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74th over: India 222-7 (Jadeja 46, Shami 3) While Anderson is busy being 39 years young, things are now going so badly for his old mate Broad that he has allowed Mohammed Shami to stroke a three off the first ball of an over. It’s a classy stroke too – a cover push, hit on the up. England then bungle yet another run-out chance as Jadeja looks to keep the strike and Burns misses when a direct hit is required. India lead by Anderson’s age.

73rd over: India 218-7 (Jadeja 45, Shami 0) Jadeja, facing Anderson, peppers backward point: a couple of gentle cuts, which would be singles if he had any faith in Shami, followed by a pop off the splice, just over Burns’s outstretched arm at gully, which somehow goes for four. Then a flick over fine leg for six! And finally a big old heave at thin air, straight out of the as-yet-unpublished coaching manual called How to Bat Like Me by R Pant.

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