The Mail on Sunday

HOW AWFUL ENGLAND CAVED IN YET AGAIN

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3.19 0-1 Burns c Latham b Henry 0 First-innings hero Burns is tempted by a wide one and slices it to the stand-in skipper at slip.

3.36 17-2 Sibley c Mitchell b Henry 8 Movement, Sibley is down the wrong line and snaffled at third slip.

4.17 30-3 Crawley lbw Henry 17 Captain Root tells Crawley to review but it looked out, was given out and stays out.

4.44 58-4 Pope lbw Wagner 23 Left-armer Wagner swings one and it beats Pope’s defences. Reviewed by the batsman but to no avail.

4.50 58-5 Lawrence c Blundell b Wagner 0 Out second ball, prodding at a wide one and gifting the keeper an easy catch.

5.13 71-6 Bracey b Patel 8 Moves way outside off to sweep, shows Patel his stumps and the spinner hits them.

5.35 76-7 Root c Blundell b Patel 11 Root sniffs width but doesn’t allow for the bounce and top edges to the keeper.

6.20 120-8 Wood c Blundell b Wagner 29 Top edge from an attempted pull and Blundell pockets another.

6.25 121-9 Broad b Boult 1 Steps away to leg, exposes his stumps, wafts and Boult hits the target.

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