England beat India by 22 runs in Lord’s thriller: third men’s cricket Test, day five – as it happened
Time to wrap things up here.Ali’s first hit is in, with more coverage to follow.India have been excellent across three Tests and somehow find themselves 2-1 down.It’ll be pretty special if we go to the Oval at 2-2.Anyway, I’m getting ahead of myself.
Thanks for reading and all the lovely messages.Gary Hall makes a good point:The biggest difference between the sides?...Extras, especially the Byes (36 -3) with Extras at 63-30.
Here’s Jofra Archer – buzzing to be back – on knocking over Rishabh Pant:“I just tell him to charge that.This morning I was struggling a little bit, the ball just kept coming out full.And one of the full balls he just charged and it pissed me off a little bit.”Stokes on his own bowling efforts: “I thought I’d taken myself to some pretty dark places before but today … bowling to win a Test match for your country, if that doesn’t get you up, if that doesn’t get you excited I don’t know what does.”On Bashir, who he says has a “broken hand”, Stokes says: “Coming on, taking that last wicket, it was written in the stars.
What an absolute warrior.”Shubman Gill speaks to Michael Atherton.He’s asked about the crucial run out of Rishabh Pant in the first innings.“We were thinking if we get a lead of 80 or 100 runs we’d be in a good position.”He’s asked if Bumrah will play at Old Trafford: “You’ll get to know about it soon.
”Ben Stokes is named Player of the Match.He says he went with Jofra Archer to open this morning alongside Stokes partly because he “had one of those feelings” with it being the six-year anniversary of the World Cup win.On Archer, he adds: “It’s been awesome to have him back out there.When he turns it on and starts running in, and the speeds come up on the screen, the feeling in the game just changes.It’s absolutely great to have him back.
”Ben Stokes finishes with figures of 3-48 off 24 overs.He threatened to overdo it with his marathon spells – bringing this to mind – but his side are 2-1 up with two matches left to play.There’s a chance that we don’t see Shoaib Bashir for a while after that wicket.He’s still struggling with that taped-up left hand.If he doesn’t make it to Old Trafford it could finally be time for Liam Dawson.
Very good from Mark Beadle:22 isn’t that what Zak scored? The match winning innings then…Ravindra Jadeja is left unbeaten on 61 off 181 balls.An incredible effort from a magnificent all-round cricketer.India were gone at 82 for seven but he was willing to grind, to do it with guts and singles.He wasn’t far off.Bashir continues to toss the ball up to Jadeja, and a single brings three goes at Siraj.
Men crowd around the bat as Siraj defends off the back foot … but the ball spins back and strikes the stumps, one bail dislodged! Siraj is left on his haunches in disbelief.Bashir, out of nowhere, is England’s hero.74th over: India 169-9 (Siraj 4, Jadeja 60) Archer appeals but there’s an inside-edge before the blow to Jadeja’s pad.Archer ramps up to 89mph with a ball that slides down the leg side.Jadeja cuts hard but Bashir, with one hand, cuts it off at deep point.
Siraj is on strike for the final ball and he’s hurt.He guided the bouncer to safety but it struck him on the arm.Out comes the doc to spray away the pain.India need 24 to win.73rd over: India 168-9 (Siraj 4, Jadeja 59) Siraj inside-edges on to his pads and while England appeal, India sneak a run, no silly point in place to cut it off.
Bashir tosses up to Jadeja at 48mph, getting some turn and bounce.But, again, they sneak through for one after Jadeja blocks into the off-side.Siraj defends to complete the over.India need 25 to win.72nd over: India 166-9 (Siraj 3, Jadeja 58) Here comes Archer.
His pace is down to Jadeja, lingering in the low 80s, the fourth delivery just sneaking past the outside edge,The penultimate delivery brings a single,Will he ramp things up against Siraj? The bouncer is tucked around the corner and they decide to take a single,71st over: India 164-9 (Siraj 2, Jadeja 57) Jadeja turns the third delivery away for one,Does Bashir float one above the eyeline? He begins quick and flat but does close with a loopy delivery outside off.
Siraj resists.India need 29 to win.Here’s a surprise.Bashir returns, on from the Pavilion End.Let’s play.
