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They say it's the hope that gets you, so at least that's one less thing to worry about.Joe Root can count himself a touch unlucky there. It was just a fifth of the ball that was hitting Root inside the line of off stump, therefore the decision remains on field with the umpire.If it wasn't a tough task, it's an almost impossible one now. As Finny says, it's all about whether Joe Root has got himself outside the line of off stump when the ball hit him on the sweep.
England have to try and throw the bowlers off their line and length by playing reverse and conventional sweeps to try and open up areas of the ground to rotate the strike and be able to score runs.As he looks down at the pitch he can see cracks all before him on a surface that now looks like an overdone creme brulee.Stokes has done it before for England but never in conditions like this. He's averaging 23 in the past three years in Asia.
It entices the drive from Pope. He snatches at it, but the spin and bounce back into him catches the inside half of the bat and offers a simple chance for Sajid.Ollie Pope slams his bat into his pad after chipping a catch back to off-spinner Sajid Khan.
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