ENG vs IND | Twitter shocked as Woakes’ short-pitch ball breaks Jaiswal’s willow in Manchester

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Batters are often taken by surprise whenever the red cherry goes on to break their willow and Yashasvi Jaiswal was taken aback during the fourth Test against England in Manchester. The southpaw had to ask for a new bat with Chris Woakes’ inswinger hitting the willow right below its shoulder.

‌With the five-match series evenly poised at 2-1 ahead of the fourth Test in Manchester, England won the toss and sent India in at Old Trafford under cloudy and overcast conditions. Both KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal adopted a cautious approach with the Dukes’ ball doing a lot in favourable conditions for seamers.

The visitors managed 25/0 in eight overs against the new-ball duo of Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer, with Rahul scoring 15 off 30 balls and Jaiswal at eight from 18 balls. Woakes kept things tight with four dot balls against the southpaw in his fifth straight over.

He bowled a short of a length delivery off the fifth, that swung in wildly towards Jaiswal with the batter bringing down his bat just in time to fend it off. But he made contact with the ball right on top of the ‘V’, just below the shoulder of the bat.

The bat broke immediately, bending inwards, forcing Jaiswal to ask for a new bat. Twitter was shocked by Woakes’ bat-breaking delivery even as Karun Nair ran in with the replacement bats.

That was hard on the wood!

Well... that's not supposed to happen 😅

The Woakes delivery cracks the handle of Jaiswal's bat
— CBK (@CBKunchained)

Boom!

Bat Breaks, Spirit Doesn’t: Jaiswal Stuns Even as the Willow Gives Way💥🧢
— Yolo247 (@Yolo247Official)

That was fast and high!

Woakes broke Jaiswal bat while he defending his ball.. his bat handles moulded surprisingly, thank fully the part of it didn't hit stumps 😳
— Cric_Lover 🏏 (@ankit_bhattar)

Yeah he did!

"Chris Woakes just broke Jaiswal’s bat – literally! 💣 What a delivery! "
— Rana Ahmed (@RanaAhm01973563)

Pretty high on the bat!

Chris Woaks broke Yashasvi Jaiswal's bat.

Karun Nair came with a set of bats for replacement.
— cricFusion Aashi (@cricket_x_Ashi)

New bat has come in!

Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Chris Woakes — AND THE BAT SNAPS! 😮💥

- A fiery delivery from Woakes, and Jaiswal’s bat couldn’t handle the heat — broken into pieces! 🪵🔥

That’s some serious pace and power!
— Akaran.A (@Akaran_1)

That hurts!

🏏YASHASVI JAISWAL BROKES HIS BAT ON JOFRA ARCHER BOWLING.
— Fan Of Cricket 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@techsmart484675)

Yeah!

Hey did Woakes just break the splice of Jaiswal's SG bat because he's on the pro-Duke's ECB payroll? Can't wait for your next investigative masterpiece.
— Nitin Sundar🎙️✒️🎦 (@knittins)

He has got spare!