India 33-1, chasing 103 to beat England in 3rd test

Defeat here for England will mean they must contemplate during the short break before the fourth Test in Mumbai how they might yet somehow be able to battle back to earn a highly unlikely 2-2 draw.

Jadeja reached his third test half century off 104 balls, including five fours and a six. But they will have to really, really play well to beat India and most importantly England are really behind in the spin department.

“England need to look in the mirror and ask, ‘why does it keep happening?’ There is something not right in the mentality in the dressing room”.

Hameed and Woakes then added 43 runs between them to take the visitors near the 200-run mark before Shami produced some excellent short pitched bowling with the second new ball to hasten England’s demise.

Earlier, India’s first innings saw five half-centuries as the hosts secured a commanding 134-run lead against England. I have worked on a few technical things like field placings.

Kohli appeared to deliberately revisit his spat with Ben Stokes when he waited for the big-screen camera to fall on him before miming a “shush” gesture, with his index finger pointing upwards between his lips and nose, after the England all-rounder was dismissed late on day three in the third Test. “The pitch was flawless for batting”.

Asked how he has been preparing to bowl at various batsmen, Rashid said: “Sometimes you get a bit of luck as well but hard work in the nets (is the key). 283 was about 150 to 175 below par”.

Parthiv Patel contributed 67 not out from 54 balls with India unbeaten in their past 16 Tests.

Root opened with Alastair Cook in the absence of teenager Haseeb Hameed with a hand injury.

Hameed put on 41 runs for the tenth wicket with Anderson (5), who was run-out by Jadeja (2-62) with a throw from the deep.

England had been unlucky with Haseeb Hameed’s injury and that demanded more responsibility from the rest of the top-order on a track that still has no ghost.

“He’s showed great character for a 19-year old at this level”.

It was the steely lower-order resistance from the Indian batsmen in the home side’s first innings and a combined effort by their bowlers that set up victory for the Kohli-led side. “You see around the world, Test matches finish in four days”. “Credit to them and for executing those plans”. “We got motivated by that actually”, the Delhi batsman said.

As Parthiv Patel chipped England off-spinner Gareth Batty over the cover region for four, skipper Virat Kohli celebrated at the non striker’s end. We thought that if we got a couple of quick wickets this morning, we’d have been in a good position.

“With these performances, he has not only put pressure on Wriddhi but he has also sent a message to the selectors that I am still good enough”.

England coach Trevor Bayliss: “The toss went our way but that doesn’t guarantee success”.