Why Lord’s is on high alert: punctual checks, infiltration guards for India vs England 3rd test | Cricket news
Improved security measures were applied to Lord’s cricket field for the third test between England and India, which started on Thursday. Protocols include random occasional checks on spectators and the deployment of infiltrated staff, following disturbances during the previous Ashes series and concerns about potential protests during this marked confrontation.The match is expected to attract the largest Lord crowd in the Ashes of 2023, with tickets sold for the first four days and around 16,000 already bought for day 5.As part of tightened security, flags and banners are prohibited and additional guarantees have been introduced for pavilion players. These steps follow incidents of verbal violence for Australian players during the ASHES test last year.
One of the most alarming offenses occurred during the second ash test in 2023, when a shutdown of arrest oil run on the ground and launched orange paint on the ground. The demonstrator was quickly removed by the England goalkeeper Jonny Bairstow.Root Steadies EnglandOn the ground, Joe Root’s unbeaten 99 anchored the sleeves of England on a slow first day and grinding in Lord. The hosts ended Thursday on 251 for 4 after choosing to beat first.
Root entered England in difficulty at 44 years old for 2, after the Nitish Kumar Reddy of India took a sensational beginning by removing the two openers – Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley – in his very first.In a departure from the usual approach to the usual “Bazball”, Root braked his assault and led the resistance with a measured blow in his 156th test of tests, marking at a just three execution rate.Captain Ben Stokes, who won the draw under a sunny sky in Lord’s, was undefeated on 39 in Stumps. He and Root have so far added an uninterrupted stand of 79 points for the fifth window, which gives England after early damage.
