We let the game slip away after dominating three days, says Jasprit Bumrah

05.07.2022 - 16:43 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

England rode on Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow's majestic centuries to thump India by seven wickets and register their highest-ever successful run chase in Test cricket.

Read AlsoIndia vs England, 5th Test: Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow star as England level India series in record chaseJoe Root and Jonny Bairstow both hit hundreds as England continued their resurgence with a record fourth-innings chase to beat India by seven wickets in the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

England overhauled the 378-run target in the morning session of the fifth and final day with Root and Bairstow remaining unbeaten on 142 and 114 respectively. "That's the beauty of Test cricket, even if you have three good days.

We fell short with the bat yesterday and that is where we let the opposition in to let the match slip away from us," Bumrah said at the post-match presentation ceremony. "Ifs and buts can always be there.

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