Ravi Ashwin and Ishant Sharma fired India into a commanding position on the morning of the third day of the first Test, with England 86-6 at lunch.
Two late wickets in the first session on Friday made it an exceptional morning for the tourists, with Sharma getting both Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes caught in the slips on the stroke of lunch.
And another! England properly crumbling now. Sharma has Stokes caught for 28 and England are now 86-6.
That is also Lunch. England need a special afternoon session to have any chance of getting back into the match.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/wMZcGybXXe
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) August 3, 2018
Sharma had earlier dismissed Dawid Malan in similar circumstances, while Ashwin followed up his dismissal of Alistair Cook yesterday evening with the prize scalp of Joe Root and Keaton Jennings.
Unlike England yesterday, India have caught very well in this innings, with their packed slip cordon doing the job.
#ENGvIND: @jimmy9 on bowling to @imVkohli, dropped catches, @CurranSM and how @benstokes38 reminds him of @flintoff11. #England1000
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— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) August 3, 2018
England are asking a lot from their lower order to keep them in this Test match. Time for a Jos Buttler counter-attacking masterclass?
