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Key occasions
108th over: India 374-6 (Jadeja 72, Sundar 19) Carse will get one to jag dramatically off the pitch and half a foot into Sundar’s pads however the enchantment is stifled because it was heading down leg. Severe motion although, this pitch goes to start out enjoying methods within the final couple of days I’d wager. Three from the over, Chris Woakes has been summoned for the subsequent over, India path by simply 13 runs.
108th over: India 371-6 (Jadeja 71, Sundar 17) Root is pongoed for an additional SIX, this time over additional cowl and launched by Washington Sundar. The digicam pans to Shoaib Bashir sat with the England subs on the boundary edge. All a bit curious.
107th over: India 365-6 (Jadeja 71, Sundar 11) Brydon Carse does certainly exchange a pink zoned Stokes. Shut! Jadeja prods ahead and an inside edge flies previous the stumps and away for 4! Fortunate lad. 4 extra! a thick edge is angled previous the cordon for an additional boundary and treasured runs for the guests.
106th over: India 352-6 (Jadeja 63, Sundar 10) India heading in direction of parity after which a helpful lead… Jadeja chops Root away for 4 previous level.
one hundred and fifth over: India 352-6 (Jadeja 59, Sundar 10) Stokes is into his seventh over… anybody else hear ticking within the background? Sundar cuts a wider ball away for 4. England simply have a thirty run result in play with now. I believe that would be the finish of Stokes, Tim Southee, the bowing coach, got here on on the finish of the over with a drink and a clever phrase within the ear. That’ll do, Ben.
104th over: India 348-6 (Jadeja 59, Sundar 6) Jadeja dances down and donks Joe Root for SIX into the pavilion!
“Sitting right here at Lord’s questioning if Joe Root is one of the best exponent of NINE of the primary 26 overs with the brand new ball … I imply, there’s experimenting and doing the sudden, however there’s additionally some skilled quicks on this workforce.”
103rd over: India 340-6 (Jadeja 52, Sundar 5) Cautious Benjamin… Stokes into his sixth over on the bounce. Stitches collectively a maiden to Sundar.
Andrew Benton is tuning in from Hong Kong:
“Hi there James, England today appear to be Ben Stokes plus another individuals who assist sometimes. Possibly AI may clone a workforce of Stokeses – we’d be nicely away.”
AI is coming for us all… notably me, I’m screwed.
102nd over: India 340-6 (Jadeja 52, Sundar 5) Two extra singles off Root, nonetheless no signal of Bashir. Time for some Carse or Archer I reckon.
one hundred and first over: India 338-6 (Jadeja 51, Sundar 4) Stokes rattles via the fifth over of this spell. It’s been full blooded stuff from England’s captain. The deficit is lowered to fifty with a clipped single from Jadeja.
“Afternoon Jimbo!” pipes up a perky Simon McMahon. “If Day 3 is transferring day, I believe there’s been an unlucky delay, that means that each these sides are nonetheless ready to select up their keys. They’re packed and able to go, although. And Stokes is driving the van…”
one hundredth over: India 336-6 (Jadeja 50, Sundar 3) England tick over the 100 over mark in sweltering North London (!) warmth. Root continues. Shoaib Bashir is seemingly going to come back again on and be match to bowl, that’s the official phrase.
“Oh for a Tuffnell or a Panesar” bemoans Matt Doherty. Let’s hope Bashir isn’t flicking via the OBO, together with his good hand, throughout his time on the sidelines…
99th over: India 335-6 (Jadeja 50, Sundar 2) Stokes appears to the heavens after stitching collectively 4 dots to Jadeja and practically snaking one previous the bat and onto the pad together with his ultimate ball. That will have been stone useless and Stokes is aware of it.
98th over: India 334-6 (Jadeja 50, Sundar 1) Jadeja pings Root down the bottom to go to nhis third consecutive fifty on this collection. He will get crunch runs this fella. Root then beats him within the flight with the batter dancing down however the tempo is sluggish sufficient for Jadeja to react and abort the large shot simply in time.
97th over: India 330-6 (Jadeja 46, Sundar 1) Stokes is testing out the center of the wicket, slamming the ball in and getting the gang going. One ball to Jadeja lifts dramatically, there’s life on this floor if one bends one’s again. It’s beginning to grip a bit for the spinners too.
96th over: India 328-6 (Jadeja 46, Sundar 0) Joe Root finds some flip and will get one to grip and rip previous Sundar’s waft. It leads to the palms of slip however there was not bat on it. India path by 61, England would love a primary innings lead, irrespective of how slight. Jadeja may have different concepts, we’d see just a few photographs performed in anger right here after a fairly few hours of compilation.
ninety fifth over: India 326-6 (Jadeja 44, Sundar 0) Stokes has his dander up after the wicket. Washington Sundar is the brand new batter, he can definitely play. The group at Lord’s come alive as soon as extra. Stokes bangs just a few in brief, hi there Washington!
