amie Overton admitted he spent the evening “tossing and turning” earlier than being dismissed for 97 on an eventful Check debut.
England’s No8 Overton shared a outstanding 241 from 274 balls with Jonny Bairstow to assist them get well from 55 for six and file a primary innings lead.
There was heartbreak for Overton, although, as he fells three runs shy of a century on debut. He did file the best rating on debut by an England participant batting No8 or decrease.
“I didn’t sleep nice,” he mentioned. “I used to be tossing and turning quite a bit. It’s simply a kind of issues. Was at all times going to be a bit bit nervous however I felt in a terrific place this morning I simply didn’t recover from the road. The ball was there to hit and I didn’t fairly get it proper.
“I used to be very disenchanted getting out for 97, however Jonny and I put us in a terrific place within the recreation and that knock from Broady gave us a 30-run lead. It was disappointing however I felt like I contributed greater than sufficient to the crew.”
Requested about his feelings, Overton mentioned: “I feel you’ll be able to have a look at it each methods. Clearly delighted to get 97 within the 1st place, I didn’t suppose I’d get wherever close to that, particularly after us being 55 for six.
“So I feel it was simply attempting to construct a partnership with Jonny and we managed to construct a extremely large one. That’s key and it’s put is in a terrific place going ahead within the recreation.”
As Overton walked off the sector, Bairstow put an arm spherical him and congratulated him.
“Jonny simply mentioned ‘soak all of it up, you performed a terrific knock’. It’s irritating however soak all of it in,” he mentioned.
Overton took a significant wicket in a while, with Tom Latham caught behind, then hit Devon Conway on the top.
