England cricket staff wicket-keeper Ben Foakes was a part of a hilarious sequence of occasions throughout Day 1 of the primary Check match towards India on Thursday as he crashed straight into the stumps whereas fielding. Throughout the third over of the India innings, Rohit Sharma guided a supply from Mark Wooden to deep sq. leg and full a easy run. The throw from Ben Duckett was a bit approach ward and whereas gathering it, Foakes crashed straight into the stumps uprooting all three of them. The incident left his teammates in splits on the sphere and the video has already gone viral on social media.
England captain Ben Stokes hit a defiant 70 to spherical out an attacking innings, with India’s spinners holding the vacationers to 246 on day one of many opening Check on Thursday.
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets apiece after England elected to bat first initially of the five-match collection in Hyderabad.
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England misplaced common wickets till Stokes took cost and lifted the entire, earlier than the skipper was bowled by paceman Jasprit Bumrah as the ultimate wicket after tea.
Stokes reached his fifty with a six off Jadeja and put collectively key stands with debutant Tom Hartley (23) and Mark Wooden (11).
His 88-ball knock included six fours and three sixes.
England began the day briskly, with Ben Duckett (35) and Zak Crawley (20) placing on a gap stand of 55.
Each attacked with common boundaries off free balls by Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj to showcase their much-talked-about “Bazball” method.
A extremely aggressive type of play, “Bazball” is a technique devised by England coach Brendon McCullum, who goes by the nickname “Baz”, and Stokes.
England reached 41-0 in eight overs earlier than spin was launched and Jadeja began with a maiden over, whereas Ashwin gave away only one from the opposite finish.
Duckett saved up the cost and smashed left-arm spinner Jadeja for 2 successive boundaries however fell lbw within the subsequent over to Ashwin, who broke a breezy opening stand.
Crawley gifted Ashwin a second wicket when the tall opener hit the ball to mid-off and Siraj took a low catch, confirmed by the third umpire.
Jonny Bairstow hit 37 in a partnership of 61 with Joe Root, who made 29.
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel bowled Bairstow quickly after lunch to interrupt the stand to roaring cheers from the house crowd.
Jadeja bought Root caught at quick fine-leg after the veteran batsman mistimed a sweep and trudged again to the pavilion.
England have come into the sport with three specialist spinners and Root, who additionally bowls.
(With AFP inputs)
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