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England Bowlers Nearly Pulled Off Innings Victory on Second Day of Edgbaston’s Third Test - Kridangan Sports
If it was James Anderson on first day, Steven Finn stepped into his shoes on the second. The speedster, who failed to find favor with England selectors two years ago, almost extracted a second-day finish but Australia’s new wicketkeeper Peter Nevill came in the way. At the end of Day-2, Australia with 168/7, have a 23-run lead over England but they don’t look like saving the test. The best that they can do is to hope for the mercy of rain-gods. That may be the only way for Australia to avoid defeat. Earlier in the day, England too were in trouble against Australian bowlers, who extracted the pitch advantage like Anderson did on Day-2. The best show came from Michael Johnson, who, in innings’ 31st over, produced two bouncers, both of which fructified into wickets and England tottered