ENG Vs IND: After destroying Indian top order, this England cricketer has gone to hospital due to injury!
Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan are looking solid after England were bowled out for 287 on Day 2 of the first Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
India removed the tail swiftly. India’s got a decent start. Virat Kohli's men are set for the five-Test match series. England won the toss and opted to bat first.
England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler bowled for a duck by Ravichandra Ashwin. In the first innings of India he got injured and has gone to a local hospital for an X-Ray on his left middle finger.
Ravichandra Ashwin and Mohammed Shami scalped 4 wickets and 3 wickets respectively for the Indian side.
England skipper Joe Root top scored for the hosts with a fluent 80 runs but his run out from a brilliant throw by Indian Virat Kohli sparked their demise.
Injury news: Jos Buttler has gone to a local hospital for an X-Ray on his left middle finger.https://t.co/cxwieTASad#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/8Xu6NEwqgn
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 2, 2018
Lunch on Day 2 of the 1st Test.#TeamIndia 76/3, trail England 287 by 211 runs.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/5sgi9mgogA
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 2, 2018
India (Playing XI):
Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma
England (Playing XI):
Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Joe Root(c), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow(w), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
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First published: 2 August 2018, 18:27 IST