The first day of all tests between England and India in the ongoing series always had speaking. The first test saw the Indian dough to stand on the task in the headingley, and the second in Edgbaston was about how India would equalize without Jasprit Bumrah in their ranks. When there was a gentleman’s test, we were treated with a classic cricket with a red ball, far from the chaos Bazball.
The day began with the big Sachin Tendulkar rang the bell and initiated the proceedings after India was in a bowl in England. The first hour of the game was a even battle between the bat and the ball, because India threatened, but could not find the goal. Then it came from Nitish Kumar Reddy, where he got the goals Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley to put the visitors on the top. During all this England seemed to decide to mute Bazball and go for a traditional approach.
Joe Root is the master and he excelled – but the Indian pressure did not disappear. After lunch we saw the passage of the game when England played 28 dot balls in the section when Ollie Pope and Root were treated with some wild comments of the Indian team.
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The second session went with England not losing the goal because Root and the Pope remained strong in the middle of pressure. Then the game reopened with a few quick goals before Root and Ben Stokes saw each other until the end of the day.
It was a very indifferent day for fans who have watched England in the last few years since Bazball has become a matter. There was peace and it seemed like an old test cricket day. And it was about how India bowed and broke on the day.
But did India belong to India on the first day?
Hello but not the best
The basic feeling of the day for Indian fans was that India bowed well, with Shubman Gill efficiently rotated his pitch. It seemed that it was slowly coming up with how to use your pitcher. The field was also great because India prevented easy singles and ensured that the hosts had no easy limits.
So it was a good day. But was it the best? No.
Dinesh Karthik explained in an interview with Sky Sports that it was good to control India on the day. After all, it was one of the slowest shifts on the first day of the test under the basball. But the goals remained a problem.
“Was it a good day for India, but not the best. Good because they controlled the running of basball days, regardless of the playground, England got to the airman. But four goals in 82 overs? Could India do more?”
The fact that Root, one of the main Indian torturers in the cricket of the red ball, remains at the fold of 99, will have Indian team leaders a little concerned and will plan the next step to get it out.
Stuart Broad also felt that if India got several breakthroughs with a new ball, it could be a visit to the day. Given that this was not realized, it was England who won the battle 1. Day.
“With the other new ball, if India has made several breakthroughs, it was their day.
If I were in the Indian dressing room that opened bowling, I would love three or four crossed with the ball to see what could happen. I think England will be happy to lose only four goals and eventually I think it’s probably England, ”Broad said to Sky Sports.
Day 2 and Bazball threat takes care of a big
Well, let’s say – the threat of basball is good and really alive. It is something that is rooted in the psyche of this England and they will not stay away from it for a long time. They want a fast counter after the loss of Edgbaston and things are finely prepared.
If they decide to return to the basball mantras, expect a quick start – especially with Ben Stokes a little limp. This is something that India cannot afford, and they will have to cancel the threat or chance that Bazball will enter the game soon.
The weather seems to be adapted for firing on Friday and there is no rain in the air. So for India, Root and Stokes will need soon and cheap.
Otherwise, they may have a mountain in the test that could climb, and the series has been evenly prepared at the moment.
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Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
July 11, 2025
