LONDON (Reuters) -England captain Ben Stokes was named player of the match after taking five wickets in his team’s dramatic 22-run victory over India in the third test at Lord’s as well as scoring 44 and 33 and running out the dangerous Rishabh Pant in a splendid all-round performance.

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

Ollie Pope dropped by Shubman Gill On Day One, England’s No. 3 batter was dropped off the first ball of his first innings by the India skipper at gully. Pope tried to drive Nitish Kumar Reddy, but only managed a thick edge that flew to Gill’s right for a sharp,

After missing four years of test duty due to injury, England speedster Jofra Archer is keen to make up for lost time and says he wants to play the final two tests against India and prove he deserves a place in the squad for the Ashes series in Australia.

Jofra Archer’s first cricket test for England in 4 1/2 years produced an impressive match haul of five wickets against India at Lord's