WATCH: Ravindra Jadeja loses cool at Brydon Carse after Ugly collision during Lord's Test
New Delhi: On the fifth day of the third Test, tensions were evident between Ravindra Jadeja and Brydon Carse at Lord's. While India lost Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Washington Sundar early on Day 5, England had taken hold of the match. But Jadeja and Nitish Reddy partnered and took over the innings.
In the 35th over, Jadeja played a ball into the off side and ran for a run. The cars were also moving in the same direction, which caused a collision. It appeared that Cars grabbed Jadeja's shoulder, which angered Jadeja. Ravindra Jadeja loses cool at Brydon Carse
After completing the run, Jadeja said a few things while heading towards the car. Captain Ben Stokes stepped in and calmed the two down before the matter escalated.
Nitish Reddy was dismissed on the last ball of the session, leaving India with 81 more to win and with Jadeja now Bumrah at the crease. India will regret the fact that they let this match get out of hand.
Clash between JADEJA & CARSE at the lords test day 5.#INDvsENGTest #LordsTest pic.twitter.com/pRIEBFClH9
— 269 | Ee Sala Cup Namdu (@kohlisphere_) July 14, 2025 India's continuous loss of grip
India had allout England for 192 in the second innings and the target was 193 runs. However, India's top order which was in form failed this time. Earlier, in the first Test, India had suffered a lower-order collapse, when they conceded by just a few runs. India did not take the lead in the series
In this series, India put England under pressure on several occasions, but could not hold on to the lead. Even in the first Test, there was a chance to leave England behind, but India's falling innings gave the opposition a chance to come back and England won the match by 22 runs.
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