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2nd over: England 2-0 (Burns 2, Sibley 0) Well, let’s see what Bumrah, incredibly playing his first home Test, makes of it. His first ball, coming from wide of the crease, slants across Burns, who hair is long, poking right out of his helmet, and Burns turns it behind … but Pant, diving right, can’t get a hand to it! I think that just about carried, but it would’ve been an unbelievable catch, and that’s not really why Pant is in this side. While all this is going on, they run one, which is all that comes from the over.
We all know the principle off ‘right forward or right back’ but I don’t think I expected the numbers to be this stark! Really cool piece on Root and spin by @benjonescricket and @fwildecricket https://t.co/ctXVwCQSnl pic.twitter.com/N6J9V6duw1
1st over: England 1-0 (Burns 1, Sibley 0) Ishant begins from around to the left-handed and returning Burns, his second delivery flicked into the leg side for one; there is not much in this track at all.
“Using your infinite reach across the far reaches of the galaxy,” supplicates Archisman, “would it be possible to find a link to the BBC audio commentary (at least) for someone in the USA lamenting the decision not to select Moeen but nevertheless excited?”
