Siraj gets India's late swing

IT had been 14 overs since the start of play on Saturday at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.

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For the first time in the day, Mohammed Siraj was marking his run-up. At this point, England 40 runs to the overnight total of 207/2, but it had come at a cost-both Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were back in the dressing room. Something that could have been avoided.

Root, as he has a lot since Brendon McCullum took over as head coach, went for one of his reverse scoops, this time, against Jasprit Bumrah. The end result, a leading edge in the hands of Yashasvi Jaiswal in slips. A few balls later, Bairstow was caught on the backfoot against Kuldeep Yadav and was trapped on the pads. From starting the day with a bowler short-R Ashwin had to head home because of a family medical emergency-India had found a way to reestablish the fact that they I still have four world-class bowlers.