England had a fine day on the field on Monday. They first bowled out Virat Kohli’s men for 337, a substantial 241 short of their first innings total. The English batsmen then came up with all guns blazing and scored over 3.8 runs per over in the second dig.
They have set India a target of 420 runs on the crumbling Chepauk pitch, which if chased will be the biggest Test win ever.
Jon Lewis further said the England team were confident about creating “enough chances” to clinch the match.
England batsmen played the best they could: Jon Lewis
Further into the press conference, Jon Lewis was asked about the England batsmen’s strategy, especially Ollie Pope (28 off 32), who looked positive but perished while trying to play a switch hit. Lewis replied that the batsmen played the best they could on the turning track.
In response to England’s mammoth target, India went to stumps with 39 runs on the board at the loss of one wicket. The pitch is not a mine-field and allows brisk scoring, but the balance is still heavily tilted in the favor of the visitors.
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