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3rd Test: Root And Pope Take England To 83/2 After Reddy Removes Openers
Nitish Kumar Reddy: Joe Root and Ollie Pope shared an unbroken 39-run stand after Nitish Kumar Reddy’s double strikes and ensured England reached 83/2 in 25 overs at lunch on the first day of the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series against India at Lord's on Thursday.
Bowling at a gentle pace and with a reputation of making the most out of a new-ish red ball, Reddy struck twice in four balls of his first over to remove Duckett and Crawley, who survived the first hour’s play. It took Root (24 not out) and Pope (12 not out) to lead England’s recovery and reach lunch without any more damage.
Pushed into bowling first, Jasprit Bumrah, coming in for Prasidh Krishna, and Akash Deep were drawing edges, with the latter being all over a struggling Zak Crawley, who shuffled across his crease and stance in an over off his third over. In the eighth over, Crawley took three fours off wide balls from Akash – including one going unconvincingly over the slip cordon.
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