One ball, two moments of madness – and one very relieved English batsman.
India has failed to capitalise on a stunning brainfade from England opener Haseeb Hameed, who was bizarrely dropped by paceman Mohammed Siraj after a reckless, mistimed shot at The Oval.
In chaotic scenes during the early stages of Day 5 of the fourth England-India Test, Hameed strayed from his patient, methodical approach at the crease and uncharacteristically tried to smash Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja over mid-on.
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The ball ballooned to Siraj at mid-on, but the fast bowler dropped a seemingly easy catch as the ball slammed into his midriff then onto The Oval turf.
“As far as catches go at this level, that wasn’t a very difficult one at all,” Australian legend Shane Warne told Sky Sports.
“I think the…
