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England v India Fourth Test, Day One Report Card

Featuring over rate chat, not being nice and Morpheus off the long run

Dan Liebke
Jul 24, 2025
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Over Rate Chat
Grade: D+

Whenever there’s a big gap between Tests in a longer series, that’s an opportunity for some excellent off-pitch nonsense. And that’s exactly what England mustered after their thrilling victory in the third Test.

First, there was a lot of over rate chat after it was decided that, following the glacial speed of the previous Test, a g…

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