SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
LIVE
Test
Lunch
Day: 2, Session: 1
ENG elected to bat
ENG won the toss and elected to bat
ENG
353-7
IND
Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, 2025 |3rd Test |7/10/2025
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
| BATSMAN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Smith (W) | 51 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 96.23 |
| Brydon Carse * | 33 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 53.23 |
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 24 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 2.63 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy * | 17 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 3.65 |
Commentary
- The lower order frustrated India at Headingley, and that story seems to be repeating here as well. They will need to regroup and reset when they return after the break. It could have been a lot worse for England after those three early wickets. They were in danger of being bowled out in the first session itself. The pitch looked to have quickened up in the morning, but as the ball softened, batting became noticeably easier. England will look to push towards 400, while India will look to limit the damage. Do join us at 6.10 pm IST (12.40 pm GMT) for the post-lunch session. See you then!
- The English pair made merry with those tactics and ticked along quite comfortably. Although there was another change of ball later, one that seemed to please Shubman Gill this time, it did little to disrupt the rhythm of the partnership as the bowlers, apart from Bumrah, didn’t look particularly threatening. Jamie Smith, who was dropped on 5 by KL Rahul, went on to reach yet another fifty with the stand currently unbeaten at 82 runs.
- 63 legal deliveries into the second new ball, it went out of shape and had to be replaced. The ball selected did not sit well with the Indians, who felt it was nowhere near as new as it should have been. Mohammed Siraj and Shubman Gill made their displeasure known to the umpires, and from that point on, India appeared rattled. Despite the pressure created, they opened up the field and seemed solely focused on dismissing Brydon Carse and were happy to give easy singles to Jamie Smith.
- After enduring what must have felt like one of the longest nights of his career while stranded on 99, Joe Root needed just one ball in the morning to reach his landmark. However, he couldn't stay much longer at the crease. Jasprit Bumrah gave India the perfect start to the day with a fiery three-wicket burst in his opening spell. England were reduced to 271/7 but then came that momentum-shifting moment.
- SESSION SUMMARY - 22 overs, 102 runs and 3 wickets. After a serene first day at Lord’s, the morning session on Day 2 was eventful and packed with drama. England will be the happier of the two sides at this stage, having recovered well from early blows. As for India, the start was promising, but the momentum fizzled out as the session progressed.
- 104.60Nitish Kumar Reddy to Brydon Carse, Ouch, that will hurt! Full and straightening off the deck, outside off, Brydon Carse defends inside the line and gets beaten. The ball keeps a bit low and goes on the bounce to the keeper. Dhruv Jurel gets low to make the stop. The ball clips him on the edge of the fingers on the right hand and rolls behind for a bye. Jurel tries to shake off the pain. That will be LUNCH on Day 2!
- 104.50Nitish Kumar Reddy to Brydon Carse, Full and on off, Brydon Carse taps it to cover.
- 104.41Nitish Kumar Reddy to Jamie Smith, Sliding onto the pads, Jamie Smith works this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.
- 104.31Nitish Kumar Reddy to Brydon Carse, On middle and leg, on a length, tucked in front of mid-wicket for a run
- 104.21Nitish Kumar Reddy to Jamie Smith, FIFTY FOR JAMIE SMITH! A free-flowing knock from Smith so far and he will look to go on and make it a big score as he did at Edgbaston. Full and around the pads, tickled down to deep fine leg for a single by Jamie. 184 in the first innings and 88 in the second in Birmingham and the Lord's Test has started well for him.
- 104.14Nitish Kumar Reddy to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Glorious from Smith! A full ball by Nitish and wide on off, Smith gets his hands through the ball and creams the drive to the left of mid off for a boundary. Moves to 49, does Jamie!
- END OF OVER 104 | 5 Runs & 0 Wkt | ENG 345/7
- 103.60Jasprit Bumrah to Brydon Carse, Bumrah continues to be stump-to-stump. On a length, defended with a straight bat by Brydon.
- 103.50Jasprit Bumrah to Brydon Carse, At the stumps again and on the fuller side, Carse taps it to cover.
- 103.40Jasprit Bumrah to Brydon Carse, Dug in short, around the left shoulder, Brydon Carse ducks under it.
- 103.30Jasprit Bumrah to Brydon Carse, Attacking the stumps and the length stays full, Carse knocks it in front of mid on and the two batters are keen for a single intially but the shot is timed well and Brydon sends Smith back eventually.
- 103.24Jasprit Bumrah to Brydon Carse, FOUR! Fine shot! Pitched up, width offered and Brydon Carse cashes in. Leans into the drive and plays it through cover-point for a boundary.
- 103.11Jasprit Bumrah to Jamie Smith, Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack. Lands it on a back of a length, outside off, Smith glides it wide of backward point for a single.
- END OF OVER 103 | 3 Runs & 0 Wkt | ENG 340/7
- 102.61Akash Deep to Jamie Smith, Hard length, angled onto the pads, Smith gets inside the line and steers it to deep square leg for a single.
- Dinesh Karthik reads out a stat on air. Compared to Edgbaston, Akash Deep has been, on average, 30 centimetres fuller here at Lord's. That could be one of the reasons why he hasn’t been as effective here as he was in Birmingham.
- 102.50Akash Deep to Jamie Smith, Straighter on off, on a length, blocked out watchfully by Smith.
- 102.42Akash Deep to Jamie Smith, Good length, on middle, Jamie Smith clips between deep fine leg and deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
- 102.30Akash Deep to Jamie Smith, Cuts back in from middle, on a shortish length. Jamie Smith misses to tuck it off the back foot and the ball goes off the thigh pad to the leg side.
- 102.20Akash Deep to Jamie Smith, Nips in and around off, on a length. Jamie Smith brings the bat down with the angle and gets an inside edge onto the front pad. The ball then rolls into the point region.