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India edge England by 12 runs in a Birmingham thriller

A teenage spinner turns the match in four balls no one saw coming.

Illustrative. Photograph: Puruṣārtha.

A teenage spinner turns the match in four balls no one saw coming.

In Birmingham, the change was felt first by the people who track it for a living. Officials briefed on the matter cautioned that the early numbers will be revised.

The story, as ever, is in the distribution: who gains, who waits, and how long the advantage lasts once the initial momentum fades. That is the question this week leaves open.

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