England triumph in final-day Lord’s thriller as India fall short despite Jadeja heroics

Third Test: England, 387 & 192, bt India, 387 & 170, by 22 runsShoaib Bashir takes final wicket after tense run chaseAt the end of an undulating Test match that transformed into an intense battle of the wills, it was England who emerged victorious. India were just 23 runs short of their target when, at 4.54pm on the final day, Mohammed Siraj repelled a bouncing delivery from Shoaib Bashir, only to see it trickle back on to the stumps and knock off a bail.It was a galling way for the tourists to go 2-1 down, while the jubilant hosts still resembled the survivors in a disaster movie. Both sides deserve credit for five dramatic days; the second of back-to-back Tests that began in a heatwave and hit boiling point once a row about time-wasting blew up day three. Unlike similar scenes at Lord’s four years ago – Virat Kohli’s “60 overs of hell” match – England just about kept their heads this time. Continue reading...

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