Ben Stokes (L) and Joe Root (R) from England (photo from Stu Forster/Getty Images) Former Indian Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took the first day of Lord’s Lord’s Lord’s test in Lord’s, but sharp digging of English bats. The veteran of India off-Spinner was left surprised, just like many fans, when Ben Stokes’s side moved away from their aggressive “Bazball” style, and instead chose a more cautious route. Ashwin, who spoke on his YouTube channel, wittyly said that England “betrayed all” who expected an attack on cricket. Instead of their usual free -flowing move, England burned at a much slower pace and scored around three runs.
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“It was a good day for England,” Ashwin began, “but everyone believed they would continue with Bazball. Instead, we saw prankball. Their levels of running dropped and looked much more defensive than expected.” Ashwin, who played several tests against England, said he couldn’t fully understand the shift in thinking. He also acknowledged hundreds of Joe Root as a standout of the day. “I previously said that Joe Root scoring is very important to England. And if it was needed, he added. The knocking was the right lesson in how to play the test cricket. Root is back,” he said.
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In the field of Root’s Brilliant 104, England helped 387 in their first shifts. Jasprit Bumrah led Indian bowling with five goals. In India’s response, she ended on 2nd day at 145 for 3, with Kl rahul stable at one end, and Rishabh Pant plays positively despite the finger injury.
