The Lord’s Test was absorbing with the ball dominating the bat. It was a lowish scoring, slow match that had us all on the edge of our seats not wanting to miss the explosive moments. I watched every ball for five days because I loved it.
It was an examination of patience, determination and mental toughness under pressure. It had everything. It was the third magnificent advert for Test match cricket this summer. DT.
Time for Zak Crawley to go – opposition queue up to bowl at him.
Mesmerising victory over India also showed England batsmen that you do not need Bazball to entertain.