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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
England's record 669 has Bumble dreaming of summer of '64 and Draft Bass Harry
David 'Bumble' Lloyd leaned on the railing of the third-floor balcony of the Old Trafford pavilion on Saturday morning and gazed out at the ground he graced as a Lancashire player for 18 years and let the memories come flooding back. Bumble was watching here as a 17-year-old apprentice, who worked as a joiner at the ground during the winter, when Australia hit 656 for 8 against England in the Fourth Ashes Test in 1964 and their opener, Bob Simpson, scored 311. Now, 61 years on, with a storied career as a player, umpire, coach, author and much-beloved commentator all part of his resume, he looked down from the old pavilion as Ben Stokes and Brydon Carse took England beyond that Australia score and established a new record for the biggest innings ever compiled on this ground. Bumble thought of the people that have filled the years between that Australia score and the England innings that surpassed it, the characters whose catcalls and antics still dance around his mind. 'To left of where the media centre is now,' he said, 'there was the only covered stand in the ground. It was called H Stand and there was a fella who used to sit there during county games who liked a pint of draft Bass. 'Everybody called him Draft Bass Harry and he drank a pint of Bass every time Lancashire lost a wicket. We were prone to the odd early collapse in the 1960s and it was not unknown for us to be 90-8 at lunch. It did for Draft Bass Harry. They used to have to carry him out. 'Then there was a chap called Ken Dean. We called him Bullet Head on account of the size of his noggin. He used to shout words of encouragement. "You'll never die of a stroke". Or: "Better to be a lucky one than a good one".' It has seen some wonders, this place. Jim Laker took 19 Australia wickets here in the Fourth Ashes Test in 1956. Richie Benaud, fashioning his leg-spin around the wicket into the rough, bowled England out on the final afternoon of the Fourth Ashes Test in 1961, claiming the wickets of Brian Close, Ted Dexter and Peter May. England surrendered their last eight wickets for 51 runs. It was here in 1976 when Michael Holding subjected Brian Close to one of the most fearsome, painful spells of fast bowling the game has ever seen, here where Ian Botham played one of the great Ashes innings in that enchanted cricket summer of 1981 and here where Shane Warne bowled the ball of the century in 1993. 'I was in the middle of my playing career in 1976 but I came down to the ground to watch that Test against the West Indies when Tony Greig brought Brian Close back into the team,' Bumble remembered. 'Closey liked a bit of pain but that was a real quick pitch. 'The other thing that stands out for me was the final day of the Third Ashes Test here in 2005 in the middle of that brilliant series. It had already caught the public imagination and there were more than 10,000 people locked outside. It was just a brilliant atmosphere.' And now there was this, a day and a Test that will live long in the memories of all who have been here, a Test that saw Joe Root move beyond Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting into second place in the list of all-time Test run-scorers. And a day that witnessed the drama and the emotion of Stokes's first century for two years and his pointing-to-the-sky celebration in tribute to his father, Gerard, who died five years ago. Stokes's innings of 141 and the ninth-wicket partnership of 95 that he shared with Carse pushed England's first innings, which ended on 669, into the history books. It was the biggest score ever here and England's fifth highest Test score on any ground. There may yet be another reason to remember it: Shubman Gill, India's captain, continued his remarkable series with the bat by ending Saturday on 78 not out and pushing his runs scored on this tour to 697. He is moving quickly up the list of most runs scored by a batsman in a series. Don Bradman's record of 974, set in England in 1930, may be out of reach but Gill looked dismissively comfortable at the crease here. When Bumble walked out of the pavilion, he passed lines of photographs of the great Lancashire players who have played Test cricket, starting with Vernon Royle in 1879 and moving on through wonderful players like Brian Statham, Cyril Washbrook, Glen Chapple, Clive Lloyd, Michael Atherton, Muttiah Muralitharan, Wasim Akram, Neil Fairbrother and Andrew Flintoff. Every picture carries a story. Every picture contributes to the history of this place. And now Stokes, Root and the rest have written a new chapter in its annals.
