England v India: fifth men's cricket Test, day three
Date: 2025-08-02T09:07:54.000Z
Title: This was Ali's take on a memorable
Content: day two:
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Date: 2025-08-02T09:06:41.000Z
Title: Preamble
Content: Good morning! After the fiery furnace of day two, we roll into day three - which could be the crucial one in the series. And yes, we have been here before. The pitch is spicy, the players tetchy, the house full – and the weather promises to behave – barring the odd light shower.
India have a 52 run lead, eight wickets left, and Jaiswal, whose series has drifted, will have his eyes on three figures and beyond. England's stand-in fast bowers, Atkinson excepted, will want to perform with more bells and fewer whistles second time around. Play starts at 11am, don't miss a ball of the last Test Saturday of the summer.
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