India head for huge lead after Hardik Pandya cuts down England batsmen
(The Guardian Sports News)

o India 329 and 124-2, England 161o Pandya takes 5-28 off six overs in England´s 161When Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad left the field contentedly just after midday, having mopped up the last four Indian wickets for a paltry 22 runs, they must have contemplated a gentle day of recuperation for their battle-hardened bodies before their next assault upon the Indian batsmen. Old fast bowlers treasure such opportunities.By five o´clock they were back on the field charged with trying to bowl England back into the game having witnessed their batsmen scurrying manically around the crease like shoppers who had invested in only an hour´s worth of parking. The longest time spent in the middle by any Englishman was the 68 minutes that their out-of-sorts captain endured before departing grumpily after reviewing a catch to second slip. Continue reading...