VIZAG: Stung to the quick by what transpired in Hyderabad, India have turned the screws on England in the second Test. Yashasvi Jaiswal (209; 290b, 19x4, 7x6) set it up beautifully for the hosts with the first double century of his career and Jasprit Bumrah (6/45) sliced through the England batting like knife through butter after Kuldeep Yadav provided the initial breakthrough.
That England lasted just 55.5 overs while being bowled out for 253 and conceding a lead of 143 at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Saturday is testimony to the Indian spearhead’s skillset. Four spells of searing pace and reverse swing was all it needed to upend England’s resistance after they resumed the second session at 32 without loss, having safely negotiated the six overs before lunch.
