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We're not stupid enough to think that you've to just win or lose: Trescothick

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  England need 488 more runs on the final day of the Test with seven wickets in hand England's assistant coach Marcus Trescothick asserted that his team wasn't naive enough to rule out a draw as an option going into the final day of the Edgbaston Test. England have vocalised their intentions to go after any target in the fourth innings in this Stokes-McCullum era, but may have to settle for only their second home draw in this period, given the equation. They need 536 more runs on the final day of the Test with seven wickets in hand, a steep ask despite conditions remaining favourable for batting. The average scoring rate over the first three innings has been a very healthy 4.39, but given that England will need to score close to six an over for an entire day, they will simply need to adapt. "We all probably appreciate that it's a hell of a lot of runs to try and score. It's 550 [536] tomorrow, and I don't think we've seen scoring rates quite that quick in a...

Flamboyant Pant takes India's lead past 350

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  Rishabh Pant took on the bowlers once he occupied the crease England picked up two wickets on the fourth morning of the second Test in Birmingham, including that of half-centurion KL Rahul. But it was a productive session for India thanks to Rishabh Pant's flamboyant batting and his unbroken 51-run stand with Shubman Gill. India scored 113 runs off 25 overs in the session, as they moved to 177 for 3 at Lunch on Day 4, leading by 357 runs. On an overcast morning at Edgbaston, Chris Woakes found little assistance from the pitch, but Brydon Carse extracted some bounce to trouble the batters. He induced an edge from Rahul, only for the ball to race past second slip for four. Earlier in the same over, Rahul struck the first four of the day with a crisp cover drive off a full delivery. Carse continued to pose questions, this time to Karun Nair, getting one to nip back from a short length and strike him on the helmet. Another delivery took the edge but flew between first and second slip...

IND vs ENG LIVE Cricket Score, 2nd Test Day 3: Harry Brook and Jamie Smith resume after lunch England 297/5 vs India in Edgbaston

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  IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE Cricket Score, India vs England Test Match Today Live Score Updates: Harry Brook and Jamie Smith resume for England 30 minutes into Lunch and take England to 285/5 against India in Edgbaston India India vs England Live Cricket Score, ENG vs IND 2nd Test Day 3 Updates  Harry Brook and Jamie Smith resume for England after Lunch on Day 3 in Edgbaston on Friday. Though Mohammed Siraj started the session with a couple of quick wickets in Joe Root and Harry Brook, Smith and Brook’s counterpunch pulled England back in the game. In addition to Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj  picked up a wicket of Zack Crawley, who has been in a poor run of form. Earlier in the day Indian skipper scored a mammoth 269-run innings, which helped India to pile on the runs. Supporting Gill where  Ravindra Jadeja , and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who chipped in with 80s each. Shoaib Bashir was the pick of the bowlers for England with three wickets. England have a 1-0 lead in...