England vs India: Joe Root’s cautious 99 helps hosts make steady start to third Test at Lord’s | Cricket News

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Joe Root obtained a score with a prudent 99 who did not go out to help England a regular 251-4, while Captain Ben Stokes suffered a frightening injuries on the first day of the third test at Lord’s.

After winning the draw and chose to beat – only the second time that Stokes made this decision in England – Zak Crawley (18) and Ben Duckett (23) were both rejected in the 16th by Nitish Kumar Reddy (2-46).

ROOT (99 not off 191) and Ollie Pope (44 out of 104) helped stabilize things for England, the first becoming the first player to score 3000 trials against India alone, as well as to raise his 67th half-century.

India continued to work, however, taking two additional counters, Ravi will Ravi Jadeja (1-26) removing Pope and Jasprit Bumrah (1-32) rejecting Harry Brook (11), on a window that provided more turn and rebounds than flat land in Headingley and Edgbaston.

Stokes (39 not out) joined Root in the middle, but there were worrying scenes when he needed treatment on an apparent groin problem in the 72nd after stopping in pain while playing a leave. After the treatment, the captain of England continued but was visibly lame when he left the field at the end of the game.

During the 81st, the game was briefly and oddly interrupted by a beauty of the ladybugs while England reached the four shots, with Root and Captain Stokes in the fold while the hosts seek to resume an advance in the series of five games after India has leveled Edgbaston.

Root’s unbeaten 99 highlights the first day

Crawley and Duckett organized an opening partnership of 43 points, which included seven limits, while they were trying to make the most of the decision to beat first under a bright and sunny sky at the Cricket home.

However, the tight bowling of India has borne fruit because Reddy had both operators in England taken behind the Rishabh Pant goalkeeper.

Root and Pope, the latter fell by the skipper of India Shubman Gill First Ball, helped recognized the morning session, guiding England safely around 82-2 by lunch, but it was India that had the upper hand.

Between them, Mohammed Siraj (0-33), and Bumrah (1-35) – The latter who came to the side for Prasidh Krishna – upset 29 balls of consecutive points to put England under pressure, but the pope and the root were not folded.

It was until the tea when their 109 -point partnership ends while Spinner Jadeja had the edge of the pope to replace the DHRUV JEUREL WEEK, with pants out of the field after having spread the nail on his right index.

Bumrah, unusually, arrived at the feast of the counter a little late, obtaining its first scalp in the 55th in terms of!

Root, the 98, pushed Akash Deep (0-75) behind the point, and just when he was about to leave for the second round, Jadeja tried him in a fun way to take him by rolling the ball on the ground, but Stokes firmly shouted “no” on the other end.

The Lord’s crowd hooked the strains when they were refused to see another Racine century, which would be the 37th of his test career.

Broad: Stokes ‘injury’ A big problem ”

The former bowler player of England Stuart Broad said that Stokes’ injury could be “a big problem” for the hosts after the Skipper of England was seen in difficulty during the evening session on the first day.

Jofra Archer has entered the alignment, replacing Josh Tongue, and an injury to Stokes could mean that the England launcher who has not played test cricket for four years is under enormous pressure, and at risk of injuring himself before the external ashes in winter this year.

“I don’t know exactly what it is – but it’s a big problem,” said Broad Sky Sports Cricket.

“He has a huge threshold of pain, so for him to drink, feels him and even dream of calling for the physio, it’s a big problem.

“England will operate tirelessly on him. I hope it stops better, but it’s worrying.

“With the swing proposed with this second new ball, if India had made a few breakthroughs, then it was their day.

“If I was in the locker room of India opening the bowling alley, I would have liked three or four overs with this ball to see what could have happened.

“I think England will be happy who loses only four counters, and finally, I think it’s probably England day.”

Happy pope after the “slow day”

England striker Ollie Pope, who made 44 on the first day in Lord’s:

“It was a very slow day, but the credit of the way India played.

“I do not think that the land offered charges after lunch, it was quite placid, so India held its lengths.

“I think 251-4 is a good score if we can launch tomorrow.

“It was as if you were to force the ball to cross, to whom in England were not used to – you generally get rewards for your cuts and clips.”

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