Skip to content

England v India: Highlights from day three of third Test at Trent Bridge

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

The best of the action from day three of the third Test between England and India

England's openers battled through a difficult nine-over spell before the close after India set them 521 to win at Trent Bridge.

Watch highlights from day three as Virat Kohli scored his 23rd Test century to continue India's domination of the third Test.

Live Test Cricket

England's bowlers began the day well, keeping runs to a minimum, but they were unable to find a breakthrough before lunch. James Anderson came the closest as he found Pujara's outside edge but Jos Buttler shelled the catch, low to his left, at second slip.

Things got worse for England when Jonny Bairstow was hit on the end of the finger by an Anderson delivery that dipped and swerved as it went past the stumps. Bairstow went down immediately, clearly in pain, and was taken to hospital for an x-ray that showed a small fracture to his left middle finger with Buttler taking over behind the stumps.

The runs started to come a little more freely in the second hour but Stuart Broad thought he had dismissed Kohli when he rapped the India captain on the front pad. Umpire Erasmus turned down the appeal, England reviewed and UltraEdge showed the faintest of inside edges.

Virat Kohli during day three of the Specsavers 3rd Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge on August 20, 2018 in Nottingham, England.
Image: Virat Kohli made 103 for India to go with his 97 in the first innings

The partnership between Kohli and Pujara reached 113 before England finally made the breakthrough, the ball coming off the shoulder of the bat as Pujara prodded forward to Stokes and Alastair Cook made no mistake at first slip.

Kohli was dropped by Keaton Jennings on 93, much to Anderson's dismay, before going through to his hundred in the next over.

Also See:

He was trapped lbw by Chris Woakes for 103 but left the field to a standing ovation after a fine innings. India batted on with Hardik Pandya hitting a run-a-ball 52 and eventually declared on 352-7, setting England a world-record chase.

Cook and Jennings made it through the nine overs before stumps but England have plenty more batting to do over the next two days if they are to avoid defeat.