Two days into this First Test, England ought really to have been thinking about damage limitation. With its fifth unused, perhaps the Bazball era’s greatest triumph yet is in the bag.
A remarkable turnaround led by Ollie Pope’s 196 and Tom Hartley’s redemptive seven-wicket haul saw Ben Stokes’s side claim a famous 28-run win in Hyderabad and a 1-0 advantage in a series that, after 48 hours, looked to have the makings of a one-sided affair.
