England vs India, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of England, 2021 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Aug 12-Aug 16, 11:00 AM LOCAL
James Anderson 5-62(29 ov)
125.6
Anderson to Bumrah, out Caught by Buttler!! Nicked behind. He's opened up by this outswinger. Back of a length on off, has to play, the ball curves away late and finds an edge close to the bat-shoulder. Anderson has a five-for and he's been brilliant. Bumrah c Buttler b Anderson 0(6)
125.5
Anderson to Bumrah, no run, full around off, defended into the off-side
125.4
Anderson to Bumrah, no run, full ball just outside off, nips away to beat the outside edge in defence
125.3
Anderson to Bumrah, no run, another run out missed? Might have been. This is defended to cover, Jadeja looks for a single but is sent back. No direct hit
125.2
Anderson to Jadeja, 1 run, tough chance goes down at gully. It was travelling. Back of a length outside off, Jadeja wafts at it and a thick edge flies wide of Burns. It's going to his left, around shoulder height, and he gets his hands on it but can't hold on
125.1
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, back of a length delivery down leg, Jadeja misses the glance
123.6
Anderson to Ishant, out Lbw!! Ishant has reviewed this quickly after being given LBW. Don't think there's an edge. But he thinks he's got outside the line of off with his exaggerated shuffle. We'll find out if he has. It's a big inswinger that's pitched up, Ishant tries playing from the crease but is beaten on the inside edge. The impact is marginal, so it'll stay with the onfield call. Never any doubt about where it was heading. Anderson had one ball at Ishant in this over and that's enough for him. Ishant lbw b Anderson 8(29) [4s-1]
123.5
Anderson to Jadeja, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Jadeja tucks it wide of midwicket and gets the single off the fifth ball
123.4
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked in front of short cover
123.3
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, back of a length delivery across off, this time Jadeja's much more confident as he punches to cover
123.2
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, back of a length delivery swinging away across off, Jadeja hangs his bat at it and it runs off the edge wide of gully. Burns dives to his right at gully and stops
123.1
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, short of length delivery outside off, steered wide of point. Doesn't take the single
119.6
Anderson to Ishant, no run, bit of a leading edge to mid-on. Full ball angled into the pads, Ishant closes the face a little early and the ball rolls towards mid-on
119.5
Anderson to Jadeja, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, clipped to deep square leg
119.4
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, back of a length delivery across middle, Jadeja tries working it into the on-side as he shuffles across but gets an inside edge onto pad
119.3
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, Jadeja gives the charge but Anderson again, like in the previous over, denies him the room. Short of length close to the body, Jadeja blocks
119.2
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, blocked into the off-side
119.1
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, goes up off a leading edge but falls wide of gully! This got big on Jadeja. Short of length at the body, Jadeja thought he'd be able to get on top of it as he tried tucking it through midwicket. But it climbed on him, getting the edge close to the bat shoulder
117.6
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, Jadeja advances, Anderson shortens his length and cramps him up. There's no room to free the arms and Jadeja chops it off a thick under-edge onto the pad
117.5
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, back of a length delivery, Jadeja blocks it down the pitch
117.4
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, good length ball on leg stump, Jadeja misses the flick and is hit on the pad. Pitched well outside leg
117.3
Anderson to Ishant, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Ishant hops across and pats it in front of point. Jadeja calls him through. Ishant dashes across, putting in the dive to beat Moeen Ali's throw which isn't on target anyway
117.2
Anderson to Ishant, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked from the crease
117.1
Anderson to Ishant, no run, good length ball swinging away outside off, left alone
99.6
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, and all of a sudden Anderson gets it to spring up on the batter outside off. That was closer to the sticks and on a back of a length spot. Jadeja stood tall to play at that before bailing out of the poke outside off
99.5
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, Anderson needs to make Jadeja play at deliveries. Again wider from the sticks and Jadeja easily lets it go
99.4
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, change of angle from Anderson as he comes from round the wicket and ushers the ball into the batter but it was still away from the sticks. Jadeja obliges with a leave
99.3
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, quicker length delivery angling away, Jadeja lets it go to the keeper as that was away from the sticks
99.2
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, hops back and pushes the ball out for it to dribble down to the man at mid-off
