Nasser Hussain Warns England: 'Bumrah Spell Will Go A Long Way To Winning...'
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Nasser Hussain said Jasprit Bumrah's post-lunch spell on Day 3 at Headingley will be crucial in deciding the match's outcome.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Jasprit Bumrah's spell with the new ball, set to be delivered after lunch on Day 3 of the Tendulkar-Anderson first Test at Headingley Cricket Stadium, will be crucial and could determine the outcome of the match.
On Day 2, Bumrah was at his lethal best, taking all three wickets that fell and consistently beating the bat and finding the outside edge. However, he did not claim a wicket in the first session of Day 3.
Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took the wickets of centurion Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes, respectively.
'This game is evenly poised. We are three overs away from the new ball, and we know who is going to take that. Whoever wins the Bumrah spell will go a long way to winning this Test," said Hussain on Sky Sports.
Brook was nearly dismissed for a duck off Bumrah at the end of Day 2, but replays showed it was a no-ball. The right-handed batter, in his free-flowing best, earned another reprieve on 46 when Rishabh Pant dropped his catch off Ravindra Jadeja. Brook eventually reached his half-century off 65 balls, finishing the session at a counter-attacking 57 not out.
Hussain praised Brook's aggressive approach against Bumrah in the first session on Day 3 and emphasised the importance of converting his 12th half-century into a century in front of his home crowd.
'You wondered whether England would see off Bumrah or go after him, and Brook went after him. Running down the pitch is one of his shots. He is world-class, but of his eight hundreds, only one has come in England. He would love to make that two on his home ground, kick on and make a really big score," he added.
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June 22, 2025, 18:29 IST
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