England v India: fifth Test, day three – as it happened
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India continued to dominate at Edgbaston despite another barnstorming century from Jonny Bairstow.
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45th over: India 125-3 (Pujara 50, Pant 29) Pujara works Root for a single to reach an admirable half-century from 139 balls, an innings that has extinguished any hopes England had of winning this game.
In fact that’s the last action of the day, which means a whopping 16 overs will be unbowled. India lead by 257 and will surely win this series 3-1 - probably on Tuesday, maybe tomorrow.
REVIEW! 32nd over: India 86-3 (Pujara 37, Pant 7) Pujara pads up to a big inswinger from Stokes, with Richard Kettleborough rejecting the ensuing LBW appeal. Stokes decides to review, which looks a poor decision to me. We’ll soon find out.
44th over: India 123-3 (Pujara 49, Pant 29) Now Pujara receives an official warning for running on the pitch. Nobody thinks he’s doing it deliberately, but rules are rules and another warming would mean a five-run penalty.
Anderson, meanwhile, has gone round the wicket to bowl some short stuff. I’ll be honest, I didn’t see this coming. Imaginary statistics show he is the first 39-year-old to take on the enforcer role in a Test match. Pujara deals with everything pretty comfortably, and it’s another maiden.
43rd over: India 123-3 (Pujara 49, Pant 29) Root’s first ball to Pant is so far outside off stump that it’s called by wide by Aleem Dar. He gets straighter as the over progresses, which allows Pant to whack a short