It was, Ben Stokes reasoned, the sort of day when England gained nothing but
sunburn.
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strong batting line-up brought home what has been clear for a few weeks: England
do not have the tools to win series in these conditions. As Stokes put it:
Sometimes youve got to hold your hands up say they played really, really well.
As weve known for some time, India are too good for them.Its not that England
have played poorly. For fairly lengthy patches of most games - the possible
exception being Mohali, where their inadequate first innings made the result
almost inevitable from the first evening - they have fought well. But
eventually, in most games, the difference in quality between the sides has
told.It could happen again here. If England are unable to make inroads in the
India batting early on the fourth day - and there is little sign that they will
- they are likely to face somewhere around three sessions of batting to ensure
they at least save this final match. If the pitch deteriorates - and there is
little sign of that, either - that could prove tough.There were some encouraging
moments on the third day. There was the wicket of Virat Kohli, dismissed for
under 40 for the first time in the series, earned by Stuart Broad bowling round
the wicket and producing a leg-cutter that Kohli played a little too early. The
figures might not fully reflect it, but Broad has been Englands best seamer by
some distance in this series.There was the wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara who,
Stokes believed, was unsettled by some short-pitched bowling which eventually
led to him prodding at a wide one he would normally have left. I think maybe
going a bit harder and shorter did make him play a ball he wouldnt necessarily
play at most of the time, Stokes said.And there was Jos Buttler, charming a
good-natured crowd by encouraging them to mimic him. And if that sounds like
scant reason to take cheer, well, it was that sort of day. At least Buttlers
humour kept spirits and energy levels high.Englands plans have been thwarted, in
part, by their inability to gain reverse swing in this series. While they were
able to generate lavish reverse at times in Bangladesh with the Kookaburra ball,
they have been unable to gain anything like the same movement with the SG ball
used in India. For a team banking on the strength of its seamers, it has been a
killer blow.Thats probably been the most surprising thing, especially with how
abrasive the surfaces have been, Stokes said. Weve kept the ball in really good
condition but they go really soft easily out here compared to the Kookaburra in
Bangladesh where we managed to get quite a lot. Its probably been a little bit
of a shock we havent managed to find any.It probably pays to reserve judgement
on Englands spinners after days like this. It is, after all, a surface on which
the worlds top-rated bowler, R Ashwin, claimed 1 for 151. But we have seen
enough of Liam Dawson to conclude that his selection has been a qualified
success. While he rarely threatened, he was the most economical of Englands trio
and, as a consequence, was trusted to more overs on the third day than the
others. Without him, India might be close to parity already and England might
need to survive for an extra session to salvage a draw.Adil Rashid was
frustrating. Several times he beat the bat with sharply turning leg-breaks. On
another occasion, he took the glove of Pujara before he scored and might have
had him caught had he been given a short-leg. But when a bowler delivers as many
release balls as Rashid, it is hard to justify the close fielders instead of
protecting the boundaries. On such days, he looks desperately difficult to
captain though it is intriguing that his best days on this tour have come when
Saqlain Mushtaq has been in attendance as bowling coach. Either side of Saqlains
stay, Rashid has been a disappointment.Moeen Ali bowled better. Gaining
occasional turn, he appeared more willing to vary his pace and, until a poor
final over, at least made the batsmen take a few risks - reverse sweeping or
hitting over the top - to progress. But, having taken the only wicket in the
morning session, he was taken off after one more over, given just a one-over
spell in the afternoon session, and then brought back once the fourth-wicket
partnership had taken root. It was puzzling captaincy.Alastair Cook didnt enjoy
the best of days. As well as dropping another catch - a decision will have to be
made over whether he still belongs in the slips; he is dropping at least as many
as he is taking - he looked jaded when chasing balls in the field where his
relative lack of energy contrasted with Joe Roots. Indeed, for periods on day
two and three, Root has looked the more vocal and demonstrative of the two in
the field. We may, perhaps, be witnessing a natural changing of the guard.There
is no need for Cook to make an immediate decision over his future. With England
not playing another Test until July, he has time to go home, reflect and ask
himself if he still has the ambition to drive this team forward. If he is in any
doubt over the answer, he should know it is time to quit. Root deserves the
chance to settle in to the captaincy well ahead of the Ashes and neither in
mid-series or mid-summer.Root has quite enough to worry about already. As if
being the key batsman in all three formats is not burden enough - and remember,
after an international summer that starts on May 5 and ends of September 29,
England face one of the longest tours in recent memory, starting in October and
finishing in April - he is also about to become a father. If England over-burden
him, they risk both compromising his individual excellence and, perhaps, burn
out.Such decisions can wait a few weeks; at least until the end of January. But
increasingly Cooks resigned demeanour is contrasting with his young teams
vigour. He may just need a break, but you do wonder if he still has the hunger
required to deal with days like these.
