England's bowlers were frustrated on the third morning of the first Test despite the early wicket of Broad, right Rafiq Maqbool/APIf the third morning of this first Test taught England anything, it is that cricket on the sub-continent is often a game of patience. When Stuart Broad, playing in his 100th Test, trapped Gautam Gambhir leg-before with just the seventh delivery of the day there was hope among the tourists that maybe this match would hit “fast forward”, as Joe Root phrased it after the first day’s play here. However, this was a morning more suited to the pause button as England’s bowlers did their best to contain Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara. Zafar Ansari, the slow left-arm bowler playing in his second Test, was a bold selection for this match ahead of Gareth Batty, his more experienced Surrey team-mate. Ansari, though, bowled well, although…

Source: The Times November 11, 2016 07:21 UTC