England vs India, 1st Test - Headingley, Leeds

This Duckett guy is characteristic to the name.

If it walks like ...

Day 5: 2nd Session

ENG 138/0 (35) CRR: 3.94

England need 233 runs

Zak Crawley 49(110)
Ben Duckett 76(102

35.2
Siraj to Crawley, 1 run, 50 for Crawley. Trescothick watching on claps in appreciation. Fullish on middle, Crawley gets forward to drive in front of mid-on and takes an easy single, a raise of the bat to mark the landmark

35.6
Siraj to Duckett, FOUR, luck with Duckett and England. Siraj is near Duckett's face and they have a chat. A friendly one by the looks of it froim the England opener, not too sure about Siraj, he is ticking here. This is a thick outside-edge and it wouldn't have carried to a 1st slip even if there was one, the slip was very wide, almost at at third slip, short of length just outside off, Duckett goes on the back foot to defend, hint of away movement there and the edge died down

36.1
Bumrah to Crawley, FOUR, runs flowing.

37.4
Jadeja to Duckett, FOUR, to sweeper cover

37.2
Jadeja to Duckett, FOUR, woof! What a statement that is from Duckett. He switches around and belts this as a right-hander, takes it from middle-stump and absolutely thrashes it it to the deep extra-cover fence

Day 5: 2nd Session

ENG 465 & 165/0 (3 CRR: 4.34

England need 206 runs

Ben Duckett 95(112)
Zak Crawley 57(11

Ravindra Jadeja
5-0-18-0

Another dropped catch

38.5
Siraj to Duckett, 1 run, dropped by Jaiswal running in from deep backward square-leg. Siraj is livid. He makes his frustrations known. Gambhir with a stoic expression. Good short ball at Duckett, he is not in control of the pull, a fat top-edge, Jaiswal runs in and gets two hands on the dive forward, but drops it, should have taken that, replays show he was a bit slow in getting off the blocks and that might have cost him

Ton fi Duckett

39.4
Jadeja to Duckett, FOUR, a century for Ben Duckett! His sixth in Test cricket and isn't he delighted! Tossed up full and just outside off, Duckett leans in and brings out the reverse-sweep again, puts it into the gap at backward point and it screams to the ropes

Day 5: 2nd Session

ENG 177/0 (40) CRR: 4.43

England need 194 runs

Ben Duckett 103(123)
Zak Crawley 57(119)

Well done Little Shiv!

Mukesh said check the accounts when ya reach home

In the meantime, Crawley is crawling towards his ton.

40.3
Siraj to Duckett, no run, big shot goes awry! Pitched up full and just outside off, Duckett cleared his front-leg looking to mow it down the ground and missed it completely, it nipped away sharply and beat the bat. Siraj goes all the way down to the batter and they continue their 'friendly' conversation, a smile on Siraj's face this time

Wonder who is guilty of doing the rain-dance.

Rain

In reply to Halliwell




Not clear ...not clear

Day 5: Rain stops play

ENG 181/0 (40.5) CRR: 4.43

England need 190 runs

Ovs Left: 55.1

42.2
Prasidh to Crawley, out Caught by Rahul!! That's what happens when you pitch it up, Prasidh is not a pitch it up bowler but he does so this time, full and outside off, lovely outswinger, shapes away late, Crawley gets forward to drive and the late swing takes the thick outside-edge and it flies at an awkward height to KL at a wide slip, he adjusts late and grabs it well to his right. That flew to him and for a moment, KL did not pick it up early but shows good hands. That's the breakthrough India wanted and it has come right after the rain break. Will this wicket spark a revival from India?

Crawley c Rahul b Prasidh 65(126) [4s-7]

One down, nine to go!

Day 5: 2nd Session

ENG 188/1 (42.2) CRR: 4.44

England need 183 runs

Ben Duckett 106*(130

Ollie Pope, right handed bat, comes to the crease

43.1
Jadeja to Duckett, FOUR, Duckett keeps nailing the reverse-sweep and Prasidh who has just bowled an over, can't stop it on the dive. He was at deep backward point, such is the timing, that it beats him, Duckett takes the full delivery from off-stump and hits it hard

43.6
Jadeja to Pope, FOUR, flat back of a length delivery just outside off, keeps sliding on, Pope goes on the back foot and crashes the cut hard, no backward point and it races away through there