ENG vs IND | Twitter impressed as Joe Root headlines England’s cautious approach on day one

‌Joe Root’s gritty half-century headlined England’s batting performance on day one of the third Test against India at Lord’s on Thursday. The former captain was on the cusp of reaching his 37th Test hundred as England ended proceedings at 251/4 after 83 overs, with medium pacer Nitish Kumar Reddy picking up 2/46.

After opting to bat under warm conditions, England had a cautious first hour of play to be placed at 39/0. However, Nitish had a dream start in his first Test at Lord’s, accounting for both Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley in his very first over as the hosts went for lunch at 83/2.

Joe Root and Ollie Pope put England’s aggressive Bazball approach to the back burner as they adopted a no-risk approach to manage just 70 runs in 24 overs in the second session without losing a wicket. Root completed a patient half-century, in 102 balls, while Pope gave him company at 44.

However, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja struck with the first ball after tea to dismiss Ollie Pope to end the 109-run partnership. England lost another wicket shortly after Jasprit Bumrah castled Harry Brook five overs later. But, Root carried on at the other end to remain unbeaten on 99 and added an unbroken 79 runs for the fifth wicket with captain Ben Stokes.

Cheeky

— BavumaTheKing Temba (@bavumathek83578) 

Great day!

Great, gritty day at Lord's ends with England 251 for four, and Joe Root 99 not out. A major worry looming for England with Ben Stokes nursing what looks like a calf injury, picked up batting in the final session.

— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) 

Tears

Tears in my eyes, we've got our game back 

— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) 

Sachin sir

Sachin saab to his tantriks tonight 

— soo washed (@anubhav__tweets) 

Blockball

Blockball! More effective than Bazball? Certainly true today.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 

Respect

Sachin Tendulkar to Joe Root 

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) 

Harm

Bazball has done more harm to Joe Root than any other player. He shifted his playing style to adapt to Bazball 🙂 

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) 

Number 1

Dhruv Jurel Is Currently India's Number 1 Wicketkeeper.



His Keeping Is Top Class, Should Get A Place In Playing XI. 

— Vaibhav Bhola 🇮🇳 (@VibhuBhola) 

He definitely is

Joe Root behind Sachin Paaji's records😥 

— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@rajabetsindia) 

Slowest

Joe Root's slowest Test 100..

Slowest: 259 balls vs NZ at Hamilton in Nov 2019

at Lord's: 247 balls vs Aus in Jul 2013

vs India: 219 balls at Ranchi in Feb 2024.   

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)