What a match, and what irony that it should be settled England’s way by a No.11 defending an off-break like an opening batter – soft hands and with the middle of the bat. But that’s great Test cricket, unsurpassable drama decided as often by the innocuous moment as the grand gesture.

England has beaten India by 22 runs in the Lord’s test on the fifth and final day and taken a 2-1 lead in their five-test series.

KL Rahul and Akash Deep are at the crease as India finds itself under pressure in the chase of 193 runs against England at Lord’s, London. At stumps on Day 4, India reached 58/3, still needing 135 runs to clinch the third Test match.

Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson has replaced injured Shoaib Bashir in England's 14-player squad for the fourth test in the five-match series against India, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday.

Dawson last played Test cricket for England in July 2017 and will be looking to make his comeback after eight long years.

England have called up Liam Dawson to replace Shoaib Bashir in their squad for the fourth Test against India. Bashir has been ruled out of the rest of the series after suffering a broken finger on his left hand when attempting a catch off his own bowling in the dramatic third Test win at Lord’s.