A magnificent innings from Joe Root and his partnerships with Ollie Pope and skipper Ben Stokes helped England dominate the first day of play against India in the third Test at Lord's on Thursday.
Even though England managed to dominate a large chunk of the day by resorting to traditional and slower-scoring method, it was Nitish (2/46 in 14 overs), who rattled them with early wickets and left them reeling at 44/2 during the first session.
Pant left the field to receive some treatment, seemingly sustaining an injury on his finger while wicketkeeping. In the meantime, Dhruv Jurel has taken over the keeping duties. In the 34th over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, Pant made a dive to pick up the ball, but could not get it cleanly in hi
At the end of the day's play following the third session, England was 251/4, with Root (99*) and skipper Stokes (39*) unbeaten. After a balanced first session, which saw Nitish Kumar Reddy strike twice, England largely dominated the next two with more traditional Test cricket as compared to
At the end of the day's play, England was 251/4, with Joe Root (99*) and skipper Ben Stokes (39*) unbeaten. Despite quick early strikes from Nitish Kumar Reddy in the first session, that reduced them to 44/2 and quick wickets from Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah in the final session, the
At the end of the day's play, England was 251/4, with Root (99*) and skipper Stokes (39*) unbeaten. After a balanced first session, which saw Nitish Kumar Reddy strike twice, England largely dominated the next two with more traditional Test cricket as compared to their attacking 'Bazball' cr
England batters Joe Root and Ollie Pope led a steady recovery for the hosts in the second session of the Test match at Lord's on Thursday, guiding England to 153/2 at Tea. The duo stitched together an unbroken 109-run stand to help England bounce back after early setbacks in the morning.
Nitish Kumar Reddy pocketing wickets of the opening duo of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett in his first over after drinks was the massive moment in the first session, before Joe Root and Ollie Pope took over to make sure England walked into Lunch without any further losses.
Nitish sending back the opening duo of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett in his first over after drinks was the highlight of the first session before Joe Root and Ollie Pope did a bit of consolidation to make sure England walked into Lunch without any further losses.
At the end of the first session, England was 83/2, with Joe Root (24*) and Ollie Pope (12*) unbeaten at the crease, having formed a 39-run partnership.
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