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
During the second session, England, known for their quick pace of scoring runs under skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum and championing the 'Bazball' brand of Test cricket, could score just 70 runs in 24 overs at a run-rate of 2.91 per over.
Azharuddin also anticipated a positive impact from Jasprit Bumrah's return, highlighting the superior bowling attack of Indian team compared to England.
India will be heading with renewed confidence in the third Test at the Home of Cricket, Lord's stadium, after a 336-run triumph at Edgbaston, levelling the series 1-1.
Team India will be heading with renewed confidence as they take on England in the third Test at iconic Lord's stadium after a 336-run triumph in Edgbaston.
Team India's morale will be really high heading into a venue where they have won the last two of their three Tests. Stokes has had a moderate series so far, with just 86 runs in four innings, with the best score of 33. He has also taken six wickets so far, including a four-wicket haul at Lee
Speaking ahead of the match, Stokes reflected, "This was always going to be a series (in) which moments ebb and flow, the results were going to ebb and flow because there are two very good teams going at each other," as quoted from Sky Sports.
With the series one-piece each following India's 336-run hammering to England at Edgbaston, England made a massive change to their line-up, putting Archer on the playing eleven sheet for his first Test in four years.
With series 1-1, each following a historic win at Edgbaston, Team India's morale will be really high heading into a venue where they have won the last two of their three Tests. Stokes has had a moderate series so far, with just 86 runs in four innings, with the best score of 33. He has also