England’s Brydon Carse revealed the rollercoaster of emotions he went through during England’s 22-run victory over India in the Lord’s Test, which ensured a 2-1 lead for the home side in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series.
At Lord’s, after scores were levelled in the first innings, England put India on the path of chasing 193. Despite a spirited lower-order fightback, led by Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 61 – his fourth successive fifty in the format- India fell agonisingly close and were bowled out for 170, giving England a thrilling victory.
“You wanted to fall to your knees, almost. It was unbelievable, after all the hard work that the group put in over those five days. It was the best game that I’ve been involved in with England. And, from speaking to the guys who’ve played a lot of franchise cricket and Tests, like Harry Brook, who I get on really well with, he was saying that’s his best Test win. So to hear that among the group, and to share those thoughts after the game, was a special feeling.
“Once we got off that field and walked through the Long Room, it was an incredible atmosphere … really loud. A couple of the guys who had played in the Ashes said that’s the loudest they’ve ever heard the Long Room. It was a pretty special week,” said Carse at an event.
On the final day’s play, Jadeja was at his gritty and defiant best to hit his fourth successive fifty in Tests. But that valiant effort went in vain as India lost by 22 runs at the Lord’s and now find themselves 2-1 behind in the five-match series against England.