1st Inn - 107/10(35.2) 2nd Inn - 130 /10(47.0)
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1st Inn - 396/7(88.1) 2nd Inn - DNB
CRR: 2.76 | England beat India by an innings and 159 runs

ENG beat IND by an innings and 159 runs | India vs England, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Test Match

Pataudi Trophy, 2018

Date: Aug 09, 2018 Start Time: 15:30 IST | 10:00 GMT | 11:00 Local
Venue: Lord's, London

India vs England Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Match - Test Summary

End of Over : 47.0 IND: 130/10

Right, then! We've come to the end of the 2nd Test and England lead 2-0. If the first game was close, then this was the complete contrast. India are by no means a bad team, but it's about time they start showing it. Figuring out their best combination and who will have what role will be a must, followed closely by reading the conditions better and deciding on their tactics. England, well, the only thing have to do is not be complacent. They can win the series at Trent Bride where the third Test takes place, at 1100 local (1000 GMT). Do join in on all the action. Will be a good contest. Cheers!

CHRIS WOAKES HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. Says that he is delighted, not only to win the award but to win the Test match inside 4 days and also score a century at Lord's. Agrees that the feelings have not yet sunk in though Bairstow tried his best to calm him down. Regaining his composure a bit, Chris says that he is happy that it aided the team's cause. On the batting display, Woakes says that the main aim was to see off the good balls and once set, start to score some runs. On his comeback to cricket, he says that there is nothing better than red-ball cricket but his stint with Worcestershire with the white ball gave him immense confidence. Praises Anderson and Broad for showing why they are called world-class.

Victorious England captain, Joe Root, accepts that it was a less stressful win. Praises his side for being on top from the very first ball. Admits that England had the conditions in their favour but they used them well. Praises Anderson with the ball, Bairstow with the bat and then Woakes' all-round show. Also says that Woakes has been a big part of the side and his comeback has lifted the team spirits, which is why his century was celebrated by the entire dressing room. On his team's bowling, Root stresses that even if the conditions were overcast, the balls needed to be put in the right areas. And when they have guys like Anderson and Broad, the youngsters will keep learning. On Ollie Pope, he praises the youngster for transferring pressure back on to India when they were getting on top and feels he looks promising for the future. For the third Test, Joe stresses that there are areas to improve and that is the exciting part since they are already winning. Feels for the guys who will not be a part of the news headlines tomorrow and stresses that the team did well as a whole.

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, says that he is not very proud of the way his team has played because this is the first time in the last 5 Test matches that India have been outplayed. Praises England for the way they played and credits them the win. Does not want to complain about the conditions not being favourable and humbly accepts that every time conditions cannot come to your rescue. Again, praises England for bowling well in conducive conditions. Admits that in hindsight, he would have played an extra seamer. Wants to forget this match and perform better in the third Test as from 0-2 down, there is nowhere to go but up. On his own availability, Virat is confident that he will be fit and fine come the third Test.

Stuart Broad is caught on the sidelines for a little chat. He says it was a powerful performance from the team. Mentions that after the emotional scenes at Edgbaston, it was good to come here and win. Is happy they could take full advantage of the overcast conditions on offer and take the game by the scruff of its neck. States it was difficult to bat and cites Cheteshwar Pujara's gritty knock as an example of that and says that he really made them work for his wicket. Feels that the rain break was a bit disappointing for him as he was in good rhythm before that. He laughs it off as he let's everyone know how let down he feels that he messed up his hat-trick ball, as the conditions were perfect for him. Reckons the team is feeling pretty fresh and everyone is ready for Trent Bridge. Praises Chris Woakes for his outstanding (maiden) hundred and thinks that getting it at Lord's makes it all the more special.

