How India won by 203 runs

A look back at how India won the third Test against England by 203 runs to reduce their series deficit to 2-1.

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Finally, do not miss tonight's Debate when Mark Butcher and Bob Willis will take a thorough look at England's failings with some well-placed nudging from Charles Colvile. Until then, go well...

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Before the next Test, we've a cracking line-up of T20 action to bring you - including the Kia Super League finals day on Monday, from 11.30am!

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That's just about that from the blog for this Test. Thanks so much for joining us across the five days (yes, we did finally make it through to a fifth day this summer!). The series is tantalisingly poised as we head down to Southampton, where play will start next Thursday.

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England coach TREVOR BAYLISS admits his team's lack of consistency is puzzling...

"It's not as though we don't talk about it behind closed doors - and try to work out what's happening. They work hard out in the nets.

"What we've got to do is take the example of young Ben and Jos yesterday and learn from it.

"Jos is unbelievably talented and I think that the belief that this first hundred gives him will mean it's the first of many.

"We're hopeful Jonny could play as a specialist batsman in the next Test."

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So this is how the series stands - with the fourth and fifth Tests tip-toeing into September!

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India skipper VIRAT KOHLI dedicates the victory to the flood victims in Kerala, a poignant moment that earns decent applause.

"The victory was much needed at this stage of the series and to have a performance like that, which was so clinical in all three departments, is something that was pleasing to me as a captain. The players are really proud of what they've done in this Test too. Everyone is taking responsibility at the right time."

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ROOT says England have not ruled out playing Jonny Bairstow as a specialist batsman at the Ageas Bowl...

"It's very early days yet. We'll have to see how the swelling goes down and we have got time on our side. Over the next couple of days I'm sure we'll have a much clearer idea of where he's at. I'm sure he'll be desperate to play and you want guys like him in your side."

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JOE ROOT says he say putting India in to bat as "a great opportunity to get ahead of the game" - and admits the Test turned on the sessio where England lost all 10 wickets...

"It's fair to say that we very much under-performed in that innings. You look at the second innings and the partnership between Buttler and Stokes and that's a real lesson to our side in how to play Test match cricket.

"Not the fact that they scored at a slower rate or looked to be more defensively minded, but the way they adapted to the situation and were very clear about how they were going to score their runs."

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Here are the details of our fourth Test coverage, which begins a week on Thursday. DAVID LLOYD pays India's match-winners their fair dues, especially after being put in to bat on day one...

"India were there for the picking after the first two games and there were cloudy conditions on the first morning. England probably expected more from the pitch - it was easy-paced whereas in the previous two Tests Anderson and company found things absolutely perfect for swing bowling.

"I thought India's seamers were excellent in this game; they were aggressive, and looked stronger. It sets the series up fabulously for the last two games. You'd think about impetus and confidence going into that game.

"There are eight days between this fixture and the next one - also time for England to regroup and they might also be thinking about a replacement for Jonny Bairstow."

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HARBHAJAN SINGH says this result has set up the remainder of the series perfectly...

"This is a big win for India and will boost their confidence. Going forward they will be a different team when it comes to their batting.

"India was all about Virat Kohli but he was not alone in this game; he had a few other partners who scored runs and India have the seamers to do the job for the team. They'll be really looking forward to going to Southampton and doing the same thing there."

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Let's take a look at how India wrapped up this Test in around 11 minutes or so this morning...

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India win by 203 runs to reduce arrears to 2-1 with two Tests to play

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WICKET! Anderson c Rahane b Ashwin 11 – England 317 all out
Extra bounce undoes Anderson, who gloves to first slip as he attempts to cut Ashwin. It takes just 17 balls for India to wrap the Test up this morning.

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Over 104 - Eng 313-9 (Rashid 32, Anderson 8) - TARGET 521
Rather farcical scenes as Rashid works Shami’s first ball off his pads – the batsman unable initially thinking he’d turn down a single before realising there’s an easy two on offer as Ashwin barely breaks into a jog chasing down the ball. If he’s in that bad a way, it’s hard to believe he’s out there. Rashid rather misses out on a short ball down the leg-side, missing with an attempted pull as watery sunshine melts across the ground. Rashid leans back and attempts to run at least one down to third man but can’t beat the man behind point. What do you know? The wicketless Ashwin is going to have a bowl!

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Over 103 - Eng 311-9 (Rashid 30, Anderson 8) - TARGET 521
Anderson – who holds the world record for the most ‘not outs’ in Test cricket - last got double figures in 2017. “He keeps running out of partners,” chortles Bumble. Anderson is solidly behind his first ball from Hardik, then bows beneath one that swings devilishly into Pant’s gloves. The number 11 has a yahoo drive outside off to the fourth ball of the day but doesn’t nick through and is squared up by the next, the delivery trickling out to the gully area. He survives the first over to a mild ripple of applause around the ground. It'll be Shami to continue from the Pavilion End...

