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4th Test: Root, Foakes Bat Out Entire Session As England Reach 198/5 At Tea
JSCA International Stadium: Joe Root ditched the Bazball routine and embraced old-school style of play to bring up his fifty while Ben Foakes gave him ample support as the duo batted out an entire session for England to reach 198/5 at tea on day one of the fourth Test at the JSCA International Stadium here on Friday.
Root rose to the occasion when needed the most for England and is now unbeaten on 67, his first half-century on the ongoing tour. Foakes is 28 not out as England had their first wicketless session of the series through the 86-run partnership off 221 balls between the duo, also the longest stand for the visitors’ in the current series.
With variable bounce in play, Root and Foakes had to play attritional cricket for 16.4 overs in the second session till Root went for a drive off Akash Deep for four and went on to dab through the vacant gully region for another boundary.
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