Post that, with the Indian batting line-up as frail as it is and Virat Kohli playing with an injury, the task was always going to be difficult. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane showed first signs of some kind of Indian resistance, but that was about it. When Stuart Broad broke that stand, the writing was on the wall. Everyone before and after them showed no stomach to fight and succumbed to the pressure applied by the English bowlers. Anderson bagged four, so did Broad and Woakes collected two for himself. Plenty for the home side to celebrate, even more for the Indians to work out.

The home side faced their own problems too when they took the bat, losing the top order early, but once more it was the lower middle order which bailed them out. Heroes emerged in the form of Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes who showed that the only way forward is by attacking, and the duo stitched 189 runs in rather quick time. Bairstow missed out on a ton, while Woakes got to the triple-figure mark. That partnership more or less finished things, but some quick runs on the morning of Day 4 from Woakes and Sam Curran added the finishing touches.

A humiliating defeat for the visitors as they lose by a big, big margin. The match was effectively played for just 2 and a half days, but that was enough for England to wipe India off. The first day was washed out, but come the second, the Englishmen won the toss and used the overcast conditions to their advantage. They bowled India out for a mere 107, in just under one session, with James Anderson leading the charge with a 5-fer.

The Englishmen walk off the field to a rising ovation from the Lord's faithful. They wave to acknowledge their support, Chris Woakes' teammates pat him on the back and applaud his efforts in this game along with the crowd. A valiant effort, a well-deserved victory, at the Home Of Cricket. Couldn't have asked for anything better.

46.6 W

Chris Woakes to Ishant Sharma. OUT! No need for Adil Rashid who will receive wages for this match for just featuring in it. There's the final nail in the coffin. ENGLAND WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 159 RUNS! A comprehensive victory for them, a deal which is sealed, rightly, by Chris Woakes. Curls it back in on middle and leg, Ishant Sharma moves inside the line and flicks it aerially down the leg side. A leg slip is in place and Ollie Pope there does well to dive to his right and take the catch.

46.5 0

Chris Woakes to Ishant Sharma. Back of a length outside off, it's run down to third slip off the outer half.

46.4 1

Chris Woakes to Ravichandran Ashwin. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

46.3 2

Chris Woakes to Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin with a desperate dive! This is the second Test after all, plenty remaining. Maybe he should consider avoiding these risks, given there's no real need for it. Cut through point and Ashwin calls for the second. Runs back in and there is a throw at Bairstow's end. Ravichandran dives and just about gets in.

46.2 0

Chris Woakes to Ravichandran Ashwin. Nasty! Uneven bounce on this surface again. This just takes off and takes Ashwin by surprise. He tries to defend but is struck on the fingers again. Same place as before. The ball lobs behind and falls just short of third slip, who dives forward to take but can't get under it.

46.1 0

Chris Woakes to Ravichandran Ashwin. Full delivery shaping back in, on the stumps, Ashwin flicks this in front of square leg but doesn't take the run.

End of Over : 46 2 Runs 47.0: 127/9
45.6 0

James Anderson to Ishant Sharma. Full ball attacking the stumps, A straight blade is brought down in defense.

45.5 0

James Anderson to Ishant Sharma. Holds its line on this occasion as it's on a length outside off, Ishant hangs his bat inside the line and gets beaten.

45.4 2

James Anderson to Ishant Sharma. A couple of runs for Ishant Sharma. Full and swinging back in, it's flicked through the vacant square leg region.

45.3 0

James Anderson to Ishant Sharma. Closer to off stump, a length ball, Ishant this time stays back to dab it past the slip cordon maybe but gets beaten.

45.2 0

James Anderson to Ishant Sharma. Good length ball outside off, Ishant covers the line and lets it be.

45.1 W

James Anderson to Mohammed Shami. OUT! England inch closer to victory. Wouldn't have mattered in the grand scheme of things, but maybe India could have delayed the inevitable if Shami had taken the review. Seemed like the impact would be outside off. Anyway, Jimmy bowls it full and angles it in around off, Shami looks to clear London with a big swing, probably towards long on. He misses and is caught on the back pad. Loud appeal and umpire Erasmus raises his finger. Ahh... okay... Hawk Eye shows the impact to be umpire's call. So the decision would have stayed.

