DAY 5: England beat India in third test

England beat India by 22 runs in a thrilling third test at Lord's on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
India, set 193 to win, were dismissed for 170 after tea on the last day, with the match ending when last man Mohammed Siraj played on to offspinner Shoaib Bashir.
Ravindra Jadeja was 61 not out – the allrounder's fourth consecutive fifty this series – after taking India to within sight of what would have been a remarkable win.
England captain Ben Stokes bowled two lengthy spell Monday on his way to innings figures of 3-48, with express fast bowler Jofra Archer – in his first test after more than four years of injury induced exile – taking 3-55.
Brief scores
England 1st Innings 387 (J Root 104, B Carse 56, J Smith 51; J Bumrah 5-74)
India 1st Innings 387 (KL Rahul 100, R Pant 74, R Jadeja 72; C Woakes 3-84)
England 2nd Innings 192 (J Root 40; W Sundar 4-22)
India 2nd Innings 170 (R Jadeja 61 no, B Stokes 3-48, J Archer 3-55)
Result: England won by 22 runs
Series: England lead five-match series 2-1
ENGLAND: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir
INDIA: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
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