‘New’ England made new record in Test Cricket. 277, 299, 296 – England won three consecutive Tests chasing big totals against New Zealand before the Edgbaston Test. This trend continued in the Edgbaston Test as well. Like the previous three Tests, England have left the Edgbaston Cricket Ground with a win.
Highest run chase in the cricket history of England
England have achieved even more at Edgbaston. Today, Ben Stokes’ team chased down 378 against India and won by 7 wickets. They have set the record for the highest run chase in their cricket history to win a Test match. India has also set a record. The team has never lost, with so many runs on board, before in a Test match. Earlier, Australia had won against India at Perth in 1977 with the highest score of 339 in the fourth innings.
Unbroken Root-Bairstow stand
England laid the foundation for the victory yesterday. They ended the day’s play at 259 for 3 with Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow sharing an unbroken 150-run stand in the chase. When Root-Bairstow started the fifth day’s play this morning, England needed 119 runs to win. It didn’t take long for England, who changed the Test under the coaching of Brendon McCullum, to pick up the runs. Without allowing any more wickets to fall, Root-Bairstow batted only 76.4 overs today and gave England a 7-wicket victory in the first session.
Run-scoring competition between Root and Bairstow
The duo put on 269 off 316 balls for the fourth wicket. Root was unbeaten on 142, while Bairstow scored an unbeaten 114. Root and Bairstow seemed to be in the run-scoring competition. In that competition, Root picked up a half-century before Bairstow yesterday. He completed his half-century off 71 balls with 7 fours. Bairstow played four balls more to complete his half-century. But Root also got a century ahead of Bairstow. Although it was Bairstow who had reached the 90’s house earlier. Root scored a century off 136 balls. He also hit 7 fours equal to the first fifty to score his second fifty. Bairstow’s century came off 138 balls, with 12 fours and a six. After 106 in the first innings, a century in the second innings. This is the first time in his Test career, Bairstow got a century in both the innings of a Test match.
An aggressive England that changed under McCullum
Some say that Indian bowlers did not bowl well in England’s second innings. But the fact that Root-Bairstow batted is a picture of an aggressive England team that has changed in Tests under McCullum! Bairstow is a bit of an aggressive batsman- he plays all kinds of shots in Tests. But when someone like Root who bats according to grammar plays scoop and reverse scoop shots in a Test match, then the change must be said in particular!
