India collapse again as England seal crushing win in third Test
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England thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs to win the third Test at Headingley on Saturday with more than a day to spare.
Victory saw England level the five-match series at 1-1 after India's 151-run win in the second Test at Lord's.
India, 215-2 overnight in their second innings, collapsed against the new ball, losing eight wickets for 63 runs in 19.3 overs on Saturday with Ollie Robinson taking 5-65.
India's 278 all out, however, was 200 runs more than their woeful first innings of 78 — made after captain Virat Kohli won the toss — which saw England great James Anderson rip through the top order with 3-6.
The tourists resumed on Saturday on 215-2 but, with 80 overs bowled, England took the new ball straight from the start of Saturday's play.
From the moment Cheteshwar Pujara was lbw to Robinson without adding to his overnight 91, lbw playing no shot to Robinson, England were in complete command on Saturday, with Kohli falling soon afterwards for 55 — his first fifty of the series.
The match was a personal triumph for England captain Joe Root, who top-scored with 121 out of a total on 432 on his Headingley home ground.
It was Root's third century of the series and sixth of the calendar year.
Meanwhile, the rest of England's often fallible top order all posted fifties, with Dawid Malan compiling 70 on his Test recall after Dom Sibley was dropped from the team.
The fourth Test at the Oval starts on Thursday.
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Aug 28, 2021 05:47pm
Pride often leads to doom.
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Aug 28, 2021 05:48pm
Pathetic performance as expected. The Indian trolls will now come up with excuses yet again
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Aug 28, 2021 05:55pm
Am still excited about the Olympic gold.
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Aug 28, 2021 05:55pm
That Olympic gold felt so sweet.
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Aug 28, 2021 05:55pm
Well they came in second. Not fifth.
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Aug 28, 2021 05:59pm
We love England team, they are best and will beat India 5/0
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Aug 28, 2021 06:05pm
Another capitulation and an innings defeat and yet after the first day, a cross-border troll observed: -
"India will come back in 2nd inning and win or draw this test match"
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Aug 28, 2021 06:18pm
@Multani,
Disguised cross-border troll can't even accept the defeat with grace and coming up with some inane nonsense!
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Aug 28, 2021 06:23pm
@Multani,
You had to come here to cry under a fake name?
Oh Indians. What a truly sad lot.
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Aug 28, 2021 06:32pm
England dominated from the start. It was a good thrashing.
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Aug 28, 2021 06:35pm
Indians are suffering from Delta virus.
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Aug 28, 2021 06:48pm
Why isn’t England playing Stokes, Archer and Woakes? Are they resting them for ashes later in the year?
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Aug 28, 2021 06:52pm
Poor show on and off the ground by tomorrow Indians as usual
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Aug 28, 2021 06:53pm
Well done England Lions
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Aug 28, 2021 06:57pm
India should play with their ex minnow friends Afghanistan only
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Aug 28, 2021 06:58pm
England thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs to win the third Test
Story of india after modi took over
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Aug 28, 2021 07:31pm
Neither happy for English side and nor sad for the Bharti side. Let animal Modi to burn their chita after they return from England.
Long live Pakistan
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Aug 28, 2021 08:24pm
Simply, England outplayed India in every department. Well done!
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Aug 28, 2021 08:34pm
Great fight back in the 2nd inning on day 3 though.
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Aug 28, 2021 08:42pm
We should not gloat at the defeat of our arch rivals but rather cheer and support our natuonal team to become world bearers. We too have been prone to dramatic collapses with world class players representing us.
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Aug 28, 2021 09:09pm
Why does the most media-hyped team in the world led by a selfish, eccentric, ego-centric; self-centered and ethnocentric skipper always fumble when it matters most? Remember last year when they got all out for 36 trifle and meager runs against New Zealand in New Zealand?
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Aug 28, 2021 09:12pm
India to tour Zimbabwe and Hong Kong next?
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Aug 28, 2021 09:21pm
Indians are hibernating until they win any match.
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Aug 28, 2021 09:24pm
India won 1 test against Pakistan between 1980 and 1998. Pak thrashed them 5 times during same period. India ran away from sharjah after 12 to 1 odi thrashing by Pak. Now India ran away from Afg.
