Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
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Ollie Pope is battling here, he is really struggling with the ball moving and getting his feet in the right place.
Akash Deep is tucking into a bar of some description down at fine leg as a reward for dismissing Joe Root.
I don’t think it’s a Refresher, which would be my choice in the circumstances.
Ollie Pope inside edges one into the pitch from Prasidh Krishna and the ball just misses his stumps before scurrying away for four.
Final ball of the over from Krishna cuts Pope in two.
Ollie Pope is joined by Harry Brook who was, let’s be honest, all over the place when he came out to bat in the evening on day two. England need a much more composed approach from him this evening.
Screaming for a Ben Stokes 2019 masterclass now really. One can only pray!
Rory, West Sussex
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
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This is outstanding at the moment. Akash Deep coming in with massive responsibility and always see Joe Root as a wall to get past – has just been bowled. Admirable performances from him.
England in big trouble at Edgbaston.
One of the players capable of batting long is rather grumpily trudging back to the pavilion after being bowled by Akash Deep, who celebrates by pointing to the badge on his shirt.
It was a superb delivery – Deep bowling wide of the crease seared one in towards Joe Root, who was looking to work it leg side, and then got it to wobble off the seam ever so slightly to clatter into his stumps.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
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Shubman Gill is an excitable captain with his reviews and that’s two of them gone and how crucial could that be. You have to use your reviews wisely in Tests.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Very clearly falling in front. It’s all happening, but Rishabh Pant did the right thing and said that he wasn’t sure.
Rishabh Pant was correct not to celebrate. The TV showed it did not carry.
Final ball of Prasidh Krishna’s over and Ollie Pope with a bit of slash at one which looks to have hit the turf before Rishabh Pant caught it.
It’s a bottom edge from Pope’s bat and Pant does not celebrate, but since there is an appeal the umpires will take a look.
Missing leg stump. Another India review burned. Ollie Pope survives.
Shubman Gill has gambled this time after Prasidh Krishna strikes Ollie Pope on the pad with a delivery angled into him.
This looks like it was sliding down leg.
A change of bowling as Prasidh Krishna is chucked the ball by Shubman Gill.
Here’s how Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett perished a little earlier.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Akash Deep’s gone wide off the crease and it’s hit Joe Root pretty high, on top of the left pad and despite the impact being in line it was missing the wickets.
Akash Deep appeals vociferously after striking Joe Root high on the leg.
The India seamer had skilfully nipped one back into Root and it prompts a conversation with Shubman Gill. However, the India skipper opts against a review.
Gill’s instincts are correct as the replay shows it was going over the stumps.
Never mind Jacob Bethell, who still doesn’t have a first-class hundred, opening instead of Zak Crawley. What does Tom Haines have to do? Centuries for the Lions and a fine County Championship record over the last couple of seasons with Rob Key singing his praises. Shouldn’t this count for something? Or am I a dinosaur?
Anon
Another wee tickle down to fine leg, this time from Joe Root who works Mohammed Siraj off his pads through fine leg.
Although he has the wicket of Zak Crawley, Siraj has yet to really get the bit between his teeth so far.
Ashwanth R Kavuluri
Cricviz analyst
Out of the 102 innings Zak Crawley has played, he has recorded 42 single-digit scores – the most for a batter since his debut in Test cricket, including 10 ducks.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Ollie Pope when he comes out and plays like this is so edgy and so nervy. He needs to realize that Akash Deep is coming in wide of the crease and wants him to play across the line which is what he has done. He just needs to stay up right and play as straight as he can.
Akash Deep arrows his third ball in to Ollie Pope’s toes and the England batter gets away with one. Pope attempts to work the ball into the on side and an edge flies down between gully and point for four.
Pope appears to be overbalancing when he plays that shot. A bit of a technical issue he needs to iron out.
Pope picks up another boundary with a leg glance for four off the final delivery of the over.
