Live updates from the third day of the fifth TestAli Martin: Cook was a constant in cricket’s ever-changing worldYou can email Adam here or tweet him here 2.54pm BST At last, it is over. They had to go for the quick single being the last delivery of the Moeen Ali over but Bumrah never stood a chance. Broad’s throw to Bairstow had him short by about two feet. Alastair Cook sprints off the ground to pad up for England one last time. 2.52pm BST 94th over: India 292-9 (Bumrah 0, Jadeja 86) Thank you, Tanya. Great stint. Hello from The Oval. Isn’t this fun? Perhaps not for Root and co, but I can tell you that the England fans sitting around our outside press box tribune are enjoying the contest as much as the Indian devotees. Well, nearly as much. But there really is something about the strike-milking/smashing process that brings people together at the end of an innings. It is Broad now from the Pavilion End in an effort to knock over Bumrah, who has the strike. The no. 11 gets himself in a tangle halfway through the over, hit on the pad with the ball landing at short leg, Broad appealing for both. They elect not to use a review and Bumrah plays a most competent forward defensive to finish the job. Continue reading…
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