A double ton from the captain as England dominate
Test Match Special
BBC
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🗓️ 6 February 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Agnew is joined by Michael Vaughan and Prakash Wakankar to discuss an excellent day for England after Joe Root scored 218 leaving England in a fine position after two days of the first Test. We hear from Ben Stokes on the performance, plus listen out for a preview of the BBL.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:05.0 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Jonathan Agnew, welcome to the Test Matte Special Podcast, |
| 0:13.0 | looking back on another excellent day for England and the Captain Joe Root |
| 0:17.0 | in the first test against India in Chennai. |
| 0:19.0 | We'll hear from Michael Vaughan, we'll get reaction from Ben Stokes, |
| 0:21.0 | who played a brilliant innings as well. |
| 0:23.0 | We get an Indian view from Prakashwakanka and Andy Zoltzman |
| 0:26.0 | who put the events of the day into a statistical context. |
| 0:30.0 | We'll also have news of more Englishmen in the runs, James Vinson, |
| 0:32.0 | Liam Livingston, starring in the BBL Final, |
| 0:35.0 | and we'll hear about the time Phil Tufnal dismissed Sachin Tendalka. |
| 0:39.0 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:45.0 | Close and play the second day of the first test between India and England |
| 0:49.0 | in Chennai, dominated again by England, who closed on 500 and 55 for 8. |
| 0:55.0 | So in the day they lost three wickets while adding 292 runs on a pitch. |
| 0:59.0 | It is slowly but surely decaying. |
| 1:02.0 | Joe Root, of course, led the way with 218. |
| 1:06.0 | He's the first batsman playing in his 100th test to score a double century. |
| 1:10.0 | He's having his extraordinary run three innings now, |
| 1:13.0 | the three test matches, consecutive tests on this tour, |
| 1:16.0 | which has passed 150. |
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