Carse And Stokes Take Late Wickets For England To Set Up Dramatic Final Day

This pivotal 3rd Test has been an arm-wrestle but which squad ends up slamming their opponents to nan array remains a glorious uncertainty. The 5th time will beryllium a short one, that overmuch tin beryllium said, arsenic tin India being called marginal favourites. But aft a dizzying 4th time signed disconnected by Ben Stokes detonating off-stump, England still believed.

Set 193 to triumph aft an inspired corporate capacity pinch nan ball, India will resume nan pursuit 4 wickets down and 135 runs distant from claiming a 2-1 lead pinch 2 to play. And yet if Stokes, his players, and nan Lord’s crowd tin recapture nan cauldron-like ambiance witnessed earlier nan adjacent – 17.4 overs of chaos that ended pinch nightwatchman Akash Deep castled – that last ascent will beryllium thing but straightforward.

Perhaps we should person seen this rollercoaster 4th time coming, 4 years connected from nan Long Room spat that saw Virat Kohli inquire his bowlers to unleash “60 overs of hell” and past present a celebrated win. After nan row astir time-wasting connected nan 3rd evening this time, Shubman Gill’s visitors had each nan information they needed to get stuck successful erstwhile more.

Akash Deep is bowled by Ben Stokes pinch nan last shot of nan day. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Dead-level connected first innings, but trying to group up nan lucifer connected an progressively capricious surface, England’s batting lineup somewhat wilted successful consequence to this. Seven men were cleanable bowled among their 192 each retired successful 62.1 overs – 12 successful nan lucifer was a grounds for them successful a location Test – arsenic Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar shared six wickets.

But England fto gaffe nan handbrake aft nan alteration of innings, pinch Jofra Archer wiping retired Yashasvi Jaiswal successful his first complete and Brydon Carse nailing 2 lbws. The form-rich Gill was among these. And while KL Rahul made it to nan adjacent contempt offering a caught and bowled chance to Chris Woakes, he watched connected arsenic Stokes wiped retired Deep.

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