England triumph in final-day Lord's thriller as India fall short despite Jadeja heroics
It was a galling way for the tourists to go 2-1 down, while the hosts still resembled the survivors of a disaster movie. Both sides deserve credit for five dramatic days; the second of two back-to-back Tests that began in a heatwave and hit boiling point once a row about time-wasting blew up on the third evening. Unlike similar scenes at Lord's four years ago – Virat Kohli's '60 overs of hell' match – England just about kept their heads.
Their players and supporters were put through the ringer, however, with Ravindra Jadeja's marathon 61 from 181 balls turning 112 for eight at lunch into a slow-burn thriller that drove India within touching distance of their 193-run goal. The needle notably also melted away once the celebrations subsided, Joe Root among those to console the bereft Siraj and shake hands with Jadeja following an incredible rearguard. – Guardian
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