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Matthew Cooper

James Anderson slams "brainless" county teammate Liam Livingstone for India dismissal

James Anderson has criticised his Lancashire teammate Liam Livingstone for playing "brainless cricket" when he was dismissed during the second ODI between England and India.

With England struggling at 102-5 when Moeen Ali came to the crease, Livingstone and Moeen were tasked with rebuilding the innings. And the pair put on 46 runs for the sixth wicket while playing "sensible cricket", before Livingstone looked to attack Hardik Pandya.

In the 29th over, Livingstone struck Pandya for back-to-back boundaries, first coming down the track to a short ball and depositing it into the stands for six. After pulling the next ball for four through midwicket, Livingstone attempted to hit another six off another short ball, but holed out to the fielder at deep square leg.

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