- Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum spoke with Lord’s officers in regards to the pitch
- England are tied 1-1- with India as they begin the third Take a look at on Thursday at Lord’s
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum had a non-public get-together with Lord’s officers on Tuesday morning to debate the pitch for Thursday’s essential third Take a look at towards India after England’s frustration over situations at Edgbaston.
Mail Sport understands {that a} 20-minute dialogue beginning round 8am additionally concerned Lord’s head groundsman Karl McDermott, MCC’s director of cricket operations Rob Lynch and England selector Luke Wright, following McCullum’s name for extra ‘tempo, bounce and sideways motion’ on the finish of his aspect’s 336-run defeat within the second Take a look at.
McDermott and the Auckland-born Lynch, who is aware of McCullum from their enjoying days in New Zealand, had been in a position to guarantee England’s administration that the wicket could be to their liking after McCullum described the Edgbaston floor as ‘extra of a subcontinent-type pitch’.
England opted to not practice on Tuesday, with Stokes, McCullum and some others heading off to play golf, earlier than resuming coaching on Wednesday.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum had a non-public get-together with Lord’s officers on Tuesday
England head coach McCullum described Edgbaston as ‘extra of a subcontinent-type pitch’
There was frustration over situations at Edgaston as India received by 336 runs to stage the collection
In the meantime, Stokes insisted England had been ‘not caught in our methods’ after bowling first in every of the primary two Checks. A green-tinged pitch at Lord’s might encourage him to do the identical this morning, although provided that the anticipated heatwave fails to materialise. The collection is all sq. at 1-1 with three video games to play.
