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4th Test: Cook Praises Bashir, Hartley's Selection After Duo Put India In Trouble
Sir Alastair Cook: Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has praised the men’s selection panel for the inclusion of Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley after the duo took six wickets between themselves to leave India in trouble at 219/7 and trail by 134 runs at the end of day two’s play in the fourth Test.
Bashir, playing just his second Test, took 4-84 and bowled an unbroken spell of 31 overs to get his first four-wicket haul in red-ball cricket. On the other hand, Hartley scalped 2-47 on a deteriorating pitch to leave India in trouble and England in a commanding position on day two.
“We’ve got to give a huge amount of credit to the selection panel. To pick a guy that had only played four first-class games before going on an England tour. They haven’t tried to fit square pegs in round holes, they’ve gone: 'What do we need? We think we need tall spinners. We’re copying the Indians’ success… Axar Patel bowling it into the wicket. Who are our tall spinners?'.
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