United News of India
5 days ago
- Sport
- United News of India
Stokes slams 141 as Eng rattle India at lunch
Manchester, July 26 (UNI) England produced a dominant batting display on Day 4 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, declaring their authority with a massive total of 669 in 157.1 overs, thanks to Ben Stokes' heroic 141 and Brydon Carse's entertaining 47. India, in their second innings, suffered a double blow before lunch, reaching a precarious 1/2 in just 3 overs. Resuming at 544/7, England raced past the 550-mark in the 137th over as Stokes began the morning session with aggressive intent. The England skipper registered his 14th Test hundred off 164 balls, playing a captain's knock just a day after claiming a five-wicket haul—an all-round feat not seen from him in nearly three years. His century was brought up with a stylish leg glance, followed by a helmet-off tribute to his late father, drawing emotional applause from spectators. Stokes then unleashed a flurry of strokes: sixes over long-off and long-on, reverse sweeps, and back-foot punches, displaying brute power and finesse in equal measure. He smashed 11 fours and 3 sixes in his 198-ball knock before falling to Ravindra Jadeja, caught by Sai Sudharsan at long-on while attempting another big hit. Brydon Carse added crucial lower-order runs, clobbering two sixes and three fours in his entertaining 47 off 54 balls. His intent was clear—charging down to smash Washington Sundar and Jadeja over the ropes. His innings ended when he miscued a slog-sweep off Jadeja, with Siraj holding a comfortable catch at deep backward square. Jadeja cleaned up the tail with key wickets, finishing with figures that reflected his persistence through the innings. Jasprit Bumrah too chipped in, dismissing Liam Dawson with a sharp delivery that stayed low and knocked back off stump. India's response was nightmarish. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan were both dismissed for ducks, leaving the visitors at 1/2 in just 3 overs. KL Rahul (1*) and Shubman Gill (0*) were at the crease at lunch, with the massive English total looming over them like a mountain. With a deficit of 353 runs and eight wickets in hand, India face a herculean task to save this match. India heads code 358 in their first innings. UNI BDN RN
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Ben Stokes' strokeful century give England 311-run first innings lead
Stokes then targetted Ravindra Jadeja as he first smashed him for a four and cleared extra cover boundary for a six by charging out of his crease the very next ball. By then the lead had swelled to 275. Brydon Carse joined the party the next over bowled by Washington. The all-rounder first slogged the ball to the midwicket boundary for a four and followed it up with a six in the same direction. Given the approach the duo adopted, England accumulated 104 runs in the first 19 overs at a run rate of around 5.5. England had scored 391 runs for the loss of five wickets on Friday taking a lead of 186 runs. But they changed their style of play completely the next morning in their bid to score quick runs and set India a big target. Interestingly, the overcast conditions gave way to a bright and sunny day as Stokes and Carse went on with their business of hammering Indian bowlers with disdain. Stokes then hit Jadeja for a six but perished the next ball as B Sai Sudharsan held a catch at the boundary. Brydon Carse was the last England wicket to fall as Jadeja claimed his fourth wicket of the innings. If Day 3 belonged to Root, the following day of play was Stokes' affair. After his five-wicket haul, Stokes made 141 off 198 balls which included 11 fours and three sixes to bring the game entirely in control of the hosts.
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First Post
22-07-2025
- Sport
- First Post
'That incident revved up the group': Gill-Crawley spat sparked team meeting and shift in England's attitude, reveals Carse
Shubman Gill's aggressive reaction to Zak Crawley's time-wasting tactics led to an England team meeting, where the home side decided to adopt a more combative on-field approach, Brydon Carse revealed as they won the Lord's Test from a losing position. read more As per Brydon Carse, the Gill-Crawley spat was the trigger that sparked England's comeback in Lord's Test. Images: Reuters England fast bowler Brydon Carse has revealed a secret team meeting was called after Day 4 of the Lord's Test against India in which the players and management decided to adopt a change in their on-field behaviour. Carse says the meeting was called after India, under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, started to get aggressive with their mental games and on-field behaviour. The first major on-field incident of the ongoing five-match Test series between India and Ben Stokes-led England took place on Day 3 of the third match at Lord's when Gill got into an argument with English opener Zak Crawley over time wasting. On Day 4, Siraj gave an aggressive send-off to Duckett, for which he was later fined by the ICC, and India were also seen using time-wasting tactics towards the end. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD England meeting sparks better performance In an exclusive interview with Mail Sport, Carse has revealed that the whole English team had a meeting after the end of the fourth day's play, where it was decided that they needed to put on a more aggressive tone on the field and it was the Gill vs Crawley incident that had sparked the change. 'That incident at the end of day three probably revved up the whole group, and we had that discussion at the end of day four,' Carse told Mail Sport. 'And I think the common thing was that sometimes, as an English cricket team, we can come across a little bit too nice, whereas the opposition are very quick to get stuck into us. 'So it was just brilliant that the whole team bought into that. We want to be aggressive and give it a good crack. We want to play the game in the right spirit, but still be up for a bit of a fight and a challenge. Also Read | Anjum Chopra Exclusive: 'Shubman is India's captain, let's be there to help him succeed' Carse admitted that the change in nature allowed the English players to perform better. 'When you're out on that field and you've got 10 other blokes all fighting your corner, I'm definitely one that won't shy away from something like that. It certainly gets your beans going and your emotions going, but it's also important in those situations to control it.'
