Check Match Breakfast takes a take a look at among the largest points round cricket throughout England’s large third Check towards India at Lord’s.
Earlier than the fifth day of the third Check, RICHARD GIBSON discusses Kevin Pietersen’s cheeky Lord’s reminder, the teenage Indian stars at the moment shining, and the quirky stat surrounding Ben Stokes.
Kevin Pietersen’s Lord’s file flaunted
Kevin Pietersen has by no means been shy of self publicity, and so could not resist saying his entrance to this sequence by reminding individuals of his file at Lord’s.
‘While you rating a minimal of 5 Check 100s at Lord’s, the @HomeOfCricket welcomes you together with your initials plastered everywhere in the floor. A v v form gesture! Thanks,’ he joked on X, posting a video of the LED promoting boards.
The initials KP have been a magnet for controversy in cricket, with the snacks firm coming beneath hearth lately from campaigners arguing that merchandise excessive in fats, salt and sugar shouldn’t be related to a sport making an attempt to draw a youthful viewers.
Kevin Pietersen playfully reminded everybody of his file at Lord’s by stating his initials displayed on the promoting boards
One promoting marketing campaign run by KP and the Hundred was banned for focusing on junk meals at youngsters in 2022.
Though not an everyday media character right here, Pietersen has change into a preferred pundit on the subcontinent, and was on the coronary heart of claims final winter that England didn’t prepare sufficient on the limited-overs tour of India.
Prasidh Krishna’s fast escape
Prasidh Krishna, neglected of this match to accommodate the return of Jasprit Bumrah, was an surprising customer to the Barclays Media Centre on Sunday morning.
India quick bowler Krishna had been practising on the Nursery Floor when he was pressured to reply an pressing name of nature.
With the concourse nicely populated as the beginning of play approached, the MCC safety personnel really useful getting the elevate as much as the semi-monocoque construction above quite than struggle via a crowd to get again throughout the pitch to the Lord’s pavilion.
Tied innings usually produce outcomes
9 instances scores have been degree on first innings within the historical past of Check cricket.
Prasidh Krishna unexpectedly visited the Barclays Media Centre Sunday after MCC safety suggested him to make use of the elevate to keep away from crowds.
The 4 matches totals decrease than the 387 made by each groups right here led to constructive outcomes, the 4 larger ones petered out into attracts.
There isn’t any doubt this one will be part of the previous membership, however after Ben Stokes’ late strike to take away nightwatchman Akash Deep, the query is: which method is that this going to go?
Ben Stokes’ odd stat
Cricket is a recreation of quirky recurring statistics, however Stokes’ batting numbers this sequence actually stand out.
Sunday’s dismissal to Washington Sundar meant that England captain Stokes has made 33 in all three second innings.
Teenage Indian cricket stars
14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi struck 355 runs at an eye-watering strike price of 174, together with 29 sixes, in India Underneath-19’s latest one-day sequence win over England.
Suryavanshi then started the primary of two Check matches by taking three boundaries within the first over at Beckenham, so the aid would have been palpable once they dismissed him for a similar variety of runs as his age.
Sunday’s dismissal to Washington Sundar meant that England captain Ben Stokes has made 33 in all three second innings
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, struck 355 runs in India Underneath-19’s latest ODI win over England
England coach Paul Collingwood is lacking Edgbaston and Lord’s for private causes
Nonetheless, Ayush Mhatre, one other teenage Indian Premier League prodigy, took up the mantle, hitting 100 because the vacationers hit 540 at shut to 5 runs per over.
Mhatre, 17, performs alongside Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja for Chennai Tremendous Kings and crunched a speedy 94 towards champions Royal Challengers Bangalore final season.
He turned the primary of two wickets for Archie Vaughan, son of ex-England captain Michael Vaughan, this weekend.
England’s most well-known 17-year-old cricketer then led the struggle to keep away from the observe on – Rocky Flintoff placing 93.
Paul Collingwood’s absence
Since Brendon McCullum turned England’s multi-format coach, the backroom workers has been streamlined, working with each Check and white-ball groups.
Nonetheless, there was one notable absence in the midst of this five-match sequence, with Paul Collingwood lacking Edgbaston and Lord’s for private causes.