99.1
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, harmless away going delivery and Jadeja sees it to the keeper
97.6
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, another of those balls which angle across the left-hander without the batter paying much heed to it
97.5
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, more curl on that delivery as it nestles into the gloves of the keeper but easily left alone as it wasn't threatening the sticks
97.4
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, fuller, angling across and is met with the same fate - a leave
97.3
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, curls away like a parabola and Jadeja sees the line before letting it go through
97.2
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, fuller, just outside off and Jadeja pokes the delivery into the covers
97.1
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, fuller, angling across, outside off and has been left alone
95.6
Anderson to Pant, 1 run, on the sticks, nibbles in, Pant stays back and nudges the ball on to the on-side off the closed face of the bat
95.5
Anderson to Pant, no run, plays that under his eyes by allowing it to come to him and ends up tapping it out into the off-side off a length ball
95.4
Anderson to Pant, FOUR, and the uncanny, indomitable Pant on show. He was tired of blocking and jabbing so decided to dance down. Gets hold of the widish length ball and flails his bat at that to slice it over the cordon for a four
95.3
Anderson to Pant, no run, playable length and line from Anderson and Pant pokes that down into the turf. Not much feet but soft hands did the trick
95.2
Anderson to Pant, no run, and much better from Pant as he leaves that outside off as the ball landed on a length outside off
95.1
Anderson to Pant, no run, looks to tuck it away but fails. Gets hit high on the pads as the ball angled in. Was a little late on it IMHO
93.6
Anderson to Pant, no run, in the zone of uncertainity and almost had Pant! The batter poked at that one and almost ended up edging it as the ball deviated away after landing to miss the edge. Cry of anguish from the Englishmen behind the sticks but the edge stayed elusive
93.5
Anderson to Pant, no run, Pant is standing a little outside his crease and not allowing Anderson to bowl that fuller length delivery outside off. That was outside off but on a length for it to be left alone
93.4
Anderson to Pant, no run, length delivery outside off, Pant with fidgety feet manages to jab it out
93.3
Anderson to Pant, no run, allows the ball to come to him before jabbing it out into the off-side. The bottom hand came off the handle as he pushed it away
93.2
Anderson to Pant, no run, stays behind the line and defends it down with soft hands
93.1
Anderson to Pant, no run, jumps down, Pant sees the line and lets it go. Just some food for thought for Anderson in case he thought Pant was going to docile to start off
91.6
Anderson to Pant, no run, stabs it out into the off-side with a slightly open face of the bat
91.5
Anderson to Jadeja, 1 run, on the sticks, clipped away between mid-on and mid-wicket for a single. The batter was a little late in getting his bat down but did well to put the ball away
91.4
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, waits on it, plays it late and stabs it out into the off-side
91.3
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, uh oh! That was a good ball. Jadeja didn't have any clues about the movement on that ball and just tucked his bat between his pads to let it nestle into the gloves of the keeper as the ball was little outside off
91.2
Anderson to Jadeja, no run, slips that down leg and Jadeja misses that. The England bowlers are yet to find their radars but already hve two in their kitty
91.1
Anderson to Rahane, out Caught by Root!! Edged and gone! India off to an abysmal start. Just a tame flail outside off and the ball took the edge for the man at slip to take a low catch. India are imploding out of nowhere. First ball of the day for Rahane turns out to be his last. His poor returns also don't show any improvements. India's tail now is only a wicket away from being exposed. Rahane c Root b Anderson 1(23)
85.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Rahul's right behind the line in defence
85.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, pulls the length back a touch, Rahul defends
85.4
Anderson to Rahul, FOUR, those gorgeous drive continue to flow for Rahul. Overpitched outside off, Rahul has a bit of a shimmy towards the ball before driving it through the covers
85.3
Anderson to Rahane, 1 run, full ball around middle, Rahane flicks to deep backward square
85.2
Anderson to Rahane, no run, full ball swinging away outside off, left alone
85.1
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, good length ball around middle, Rahul nudges it wide of mid-on
83.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, did that carry? Don't think so. Kohli doesn't need to be playing at this though. Back of a length outside off, straightens a touch and Kohli hangs his bat at it. The outside edge dies to third slip, dropping just short of Bairstow
83.5
Anderson to Kohli, no run, full ball curving away around off, Kohli has the swing covered in his forward defence
83.4
Anderson to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery on off, Kohli pats it to point
83.3
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, steers it wide of point
