FOURTH TEST: Spinners put England in sight of huge lead

Shoaib Bashir’s excellent 4-84 allowed England to take control of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi.

Off-spinner Bashir, playing in only his second Test, bowled 31 consecutive overs in a spell that stretched across all three sessions of the second day.

At one stage, he picked up three wickets for five runs in 41 deliveries, then crucially got Yashasvi Jaiswal to chop onto his stumps for 73.

From 177-7, India rallied to 219-7 thanks to an unbroken stand of 42 between Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav, leaving the hosts 134 behind the 353 England were dismissed for on Saturday morning.

Joe Root and Ollie Robinson added 102 for the eighth wicket, with Robinson making 58 for his first half-century in Test cricket.

Robinson was the first of three wickets taken in 11 deliveries by Ravindra Jadeja, who mopped up the tail to leave Root unbeaten on 122.

England may have sensed a chance to bat again before the day was out, but Jurel and Kuldeep fought hard and faced the prospect of the second new ball on the third morning. (BBC)