Summary

The Indian cricket team would expect its floundering batsmen to take more responsibility in pursuit of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against England at the Lord's. If captain Virat Kohli had got support from his batting colleagues in Birmingham, the scenario would have been completely different. The world number one Test side came close to taking the lead but fell short by 31 runs. The mood in the Indian dressing room, though, is quite upbeat. Two days before the game, there was a healthy amount of grass on the Lord's pitch. It is expected that the groundsmen will shave a few bits off before the first ball. But even if they don't, the general expectation is that the pitch would turn out to be quite dry.

 

This has also prompted a rethink in the Indian camp as to what bowling strategy they would want to go in with. Despite India's overall failed batting effort at Edgbaston, bowling coach Bharat Arun ruled out playing an extra batsman here. He also mentioned that the second spinner could come into contention.

 

In that scenario, Umesh Yadav can expect to be left out with Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya handling the pace duties. Toss-up for the second spinner's slot is an interesting one. The last time Ravindra Jadeja played at the Lord's (in 2014), he took 3-99 in two innings but scored 68 in the second innings that underlined his value with the bat and helped India put on a match-winning total.

 

It isn't easy to overlook Kuldeep Yadav either. There is a strong appreciation for his talent in the Indian camp, and it was once again noticeable in the nets as he bowled to skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday, beating him with drift and turn on more than a couple of occasions.

 

He got thumbs-up and smiles of admiration from the star batsman. In dry English conditions, wrist spin is a premium weapon, particularly against a line-up that hasn't faced Kuldeep much (barring Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, and Jos Buttler).

 

Away from bowling attack permutations, Kohli will face a tougher dilemma regarding the batting line-up. The skipper played Shikhar Dhawan ahead of Cheteshwar Pujara at Edgbaston, fitting-in KL Rahul in the eleven appropriately.

 

Experimentation with the number three spot is nothing new for this team management. Back in 2014-15, the Kohli-Ravi Shastri combination first played around with number three, when Rohit Sharma was picked ahead of Pujara for the fourth Test against Australia at Sydney.

 

That experiment lasted two Tests against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (first Test at Galle) before Sharma was moved down the order with Ajinkya Rahane batting at number three in the next two Tests.

 

Pujara returned at number three in the home series against South Africa (2015) and status quo was maintained for six Tests before he was dropped again for the third Test in West Indies (St. Lucia, 2016).

 

There, much to everyone's surprise, Kohli himself batted at number three, scoring 3 and 4 in two innings. The common aspect among these previous changes was Pujara's poor run of form (in Australia, he had scored 201 runs in three Tests before being dropped) or strike-rate (in the second Test at Jamaica, he scored 46 runs off 223 balls at 28.93 before being dropped). The question for the team management to answer is if they want Pujara -- someone who has played county cricket this summer -- back in the playing eleven.

 

Dhawan only managed 26 and 13, while Rahul scored 4 and 13, yet nothing has really changed since Birmingham. According to the Indian camp, Edgbaston was a difficult pitch to bat on and this experiment could yet continue. Even so, with 36 different playing XIs in as many Tests under Kohli's captaincy, the Indian line-up is begging for some consistency.

 

In comparison, England's permutations are far simpler. Dawid Malan is dropped and Ben Stokes is unavailable due to his on-going court case for affray. In that light, Joe Root only has to decide if he wants two spinners or not.

 

Moeen Ali will walk into the side and take up one of those vacant spots. It will also mean a Lord's debut for 20-year-old Oliver Pope, as three pacers – James Anderson, Stuart Broad, and Sam Curran – should be enough on a dry, spin-friendly wicket. The greater concern for the hosts is their recent record at the 'Home of Cricket'. Going back to India's last visit here, England have only won three out of their last nine Tests at this hallowed ground.

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