Twice he could have been out in this innings if the 2nd slip or the keeper had been a tad closer when he edged the ball !
It can be quite hard to know where to stand on wickets like this. You move up for those that are mainly keeping low but then you find one that hits a crack and you end up dropping it because you're standing too close! The slips, within a tolerance of a step or so, take their mark from the keeper so it's even more important that the keeper gets it right but, in some situations, it's really not easy for him to do so.
As well as Hartely, Bashir and Ahmed have bowled at times in this Series, the real test will not be on bunsen burners, it will be the times when there isn't anything in the wicket and they have to hold an end up. Which is why they still need to go back to county cricket and bowl overs and continue to learn their craft.
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Twice he could have been out in this innings if the 2nd slip or the keeper had been a tad closer when he edged the ball off Robinson.
112/3
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You could see straight away that was missing.
2 x 6's on the spin from Jadeja against Hartley.
130-4
Jadeja c Pope b Bashir 12 (2x6)
The fast tracking of Bashir seems to be a good decision. Only his 8th 1st class match.
And there it is! Bashir bowls Jaiswal.
161/5
We are ?
Tom Hartley 9 overs for 28 and in his 10th over.
Hartley in the Broad review class after another one disappears!
171/6
Pressure isn't just crowding the bat.
He got knocked down but he's up again and still bowling.
Ashwin LBW B Hartley 1
The two inexperienced spin twins are working well in tandem under the sublime captaincy of Stokes.