IND Vs ENG: Due to Olly Pope's century on the third day of the first Test being played against India, the England team is back in the match. It is being claimed by England that if their team manages to score 40 to 50 more runs on the fourth day, then the difficulty for India will increase further. Earlier, due to Pope's unbeaten inning of 148 runs, the England team was successful in gaining a lead of 126 runs. England still have 4 wickets left.
England opener Jack Crowley has praised Pope a lot. He said, “The Pope showed such a game that you cannot even imagine.” If our team manages to score a few more runs in the morning, then chasing the target is not going to be easy for India. Our batsmen have played very well in the second innings. Ashwin's bowling was amazing on the third day as well and he did not give us many chances.
England's batsmen, however, are talking about taking lessons from the Pope. “Not much has changed for us right now,” Crowley said. But we need to take a lesson from the Pope. We have to see how it can be played on such a pitch. If we score 40 to 50 more runs then this match will not come easily to India. Ahmed is a star player and we hope that he will be successful in scoring some more runs in the morning.
England's comeback
Let us tell you that England won the toss and decided to bat first. But England could score only 246 runs in the first innings. India batted well and made a big score of 436 in the first innings. India got a lead of 190 runs in the first innings. England had lost 5 wickets in the second innings at the score of 163. It seemed that the match would end on the third day itself.
But Pope along with Fox made a partnership of more than 100 runs for the sixth wicket. Due to this partnership, England is back in the match. England now has a lead of 126 runs.
