BBCNEWS The Papers September 3, 2021 22:53:00
Half england's batsmen out, still 129 runs behind india's skinny total. time for england to answer back. that's wherejonny bairstow comes in, with bat and chat. virat kohli is always keen to talk. of course, in cricket, you can make all the arguments you wants. this is the point that matters. bairstow leg before and angry afterwards. he felt someone had got in his eye line. meanwhile, ollie pope was moving into the centre of the picture, quietly gliding past 50 and eventually past india's score, too. at the other end, moeen ali. a player of such talent, he seems to bat in a dreamlike state, un...