Follow UsEngland completely dominated team India on day 2 as they managed to dismiss India cheaply for 358 with Ben Stokes leading from the front with a five wicket haul. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett laid a great foundation with their 166-run opening partnership with both the openers scoring 80+ runs missing out on much deserved centuries. Anshul Kamboj managed to take his first Test wicket by dismissing Ben Duckett on 94. Joe Root and Ollie Pope are looking strong at the crease as England finished Day 2 on 225/2.
Here are a few things we can expect on Day 3 in Manchester.
Pacers are expected to find more help on Day three in Manchester. Since 2021, 28 wickets have been taken on the third day at an average of 22.2 which is the best for pacers among the five days. There will be lots of expectations from the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Anshul Kamboj to deliver and not allow England to take a big lead.
Joe Root has been superb on home soil as he has maintained a terrific record across the five days since 2022. On Day 3 specifically, he has averaged 86 scoring at a SR of 74 with 500+ runs in 10 innings. It will important for Joe Root to post a big score if England intend to post over 500 runs in the first innings.
Mohammed Siraj has not had the best of days on Day 2 as the Hyderabad born pacer got thrashed by Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley as he conceded 58 runs in 10 overs. He has a terrific record on Day 3 in England as he has taken 13 wickets which is the most across the days. With pacers expected to get assistance, it will be a big day for Mohammed Siraj where he needs to deliver with 2-3 wickets.