ENG vs IND | Twitter reacts as Stokes cherishes England comeback on the back of hot-hands Tongue

India looked set to extend their Day 1 domination on Saturday as Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill comfortably stretched their overnight stand of 139 for the fourth wicket past the 200-run mark. It was not until Shubman Gill charged down Shoaib Bashir in the hour before Lunch that the hosts finally got a reprieve but with six wickets still to get, a long order was in store for the Three Lions. Or so it seemed, until Josh Tongue got on a roll.

The right-arm quick began his devastating spurt with a brilliant inswinger from around the stumps to Pant, rendering the wicket-keeper batter completely clueless as the Dukes struck him plumb in front of the stumps with the bat nowhere in the vicinity. With Shardul Thakur departing too on the stroke of Lunch, Ravindra Jadeja remained the hosts’ last remaining threat. Tongue ensured the all-rounder did not make too much of a fuss as he speared another length ball to the southpaw who played it onto his wicket, just an over and half after Tongue had Bumrah caught at slip. To complete the remarkable turnaround from 430/3 to 471 all-out, Tongue nailed a pinpoint yorker on leg stump to sound Prasidh Krishna’s leg stump and end with figures of 4/86.

Stokes was ecstatic at Tongue having turned around his and the team’s fortunes in such a  short span, as he waved his fingers while blowing at them to signal hot hands before sharing high-fives with the pacer. Twitterati approved.

99 problem

99 problems and India is DEFINITELY one... Harry Brook falls just short of a sizzling century!



      

— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) 

Heartache

After Harry Brook’s hundred heartache on day three at Headingley, the batters and bowlers of the TMS team relive their 99 (and 98) experiences! 😬   

— Test Match Special (@bbctms) 

Milestone

Prasidh Krishna is a milestone destroyer, 1st stopped Steve Smith at 9,999 runs, now ends Harry Brook on 99 after 5 lifelines   

— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) 

Wicket

Harry Brook wicket on 99 

— Vodka ⭐⭐️ (@Taagudam) 

Finally

Finally Harry Brook Departs on 99 after getting 5 lifelines 👀🤦😂

Prasidh Krishna doesn't let happen milestones back in BGT he stopped Smith on 9,999.  

— THAKUR (@JThakur29) 

Gone

HARRY BROOK GONE FOR 99



 

— Lachy (@Lachy_Steele) 

Out

Harry Brook is out for 99! 😫 

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) 

Dismissed

Harry Brook dismissed for 99. 

— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) 

Heartbreak

Heartbreak for Harry Brook! 💔

So close, yet so far — dismissed on 99.

One run short of a ton, but a knock to remember! 👏🇬🇧   

— Manzar B (@ManzarBwrites) 

Dropped

Duckett dropped on 15, scores 62

Ollie Pope dropped on 62, scores 106

Brook dropped on 46 and 82, scores 99



If Jaiswal and other fielders hadn't dropped those catches, India would have already declared and England would have been trying to save this test. 

— Aagneya (@Aagneyax)