On a day when 15 wickets fell across three innings, England could rest up happy that their bowlers have now got a rare chance to put them ahead at the start of the four match series. England will be desperate to see plenty more of Jack Leach punching the air as he was after the early wicket of Rohit Sharma for just 12. (Image: BCCI)It means that India will start their bid for another 381 runs on day five with nine wickets in tact and another 90 overs to survive. Skipper Joe Root will have the welcome job of organising his bowlers and fielders to create enough chances for what would be a famous win. There was never any chance of England enforcing the follow on, as they set about trying to give India an impossible chase with enough time to bowl them out a second time.

Source: Daily Mirror February 08, 2021 12:21 UTC