India vs England: 'Fantastic, ruthless performance', Cricket Twitter hails Joe Root and Co's emphatic innings victory at Headingley

India, 215-2 overnight in their second innings, collapsed against the new ball, losing eight wickets for 63 runs in 19.3 overs on Saturday with Ollie Robinson taking 5-65.

FirstCricket Staff|Aug 28, 2021, 19:36:06 IST

England thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs to win the third Test at Headingley on Saturday with more than a day to spare.Victory saw England level the five-match series at 1-1 after India's 151-run win in the second Test at Lord's.India, 215-2 overnight in their second innings, collapsed against the new ball, losing eight wickets for 63 runs in 19.3 overs on Saturday with Ollie Robinson taking 5-65.India's 278 all out, however, was 200 runs more than their woeful first innings of 78 — made after captain Virat Kohli won the toss — which saw England great James Anderson rip through the top order with 3-6.[caption id="attachment_9920881" align="alignnone" width="640"]

Ollie Robinson celebrates the dismissal of Cheteshwar Pujara with teammates on Day 4 of the third Test at Headingley. AP[/caption]The tourists resumed Saturday on 215-2 but, with 80 overs bowled, England took the new ball straight from the start of Saturday's play.From the moment Cheteshwar Pujara was lbw to Robinson without adding to his overnight 91, lbw playing no shot to Robinson, England were in complete command Saturday, with Kohli falling soon afterwards for 55 -- his first fifty of the series.The match was a personal triumph for England captain Joe Root, who top-scored with 121 out of a total on 432 on his Headingley home ground.Piers Morgan calls it a 'brilliant performance'

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