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with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey
Leagues Toronto Marlies.This week, Sky Sports is celebrating its 25th birthday
and weve been taking a look at some of the best moments from a quarter of a
century of live sports coverage. We reflect on Liverpools legendary 4-3 win over
Newcastle - a game widely regarded as the greatest in Premier League
history...Two decades have passed but the memories of Newcastles trip to Anfield
in 1996 still burn brightly. Kevin Keegans faltering entertainers were in urgent
need of victory having seen a 12-point lead over Manchester United replaced by a
three-point deficit, while third-placed Liverpool harboured title ambitions of
their own. Vote: Your favourite moment Vote here to pick your favourite moment
from 25 years of Sky Sports. The encounter featured a plethora of attacking
talent and had all the ingredients to be a classic, but it still managed to
exceed just about everyones expectations. We were third and Newcastle were
second and we were going to try to keep things tight and try to nick a win,
reflected former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore. Game plans went out the
window pretty early on though.Collymore would become Liverpools hero by
dispatching the winning goal in second-half stoppage time in front of a
delirious Kop, but his first major involvement came just two minutes in when he
set up Robbie Fowlers opener with a looping cross from the left flank.The
far-post header was the 19-year-olds 27th goal of the campaign, and it set the
tone for the pulsating drama that followed. Within 12 minutes, Newcastle had
turned the game on its head. Les Ferdinand equalised with a sharp finish from
Faustino Asprillas cut-back, and David Ginola struck their second after
springing Liverpools offside trap. Newcastle players celebrate Les Ferdinands
equaliser at Anfield The momentum swung back in the home sides favour when
Fowler rifled home his second from a Steve McManaman pass 10 minutes after the
break, but Newcastle mustered another immediate response as Asprilla latched
onto Rob Lees through ball and finished beyond advancing Liverpool goalkeeper
David James two minutes later. Sky Sports Partnerships A look at how Sky Sports
has invested in sport Newcastle continued pouring forward despite the 3-2 lead,
and they were punished when an attack broke down on the halfway line in the 68th
minute. Liverpool worked the ball to Jason McAteer on the right-hand side, and
the Irishmans teasing cross was met with impeccable timing by Collymore to level
the scores once again.The Sky Sports cameras panned to dejected Newcastle
supporters in the away end, but things were about to get a whole lot worse. With
the clock ticking down and both sides still searching for a winning goal, John
Barnes and Ian Rush combined for the former to tee up the onrushing Collymore on
the left-hand side of the Newcastle box. Stan Collymore smashes the winning goal
past Pavel Srnicek All I can remember thinking was: Hit the target, said
Collymore. I wanted to hit it across Pavel Srnicek, whiich is what youre
supposed to do, but I hit it so hard that it beat him at his near post.
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after. It was fantastic. I ran over to the Kop and was thinking: What have I
done? Tylers greatest game The Sky Sports commentator explains why Liverpools
4-3 win was the greatest game he has worked on. Jamie Redknapp was among the
Liverpool players who sprinted over to celebrate with Collymore. Incredible
game, said the Sky Sports pundit. Newcastle took the lead, we came back,
Newcastle took the lead, we came back… It had everything, and in that last
minute, I think it was Barnes to Rush, to Barnes, to Rush, to Collymore.In the
Newcastle dugout, Keegans despair was famously captured on camera. When I look
back now, just seeing Kevin Keegan sprawled across the advertising hoardings, I
think he was a beaten man after that, added Redknapp. Kevin Keegan can be seen
slumped over the advertising hoardings as the Liverpool bench react to
Collymores winning goal The Newcastle manager rejected criticism of their
gung-ho playing style after the game, but Liverpool boss Roy Evans was rather
more pragmatic. That was kamikaze football, he said. Great for the fans but
realistically nobody will win the title defending every week like these teams
did tonight. Evans, of course, was right. Newcastle and Liverpool failed to
overhaul United in the final weeks of the season, and Sir Alex Fergusons men
clinched their third Premier League title with a four-point cushion.Ginola
described the defeat as the turning point for Newcastle in a campaign that had
promised so much. We were an entertaining team, he said, but we then realised we
could lose games. Never again have they come so close to winning a Premier
League title, and the wait continues for Liverpool too. David Beckham tells
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