Australia,England and India were given a blueprint to save Test cricket last year. They left it on the shelf.
Forget the Jonny Bairstow stumping. The reason England lost at Lord’s and Rajkot was because they gifted wickets away when the match was there for the taking.
Joe Root’s reverse-scoop at India’s most dangerous bowler,Jasprit Bumrah,wrecked England’s chances of winning this Test and this series.
On a Test surface with something for everyone,India’s all-round quality emerged in Vizag - and that’s a timely reminder for Australia ahead of next summer’s blockbuster series.
Umpire Marais Erasmus turned down India’s lbw appeal,but their review showed the ball to be hitting leg-stump en route to a series-levelling 106-run win for the hosts.
Speculation has been rife over the sort of pitch India could serve up for the remainder of the series after England’s first-Test heist in Hyderabad.
Two extraordinary results just a few hours apart have proved again that the game’s longest form is still top of the pile – but it needs to change.
How well did you pay attention to the sporting headlines at the weekend?
Two Super Overs,an unbeaten century,a 190-run stand and 103 runs from the final five overs of India’s regular innings. The third T20 in Bangalore had it all.
After two Super Overs,a 190-run stand,a 36-run over and an unbeaten century,India finally recorded a 3-0 series win.