Carse Highlights England's Perseverance At Lord's As A Proof That They Are Much More Than Bazball

England had a brilliant Test at Lord’s in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where they let go of their typical ‘Bazball’ approach of high-risk shot-making and played attritional cricket, especially in the first innings. That allowed them to put 387 runs on the board, and then showed even more perseverance to bowl out India while chasing a low total on Day five at the iconic ground. 

England pacer Brydon Carse, who played a role with both the bat and ball with a half century in the first innings followed by 3/118 in the Test, said that the Test was proof that England are not a one-trick pony, and can adapt to the situation rather than reacting in one set way. 

“It was not the typical style of cricket that we would like to play, and it took some adjustment, but it shows this side can move forward and adapt to certain situations,” Carse told ESPNCricinfo. 

"We spoke a lot at the start of the series about how to get to that next level, about being a dominant Test team and the best Test team in the world. And as this game panned out, we showed that it's not always going to be one-minded or a certain style of cricket. So, it was very satisfying as a group,” he added. 

Carse also added that the environment at the ground and the intensity of the games so far have been great to see. Although he felt that he had been tad unlucky at times despite bowling well, and felt that he was in good rhythm during India’s second innings with the bat. 

“The atmosphere was incredible, the adrenaline was flowing," Carse said.

"It was an incredibly was desperate to make an impact in, and I felt in good rhythm bowling that evening,” the England pacer said.

“To be able to pick up a couple of wickets in that spell and put the momentum back into our hands going into day five was incredibly satisfying. At times, over the course of the series so far, I feel like I've been bowling well and maybe haven't had as much luck as I would have liked, but that was certainly satisfying for me.”

England lead 2-1 into the fourth Test at Manchester, which will start on July 23.