83.2
Anderson to Rahul, FOUR, short of length outside off, and Rahul has ample time on the back foot. Stands tall to punch it through point
83.1
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, full ball swinging away from off, Kohli steers wide of point. There's a mix-up. Kohli initially calls for the single and Rahul responds. But then they both hesitate, stopping mid-pitch. It could've been ugly had Hameed not misfielded
81.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, back of a length on middle, blocked
81.5
Anderson to Kohli, no run, defends it with the swing towards point
81.4
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul allowing himself a few more liberties now, taking on a ball that's short of length and pulling it in the air behind square. Came off a top-edge but it's well wide of the fielder in the deep
81.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, pitched up outside off, pushed to the left of mid-off
81.2
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, overpitched on off, Kohli flicks to long leg
81.1
Anderson to Kohli, no run, full ball just outside off, not much swing, Kohli defends forward
57.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, inswinger on the off stump, Rahul defends to leg
57.5
Anderson to Rahul, FOUR, brilliant! Full and swinging away outside off stump, Rahul leans forward, doesn't overcommit, drives with an open bat face through cover-point and that was middled so well
57.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, under edge onto the thigh pad. Rahul feels he missed out a loose short ball. Rocked back to pull but edged that
57.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, length delivery outside off stump, Rahul lets it go
57.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, full and swinging away, Rahul tucks the bat behind the bat and lets it go
57.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, swinging back in, Rahul defends solidly off the front foot
55.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, beaten! Kohli's lunge! Hmm.. Anderson will love to play with that. Was the fullish delivery, Kohli right on the front foot to block, but this one jags away off the pitch and misses the bat. Lands in front of Buttler
55.5
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, Anderson bowls another inswinger, this time it's on the pads, tucked behind square for a run
55.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, beaten. Properly beaten. Inswinger on a fullish length drawing Rahul forward, Rahul plays away from the body and looks to push and luckily misses the edge
55.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, plays inside the line and lets this good length delivery go
55.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, fullish delivery, Rahul moves across and flicks to mid-wicket
55.1
Anderson to Kohli, 1 run, first ball Kohli lunges forward and pushes the full ball towards cover. He's away first ball
53.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, gets hit on the thigh pad this time
53.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, plays inside the line and lets it pass. Almost poked at it away from the body, Anderson was shaping it away, bowled this wobble seam and it held its line, almost sucking Rahul into an ill-advised poke
53.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, swinging away just outside off stump, Rahul defends
53.3
Anderson to Rahul, FOUR, oh shot! Outswinger not all that short, but Rahul is getting into good positions early, just opened bat face very late and connected very late using all the width on offer outside off stump. Guided past gully
53.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, compact block covering the line of off stump
53.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, outside off stump, left alone
51.6
Anderson to Rahul, FOUR, fuller length delivery, Rahul drives the ball away into the covers for a four. That was pitched up and Rahul drove it on the up and got it away to the fence. That ain't a bad way to go into tea
51.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, on a length, nibbling away, Rahul sees the line and lets it go
51.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, gets a little forward and blocks it out into the off-side
51.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, angling in, Rahul tucks the ball wide of mid-on
51.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, Rahul gets forward and defends it back to the bowler
51.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Rahul stabs it down and finds the man at gully
49.6
Anderson to Pujara, out Caught by Bairstow!! Hangs his bat outside off and is a goner! Poor poke outside off and the third slip fielder buckets it. Pujara's dry run continues. That left the batter late but Pujara had no business playing at that delivery which was outside off. A lame shot to get out. India frittering away the advantage a little as the murky conditions continue to be beneficial for England. And this man! This legend continues to wreak havoc. Pujara c Bairstow b Anderson 9(23) [4s-1]
49.5
Anderson to Pujara, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, Pujara brings the bat down straight and pushes the ball back past the bowler for a double. That was well played as he was right behind the line of the ball despite the ball nipping in
49.4
Anderson to Pujara, no run, sees the line outside off and lets it go to the keeper
