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‘Pant came out to play a bit of Bazball’: Collingwood praises India’s approach

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  • England assistant coach ‘takes hat off’ to centurion’s display
  • Pant hit 146 as India recovered from 98 for five to 338 for seven

Bazball, rain or shine, was the message from England’s assistant coach Paul Collingwood, after a whirlwind first day at Edgbaston where the initiative swung from England to India, powered by a century from the meteoric Rishabh Pant.

“Today was a great day,” Collingwood said after India closed on 338 for seven, quite the recovery from 98 for five, in the hosts’ fourth Test under Brendon McCullum. “I don’t feel as if our backs were against the wall for too long. I think the batsmen should be excited about batting on that wicket. It will be a great result if we keep them down to 360, 370.

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