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India get under England’s skin

Deep lucky to escape Duckett ‘elbow’, says Trescothick

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ENGLAND batting coach Marcus Trescothick claimed Akash Deep was lucky not to be elbowed by Ben Duckett after the India bowler sparked a series of explosive incidents between the feuding sides at the Oval yesterday. Akash’s clash with Duckett lit the fuse on the second day of the deciding Test as an increasingly tense rivalry approaches boiling point. The India seamer mockingly put an arm around Duckett’s shoulder after having the opener caught behind for 43 attempting a cheeky reverse scoop in England’s first innings. The dismissal came not long after Duckett was heard telling Akash “you can’t get me out”. Akash’s provocative act could be deemed to breach International Cricket Council rules on “inappropriate physical contact”. Duckett did not react as he walked off, but Akash had

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animosity England batsman Joe Root responded furiously after an exchange with Prasidh Krishna as he ran between the wickets later in the innings. Root, who has rarely lost his cool on the pitch, was clearly incensed as he shouted at Krishna. Speaking after the day’s play, Krishna insisted the exchange was just good-natured banter in the heat of the moment. “It was a very small thing. It was just a combative edge that was coming out. We are good mates off the field. It was just a bit of banter and we both enjoyed it,” he said. Root was eventually dismissed by Mohammed Siraj for just 29 and Krishna revealed India had been determined to unsettle him with an aggressive approach. “I think that was the plan but I didn’t think the couple of words I said would get such a big reaction from him,” he said. “I love the guy, he is a legend of the game. It’s great when two people are out there wanting to do their best.” Krishna was involved in another clash when he threw the ball towards Zak Crawley, hitting his bat in the process, after fielding a shot from the England opener. – AFP Rublev and Frances Tiafoe were tested over three sets before also making their way into the fourth round. Sixth seed Rublev advanced 5 7, 6-4, 6-3 as Lorenzo Sonego double-faulted on match point in their contest. Kiwis hammer Zimbabwe New Zealand captain Mitch Santner took four wickets with his left-arm spin as the Black Caps completed a nine-wicket win on the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe yesterday. Zimbabwe managed to avoid an innings defeat but New Zealand needed only eight runs to win. Devon Conway hit a four but then edged a ball from Newman Nyamhuri into his stumps before Henry Nicholls hit the winning boundary in Nyamhuri’s next over. Santner took four for 27 as Zimbabwe, needing 158 to avoid an innings defeat, were bowled out for 165. The teams meet again in the second Test at the same venue from Thursday. The two-match series is not part of the World Test Championship. rising, Santner takes four as

reaction in his playing days would not have been as composed as Duckett’s. “I was just saying many in my time, a lot of players would have just dropped the elbow on him. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bowler do that after getting someone out,” said Trescothick. “You see bowlers have many words like we’ve seen a bit in this series on both sides. But it was just different wasn’t it? I was just laughing and joking about it. “Ben doesn’t really do a great deal. Put your head down and walk off, your job is done at that point. There

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England’s Ben Duckett (left) and India’s Akash Deep. – REUTERSPIC

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