What a match, and what irony that it should be settled England’s way by a No.11 defending an off-break like an opening batter – soft hands and with the middle of the bat. But that’s great Test cricket, unsurpassable drama decided as often by the innocuous moment as the grand gesture.

A fired-up Ben Stokes leads England to a stunning 22-run victory over a defiant India in a tense final day of the third Test at Lord's.

England has dismissed four India batters and given the Lord’s test another twist of fate to leave it on a knife-edge heading toward the fifth and final day.

Chasing a stiff target of 350, England ended on 270/7 in 63 overs, frustrating the visitors’ push for a win that would have given them a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Shaikh was the mainstay of England’s resistance,

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This was a throwback of a last day when every wicket and run was eked out in front of a near full-house and the tension became unbearable

W ith a home ODI World Cup looming in September, India have just six matches left to fine-tune their combinations. The upcoming three-match series in England, beginning Wednesday in Southampton, offers a glimpse into the team's evolving plans.

Captains Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill have downplayed the tensions between their England and India teams and regard them as a normal part of big series.