India, July 15 -- By V.N. Prasad

Heartiest congratulations to the Englishmen on seizing a 2-1 lead. I salute skipper Ben Stokes for his energy and admirable skills in handling the situation in the slender 22 runs victory. As the skipper, he managed the show brilliantly. He richly deserved the 'Man of the Match' award.

Scores tied at 387 in the first innings almost at the end of the third day, we expected England to put up a breezy 300 plus and rattle us on the 4th day. Our seamers on the other hand rattled the Englishmen with exceptional tenacity to bundle them out for a meagre 193. With a little over a day in the Test, we believed in the right earnest that the Lord's Test was in our pocket. Alas, that was not to be as the game of crick...