49.3
Anderson to Pujara, no run, a little tentative but Pujara blocks the ball out into the off-side off the inner half of the bat
49.2
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, looks to defend it off the front foot into the off-side and then gets an inside edge into the on-side for a single
49.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, on a length, outside off, Rahul lets it go
47.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, blocks that out solidly without any issues
47.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, Rahul stabs the ball down into the deck as that was on a length
47.4
Anderson to Pujara, 1 run, drives the ball away square of the wicket as that was pitched up. The man at point dived to his right and stopped it
47.3
Anderson to Pujara, no run, Pujara gets behind the short of length delivery and defends it
47.2
Anderson to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery and Pujara stabs it out into the off-side. Wanted a single but was sent back
47.1
Anderson to Pujara, FOUR, that was a poor shot! Poky outside off, hung his bat outside off and the ball went off the edge. The slip fielder at fourth slip dived to his left but was away. That gap between second and fourth slip didn't help
45.6
Anderson to Pujara, no run, decks in from a length but still outside off and has been left alone
45.5
Anderson to Pujara, no run, allows the time to the batter to shoulder arms as that was well outside off
45.4
Anderson to Pujara, no run, on a length, some movement outside off, left alone
45.3
Anderson to Rahul, 3 runs, on the pads, clipped away past mid-on for a triple. That was a poor delivery and Rahul put it away without any hassles
45.2
Anderson to Pujara, 1 run, off the cue-end of the bat and the ball went into the off-side for a single as the batter initially thought of closing the face of the bat
45.1
Anderson to Pujara, no run, the ball jagged in again and Pujara missed the line. But the ball hit him high on the front pad before hitting him again on the back pad. The England players deliberated and would be disappointed that they opted to review that
43.6
Anderson to Pujara, no run, allows the ball to nibble away and then stabs the ball out to the man at gully
43.5
Anderson to Pujara, no run, starts with a fuller ball outside off and Pujara lets it go outside off
43.4
Anderson to Rohit, out Bowled!! The outswinger on the previous delivery set this dismissal up. Rohit wasn't ready for the in-ducker which decked in late after landing on the seam. That impeccable seam positioning and some shrewd thinking from England's talisman has brought about a wicket against the run of play. End of a fine knock from Rohit where he hardly put any foot wrong. But this time committed a little early and couldn't account for the late inward movement, the ball hit the back leg and hit top of off stump. The overseas hundred will have to wait. Rohit b Anderson 83(145) [4s-11 6s-1]
43.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, back of a length delivery outside off and Rohit is a little poky outside off and gets beaten
43.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, on a length, well outside off and left alone easily
43.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, angles the ball in and has been tucked away to the man at square leg
41.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, too wide outside off and left alone easily as the batter had no intentions of playing at it
41.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, and beaten! Nibbling it away in the zone of uncertainity and Rohit hung his bat outside off to be beaten. Didn't really jab at it
41.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, trademark outswinger from Anderson and Rohit leaves it alone after harbouring thoughts of playing at it outside off
41.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and defends it out into the deck
41.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, on a length, at the sticks, Rohit blocks it off the front foot
41.1
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, a slightly risky single. Rahul turned the ball away into the on-side with soft hands for called for a single. The man at mid-on dived, but couldn't get the throw at the sticks to allow the single. He failed to collect it clean
17.6
Anderson to Rahul, 2 runs, oh leading edge rolls through point. Was a full delivery, Rahul thought he could access the cow corner region with a straight bat, but it swung away late to take the edge and roll across for two
17.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, now he's squared up by away movement but they have been very soft on the handle, the edge rolls towards gully
17.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, past the bat but that's Rahul playing inside the line and leaving than being beaten. Shapes up to defend off the front foot, then reacts to the seam movement
17.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, now this one's bounced in front of Buttler! Good luck batters playing on Day 4-5. Was a fullish delivery, should have carried comfortably as Rahul left, but it died and Buttler did well to close his knees before collecting
17.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, too wide outside off stump for Rahul to be interested
17.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone and Buttler collected that around ankle height! Hmm...
