IND vs ENG: The England team is back in the game thanks to Olly Pope's century on the third day of the first Test against India. England claim that the difficulty for India will increase further if their team manages to score 40-50 more runs on the fourth day. Earlier, the English team managed to gain a lead of 126 runs due to Pope's unbeaten innings of 148 runs. England still have 4 wickets left.
England opener Jack Crowley has heaped praise on Pope. He said: “The Pope played a game that you can't even imagine.” If our team manages to score a few more runs in the morning, it won't be easy for India to chase the target. Our batsmen played very well in the second innings. Ashwin's bowling was great on the third day too and he didn't give us many chances.
However, England's batsmen talk about taking lessons from the Pope. “Not much has changed for us right now,” Crowley said. But we must learn a lesson from the Pope. We have to see how it can be played on a pitch like this. If we score 40-50 more runs, this game won't be easy for India. Ahmed is a star player and we hope he manages to score more runs in the morning.
Let us tell you that England won the toss and elected to bat first. But England could only score 246 runs in the first innings. India fought well and posted a high score of 436 in the first innings. India had a lead of 190 runs in the first innings. England had lost five wickets in the second innings with the score at 163. It seemed like the game would end on the third day itself.
But Pope, along with Fox, formed a partnership of more than 100 runs for the sixth wicket. Thanks to this partnership, England is back in the game. England now have a lead of 126 runs.