Bat, bowl, field, the cricket all-rounder has a demanding job - one that baseball star Shohei Ohtani would understand. How difficult is it?

What a match, and what irony that it should be settled England’s way by a No.11 defending an off-break like an opening batter – soft hands and with the middle of the bat. But that’s great Test cricket, unsurpassable drama decided as often by the innocuous moment as the grand gesture.

England captain Ben Stokes gave a jaw dropping performance in the Lord's Test match. Braving pain, Stokes bowled a total of 44 overs, in an effort that once again furthered his legacy as a true leader in world cricket.

The home side have departed from their usual aggressive approach but this slow-burner of a match is captivating for different reasons

Jofra Archer's first cricket test for England in 4 1/2 years produced an impressive match haul of five wickets against India at Lord's.

Runs, however, are nature's greatest healer. The best case for England is Stokes finding some form and he continues at six for the foreseeable future. With the ball, Stokes is looking the best he has for years, and if he’s able to tie that together with runs as well, then maybe dad will be able to keep driving us to school after all.

This was a throwback of a last day when every wicket and run was eked out in front of a near full-house and the tension became unbearable