India on top after England collapse
Manchester Evening News|March 08, 2024
ENGLAND assistant Marcus Trescothick was unable to put much of a positive spin on their latest batting collapse but insisted they are not "dead and buried" in Dharamsala yet.
DAVID CHARLESWORTH
India on top after England collapse

With the Test series in India already lost, England England are searching for a consolation win and Zak Crawley made a battling 79, but the tourists unravelled from 137 for two and 175 for three to 218 all out.

Kuldeep Yadav collected five for 72 while Ravichandran Ashwin marked his 100th Test with figures of four for 51 as all 10 England wickets fell to spin in chilly conditions before India closed on 135 for one.

The in-form Yashasvi Jaiswal muscled three sixes in his 57 off 58 balls while Rohit Sharma went to stumps on day one of this fifth and final Test on 52 not out to leave India just 83 runs behind.

"It's been a disappointing day," Trescothick said. "We were hoping for a lot more with winning the toss. We're a bit behind the game, it's not quite the score we wanted.

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