Glasgow Times
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
England ready to ‘get stuck in' again after Lord's clashes
After exchanging good-natured wins at Headingley and Edgbaston, the Rothesay Test series grew testy at the home of cricket as India's fielders clashed with Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett in a time-wasting row. That lit a fire under England when it was their turn to field, with Jofra Archer giving a pumped-up send-off to Rishabh Pant while Brydon Carse and Ravindra Jadeja were involved in a mid-pitch collision. Ravindra Jadeja's collision with Brydon Carse was one of several Lord's flashpoints (Bradley Collyer/PA) India crumbled to 170 all out in pursuit of 193 to fall 2-1 down ahead of this week's penultimate Test at Emirates Old Trafford, but Brook did not think England crossed any line in their pursuit of victory. Brook said: 'I've had a lot of compliments. Everybody (I've spoken to) said it was awesome to watch. It was good fun, I have to admit, it was tiring but it made fielding a lot more enjoyable. 'I think it put them under a little bit more pressure. The opportunity that arose for us to not be the nice guys was because of what they did. We just thought 'we're not standing for that'. 'We had a conversation and said 'it's time to not be those nice guys that we have been before'. You don't always have to be nice. Who knows, that might have played into our favour. It was good fun. 'We were doing it within the spirit of the game. We weren't going out there effing and jeffing at them and being nasty people. We were just going about it in the right manner.' Harry Brook was happy for England to turn up the heat (Danny Lawson/PA) England have been accused of being too carefree in the 'Bazball' era, and Brook revealed it was at his urging after some choice words from head coach Brendon McCullum that they should shed that approach. Asked whether that extra bit of spice will follow the teams up north as England look to guarantee a series win, Brook replied: 'God knows. We'll see whether it happens again and whether it works. 'We were just putting them under more pressure. Baz (McCullum) actually said a few days before that we are too nice sometimes, and I brought it up the night before the last day: 'Baz said the other day we're too nice, I think tomorrow is a perfect opportunity to really get stuck into them'.' Possibly to help them sharpen their way of thinking, England have enlisted mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka, famed for his work with New Zealand's rugby team and instilling a 'no d***heads' policy during a period where the All Blacks won the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. Enoka is a long-time friend of Kiwi compatriot McCullum and worked with England earlier this summer before reprising his role this week on a consultancy basis. He spoke to the group in a huddle before they trained on Monday. Mohammed Siraj was fined 15 per cent of his match fee and given one demerit point for his angry send-off of Duckett during England's second innings, which ended with the pair brushing shoulders. He anticipates more needle between the teams in Manchester, saying: 'Yes (we will see more of it). I'm thinking what we need, what a player needs is sledging.' Mohammed Siraj argues with England's Joe Root, right, at Lord's (Bradley Collyer/PA) Brook had a rare fallow week at Lord's with just 34 runs and for the second time in the past eight months, he was knocked off top spot in the Test batting rankings by fellow Yorkshireman Joe Root. 'My main reason I'm in the team is to score runs and I don't want that (ranking) to affect my batting,' Brook added. 'I'm going to go out there, still be the batter I am. 'Everybody wants to be number one (in the world), don't they? Joe is a phenomenal player. I'm not in the same league as him. 'In my opinion, he's the best Test batter of all time. So I'll let him have that one for now.'