Worth a look, this.It’s on.Oliver Smiddy writes in:Seriously though, why is Stokes still bowling himself, while Archer languishes in the field? You’ve got the Indian no.11 in, so give Archer a shot at him, surely? I applaud Stokes’ FIDIM energy, but the Archer comeback story surely deserves to conclude with the winning wicket?Archer to win it at Lord’s exactly six years on from the World Cup final? I like it.Ravindra Jadeja seems less enthused about it.
70th over: India 163-9 (Siraj 2, Jadeja 56) Ben, give someone else a go, man.Archer has to start after the break.Stokes continues and gets Jadeja to swish and miss outside off.An inside-edge on to the pads follows moments later before Jadeja finds one with a ball to go.Siraj does brilliantly to push away the final bouncer.
India’s supporters are starting to believe.We’re going into the final session of day five, a scenario that seemed implausible in the morning.India need 30 to win.69th over: India 162-9 (Siraj 2, Jadeja 55) Jadeja sways out the way of a Carse bumper before cutting for one.Again, it’s with two deliveries left in the over.
Stokes joins Pope in the short-leg region as Siraj, like a proper bat, guides the ball to deep backward square.He remains on strike … and drives a fuller ball to long-off for two! India’s supporters roar.Siraj has his first runs.India need 31 to win.Jadeja jogs back on.
That’s his fourth consecutive half-century by the way – he’s seeing them well.Brydon Carse has the ball as we approach tea.68th over: India 159-9 (Siraj 0, Jadeja 54) Stokes goes short, wide and Jadeja cuts, the thick edge flying over the slip cordon for four.That’s his half-century but he doesn’t do his standard bat twirl – this job ain’t done.As Nasser Hussain points out, the contest has turned into a battle between two great all-rounders.
A single comes with two balls to go.Siraj survives.Jadeja sprints off the field, I presume for a toilet break.India need 34 to win.67th over: India 154-9 (Siraj 0, Jadeja 49) Just short of short leg! Siraj fends at a Carse delivery and the ball doesn’t carry to Pope, who is terrific in that position.
Another ball falls in that region but Siraj stays strong, blocking out the over.India need 39 to win.66th over: India 154-9 (Siraj 0, Jadeja 49) Jadeja pulls Stokes along the carpet … to the fielder in the deep and there’s no run.Surely it’s time for Stokes to have a breather and for Archer to have a go.Oh, what’s this … a boundary! Jadeja whips Stokes behind square on the leg side to close the over.
India need 39 to win.65th over: India 150-9 (Siraj 0, Jadeja 45) India get some love from the crowd as Jadeja takes one off Carse to bring up 150, with two deliveries left for Siraj to negate.He flaps at a bouncer that doesn’t rise, but the ball doesn’t pop up for a grab.Another bumper closes the over.India need 43 to win.
64th over: India 149-9 (Siraj 0, Jadeja 44) “Show some energy,” Stokes shouts to Archer, who is fielding at long-on.England’s captain thunders through for another over, featuring the trademark Jadeja single.William Vincent is already thinking about Old Trafford:Look, l know that this will not be a popular view, but I hope England lose.First, because it will take an heroic performance from India ~ one for the ages.Second, because it might, at long last, provide the spur to put Crawley and Pope out of their misery.
Bethell to open, Smith at three, and Foakes keeping and batting at seven,The joke is no longer funny,Thanks for commentary ~ erudite and entertaining as ever,India need 44 to win,63rd over: India 148-9 (Siraj 0, Jadeja 43) Jadeja, who has faced more than 130 balls, keeps out a potential toe-crusher, the leading edge giving him a single.
Carse gets two deliveries at Siraj, the first blocked out, the second more of the same.India need 45 to win.62nd over: India 147-9 (Siraj 0, Jadeja 42) Stokes, you feel, isn’t going to stop bowling until this is over.Mohammed Siraj hangs in there for the rest of the over.India need 46 to win.
Bumrah is tempted into the pull but miscues horribly, the ball lobbing high into the air, with Sam Cook, on for Bashir, pouching at mid-on.India’s No 10 leaves the field with his head down, the game surely up now.Bumrah does very well to sway out of a Stokes bouncer.He keeps the next one down but then comes the mistake!61st over: India 147-8 (Bumrah 5, Jadeja 42) Carse replaces Bashir, who leaves the field.The first delivery is a bumper that goes too high, resulting in a wide
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