Jennings, Dawson to join squad

“My other brother, Nuaman, was due to get married over there so we went for the wedding and got to see Has play, so it worked out well for me”.

There is something unquantifiable about Ravi Jadeja. The record is of 13 unbeaten Tests at Brabourne Stadium of Mumbai.

“Just enjoy it. You’ve got an opportunity to play for England in Test cricket – try to soak up the whole occasion and make the most of it”.

“The way he played with [James] Anderson in the end showed great maturity, to play with tail like that”. Ravi Shastri doesn’t think so.

The Roses alliance appeared to represent England’s last realistic chance of a great escape, and Root completed a determined and flawless 147-ball half-century when he clipped Jadeja past midwicket for just his third boundary. I had been chatting to my uncle [Ken], who’s a sports psychologist, over the winter, and he went through a process of trying to help me be more positive.

“I think they knew he was special, even back then”. But the Indian bowlers bowled their heart out and restricted England under 300 on a good surface in the first innings.

Durham opener Jennings has been added to England’s squad for the remainder of their tour of India after Lancashire’s Haseeb Hameed was sidelined with a badly fractured little finger on his left hand. There was confusion yesterday when he did not open, despite three net sessions during the day. Turns out he could. While teams all over the world have had a number of cricketers who could bat and bowl with equal expertise, India have simply failed to find one. His contribution, along with Joe Root’s 78, dragged England to a three-figure lead that, truth be told, they did not deserve. The 19-year-old was due to have an x-ray after the third Test finished, but instead it was done on Day Three with the results sent back to the United Kingdom for assessment. England fans will be lining up to wrap him up in cotton wool until the summer.

England are reportedly set to call-up one of the players from their second tier side England Lions to replace Haseeb Hameed.

Speaking shortly after India had passed a target of only 103 to win inside four days, he added: “I think the replacement player will be a higher-order player, and then we’ve got to make a decision”.

England leg-spinner Adil Rashid made an impact from the first Test itself and from thereon, has performed well.

“He looks like a really solid opening batsman, who can play all forms of the game.”

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The fact Hameed batted for so long on Tuesday might have persuaded the England management that he should remain on the tour, but the fear of suffering further damage if he is struck again in the remaining two Tests was considered a risk too far.