IND vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 1: Match on the slow-burner as Bazball kept quiet at Lord's, Root on 99* — Action in Images
England couldn't get away to a flier through the day, but also managed to preserve wickets. A balanced first day at Lord's.
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India had to grind for the four wickets they took on Day 1, but it was a moment of magic from Nitish Kumar Reddy in his first over that saw him dismiss both openers. After that, Joe Root guided the show with 99*, looking for his 37th Test century on Day 2, England being 251/4 overnight.(PTI)
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Three tosses, three losses for Shubman Gill in Test cricket as a captain. The Indian captain called incorrect once again, and this time, he was asked to bowl first as Ben Stoeks changed track.(PTI)
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Sachin Tendulkar was in the crowd on a buzzing day at Lord's, and had the honour of getting proceedings going by ringing the iconic five-minute bell.(BCCI X)
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Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett would have been looking for a strong stand, and managed to negotiate the returning Jasprit Bumrah well. But it was the part-time pace-bowling of Nitish Reddy which undid the opening pair, both dismissed in the same over.(PTI)
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