• Cook unbeaten, on 46, in final innings of his Test career
This Test is a slow burner, which may well ignite come Tuesday night but in the meantime there have been enough subplots to keep us all diverted. The match is progressing fast enough to avoid that modern rarity, a draw – so far in the 20 Tests when Joe Root has been in charge there have been just two of those. With two days remaining England lead by 154 with eight wickets in hand and the pitch is becoming ever more worn: a slow burner is becoming a slow turner.
The subplots, at least for English followers, centred on the opening batsmen. It may not have escaped your notice that Alastair Cook is playing his final Test match, though you would not have guessed that when watching him play; there is no sign of any demob-happiness. He batted in exactly the same way as in his previous 291 innings and that was very handy for England. He was still there at the end on 46.
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