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Utter Woakes Nonsense
Chris Woakes has a well-earned reputation as one of the nicest guys in cricket. Sometimes, that does his talents as a cricketer a disservice, belying his competitive spirit.
Not at the moment, mind. He is ticking. Furious, even. A second strong LBW shout was turned down in the 11th over, as Karun Nair padded away a delivery that nipped in (there have been plenty of rogue leaves in this first hour of play).
Yet again, a slim umpire's call on the projected impact into the stump (off, this time) vindicated Sharfuddoula's not out decision. But Woakes clearly believes the onfield decision should have gone in his favour, as he stomped back to his mark, chuntering a few expletives to himself. He was on the big screen at the time and you did not need to be a lip-reading expert to make out what was said.
Nair, however, has picked off some lovely straight drives off Josh Tongue - who replaced Brydon Carse at the Pavilion End - and again off Woakes in the over before drinks.
Timeline
Utter Woakes Nonsense
Chris Woakes has a well-earned reputation as one of the nicest guys in cricket. Sometimes, that does his talents as a cricketer a disservice, belying his competitive spirit.
Not at the moment, mind. He is ticking. Furious, even. A second strong LBW shout was turned down in the 11th over, as Karun Nair padded away a delivery that nipped in (there have been plenty of rogue leaves in this first hour of play).
Yet again, a slim umpire's call on the projected impact into the stump (off, this time) vindicated Sharfuddoula's not out decision. But Woakes clearly believes the onfield decision should have gone in his favour, as he stomped back to his mark, chuntering a few expletives to himself. He was on the big screen at the time and you did not need to be a lip-reading expert to make out what was said.
Nair, however, has picked off some lovely straight drives off Josh Tongue - who replaced Brydon Carse at the Pavilion End - and again off Woakes in the over before drinks.
Woakes gets KL!
A torturous KL innings comes to an end, reading a grim 2 off 26 deliveries. He has not looked comfortable, and was even losing his shape for leaves, turning right around, Steve Smith style, with both feet facing the bowler.
It was Chris Woakes who elicited that involuntary contortion, and it's Woakes who bags the wicket. A deserved one, too, after a hat-trick of turned down LBW appeals, the second of which, against Jaiswal on 12, was upheld after a DRS review following the narrowest of Umpire's Call on the impact with the stumps.
Woakes has hit his groove and also found a patch just in front of the right-hander that lifts a bit, leading to KL defending onto his own stumps. Karun Nair, in at three after Sai Sudharsan's axing, almost does the same off his first delivery!
Another maiden for Woakes, his fourth of his five overs so far...
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