Eng vs Aus Lord Test: Lord’s Cricket Ground is called “Mecca of Cricket”, but in the year 1888 this field became the graveyard of batsmen. Yes, in that historic Test match, 27 wickets fell within just four hours. The match played between England and Australia is considered one of the most unique and scary Test matches in cricket history.

Lords became ‘horror show’ for batsmen

The match was played on 16 and 17 July 1888. Looking at the first day’s game, it seemed that the pitch is a bit difficult, but no one thought that the next day it would cause such havoc. On the first day, Australia’s team collapsed for 116 runs. The England team ended the day with 18 runs for 3 wickets. On the first day of the match, 13 wickets fell on this pitch.

As soon as the sun on the second day came out, Lord’s pitch began to wave like a serpent. England’s team was reduced to 53 runs. The ball was moving so much that the batsmen could not understand whether the ball was going in or outside. The bowlers used both air and surface.

Australia did not even survive, England’s condition worse

After taking a 63 -run lead in the first innings, when Australia came out to bat for the second time, he felt that he would give a big goal to England, but there the situation there, the whole team is only 60 runs. England bowlers bowled tremendously and put a series of wickets.

Now England needed only 124 runs to win. It seemed easy to hear, but Lord’s pitch once again cheated everyone. England’s second innings ended for 62 runs, that is, even half of the target could not be made.

Test ended in just two days

The result of this match came in two days. This is one of the select Test matches that ended in less than 48 hours. A total of 40 wickets fell in this historic match and the two teams scored just 291 runs.

Interestingly, about 136 years later, the Test played between India and South Africa in 2024 also ended in just two days, which made this Lord’s Test once again in the discussion.

The real reason for the tension in the Lord’s Test played between India and England has now been revealed. Team India captain Shubman Gill has now openly given a statement on the drama that took place in the last over of the third day. Gill accused Jack Croly of going against the spirit of the game and said that he was intentionally wasted time,

What was the whole matter?

In the Lord’s Test, there was a sharp sledging between the two teams. Jasprit Bumrah was putting the last over of the third day. At that time, Jack Croi was repeatedly wasting time during the run-up. So that India does not get a chance to put another over. After this, he pretended to hit the gloves and then also called the medical attention to the ground. Indian players clapped and taunted his ‘drama’ and Shubman Gill was seen very angry on the field.

Gill told the press conference that the England opener reached the crease 90 seconds from the scheduled time and wasted time throughout the day. Annoyed by this whole incident, Shubman Gill said, “Crowli was deliberately cutting time. It was completely against the spirit of the game. The umpires should have intervened, but he did not say anything. I lost my temper because this method was wrong.”

This former England veteran supported

Former England batsman and coach Mark Ramprakash has also reacted to the matter. He said that Gill’s anger was right and Jack Croly should have taken the game forward instead of wasting time. Ramprakash wrote in “The Guardian”, “The batsman may stop a little in the last over of the day, but England crossed the limits with this action. The umpires also did not say anything on the whole matter and ignored it, which worsened the matter.”

He further said, “I did not think that Shubman Gill could be so aggressive, but he was standing firmly with his team. At such a time, the unity of the team and the captain’s leadership is seen.”

Now the eyes are on the Manchester Test, which is going to start from July 23. England are currently 2–1 in the series and India now needs victory to return.

IND vs Eng: Even though England took the lead in the series by defeating Team India by 22 runs in the Lord’s Test, the team of Ben Stokes has suffered a major setback even after the victory. Due to slow over speed, England was not only fined for match fees, but also two points have been deducted in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. Due to which the England team has slipped the third position in the table.

Captain Stokes fined, ICC pronounced decision

The ICC issued a statement stating that during the Lord’s Test, the England team was left behind by two overs, on which the match referee Richie Richardson has taken action. England captain Ben Stokes and his team have been fined 10 percent of the match fees.

According to the ICC, “According to Section 2.22 of the ICC, 5% of the match fee is fined for reducing each over. At the same time, according to Rule 16.11.2, WTC, one digit is deducted on the delay of each over. In this case, England’s 2 -over has been cut off from WTC due to his two overs being low.”

How did Sri Lanka benefit

England’s two points have also had a major impact on his WTC rankings. England have now reduced from 24 to 22 points. Due to which his point percent (PCT) has also come down from 66.67% to 61.11%.

