Nothing can separate England and India as 3rd test gets heated at Lord's
LONDON (AP) — Three days in and nothing can separate England and India in a tightly fought third test at Lord’s.Replying to England’s 387 all out, India was dismissed for exactly the same total 15 minutes before the end of play at the home of cricket on Saturday.It was only the ninth time in nearly 150 years of test cricket that the scores were level after the first innings.England closed on 2-0 after just one over — played to a backdrop of some needle, with the India team unhappy that openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley tried every stalling tactic possible to reduce the number of balls bowled. Things got heated, especially between Crawley and India captain Shubman Gill.The test effectively boils down to a one-innings match. The series is also locked at 1-1.Lokesh Rahul was India’s top scorer with exactly 100, before losing his wicket off his very next ball soon after lunch when he edged spinner Shoaib Bashir to slip.Ravindra Jadeja added a vital 72 to go with a typically entertaining knock of 76 by Rishabh Pant…
12 Jul 17:45 · iNFOnews.ca