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Crawley falls late as India take upper hand
Fifth Rothesay Test, The Kia Oval (day three of five)India 224 (Nair 57, Atkinson 5-33, Tongue 3-57) & 396 (Jaiswal 118; Tongue 5-125)England 247 (Crawley 64, Brook 53; Krishna 4-62, Siraj 4-86) & 50-1 (Siraj 1-11)England need 324 runs to win Scorecard Zak Crawley was dismissed from the penultimate ball of day three after England had started to make steady progress in pursuit of an imposing 374 to win the fifth Test against India at The opener was bowled by Mohammed Siraj for 14 as the hosts reached 50-1 at the close, needing a further 324 runs to win, with Ben Duckett unbeaten on 34 to conclude another gripping day. Despite Crawley's departure, England will be boosted by the much-improved batting conditions after they spent most of the day in the field as India racked up 396 under brighter skies. The pitch flattened and offered far less seam movement, with Yashasvi Jaiswal's sublime 118 the highlight for the tourists. There was also a surprising maiden Test fifty for Akash Deep, who added 107 for the third wicket with Jaiswal as England started poorly, unable to take the wicket of the nightwatchman until the final 10 minutes before lunch. Deep was put down on 21, one of six dropped catches in the innings for England as their makeshift bowling line-up - without the injured Chris Woakes - toiled admirably but were again let down in the field. Gus Atkinson pinned captain Shubman Gill lbw for 12 with the first ball after lunch as England improved, but Ravindra Jadeja continued his fine form with 53 and Washington Sundar, with India nine down, blitzed four sixes in a 39-ball fifty to give India the upper hand. Josh Tongue claimed the final three wickets, having also dismissed Jaiswal earlier, to finish with 5-125 for his wholehearted efforts. It feels fitting that England chased 371 to beat India in the opening match at Headingley to ignite a fiery series, though there is rain forecast for Sunday which could impact their aim of comfortably completing the highest Test chase at The Oval, which is currently England's 263-9 against Australia in 1902. Deep and Jaiswal punish England's sloppy morning India started the day with a lead of 52 and there was an immediate sense of trepidation regarding England's depleted bowling attack and the sun shining for the best batting conditions of the Test so who was put down on 20 and 40 late on day three, took the back seat early on as Deep was England's unlikely dropped the chance in the slips, but Deep's half-century was a well-deserved punishment for England bowling far too short in the opening got the breakthrough shortly before lunch, with Deep caught in the covers for 66, and Atkinson's wicket of Gill saw hopes of a fightback the imperious Jaiswal remained, reaching his second century of the series from 127 balls as he expertly punished England's inconsistency. Collectively, they bowled far too short and wide to him, exemplified by 72 runs of his first 100 runs being scored behind square on the off six drops – others being Brook's spill of Karun Nair at slip on 12 and a much tougher chance for Duckett at leg-slip when Jaiswal had 110 – were their most in an innings since 2006 and India's prodigious opener ensured they paid the price.
BBC News
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Skeldon's World Cup in doubt after ankle injury against Ireland
Scotland hooker Lana Skeldon might miss the World Cup with injury after she suffered a serious-looking ankle injury in the loss against 81-cap Bristol Bears forward was hurt trying to make a tackle and received treatment on the field for eight minutes before being taken off on a stretcher."She was taken away to hospital just to have a look at it," head coach Bryan Easson told media."It was an ankle injury and she's going for an X-ray, so hopefully we'll find out sooner rather than later. But as to what it is, we don't know SRU statement post-match wrote that Skeldon "is in good spirits, is undergoing further assessment and remains in good hands with our medical team."Losing 31-year-old Skeldon would be an enormous blow for Easson as the Borders-born hooker is one of his key players and Martin has played back-up to Skeldon for the last few seasons, while Molly Wright - who can play across the front row - could also be an option. 21-year-old Aila Ronald is in the wider World Cup squad, but is yet to make her Scotland winger Rhona Lloyd was a late exclusion from the matchday squad to play Ireland, but Easson said it was "precautionary"."She had a little twinge in her quad during the captain's run on Friday so we felt that it wasn't worth the risk, but it was precautionary," the head coach said.
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Crisis club Sheffield Wednesday missed out on huge Danny Rohl windfall before boss walked out
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY missed out on a Danny Rohl windfall weeks before his exit. German side Wolfsburg were willing to pay almost £1million compensation to bag him. 2 But owner Dejphon Chansiri wanted the full figure in boss Rohl's contract — which was more than double that sum. Rohl, 36, left the crisis club by mutual consent on Tuesday. Meanwhile, long-serving Liam Palmer, 33, will NOT hand in his notice despite the Owls ' current problems. And neither will skipper Barry Bannan, who has signed a new contract at Wednesday to keep his daughter happy. The midfielder, 35, was a free agent and claimed he turned down 'interest from elsewhere' to remain at Hillsborough for an 11th consecutive season. It was a surprising announcement given Wednesday's dire financial situation ahead of their opening Championship clash at Leicester on Sunday August 10. Under the ownership of Thai businessman Chansiri, there have been late payments to HMRC, transfer embargoes, multiple failures to pay the wages of players and staff members, and rising debts. They only have 15 first-team squad members and departed manager Rohl has been replaced by his Danish assistant Henrik Pedersen. Yet Bannan struck an optimistic note as he explained his reasons for staying in the blue-and-white half of the Steel City. The Scottish father-of-two, who has made 447 Wednesday appearances, revealed that his children are delighted he is not leaving. He said: 'Being out of contract, it was the first time that has happened to me in my career so it's been hard. 'Deep down inside I always knew what I wanted to do. 'At times it seemed like what I didn't want to do could happen but now I'm delighted to get it done and I can look forward. 'There's loads of reasons really. I've made it clear over the years my love for the club and the love I receive back. 'This club is a big part of me and my family, who are with me here as I'm signing. 'They will always stand by me with whatever decision I make and I've decided to stay. 'With the season getting closer, this last week has been tough because there was interest from elsewhere and I had a lot to think about. 'We had a lot of conversations as a family and when I told my daughter Elsie that I might be leaving she started crying. 'Then last night when I told her I was staying she started crying again. I asked her why and she said they are just happy tears.'