The Sri Lankan team got the direct benefit of this, which has now reached second place with 66.67% points, while England has slipped to number three.

India’s condition, Australia on top

At the same time, Australia has won all three Test matches by performing better and is at the top with 100% points. India currently ranks fourth in the WTC points table with 33.33% points.

Stokes accepted mistake, no hearing

Ben Stokes accepted the mistake of slow over speed and agreed without any formal hearing. The match was given by the matches of the match, Paul Refel, Shafuddaula Ibne Shahid, Ahsan Raza and Graham Lloyd, after which action was taken.

Ind vs eng 3rd test: Team India suffered a 22 -run defeat to England in Lord’s Test and after this defeat, there is talk of Ravindra Jadeja’s game everywhere. Jadeja scored a half -century in both innings of this match, but in the last time, he was seen hesitating to play big shots. Regarding this, veterans like Anil Kumble, Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly questioned, “Should Jadeja not have taken a little risk in batting?”

Now Cheteshwar Pujara has answered all these questions.

Pujara’s statement

Cheteshwar Pujara clearly said in a conversation with the Indian Express that as Jadeja batted, he did the condition of the pitch and the position of the match. Pujara said, “Jadeja could not play fast at that time. The ball was soft and the pitch was also slow. The tales were batting with them from above. In such a situation, he must have thought that the team should be brought closer to the target and when the opportunity should be played fast.” Pujara praised Jadeja’s batting and said that he played the situation wisely.

“There was an option to play in front, but …”

Pujara admitted that there was a gap between the mid-off and the cover, where Jadeja could play the ball, but he said that the English bowlers did not bowl on the length, so that he could get the shot. He said, “When the ball becomes soft, it is not easy to play in front. Jadeja’s technology is now better than before. He now looks strong against fast bowlers, not just spin.”

Jadeja’s fire in Test series

Ravindra Jadeja has scored 327 runs in 6 innings at an average of 109 in this England Test series so far. The special thing is that he has scored half -centuries in four consecutive Test innings. His performance is enough to tell that he is currently in the strongest form of his career.

Expectations from Jadeja in Manchester Test

Now that the last Test of the series will be played in Manchester, Team India needs to win this match to save the series. In such a situation, another match winning performance is expected from Ravindra Jadeja.

Ind vs eng 3rd test: The third Test match being played between India and England has now reached its decisive turn. The match is completely open before the fifth and last day’s play and any team can win, but former India batsman and experienced commentator Sanjay Manjrekar believes that England’s victory in this thrilling battle is 70 percent, while India has given just 30 percent chances to India.

What is the complete equation of victory between India and England

In the first innings of this third Test being played at Lord’s, both teams scored 387-387 runs. After this, India got their tight and with accurate bowling, England had consisted of just 192 runs in the second innings. India had a target of 193 runs, in which India has scored 58 runs for 4 wickets on the fourth day. That is, India still has to score 135 runs and on the other hand, if England will have to take 6 wickets to win.

Sanjay Manjrekar’s big statement

Former veteran cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar reacted to the current situation of the match, saying, “It seemed till the fourth day that India will not lose this match and will win easily and either England will lose or the match will be drawn, but now the situation has changed. The new ball and morning moisture has changed on this pitch. Percent. “

No skill now in the match, Mental Strength will decide the winner

Manjrekar has not considered India’s possibilities completely over. He said, “India has a great batsman to win matches like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant. If they play both under pressure, India can still win, but now winning this match has become a mental battle more than a skill.”

He also added that if England are forced to bring fast bowlers against Rishabh Pant and Rahul, India can get the benefit of it, because after this, England can use Spinner Shoaib Bashir soon.

Now everyone’s eyes on the fifth day

This five-match Test series is currently 1-1 and the fifth day of Lord’s Test will decide which team will be able to gain an edge in this series.

Ind vs eng 3rd test: On the fourth day of the Lord’s Test, a high voltage drama was seen on the ground, which was interesting for cricket fans. England captain Ben Stokes looked at Indian batsman KL Rahul and clapped and taunted. All this happened when the game stopped for a few minutes during India’s innings and the atmosphere became a bit hot.