15.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, plays late, almost taking the bat away from the ball, but guiding on the bounce to third slip
15.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, gets a half volley close to the off stump, Rahul brings out the on-drive, but Anderson has plugged the region by having mid-on very straight
15.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, Anderson is testing Rahul's patience by bowling well wide of off stump, but this version of Rahul hasn't shown signs of flashing at those
15.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, it's outside off stump and not threatening the poles even with that movement back in, so Rahul covers the stumps and shoulders arms
15.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, taps this with soft hands in front of point and looks to rotate strike, Rohit rightly says no because the fielder was quick onto the ball
15.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, well played. Nips back in from short of length but it's wide of off, so Rahul tucks his bat in and lets it pass
13.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, good length delivery outside off, Rahul deliberately plays inside the line and leaves
13.5
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, good length delivery slanting in on leg, Rohit clips it to long leg
13.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, back of a length on off, blocked into the off-side
13.3
Anderson to Rahul, 3 runs, overpitches around off, and Rahul punches it nicely through mid-off. This is what good defensive play can do, force the bowlers to go searching for something extra and resulting in scoring opportunities. Bar that one loose shot from Rahul, don't think these two have done much wrong
13.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, good length ball around off, angling in, Rahul blocks it from the crease
13.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, good length ball outside off, left alone
11.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, a rare loose shot. He's been so disciplined in his showings on this tour so far. This one's a waft. Short of length delivery wide of off, Rahul plays well away from the body and is beaten on the edge
11.5
Anderson to Rohit, leg byes, 1 run, nipping in on leg, deflects off the pad into the on-side
11.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
11.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, cuts in from back of a length and hits Rohit on the thigh this time
11.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, a nip-backer that strikes Rohit on the back leg. Clipped the front pad on the way as well. It's too high though, not a convincing appeal
11.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
6.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, walks down the pitch now, the line is outside off and he lets it go
6.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, left alone outside off
6.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length delivery outside off, nibbles in a touch but it's a safe leave
6.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, overpitched on off, Rohit punches it back down the pitch and Anderson sticks a boot out to save some runs
6.2
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in on middle, nudges it into the on-side
6.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, back of a length around off, curving away, Rahul opens the face in defence, playing it nice and late
4.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length delivery outside off, Rohit nervously prods forward looking to defend but is beaten on the edge
4.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, back of a length, swings away and Rohit opens the face a touch in defence
4.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, mixing it up, Anderson. Some wobble-seam deliveries, some outswingers. This one's an outswinger, going away from a length around off, Rohit's a touch squared up as he defends towards gully
4.3
Anderson to Rohit, 2 runs, pitched right up on middle, Rohit looks to push down the ground but drags it off a thick inside edge behind square leg
4.2
Anderson to Rahul, 1 run, pitched up around off, Rahul defends wide of cover
4.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, forward short leg would've gobbled this. But there's no one there. Wobble-seam, nips in from a good length and takes a thick inside egde onto pad as Rahul looks to defend
2.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, full delivery swinging away outside off, left alone
2.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, they've gone up in appeal for LBW. The impact's clearly outside off. Length ball that nips in a touch as Rahul presses forward in defence. It was the wobble-seam ball, landing and nipping in
2.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, back of a length delivery curving away from off, much closer this time from Anderson, Rahul steers to point
2.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, an attempted inswinger now, doesn't come back a long way. Rahul hides his bat behind the pad as he leaves
2.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, continues to bowl those outswingers a set of stumps outside off, Rahul leaves
2.1
Anderson to Rahul, no run, good length delivery swinging away outside off, left alone
0.6
Anderson to Rahul, no run, good length delivery that's swinging away from a wide line again, Rahul lets it go. Bit of a warmup over that from Anderson
0.5
Anderson to Rahul, no run, pitched up outside off, swings away, left alone comfortably
0.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, full and wide, Rahul's not going to be chasing that after the discipline he's shown in the first Test
0.3
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, and Rohit's away as Anderson strays into the pads looking for the magic ball. Flicked down to fine leg
0.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, short of length delivery, swinging away from off, Rohit covers the line and blocks into the off-side
0.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, starts with a gentle outswinger, 130kph, curving away from a length outside off. Rohit lets it go, withdrawing his bat late
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