London, July 14 -- A defiant half-century from Ravindra Jadeja kept India's faint hopes alive in the third Test at Lord's, but England remain firmly in control after reducing the visitors to 163 for 9 at tea on the final day.
Set a target of 193, India resumed at 58 for 4 today morning and slumped to 112 for 8 by lunch, as England's relentless pace battery, led by Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes, and Ben Stokes, tore through the middle order. However, Jadeja stood tall amidst the ruins with an unbeaten 56, battling hard even as wickets tumbled around him.
Jadeja's fightback was marked by sheer resilience and timely aggression. He brought up India's 150 in the 65th over with a single off Brydon Carse, greeted with thunderous applause from India...