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Shamis absence Its incredible how the absence of one in-form bowler can affect the way a team performs. Mohammed Shamis absence in Mumbai allowed Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings to settle down a lot earlier and easier. Umesh Yadav has also looked a different force with Shami bowling at the other end and was a little less effective alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar at Wankhede. In this game, unlike the first three Tests, Kohli hasnt looked at his pacers for breakthroughs. Also, his absence might have been the reason behind India not opting for the second new ball at the start of the second day.Jadeja on a turning pitchRavindra Jadeja is at his best on a pitch that starts offering turn from the area right in front of the batsman. He bowls the angle that brings the ball into the right-handers in the air and the moment it starts turning from that angle, batting becomes difficult. The pitch at Wankhede has offered more than any other pitch in this series and Jadejas effectiveness is palpable. Now, it is not just the ones that turn but also the ones that go straight after pitching that cause grave concerns. Jadejas biggest strength is his accuracy and once the natural variations start happening, he grows in stature. Expect him to play a bigger role in this game.The story of two straight drivesM Vijay opened his account with a drive down the ground and KL Rahuls first boundary was also in the same fashion. Both the shots highlighted how the red-soil Wankhede pitch can be a batsmans friend, for it is possible to play on the up. If the pitch isnt moist, the ball wont change direction unexpectedly after pitching and therefore you can plant your front foot and play through the line. Also, you dont have to hit hard to generate power because the true bounce ensures that the ball hits the sweet spot of the bat, and that generates the requisite power.Vijays ploy to attack the full ball Before tea, Vijay went aerial and down the ground every time Adil Rashid pitched the ball fuller. While most of Vijays boundaries against spin in this series have come down the ground, trying to repeat the same here is flirting with danger. Even though Vijays assault wasnt convincing, still it led to Cook removing Rashid from the attack. Pujaras stomach for a fight First a ball from Moeen Ali spun and bounced viciously to hit Cheteshwar Pujara in the stomach. It was the kind of ball that sows the seeds of doubt in a batsmans mind, which invariably alters the response on the following ball. To Moeens credit, he did follow it up with an equally good ball maintaining the outside-off line. Thats where Pujara was exceptional, for instead of becoming skeptical, he stepped out to get to the pitch of the ball.End game In Englands innings, R Ashwin took six wickets and all of them came while bowling from the Media Box end. Considering the help available for the offspinner, it was surprising that Moeen didnt bowl a single over from this end. 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Mike Ditka Bears Jersey Mitchell Trubisky Bears Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . LINCOLN, Neb. -- Knocked unconscious in last weeks game, Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. wasnt medically cleared to play against Minnesota until hours before kickoff Saturday night.Everything was going great until the third quarter when he injured his left ankle on a sneak and needed help to the sideline. When the offense returned to the field early in the fourth, Memorial Stadium roared at the sight of Armstrong, and he went on to lead the No. 21 Cornhuskers 91 yards to the tiebreaking touchdown in a 24-17 victory.Armstrong scored the winner himself, tweaked his hamstring as he crossed the goal line and was carried to the bench by offensive linemen Tanner Farmer and Jerald Foster like a conquering hero.Tommy is the toughest dude Ive been around, said safety Kieron Williams, who finished off the Gophers with an interception with 1:29 left. A lot of quarterbacks wouldnt have played a snap. People can say what they want about him. I wouldnt want to go to war with any other quarterback.The Huskers (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) still need to win out and have Wisconsin lose once in order to reach the conference championship game. But the night was a perfect re-set for a team that had lost two straight, including that humiliating 62-3 beat-down at Ohio State last week.Armstrong, who spent the week going through the concussion protocol , played one of his best games in weeks and outperformed Minnesotas Mitch Leidner. Armstrong was 19 for 27 for 217 yards with two touchdowns, and he ran nine times for 61 yards. His last run was a 13-yarder to break a 17-17 tie with 7:17 left.Before starting the winning drive, offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf and coach Mike Riley asked Armstrong if there were certain types of plays he didnt want called because of his health.I had to suck it up and know I would be OK, Armstrong said. I told them to open up the playbook. If we needed quarterback runs, I was there to run. If we needed to throw outside the pocket, I could do that, too.dddddddddddd.Riley said Armstrongs competitiveness showed through against the Gophers (7-3, 4-3).He doesnt ever like to come out of the game. He always thinks hes going to make the next play, Riley said.Nebraska allowed a season-low 265 total yards, with Aaron Williams and Josh Banderas making 11 tackles apiece.The Huskers trailed at halftime for a fourth straight game. Newby tied it 17-all in the third quarter, taking a screen pass from Armstrong 31 yards to the end zone.You go the road and you have a chance, said Gophers coach Tracy Claeys, whose team had its four-game winning streak end. But we didnt play well enough in the second half to win the ball game; Nebraska played better than we did.THE TAKEAWAYMinnesota: The Gophers lost control of their destiny in the Big Ten West. They might regret some of their play-calling against the Huskers. Other than a few occasions Rodney Smith bounced to the outside for good runs, it was mostly futile for them to try to run up the middle.Nebraska: If anyone doubted Armstrongs toughness, he proved his mettle. He also showed he is the most important player on this team. If he goes down, the Huskers are in deep trouble.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith Virginia Tech and North Carolina losing, Nebraska could move up a spot or two in the Top 25 .SHUTDOWN DEFENSEMinnesota out-yarded the Huskers 172-137 in the first half but managed only 93 yards and no points the rest of the way.We were a little out of whack and not playing our ball, Banderas said. Older guys took charge and knew what we had to do.UP NEXTMinnesota hosts Northwestern, which shut out the Gophers 27-0 last year.Nebraska hosts Maryland in the first meeting of the teams.---More AP college football at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '