Hardik Pandya to Bairstow, out Caught by Karthik!! Completely against the run of play, Bairstow edges behind and is caught brilliantly by a flying Karthik. Slightly fuller than a good length outside off, invites a flashing drive from Bairstow who doesn’t bother curbing his natural game in the 90s. It flew off the edge and Karthik appeared […]

Kuldeep Yadav to Bairstow, leg byes, FOUR, when Aleem Dar walks away after an appeal, it’s a sign that he doesn’t think it’s close. He is right in this case I guess. Comical from Aleem. Kohli signals for a review as he retreats from the boundary and Aleem had his hand up to see if there […]

Ishant to Bairstow, no run, India review for a caught and bowled. Not out by Erasmus. Looks like a waste of a review. And it is. Miles from the bat. They will now check for the lbw as well. As is the protocol. That will be missing as well. Huge inward angle and missing by a long […]

Shami to Buttler, out Lbw!! Plumb. That’s the danger with moving across so much. Shami gets it spot on and nails Buttler in front. Full on middle, at pace and that’s what did for Buttler. He was shuffling like always, tried to flick and missed. That would’ve crashed into middle and leg. Another one for Aleem Dar […]

Shami to Root, out Lbw!! That is a shooter. And nips back in to strike Root dead in front. It is lunch as well. Shami got something from the slope and down that path, rushed into Root before he could get his bat down. No bat and that is as plumb as you can get. Root is so disappointed […]

Hardik Pandya to Ollie Pope, out Lbw!! Ollie Pope reviews. Aleem Dar again giving it out for lbw. Root this time tells him to go for it. No problems with the front foot. No bat as well. Hit just above the kneeroll. Three reds and England have no reviews left. Hardik Pandya gets one to skid off the slope […]

Middle stump down. Bang on target is Shami. But Root had pulled out just before Shami delivered that. Hits the base of the stump and gives Erasmus work. Who is rearranging the mess. Big smile from Shami after he nailed the stump down. Such an interesting moment. Here is the clip of that video:

Ishant to Cook, out Caught by Karthik!! Tremendous delivery and Ishant gets Cook. Ishant roars. That was a perfect delivery, in the channel, on a length, swinging in and then seaming just away to take a thin nick of Cook’s defending bat. Had to play at that and the cherry was too good for the opener. Just […]

Shami to Jennings, out Lbw!! Jennings reviews. Given out lbw. Looks plumb. Jennings goes for it after a chat with Cook. No inside edge onto the pad. Hitting the base of middle. That’s such a waste from Jennings. Full and angled in, on the middle stump line, Jennings flicks all around the ball, body balance all wrong and […]

Woakes to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Buttler!! And gone. Next ball. Buttler is the luckiest soul at Lord’s today. Dropped Kohli. Next ball got him. Now the same with Hardik Pandya. The promotion hasn’t worked. Woakes adjusts his radar, gets it around off, on the back foot trying to defend and the late movement produces the […]