ENGLAND TOUR OF INDIA 2020-21 by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Share Tweet Axar Patel bagged four wickets in England’s first innings © BCCI On the eve of the final Test, Joe Root urged his batsmen to be brave and play with freedom. So when the England captain won the toss and chose to make first use of a fresh pitch, he would have hoped for more than 205 from his side. Ben Stokes made 55, Daniel Lawrence got 46 while Ollie Pope fought hard for his 29 and batted out 87 deliveries. Yet, at no stage did they threaten to put India under pressure. Axar Patel picked four wickets while R Ashwin got three. Mohammed Siraj was equally impressive as he accounted for Root and Jonny Bairstow. Zak Crawley and Dom Sibley made watchful starts but were clearly carrying scars from the previous game. Axar took just two balls to strike – as Sibley inside-edged a straight delivery back to his leg stump. Crawley, however, had taken his captain’s advice. While he looked to use his feet, and try and nullify Axar, he couldn’t quite get the execution right. He charged down the track and lobbed a simple catch… Read full this story
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