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A sublime 243-ball 130 from Alastair Cook - his 30th Test ton - helped England claim a moral victory by drawing the first Test against India in Rajkot on Sunday.Cook managed just 21 in the first innings but he made amends in the second innings as England looked to stretch their 49-run lead quickly. The left-hander joined forces with debutant, Haseeb Hameed, who had outpaced him on the fourth day.The duo added a 180-run opening stand that saw the visitors stretch their lead to 229 before Hameed finally departed after amassing a classy 82 from 177 balls, which is the highest score for an England teenager. The partnership is the second-most by any opening pair in their teams second innings of a Test in India.Indias spinners and R Ashwin in particular stifled Englands attacking intentions by extracting extra turn from an aging Rajkot surface. Ashwin conceded just 31 runs in 13.3 overs that he bowled. He succeeded in prolonging Englands decision to declare as they pushed to stretch their lead to the 300-run mark.Joe Root was the second England batsman to fall, before Ashwin claimed Cook in the 74th over. England, at that stage, had stretched the lead to 309. Cook had hit 13 fours in his ton, which is his fifth Test hundred in India, the most by a visiting batsman. He went past Everton Weekes, Clive Lloyd and Hashim Amla who made four centuries each in the country. He also bettered Jacques Kallis eight centuries to register most hundreds by a visiting batsman in Asia. In the process he also became the fourth overseas player to score 1000 runs in India.Indias batsmen had 49 overs on the final day to negotiate and they struggled from the onset after losing opener Gautam Gambhir for a duck in the second over. First-innings centurions, Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara, added 47 runs for the second wicket but they too failed to finish the job. India lost the duo six-overs apart and Ajinkya Rahane soon after. It took a 47-run stand between Ashwin and Virat Kohli to bail their side out of trouble. Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja eventually negotiated the final ten overs that completed the draw.Really tough five days, good toss to win. In India if you score 530, youre always in the game. Good cricket wicket, Cook said. Relentless with the ball, we didnt let India score too quickly. To keep them to 480, we did well. The way Has (Hameed) played was brilliant. Wanted to make them score something they couldnt get. Flat for the first three days, and then turned more and more. He (Hameed) looked the real deal in the first innings, we certainly found a batsman there, he certainly looks a good un. Adil stepped up another level.Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Suomi . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. 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Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers.Perth Glory coach Kenny Lowe insists it was the right decision to substitute star striker Adam Taggart and import Diego Castro despite watching his A-League team crash to a 3-3 draw with Central Coast at nib Stadium.Glory were cruising at 3-0 up at halftime following a brace from Taggart and a 35th-minute penalty to Castro on Saturday.Taggart, who had endured two injury-plagued years in Europe before sustaining an ankle issue during the pre-season, was subbed off in the 63rd minute with Perth still holding a commanding 3-1 lead.Glory had a two-goal lead when Castro exited the game in the 78th minute.But from there the wheels fell off in dramatic fashion.A bizarre own goal from Glory goalkeeper Liam Reddy in the 84th minute ensured for a nervy finish, and the Mariners snatched a point when ODonovan converted a penalty in the 86th.Reddys own goal occurred when the ball cannoned into him and back into the net after an attempted goal-line clearance from defender Marc Warren.Lowe admitted his side switched off mentally in the second half, and that his players didnt respect the game enough.But he said it was the right call to substitute Taggart and Castro.(Taggart) has been out (injured for) two years, Lowe said.Weve got to look after him to a certain extent, and the same with Diego.(Those substitutions) weree both cast in stone before we went out for the game.dddddddddddd. Thats where they are physically.Id sooner have Taggs for 27 games than something happens and we dont have him for another six or seven, and hes back to square one.Theres a bigger picture. Weve got a moral obligation to the kid.Central Coast were tipped by many experts to finish with the wooden spoon for the second season on the trot.Coach Paul Okon, who only replaced the sacked Tony Walmsley on August 28, thinks otherwise.Theres a lot of pride within the four walls of that dressing room, Okon said.Theres a winning mentality. There is a culture, which has been questioned in the last few days by the experts.One result doesnt make our season. But its a platform for us to build on and improve.Central Coast were lucky not to concede more goals in the second half, and Okon is well aware its an area he needs to fix.Recruit Jacques Faty looked underdone and committed a host of errors in defence before being subbed off at half-time.The Mariners will receive another stern test when they take on Sydney FC on Saturday night.The Sky Blues enter the match full of confidence following their 4-0 demolition of Western Sydney. ' ' '