We review the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad – where India lost a Test match at home after gaining a first-innings lead of 190.

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Talking Points:

• One of England's greatest wins
• Ollie Pope's freakish 196
• India's approach to facing left-arm spin
• Why England choose to sweep and reverse-sweep India's spinners
• Bazball and the approach to risk-taking
• India's batters getting out to unforced errors after being set
• Jasprit Bumrah's astonishing range

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page

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Related:

• Sky Cricket podcast with Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain - Sky Sports
• How England cracked the risk-reward equation in Hyderabad - S Rajesh - ESPNcricinfo
• England begin their series in India with a win... Again - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack
• Jasprit Bumrah interview with Ali Martin - Guardian
• Bharat Arun interview - 81allout podcast