WICKET! Nitish Kumar Reddy c Smith b Stokes 30 (India 326-6)
Stokes will get Reddy with a snorter than lifts like a spitting cobra and takes the glove. Huge wicket that for England!
94th over: India 326-5 (Jadeja 44, Reddy 30) The Root experiment continues, the ball is simply 13 overs previous… I’m not so certain about this Benjamin. Root drops quick and is pan dealt with away by Jadeja via midwicket for 4.
93rd over: India 322-5 (Jadeja 40, Reddy 30) Stokes begins from the Nursery Finish, flaxen hair slicked again and cheeks nicely and actually pinked. Reddy appears to punch a again of a size ball via cowl and will get a meaty edge vast of the slips and away for 4. The deficit is reduce to 65 runs, if India tick them off then each run from then on England are certain to really feel extra sharply.
92nd over: India 317-5 (Jadeja 40, Reddy 26) Joe Root begins with the ball after tea… what’s all this about then? Galaxy mind pondering from Stokes or simply facilitating a change of ends for Chris Woakes. Only a single added.
91st over: India 316-5 (Jadeja 40, Reddy 25) Two singles off Woakes see India to the tea break. It’s been intriguing cricket, not excessive octane – the odd nutty single however – however the Check stays very a lot within the stability, the arm wrestle continues.
68 runs for one wicket off 25.3 overs this afternoon.
ninetieth over: India 314-5 (Jadeja 39, Reddy 24) Reddy shakes off his Stokes inflicted headache like a cartoon character crunched by a dustbin lid. We’ll have yet another from Woakes earlier than it’s cucumber sandwich time.
“Good afternoon everybody, listening in from Kuala Lumpur and delaying a jet lagged sleep in case England can get one other wicket?!”
You get some slumber John Dodsworth. We’ll provide you with a delicate nudge if something occurs…
OUCH! There’s a break in play at Lord’s as Stokes jags a brief ball again into Nitish Kumar Reddy and it clonks him on the helmet. The batter appears wonderful to proceed however his helmet jammed into his cheek so there’s a frozen bag of petit pois being utilized.
89th over: India 311-5 (Jadeja 37, Reddy 23) The shackles are loosened a bit as Reddy clips Woakes off his pads for 4 all the way down to wonderful leg.
“Hi there there James”
Greeting Rowan Tewari! Oh, he’s on an Donnie Downer. Disgrace.
“You are feeling if India lose this match and collection, it’ll be on account of a mixture of self-inflicted wounds and naive captaincy from a younger captain somewhat than the precise cricket on show from England. As a lot as I would like this England workforce to defeat the Aussies, I’m nonetheless not totally satisfied they’ll maintain up based mostly on the three check matches to date this summer season.”
88th over: India 306-5 (Jadeja 36, Reddy 19) England have bowled tightly within the final hour, India have solely bee going alongside at 2.5 an over for the final ten. Stokes replaces Archer from the Pavilion Finish. The England captain is tailor made for these moments, can he bust via into India’s tail? Not but however it’s one other probing over, Jadeja steers for a pair previous backward level to convey up the fifty partnership between this pair and a scampered single to long-on edges India one other step nearer to parity. It’s quietly enthralling cricket.
87th over: India 303-5 (Jadeja 33, Reddy 19) Jadeja pokes out in entrance of his pad to work Woakes into the off facet for a single. A touch of motion and that could be a dangerous stroke. Play and a miss! Reddy is lured into lunging at an outswinger from Woakes and practically items his wicket away. The batter has a stern phrase with himself after that unfastened shot. Woakes strides again to his mark with actual objective, like a dad who is aware of the parking meter on his hatchback is about to run out. Crushed once more! Woakes has an honest giddy-up going right here, only a single off the over.
86th over: India 302-5 (Jadeja 32, Reddy 19) Archer stands palms on hips mid pitch after finishing a pointy maiden to Reddy. Very like when Bumrah comes onto bowl, the ambiance ratchets up an excellent few notches when Jofra has the ball in hand.
eighty fifth over: India 302-5 (Jadeja 32, Reddy 19) The Lord’s hum reverberates as Chris Woakes replaces Brydon Carse from the Nursery Finish. The Wizard lands it on a postage stamp on off stump, there’s one other coronary heart in mouth second for India as Jadeja and Reddy stutter mid pitch earlier than aborting a good single. England have been good with the ball as we speak however you may’t assist however really feel India are in a poorer place than they might be largely due to self inflicted wounds.
84th over: India 301-5 (Jadeja 32, Reddy 18) Archer is across the wicket, Jadeja flicks off the pads into the leg facet for a single. Huge enchantment! A yorker slams low into Reddy’s pad however he had shuffled throughout and it was sliding down. England decide to not assessment and correctly so, they’ve been much more discerning with the DRS on this Check.
Replace on Shoaib Bashir’s injured finger: He’s being assessed by the medical workforce after taking a blow to his left little finger. We’ll get an replace with the injury shortly.