London: Lords Pitch maintained its green look on Wednesday, the eve of the third Test. The 22-yard strip ready for the match dominates the most discussions in the construction of the game. But contrary to the eve of the final test in Edgbaston, the Indian team management did not spend much time to study it. The Test series has watched two major Test matches played on benign pitches in Leeds and Birmingham. In comparison, God’s pitch seems alive. It can add another dimension to the already enthusiastic chain tied on 1–1. Body language is clearly rested in the Indian camp. Captain Shubman Gill did not engage in a long discussion with head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Aggarkar. He simply passed through artificial turf in the practice area and some light batting drills on regular pitches. This vice-captain was Rishabh Pant, who used to come out of the main class, hung around for a while and examined the hardness of the pitch before going towards the nets. As Gill got busy with his own drill, the pants spent a lot of time to chat with Gambhir and Agarkar. The first time on this tour was that Pant and Gill were in the middle of Lord’s, and they looked unhappy with whatever they are on.
India has completed a fierce victory in Edgbaston, as the players have still left their reserves to replenish. However, Jeet has shook the England team, which has proud to top high scoring Test matches in the last three years. The British have been forced to distract from their mantra to some extent. Historically the bowler of the Lord’s strip-friendly nature means that the two teams go into the match expecting more help for the bowlers than the first two tests. India, for a change, will feel that they are the team on ascending. Pants said in pre-match media interaction, “When you have speed, you want that small change. It is good for us to have a speed. Still, you know, after all you will have to play good cricket.” “As a team, we plan for whatever situation we are usually given to us. We do not want to think what the opposition is thinking or whether they are changing their plans,” Pant said. Their specialty positive and keep-ly-light demoner reflected the team’s confidence for testing, which could determine the course of a five-observance series.
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England captain Ben Stokes, with the possibility of playing on a spicir pitch, was reserved in his response to questions, sounding material. “In Lord’s, it usually plays the same way whenever you play. It always looks a bit in one and two days. Then, if anything, it is probably motion because the game becomes long. I saw a bit of the World Test Championship Final and it was the same, “Stokes said. It was clear that Stokes did not want to pin all his hopes of how the pitch behaves in the next few days. He said, “He confidently announced his XI for the match, which will only see a change with Jofra Archer, a test return to the tongue. India, meanwhile, are keeping their cards close to the chest, even though Jasprit is replaced by Bumrah in XI. The two-spinner combinations worked perfectly for India in Edgbaston. Even though his trick worked to be a decent batsman at number 8 in Washington Sundar, Pants said that he has not yet to call on the bowling combination. In the last match, Nitish Kumar Reddy’s poor outing may be for discussion. A criteria have been formed in the series, Sai Sudarshan and Karun Nair batted together in the nets, which was similar to a test. It would be surprising that the team management left Nair early. “In England, the pitches turn brown in a few days. We are still discussing if we want to go with an additional seamor or two spinners. We will take a call according to the pitch,” Pant said. Answers will come on Thursday morning.
