Two of the stars of the summer faced off in an enthralling passage on the second day, writes Phil Walker
A pair of tired teams traipsed into south London red-eyed and wary. The fallout from Lord’s and Old Trafford lingered in the air, the preamble tetchy and not especially edifying.
The first day, in the event, truncated by rain and caution, passed with little fanfare. Day two, with India resuming six wickets down under foreboding skies, always felt like a powder keg kind of day. As England sought to canter away in the afternoon session, it felt inevitable that two of the summ...