In the 17th over of India’s second innings, English bowler Breedon Kars made a ball to Akash Deep, after which there was a little bit of an argument between the two players. Akash Deep called the gesture with the gesture, so KL Rahul came in the middle. After this, Ben Stokes also came close and clapped loudly and made fun of Rahul.

All this happened because a day ago, Indian batsman Shubman Gill made a similar gesture towards English opener Jack Croly. Stokes has now answered Rahul by clapping the same thing.

During this, Akash Deep called the physio and tied the bandage on his leg. Due to which the game stayed for some time. The audience also did not like this in the stadium and they started hooting. It seemed that India was deliberately wasting time. However, in the last over, Ben Stokes bowled Akash Deep and sent it back to the pavilion.

India started bad

The Indian team, which came out to chase the target of 193 runs, did not have a good start. Team opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was once again dismissed without opening an account on the fast ball of Jofra Archer. After that KL Rahul and Karun Nair together tried to handle the innings but Nair was also dismissed quickly. After that captain Shubman Gill landed on the ground and English players started pressing them. Gill also could not last long and Bridan was LBW off Kars. In the last over, India sent Akash Deep as a nightwatchman, but they too were dismissed just before the day’s play was over.

Now India will start the last day with KL Rahul (33*) and probably Rishabh Pant. India still needs more than 160 runs to win.

Ind vs eng 3rd test: On the fourth day of the third Test between India and England at Lord’s, i.e. on Sunday, July 13, there was an incident which surprised the audience sitting in front of the TV screen more than the ground. In the second session of the match, an appeal of Team India was first called a knotout and when the matter reached DRS, the verdict also went in favor of England, but the replays shown forced everyone to think whether India was really injustice to India?

What is the whole matter

This incident is of the 38th over of England’s second innings. Mohammad Siraj and batsman who were bowling were Root. On the third ball of the over, Joe Root tried to play the shot using steps but the ball went straight on his pad. After this, Siraj made a strong appeal and started celebrating, but the Australian umpire Paul Rifle called it not out. In such a situation, captain Shubman Gill decided to take DRS immediately.

The DRS replay clearly showed that the ball was on the pad in the stump line. Seeing this, Team India felt that the decision would come in their favor, but when the ball tracking came, the matter changed completely. In ball tracking, the ball was seen touching the outskirts of the leg stump, due to which it was declared an umpire call. Because the umpire’s decision on the field was not out first, so he remained intact and Joe Root got a life.

After this decision, Siraj looked angry and was seen jerking his hands on the field. Captain Shubman Gill was also seen expressing his displeasure.

Gavaskar said, “This can’t happen ..”

Sunil Gavaskar, who was present in the Hindi commentary team of Star Sports, was fiercely erupted on this decision. He said on-air, “This cannot happen. When the impact of the ball is in the line of stump, how can the ball go out so much?” He questioned the accuracy of ball tracking and also expressed his displeasure over the technology of DRS.

However, Joe Root could not take much advantage of this ‘Jeevan Daan’ and after a while he was bowled on the ball of Washington Sundar, but the way the whole matter came to light, he has once again debated DRS’s accuracy and umpiring.

In the Indo-England Test series, the Duke ball controversy is at its peak, in which many big stalwarts have also jumped. Now India’s great leg -spinner Anil Kumble has demanded a change in the rules. They say that the ban of saliva/saliva should be removed so that the quality of Duke Ball can be improved. On the second day in the Lord’s Test, the Indian team had demanded to replace the ball several after several, meanwhile Shubman Gill had an argument with the umpire.

During the talks with ESPN Cricinfo, Anil Kumble said, “It is appropriate that the ball is getting soft or needs to be changed because the ball is changing its shape regularly. Something must be done on this subject. If the ball is not running even 10 overs, it is not good to replace the ball again and again.”

Anil Kumble said that the Dux ball should be prepared in an old way, which was known for his sustainable and good swing. At the same time, he also reiterated the talk of Stuart Broad, who has been repeatedly questioning the quality of Dux Ball. Broad has also said that the dux ball should be built in the same way that it can be made according to the swing.

Bring back the old rule

Anil Kumble has requested the ICC that the ban on the use of saliva/saliva should be lifted to maintain the ball shine. Remind you that the ICC imposed this ban at the time of Covid-19 epidemic. Kumble believes that the removal of saliva will keep the ball shine and will also help in reverse swing. Remind that the ban on saliva has already been defeated in IPL.

