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Sam Curran lets fly a full toss which Jadeja gleefully accepts and crabs to the square leg rope. But that’s the only boundary. Eleven from it which takes India from just below par to just hitting it. . Jadeja walks off with highest T20I score; India with not quite enough. Probably.
Excellent from Gleeson and Jordan - and India will be disappointed that they didn’t manage to spark off that excellent start from Pant and Rohit.Fabulous from Jordan, so tricky to get away - just one four from his final over, as Jadeja cracks him through mid-off.A fourth for Jordan! Bhuvneshwar goes for the big one but the ball meets only Willey at cover.Richard Gleeson take a bow.
“Judging by earlier photos, much of men’s English cricket seems to be dependent on beard-wearers, or those trying it out as an experiment,” writes John Starbuck. “As someone who has been bearded since 1969, I reckon the great thing about it is that you don’t have to worry quite so much about personal appearance, but do actually need to develop a proper personal hygiene routine.
“Glorious first two overs from Gleeson,” types Colum Fordham, “turning around what was promising to be a pasting for England. England need to keep making life difficult for India, perhaps restricting the bowling of Curran and Wiley have been to the Indian batters’ liking. With a seven-man attack, including Parkinson and Livingstone, Buttler can afford to bowl the medium-pacers a little less today.
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