But England has also gathered 251 runs at the end of Day 1, with Joe Root nearing his 8th Test hundred at the iconic venue of Lord's. English batter Joe Root defied coach Brendon McCullum's game plan of bazball and adopted orthodox measures to counter the Lord's pitch.
Ever since Ben Stokes formed the ideal pair with head coach Brendon McCullum, England has never decided to step down from the general approach of 'slam bang, thank you ma'am.'
Joe Root nearly faced 180 deliveries and still missed his hundred by one run on Day 1, though he scored his 8th hundred at Lord's eventually on Day 2 before being dismissed by Bumrah.
"It was a great day for England. Everyone believed England was going to continue with Bazball, but they betrayed everyone by playing Prankball instead. They usually score at a net run rate of 4, 4.5 an over, but today was different. England were going at three runs an over."
Strategy unfolded for India by Ravichandran Ashwin
The former player Ashwin identified that the Lord's pitch is not as flat as the previous two; hence, India should aim at bowling England out early on Day 2 and keeping them to a score below 350.
“If you look at this pitch, it possesses some sub-continent tendencies. The ball usually softens up after 60 overs, but if you look at Ravindra Jadeja, one back of a length delivery hit Joe Root’s bat very low. Now, this on Day 1 at Lord’s is quite a contrast to the conditions that you expect in England," claimed Ravichandran Ashwin.
India abided by Ravichandran Ashwin's advice
Even without their knowledge of what Ravichandran Ashwin had suggested through his YouTube channel, they have abided by his suggestions, picking wickets early on Day 2.
Day 2 has gone in Bumrah's favour as he has a hat-trick of wickets with Ben Stokes in the 85th over and Joe Root and Chris Woakes in consecutive deliveries in the 87th over of the game.
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