🏏England vs India, 3rd Test Day 5, Lords - Jul10- 14 - Page 64

Washy, dismiss Jamie Smith next.

42.4

W

Washington Sundar to Root, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Sundar has broken the partnership and given India the much needed breakthrough. No. 1 batter bowled behind his legs early on, now the no. 2 batter is bowled behind his legs. Very similar to the Brook dismissal. Root sits down to sweep but leaves his leg-stump exposed, the ball drifts in and sneaks past his swinging blade to clatter into leg-stump. This is a big wicket for India as the partnership was starting to take the game away from them. Root b Washington Sundar 40(96) [4s-1]

Washington Sundar to Root, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

"Had that hit the pad, umpire would have said no and the DRS would have returned with umpire's call." Lolz, Vinay Goyal. But it gave leg stump a fair smack, so I think Hawk-Eye would have been red

"England will win by a margin which is less than the byes conceded by India," declares Santhosh Rupert, mischievously

Not impossible

"Has anyone looked at the shape of the ball. Surely, it's time for it to go through the hoops." Don't you start, Niroop

"Why is everyone predicting an England win? Have they forgotten how good the Indian batsmen have been in this series?" I don't anyone is predicting anything with confidence here, Sai Boyapati

end of over 45

1 run

ENG: 159/5

CRR: 3.53

BA Stokes

23 (69)

JL Smith

4 (9)

Washington Sundar

4-1-5-1

RA Jadeja

4-0-12-0

Joe Root playing the conventional sweep vs spin since 2024

Runs: 101

Shots attempted: 95

Dismissals: 6

Avg: 16.83

False shot%: 32.6%

Nine fours

All six dismissals to finger spinners

"Anything above 200 is defendable" reckons Wasif

"India's spinners to weave the way to their victory," gurgles Punya Goel, confidently