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"I personally think that if you want to keep getting the ball changed then each team gets three challenges every 80 overs and that's it"
England were left sweating after their talismanic captain Ben Stokes suffered a worrying groin injury while batting late on the opening day at Lord’s.
This was an old-school day that the Little Master would surely have luxuriated in during his playing days, a good – if slightly slow – surface providing enough to encourage batter and bowler and England eschewing some of their extravagant electronica to harmonise with India on a gentler,
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Thesportstak on MSN'Joe Root waited one night for his hundred...': India great blasts KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant for 'unnecessary' run-out on Day 3 of Lord's TestRishabh Pant was dismissed due to a run-out that occurred right before the end of the first session of the Lord's Test
Joe Root's magnificent form continues as he scores his 37th Test century against India at Lord's, reaching the milestone with a boundary off Jasprit B
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Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Joe Root for the 11th time in Test cricket, getting his wicket on Day 2 of the third Test between India and England at Lord's.
Joe Root smashed a terrific century in the Lord's Test against India, reaffirming his status as one of the modern-day greats.
Joe Root added another milestone to his illustrious Test career by becoming the first player to score 3,000 runs in England-India Test matches.
India had raised concerns after the second new ball was replaced just 10.3 overs into its use. Jasprit Bumrah had taken three wickets in his first 14 deliveries with the original ball, but India failed to take any more wickets during the session,
Jofra Archer's rousing return to England Test side a 'genuine joy' - Pace bowler had been out for over four years with injury