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Ind vs Eng: Root, Anderson rescue England to 352/9 at Stumps, Day 3

New Delhi: England made 352 for nine in the first innings after the third day's play of the first Test against India at the Trent Bridge here Friday.Joe Root was batting on 78 and James

STUMPS DAY 3

Joe Root (78) and James Anderson (23) remain unbeaten with a partnership of 54 runs.

There is one over left but umpire called it stumps.

11:00 PM: Eng 352/9 after 106 overs


Stuart Binny comes back into the attack

10:56 PM: Eng 351/9 after 105 overs


350 up for England with a couple taken through extra cover by Root

Jadeja to Joe Root

10:53 PM: Eng 348/9 after 104 overs


50 run partnership completed with a single

Leading edge for Root and a couple easily taken off Ishant Sharma

10:48 PM: Eng 345/9 after 103 overs


FOUR more to Anderson off the last ball.

Root takes a single and give strike back to Anderson

He takes a single and give strike to Root

Mohammad Shami to James Anderson

10:43 PM: Eng 339/9 after 102 overs


Root hits Ishant over mid wicket for four more.

Ishant Sharma to Joe Root

10:39 PM: Eng 335/9 after 101 overs


Anderson gets a couple through covers

He is taking single off the fourth ball of every over and let Anderson play the last two balls.

Shami to Joe Root

10:31 PM: Eng 332/9 after 100 overs


Root steals 2 runs with Pujara misfielding at deep cover

Ishant Sharma comes back to bowl

10:27 PM: Eng 329/9 after 99 overs

Anderson reverse sweeps again for a boundary!

10:24 PM: Eng 324/9 after 98 overs


Anderson hits Kumar straight down the ground for FOUR!

10:20 PM: Eng 320/9 after 97 overs


Root blazes it for FOUR!

Two quick runs again taken by Root

Root steals a couple over covers off Jadeja

10:17 PM: Eng 312/9 after 96 overs


Joe Root facing Bhuvneshwar Kumar

10:13 PM: Eng 311/9 after 95 overs


Only one run from the over.

That delivery was full and low. Root tries to reverse sweep and that hits on his left wrist.

Jadeja continues

10:08 PM: Eng 310/9 after 94 overs


Anderson punches through the covers gap for FOUR!

He takes a single and puts Anderson on strike.

Joe Root is keeping the strike for himself by not taking a single.

10:04 PM: Eng 305/9 after 93 overs


Anderson reverse sweeps for FOUR!

Extra bounce for Jadeja! Beaten keeper and slip for 2 byes. 300 up for England.

Root facing Ravindra Jadeja

10:01 PM: Eng 298/9 after 92 overs


James Anderson is the last batsman in for England

England 298/9

Liam Plunkett is bowled! Bhuvneshwar got his 4th wicket. That one came in and he completely missed it which struck straight to the top of off stump.

Root punches through covers for a single and gets to his half century in 102 balls.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Joe Root

9:56 PM: England  297/8 after 91 overs and are trailing by 160 runs.

9:34 PM: Eng 281/8 after 86 overs


WIDE outside off stump!

Joe Root faces Mohammad Shami

9:30 PM: Eng 280/8 after 85 overs

Liam Plunkett is the new batsman for England

England 280/8

He departs for 47 off 42 balls including 9 boundaries.

Bhuvi gets the breakthrough for India. Stuart Broad has been given lbw. That ball came in and it struck straight into the pads.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Joe Root

9:23 PM: Eng 279/7 after 84 overs

FOUR! This time he drives through the covers.

Broad reaches 43 with another boundary, hitting Ishant over the covers

9:18 PM: Eng 271/7 after 83 overs


Root punches through covers for third boundary in the over.

This time over mid off for another FOUR!

Kumar has been banged by Broad over covers for a boundary and its a NO BALL too.

Second new ball taken

9:11 PM: Eng 257/7 after 82 overs


Outside edge through third man for Root and he took 3 runs.

Root steals a single off Ishant Sharma and the fifty partnership completed

9:06 PM: Eng 251/7 after 81 overs


Jadeja continues

9:03 PM: Eng 249/7after 80 overs


Root plays Ishant for third boundary in the over.

This time its an outside edge for another boundary towards third man.

Stuart Broad hits it through midwicket for a boundary.

8:58 PM: Eng 236/7 after 79 overs


Just one run from it.

Ravindra Jadeja bowling to Joe Root

8:55 PM: Eng 235/7 after 78 overs


Broad ends the over with a single behind square.

Stuart Broad slams it on the up through point for FOUR!

Shami overstepped and a NO-BALL given.

Shami comes round the wicket for left handed Stuart Broad

8:49 PM: Eng 229/7 after 77 overs


Inside edge and FOUR! No deep square leg fielder and Root gets another boundary.

Joe Root plays Ishant Sharma for his 3rd boundary.

8:44 PM: Eng 221/7 after 76 overs


He punched it towards mid on for another FOUR!

Broad faces Mohammad Shami

8:40 PM: Eng 215/7 after 75 overs


Broad pulled for a single and puts Joe Root on strike

Ishant Sharma to Stuart Broad

8:36 PM: Eng 214/7 after 74 overs


Root glances the ball firmly through square leg and away to the rope for FOUR!

Big shout for leg before. But it struck much high of Root's pad.

The first ball after tea is hooked towards midwicket by Broad for a boundary.

Session 3 begins with Mohammad Shami having the ball