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Ind vs eng 3rd test: Jasprit Bumrah showed that in Lord’s Test, which has been a dream for Indian fast bowlers till now. Bumrah, who sat outside due to the workload management from the second Test, hit the English batsmen as soon as the ball hit the second morning of the third Test. He not only took 5 wickets, but also demolished a big record of Kapil Dev.

Which record of Kapil Dev collapsed

In the first innings of Lord’s Test, Jasprit Bumrah has completed the 15th five wicket hall of his career by taking 5 wickets. The special thing is that this was his 13th 5 wicket hall on foreign soil, due to which he has left Kapil Dev behind. Kapil Dev had a record of taking 5 wickets hall 12 times, but now Bumrah has become the Indian bowler to take five wickets in the innings the most on foreign land.

The highest 5 wickets on foreign soil for India

Jaspreet Bumrah- 13*

Kapil Dev- 12

Anil Kumble- 10

Ishant Sharma- 9

Name in Honors Board, yet why not celebrated celebrations

It is the dream of every cricketer to get his name registered on Lord’s “Honors Board”, but Bumrah looks calm even after achieving this position. He completed five wickets by dismissing Jofra Archer in his spell during England’s innings on Friday. This was the fourth wicket of Bumrah and India gave England to 387 runs on the basis of his deadly bowling.

England started playing ahead of 251 runs for 4 wickets on the second day. Apart from the half -centuries of Jamie Smith and Bridan Cars, the entire England team was seen struggling with the Indian bowlers.

How was India started

India did not start well in response. Yashasvi Jaiswal became a victim of Jofra Archer by scoring 13 runs. After this, Karun Nair started well, but caught captain Ben Stokes for 40 runs. Shubman Gill could not play a big innings this time and was dismissed by Chris Woakes by scoring 28 runs.
By the end of the day’s play, KL Rahul is unbeaten by scoring 53 runs and Rishabh Pant is standing with him by scoring 19 runs. India is still 242 runs behind England and the challenge of scoring a big score in the first innings is in front of them.

In the third Test match being played between India and England at Lord’s, Team India has received a big setback on the first day. The vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant got injured on the ground and had to leave the game and go out. In his place, Dhruv Jurlel was called for wicketkeeping as a substitute. However, now the question is in the discussion whether Dhruv can also bat in place of Jurael Pant?

How did Pant hurt?

On the first day of the Lord’s Test, when the England team was batting, in the 34th over, Jasprit Bumrah hit a ball of Pant’s left hand in an attempt to catch a wide bouncer. After this he was seen in a lot of pain, came to the physio field and after first aid, Pant continued the game for a while, but when the pain increased, he left the ground and could not come back to keep back.

After Pant left, the responsibility of wicketkeeping was given to young player Dhruv Jurlel. He wore gloves and landed on the ground instead of Pant. In the 50th over behind the wicket, he gave India a big success by holding a brilliant catch of English batsman Oli Pope off Ravindra Jadeja.

Can Jurael bat?

The biggest question is whether Dhruv Jurael, who has come as a substitute, can also bat? The answer is no. According to Rule 24.1.2 of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), “No substitute player can bowl or captain. He can only be allowed to take wicketkeeping with the permission of the umpires.”

According to this rule, Dhruv Jurael can only do wicketkeeping, but cannot bat. If Pant does not return to the field in the rest of this Test match, then Team India will have to play the match with a batsman low.

In just one situation, the subsidy player is allowed to bat or bowl and that is the consumption substitute ie the player’s head injury. Because Pant has a finger injury, in this situation this rule does not apply.

Increased concern for Team India

After Pant’s injury, now there is a big challenge before Team India to decide how to fulfill his deficiency if Pant does not play the next day. After the match, when Nitish Reddy was asked about Pant’s position, he said, “I have just come from the field playing and I have no information about it. Hopefully, I will know more till tomorrow.”

What did bcci say

After Pant’s injury, an official update has also come from the BCCI, stating that, “Team India vice-captain Rishabh Pant has suffered a left-arm finger injury. He is under the supervision of the medical team.”
During the match, Pant has also been seen repeatedly undergoing treatment with physio near the bench. Now everyone’s eyes are on whether Pant will return to this Test match or not.