We review the second Test of the England v India series, with the focus on the dramatic final day. 

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Talking Points

• The remarkable turnaround on the final day of the Lord's Test
• How narratives around player behavior are often a TV creation
• Enhanced TV coverage offering us a perfect window into fast bowling
• India's bowlers extracting wickets on a pitch with few demons
• Jasprit Bumrah to Ollie Robinson - the ball from heaven
• England's lack of batting depth - and their over-reliance on Joe Root
• The opening partnership between Rahul and Rohit - a study in assessing the conditions
• Pujara and Rahane - facts v spin
• How Pujara has been turned into Test cricket's Batman
• The Ashwin decision - shouldn't India's greatest spinner be one of the first names on the team-sheet?

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

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