissals were from balls that went straight on because the batsmen were frightened out of their wits by the fact that there was some turn. A number fell to rank poor shots as well e.g. Bairstow swinging across the line first ball and nearly getting out and then getting out second ball. You would be hard pressed to find a more inept and gutless batting display than the England second innings. Anything over 120 would have been a good lead but they never looked capable of getting it. They just stood there and let the India bowlers do what they wanted. Roots captaincy was poor as well - people on the boundaries when India were 6/7 down first innings and starting the India second innings with four men out deep when they had under 50 runs to get.

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A number of the dismissals were from balls that went straight on because the batsmen were frightened out of their wits by the fact that there was some turn. A number fell to rank poor shots as well e.g. Bairstow swinging across the line first ball and nearly getting out and then getting out second ball. You would be hard pressed to find a more inept and gutless batting display than the England second innings. Anything over 120 would have been a good lead but they never looked capable of getting it. They just stood there and let the India bowlers do what they wanted. Roots captaincy was poor as well - people on the boundaries when India were 6/7 down first innings and starting the India second innings with four men out deep when they had under 50 runs to get.

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But the Indian batting was not much better in the first innings, even Root managed to get 5 wickets FFS.