Joe Root says fans were ‘robbed’ but declines to criticise pitch
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England lose to India by 10 wickets inside two days
Captain says decision on pitch is up to the ICC
Joe Root insisted it was up to the International Cricket Council to decide whether the pitch in Ahmedabad was fit for purpose following a punishing third Test defeat to India inside two days that he felt “robbed” the spectators.
Lasting just 140.2 overs and featuring 17 wickets on day two, the day-night Test between India and England was the shortest completed match by way of balls bowled since 1935 and ended with the hosts 2-1 up in the series with one to play. Spinners accounted for 28 of the 30 batsmen to fall, with Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin the destroyers-in-chief by rolling England for just 81 in their second innings before India’s openers knocked off a target of 49 within eight overs. Continue reading...
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