Anderson bowled a probing spell in the morning session and looked very much back in the groove Alan Martin/Action Plus/Getty ImagesThe day began with most expecting this match to play out to a draw on a very flat Old Trafford pitch, and so it transpired, but that doesn’t tell the story of a tense morning and afternoon in which young leg spinner Matt Parkinson almost bowled his side to victory,Somerset began the day 51-0 having almost knocked off their first-innings deficit, but two early wickets, that of Matt Renshaw who skied a full toss straight to long on and George Bartlett lbw to James Anderson, gave an indication that this might not be a straightforward exercise in batting all day. The stand-in opener Steve Davies steadied the ship in a 46-run partnership with James Hildreth. Davies scored an elegant half century but was caught…

Source: The Times May 07, 2018 17:37 UTC