Live Match
India tour of England, 2025, 2nd Test, Birmingham, Jul 2nd, 2025

England

(89.3 ov) 407/10 (15.6 ov) 72/3

India

(150.6 ov) 587/10 (82.6 ov) 427/6

England won the toss and opt to Bowling

VK: Ollie Pope reminds me of Ian Bell.
13.5
Prasidh to Pope, no run, 141kph, good length delivery outside off, left alone
13.4
Prasidh to Pope, no run, back of a length delivery angled in, Pope tucks it to midwicket
13.3
Prasidh to Pope, no run
13.2
Prasidh to Pope, no run, good length delivery in the channel, Pope gets forward to defend but it nips away and beats the outside edge
13.1
Prasidh to Pope, no run, good length ball slanted in on middle, Pope tucks it midwicket
12.6
Akash Deep to Brook, no run,
12.5
Akash Deep to Brook, no run, back of a length delivery nipping in at the stumps, blocked from the crease
12.4
Akash Deep to Brook, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked from the crease
12.3
Akash Deep to Brook, no run, 136kph, good length ball on off, defended forward
12.2
Akash Deep to Brook, 2 runs, back of a length outside off,
12.1
Akash Deep to Brook, no run, back of a length on off, skidding through, Brook defends from the crease
11.6
Prasidh to Pope, no run, sharp nip-backer, jags in from back of a length and strikes Pope on the back thigh
11.5
Prasidh to Pope, no run, back of a length on off, Pope tucks it to mid-on
11.4
Prasidh to Pope, FOUR, nearly chopped on! Back of a length just outside off, nips back in as Pope looks to defend from the crease and the inside edge goes past leg stump
11.3
Prasidh to Pope, no run, back of a length delivery around off, blocked from the crease
11.2
Prasidh to Pope, no run
11.1
Prasidh to Pope, no run, 135kph, full and wide, left alone
10.6
Akash Deep to Brook, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off, Brook rides the bounce nicely and punches it away through the point region
10.5
Akash Deep to Brook, no run, dug in short, rises above the left shoulder of Brook who lets it go