Bess bowls England to strong position in Chennai
Test Match Special
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🗓️ 7 February 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Jonathan Agnew is joined by Michael Vaughan and Prakash Wakankar to discuss an excellent day for England after Dom Bess took 4 wickets to leave India 257/6, trailing by 321. We hear from Bess and we also get the reaction from Fazeer Mohammed on a remarkable win for the West Indies in Bangladesh.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.6 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:09.9 | I'm John Fennag, welcome to the Test Match Special Podcast. |
| 0:13.6 | Looking back on another excellent day for England in Chennai, this time the Bowlers |
| 0:17.8 | Starring. |
| 0:18.8 | We'll get the thoughts of Michael Vaughan and Prakash Warkanka, who are from Don Best, |
| 0:22.8 | and will also have news of an incredible win for the West Indies in Chittagom. |
| 0:27.2 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:32.7 | Close of play, the third day of the first test between India and England in Chennai, |
| 0:37.1 | it sees England in a very strong position, India 257 for 6. |
| 0:41.4 | So the 321 runs behind, Dr. Faraj has set things up by dismissing the openers, Sharma |
| 0:47.1 | for 6, and Shuban Gill for 29, a brilliant catch that by Anderson, diving to his left at |
| 0:52.7 | mid-on. |
| 0:53.7 | He hit very coley, snapped up at short leg off best, is feeling for one slightly outside |
| 0:57.7 | the off stump that turned about 71 for 3, 73 for 4 when Rihane slammed a full toss from |
| 1:04.0 | best, really hard out to cover, and route diving full length to his left, took a brilliant |
| 1:09.7 | one-handed catch, and England really thought then they were in. |
| 1:13.1 | Then this remarkable stand, as effort from Rizbo Panty, any plays one way, they got stuck |
| 1:17.5 | into Jack Leach in for 5-6s in all he didn't like what was going on that side, his offstump |
| 1:22.2 | and the rough side just took him all and he had to say he did win that battle, and his |
| 1:26.1 | innings rather loosened up Pajara as well, who was playing very steadily, but he just |
| 1:30.0 | slightly loosened up now that 119 together for Pajara was out for 73, rather strange dismissal |
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