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Plenty more cricket coming your way in the next few months, of course - starting with this little lot...

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Here's how Buttler's innings ended on 106 - a mighty fine effort ended by a quality delivery...

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BUTTLER, often stranded with the tail, reflects that his place in the team might have been up for discussion had he not been dropped on one - and that his dismissal, which he reviewed, was fair enough on reflection...

"The ball hit me on the move - I thought I might be ok given the position I got to in the end, but having watched the replay I didn't have as big a stride as I had when the ball actually hit me.

"India are the No 1-ranked side in the world at the minute with a very determined group of players. It's a trait of the Indian side at the minute that they aren't going to go anywhere.

"We didn't take them lightly at all turning up to this week but for anyone else who was it just shows that they are going nowhere."

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Let's check out some of the best bits from Buttler's ton...

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BUTTLER was quick to admit last night that he thought a Test century might never come his way...

"It was obviously an amazing feeling to finally get there. A hundred in any form of red-ball cricket has been a long time coming. It's definitely a bit of a monkey off my back and a fantastic feeling to get there.

"A few months ago I seemed a long, long way away from Test cricket. It's amazing how it can change around. I had a lot of fortune early on to get dropped!"

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Coming up in a jiffy we'll hear from JOS BUTTLER - but in the meantime our friends at CRICVIZ have come up with this little beauty...

Buttler's century at Trent Bridge saw him leave ball 24 per cent of the time; none of England's last 30 centuries have seen more leaves

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Pace was a hot topic during last winter's Ashes and as you'll see from this graphic, India have been giving England's batsmen a hurry up. Over to ATHERS again...

"Bumrah has given India a different dimension in this game but not just with his pace.

"He has also got Joe Root's number - or he did yesterday. It's very noticeable to me that Root really couldn't work out the angle, a bit like Rahane facing Stokes.

"Bumrah releases the ball the widest of the seamers but has that Courtney Walsh ability to get Root playing at balls he shouldn't."

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A little earlier Mike Atherton caught up with the comeback king, JASPRIT BUMRAH who has 5-85...

"I'm really happy to be playing cricket probably one-and-a-half months out; the hunger is back and I'm really pleased with the performance.

"It's always frustrating when you're out and your team is not on the winning side but I was always trying to learn so that I am able to do wel.

"This is my first Test in England. I've always heard that the Duke ball does a lot so I was just looking forward to that and tried to execute that in the match!"

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The thorny issue of selection will be on our radar throughout the day and beyond, no doubt, with IAN BOTHAM suggesting early doors that a reshuffle is needed at the top…

“The problem you have is there are two left-handers at the top of the order and Ishant Sharma loves bowling at left-handers! It’s a shame there isn’t a right-left-hand combination to make it a bit more difficult for him to get his sights set.”

Whatever happens today, by the way, tonight’s Cricket Debate will be compulsive viewing as Bob picks his team for the next Test at the Ageas.

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Let's amble out into the corridor and get some pre-play thoughts from MICHAEL HOLDING...

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Our live coverage of day five is now underway on our dedicated cricket channel!

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Nottinghamshire have reversed their decision to charge £10 for tickets for today’s play so if you are in the area, why not drop in? On the subject of numbers, Sky Bet have England at 250/1 to win – and the same odds to draw, by the way – with India 1/500 on, underling the size of the challenge awaiting Rashid and Anderson.

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WELCOME…
…to Trent Bridge for the final time this Test. To paraphrase a wise wizard, 'There never was much hope,' of England saving this Test, 'just a fan’s hope’ and it will take something far exceeding Tolkien’s or Jackson’s wildest fantasies for India not to reduce their series arrears to 2-1 – possibly very quickly.

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DAY FIVE - ENGLAND 311-9 (Rashid 30, Anderson 8) - TARGET 521. INDIA NEED ONE WICKET TO WIN.

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Well, that's it from us. As I say, we will be back tomorrow morning, as we hope you are too, for what may well be only one ball of Test cricket. But, who knows? Stranger things have happened... No, actually, wait, they haven't! On Sky Sports Cricket now, The Debate is already up and running - Bob Willis and Mark Butcher are the ones chewing over England's day four efforts with Charles Colvile. We'll see you back for day from 10.30am tomorrow..

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A bit more from BUTTLER...

"Hopefully it’s like buses and a couple more [hundreds] can come. It’s a huge moment for me. I don’t think I can underestimate the feeling of scoring a Test hundred, knowing how to do it, facing that amount of deliveries – it’s not something I do very often, with my last few years being predominantly white-ball cricket. My hundred at Old Trafford [against Australia] was the first time I faced more than 100 balls in an ODI."

