The worst day of England’s new era?
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Agnew is joined by Michael Vaughan & Phil Tufnell to reflect on a dismal day three for England against India in Rajkot.
They hear from England’s Ben Duckett who says “the more the better” when asked about how many they can chase down in their second innings. Plus Stephan Shemilt speaks to former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik about how the hosts dominated despite the absence of Ravichandran Ashwin.
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| 0:49.6 | Hello, I'm Jonathan Langnew and welcome to the TMS Podcast on the third day of the third test in |
| 0:54.8 | Rajkot and what a day. England deep in trouble India lead by 322 runs they've got |
| 1:01.3 | eight second innings wickets in hand after England to resume the morning |
| 1:05.2 | on 207 for 2 lost 8 wickets for 112 runs. |
| 1:10.5 | We bowled out for 319. |
| 1:12.1 | There's so much to talk about, |
| 1:13.3 | I don't really know where to start. |
| 1:14.7 | But of course, Ravichandran Ashwin |
| 1:16.8 | wasn't involved in the game today either. |
| 1:19.0 | He withdrew, his mother's unwell. |
| 1:21.8 | So we've got lots and lots to talk about England's approach. |
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