| First Test, Trent Bridge (day three) |
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| England 183: Joe Root 64, Jasprit Bumrah 4/46 and 25-0 |
| India 278: KL Rahul 84, Ravindra Jadeja 56; Oli Robinson 5/85, Jimmy Anderson 4/54 |
| England trail by 70 runs |
Now he is the third in all-time Test bowlers' list: James Anderson removes KL Rahul, his 620th wicket[/caption]
Ollie Robinson's maiden five-wicket haul continued England's resurgence in the first Test against India - but the hosts' sloppiness in the field cost them on day three Friday (6) at Trent Bridge.
Robinson, playing in his second Test. after the discovery of an offensive and historical Tweets overshadowed his debut earlier, took 5/85 and James Anderson 4/54 to dismiss the tourists for 278.
Three dropped catches, five run-out chances
However, England dropped two catches and missed four clear run-out opportunities to go with a drop and a squandered run-out from day two.
One was particularly costly. Ravindra Jadeja should have been run out on four, going on to make a valuable 56.
He added 60 for the sixth wicket with KL Rahul, who was dropped for a second time by Joe Root on 78, only to be dismissed six runs later for 84.
India last three add valuable 73
India's last three wickets added 73, with number 10 Jasprit Bumrah swinging his way to 28, to extend their lead to 95.
Faced with such a deficit, England's fragile batting was under pressure, but Rory Burns and Dom Sibley were untroubled in moving to 25-0 when rain frustratingly arrived at 17:15 BST. Farcically, play was abandoned for the day an hour later, even though the ground was bathed in sunshine.
More bad weather is forecast on Saturday, potentially ruining a contest that could yet provide an intriguing conclusion.
Kohli out first ball, Anderson ecstatic
Jimmy Anderson sent a ripper that took the outside edge of Skipper Virat Kohli and, oh boy, world’s greatest batsman is out for the first ball at Trent Bridge on Thursday (5).
As rain interrupted play India were in deep trouble at 125/4 in reply to England’s first-innings’ total of 183.