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JOS BUTTLER has been speaking to Michael Atherton at the close, reflecting on a magnificent maiden Test hundred...

“An amazing feeling to finally get there. A hundred in any form of red-ball cricket has been a long time coming. It’s definitely a bit of a monkey off the back, and a fantastic feeling to get there.”

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Over 102 - Eng 311-9 (Rashid 30, Anderson 8) - TARGET 521
The day, and the Test match (eventually) belongs to India, but a lot of credit must go to England – specifically Buttler and Stokes – as they take this game into a fifth day. It could all be over within one ball tomorrow, but we’ll be back with you tomorrow to find out.

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Over 101 - Eng 310-9 (Rashid 30, Anderson 7) - TARGET 521
Ashwin back on as India desperately seek to wrap this up tonight. They want Anderson on strike, but he is swiftly down the other end as he inside-edges a single tucked down to fine leg. There is an optimistic shout for lbw against Rashid next ball, but that was comfortably outside the line. Another shout later in the over, again not given, but this is closer, enough to convince Kohli to review. Rashid fights on, as it stays with umpire’s call. One more over for England to survive through to a fifth day...

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Over 100 - Eng 305-9 (Rashid 30, Anderson 6) - TARGET 521
Four for Rashid – a lovely, elegant shot – as he stands tall and punches Shami through point off the back foot, bringing up the 300 for England. Later in the over, he flicks another boundary away, square on the legside this time. Two overs left tonight…

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Over 99 - Eng 297-9 (Rashid 22, Anderson 6) - TARGET 521
Another over Anderson survives, another over ticked off. Not that it hugely matters, as India will win this Test regardless, but just three overs remaining for them to do it tonight…

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Over 98 - Eng 297-9 (Rashid 22, Anderson 6) - TARGET 521
Shami short to Anderson now, who just about manages to avoid being knocked over, even managing to fend the ball up and away for four down to fine leg.

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Over 97 - Eng 292-9 (Rashid 22, Anderson 1) - TARGET 521
With Anderson at the crease, Bumrah readopts the short-pitched approach, and the England quick takes a nasty blow on the glove, the ball then ricocheting into his helmet. Thankfully though, it’s not Jimmy’s bowling hand, and he’s fine to carry on.

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Bumrah takes five, as Broad edges to second slip...

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WICKET! Broad c Rahul b Bumrah 20 – England 291-9
Back to Bumrah, and he does the job, claiming his five-for as a regulation edge from Broad flies to second slip.

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Over 96 - Eng 291-8 (Rashid 22, Broad 20) - TARGET 521
Would you believe it? The fifty partnership now comes up between this pair as Broad inside-edges a single through midwicket. Six overs to go…

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Over 95 - Eng 290-8 (Rashid 22, Broad 19) - TARGET 521
Another over down, England fight on. Broad is getting a bit of chirp form behind the stumps, specifically Kohli, but he sees out Shami’s over, slicing three away behind point from the attempted yorker to end it.

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Over 94 - Eng 287-8 (Rashid 22, Broad 16) - TARGET 521
Good move this from Kohli, brining Ashwin back into the attack. He’s not fully fit, sure, but should still have enough in his armoury to see off nine, 10 or Jack. Not in this over, but he does beat Rashid’s bat on a couple of occasions.

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Over 93 - Eng 287-8 (Rashid 22, Broad 16) - TARGET 521
Four more for Broad, squirting a fuller- wide ball from Shami away through backward point now. Only three minutes left for England to survive today…. BUT, India can opt to claim the extra half an hour, so still ample time to end this tonight you’d feel.

Batsman		R
A.N. Cook	c Rahul b Sharma	17
K.K. Jennings	c Pant b Sharma	13
J.E. Root	c Rahul b Bumrah	13
O.J.D. Pope	c Kohli b Shami	16
B.A. Stokes	c Rahul b Pandya	62
J.C. Buttler	lbw Bumrah	106
J.M. Bairstow	b Bumrah	0
C.R. Woakes	c Pant b Bumrah	4
A.U. Rashid	Not out	33
S.C.J. Broad	c Rahul b Bumrah	20
J.M. Anderson	c Rahane b Ashwin	11

Extras

4nb, 2b, 16lb

Total

All Out, 104.5 Overs

317

Full Batting Card

Bowler	O	M	R	W
J.J. Bumrah	29	8	85	5
Sharma	20	4	70	2
Ashwin	22.5	8	44	1
Shami	19	3	78	1
H.H. Pandya	14	5	22	1

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England

161 & 317

India

329 & 352-7

England vs India

How India won by 203 runs

A look back at how India won the third Test against England by 203 runs to reduce their series deficit to 2-1.

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161 & 317

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329 & 352-7

England vs India

How India won by 203 runs

A look back at how India won the third Test against England by 203 runs to reduce their series deficit to 2-1.

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