Wait for Indian excuses.
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Aug 28, 2021 09:52pm
India surrendered in 1947 to Pakistan Aug 14, to Afghanistan on 15 aug 2021 and to England on aug 28, 2021.
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Aug 28, 2021 10:14pm
England 5/0 against India!
Goodluck ECB
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Aug 28, 2021 10:31pm
@pakpro, They are nowhere to be seen.
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Aug 28, 2021 11:46pm
I believe India's decision to bat first after winning the toss was not a good one. Headingley pitch, plus seaming condition that is England's strength. Exceptional batting by Joe Root snd excellent bowling by England's seamers. Anderson continues to prove that he is one of the best test cricket bowler the world has ever seen. Simply amazing.
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Aug 28, 2021 11:53pm
India losing to England B team.
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Aug 29, 2021 12:26am
England once again proved that Indians cannot face the real pace!
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Aug 29, 2021 12:38am
Worst independence month (august) for India since it came into being.
First embarrassment in Afghanistan and now in England...
Modi"fied" India
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Aug 29, 2021 01:06am
Called it on day 1. You don't bounce back from being bowled out for 78. Although the way Kohli and Pujara had gotten them to 215-2, I was expecting India would last long enough to get England in to bat again. Seems like India's middle order is as weak as our top order. It's set up the series nicely though: two games to go and tied at 1-1. Will be 2-1 to England methinks.
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Aug 29, 2021 01:07am
@Multani, you do realize that it's tied at 1-1 now?
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Aug 29, 2021 01:33am
Congratulations to India on outstanding performance.
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Aug 29, 2021 02:03am
India crushed along with the ego.
Well done England.
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Aug 29, 2021 02:17am
Keep having hard fought series with West Indies and Zimbabwe. Celebrating other’s losses/wins are usually the remit of those who suffer from a certain type of disease that afflicts those unable to procreate
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Aug 29, 2021 02:21am
@Salman, yes We have advised the Indian team to play with Zimbabwe like the Pakistanis do always.
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Aug 29, 2021 02:35am
Before Indians come up to talk about how great Indian team is performing I want to say that Pakistan won championship Trophy from India by beating india by 180 runs.
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Aug 29, 2021 04:50am
England has a home advantage. First test was in favor of India but rain spoiled the outcome. Still two matches are pending. A better team will win the series. However, the game is interesting to watch.
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Aug 29, 2021 05:42am
I hope the English served Indians some fantastic tea after that humiliating defeat
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Aug 29, 2021 05:44am
To be fair though, it wasn't a fair match, we have England vs a third tier team. I like India's chances against Afghanistan.
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Aug 29, 2021 05:49am
Chill guys, it is 1-1 . India won 2nd test and won almost the 1st which got washed out on final day
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Aug 29, 2021 07:10am
@pakpro, performances can go up n down but record against top teams speak for itself than ones made against minnows
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Aug 29, 2021 07:40am
India planned to bat and ball on the same day after toss.
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Aug 29, 2021 07:58am
Well done, the best team won.
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Aug 29, 2021 08:14am
Indian cricket team has hit its lowest bottom against 2nd string England side without Ben Stokes, Chris Broad, Woakes, Overhyped team is always getting out for below 100. If 36 was not enough now they followed up with 78, the best batting team in the world in their dream. Quite honestly team India is Flat-track bullies.
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Aug 29, 2021 09:03am
India being the champion team will bounce back
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Aug 29, 2021 09:14am
It is only cricket. Why insults? Well played England! Better luck next time, India!
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Aug 29, 2021 09:35am
Why does the most media-hyped team in the world led by a selfish, unilateral, eccentric, ego-centric, self-centered and ethnocentric skipper, who has not scored a test century since last two years, always fumble when it matters most?
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Aug 29, 2021 10:19am
Third test was a complete mismatch and exposed Indian batting in seaming conditions
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Aug 29, 2021 10:23am
England tamed Indians via pure pace!
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Aug 29, 2021 10:30am
What? I thought India scored more than 36 runs then how come they didn’t win?
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