England's white ball bowlers are revelling in their time to shine on pitches that are tilting the slogfests back in their favour.
First the Oval and then at Lord’s the batsmen have found life a little trickier than they’ve been used to over the last five years and it has shown in the scores. India’s Jasprit Bumrah picked up six wickets down south as England crumbled to 110 all out and Reece Topley hit back with six of his own on the northern ramparts of London to skittle the visitors for 146.
It means the series is tied up at 1-1 with a final clash at Old Trafford to come on Sunday, and for players who can often be seen as little more than bowling machines on flat pitches designed to encourage baseball style shootouts, the chance to star is more than welcome.
