Mohammed Siraj wore his heart on his sleeve on Day 4 of the third Test at Lord’s, delivering a fiery spell that saw emotions run high and umpires forced to step in.
England opener Ben Duckett, who scratched his way to 12 off 12 balls, attempted a cheeky ramp shot to the fine leg boundary, that didn’t sit well with Siraj. The Indian pacer didn’t take long to respond. Just two deliveries later, Siraj forced Duckett into a miscued flick toward midwicket, where Jasprit Bumrah completed a safe catch.
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Siraj let his emotions spill over, charging down the pitch and letting out a scream in Duckett’s direction as the batter made his way back to the pavilion. The animated send-off prompted the on-field umpires to step in and restore calm.
But Siraj wasn’t done. He struck again shortly after, trapping Ollie Pope leg-before for just 4 off 17 deliveries. Although umpire Paul Reiffel initially ruled Pope not out, Siraj was quick to convince skipper Shubman Gill to review. His instincts proved spot-on, ball-tracking showed the delivery crashing into middle stump with no inside edge, leading to a reversal of the on-field decision.
India’s bowlers continued to chip away at England’s top order. Nitish Kumar Reddy joined the wicket column by drawing Zak Crawley into a loose drive, which was sharply taken by Yashasvi Jaiswal at gully, his first successful catch of the series after a string of drops in the opening Test.
England’s counterattack came through Harry Brook, who briefly shifted the momentum with a burst of boundaries, two fours and a towering six off Akash Deep in quick succession. But the comeback was short-lived. In the very next over, Akash Deep cleaned up Brook with a peach of a delivery, sending the stumps cartwheeling and leaving England in disarray at 87 for 4.
By lunch, England had crawled to 98 for 4, with Joe Root and Ben Stokes holding the line after the fall of early wickets. But the damage inflicted by India’s seamers, led by a charged-up Siraj, had already tilted the balance of the contest.
