EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Lord’s Test drawn after absorbing final day Pujara comes to India’s rescue Labuschagne and Head stand firm as Australia wards off an incisive spell from Archer & Co. Ishant, Umesh and Kuldeep bundle out West Indies­A THE ASHES Reuters LONDON The second Ashes Test was drawn as Australia, chasing 267 to beat England, ended on 154 for six after an absorb­ ing final day at Lord’s on Sunday. Ben Stokes made a bril­ liant century and England declared on 258 for five be­ fore Jofra Archer claimed two early wickets to give the host the sniff of an unlikely victory. dug in to take England to 157 But Marnus Labuschagne, for four at lunch. replacing Steve Smith as Test Buttler fell for 31 but cricket’s first substitute, Stokes went on the attack made 59 and Travis Head an Knocked over: Marnus Labuschagne, who made history as Test cricket’s first concussion and brought up his seventh unbeaten 42 to lead the Aus­ substitute, goes down after being hit by a Jofra Archer bouncer.* AFP Test century, adding a quick­ tralians to safety and keep fire 97 with Jonny Bairstow them 1­0 up in the series. the helmet by the second however, showing courage and 11 fours, as the host ad­ who finished unbeaten on In his element: Pujara was into his stride rightaway, doing what he does best. * COURTESY BCCI Smith was ruled out of the ball he faced from the Barba­ and composure under in­ ded 162 runs to its overnight 30. reduced to 89. Test specialist with eight fours and a six. final day suffering from con­ dos­born fast bowler. tense pressure to reach his score to give itself a chance Australia will head to INDIA IN WI Pujara got going in his first cussion symptoms after be­ second Test fifty in his sixth of levelling the series. Leeds for the third Test start­ Rohit fell after making 68 Press Trust of India competitive match of the ing struck on the neck by an Courage and composure match. After resuming on 96 for ing on Thursday with Smith’s off 115 balls, hitting eight 4s Coolidge (Antigua) West Indies tour and retired Archer bouncer on Saturday The 25­year­old right­hander Earlier, Stokes scored 115 four following another rain fitness being a matter of se­ and a six. after making 100 off 187 balls and Labuschagne was hit on was able to continue batting, not out, hitting three sixes delay, Stokes and Jos Buttler rious concern. Cheteshwar Pujara struck form with a fine century, Pant, Vihari come good SCOREBOARD while Rohit Sharma hit 68 as After Pujara retired in the fi­ India shrugged off an initial nal session, Rishabh Pant Labuschagne is first England — 1st innings: 258. Bairstow b Archer 2, M. wobble to declare at 297 for A hoax! and Hanuma Vihari further Australia — 1st innings: 250. Labuschagne c Root b Leach 59, five against West Indies­A in pushed the Indian total. Press Trust of India Stumps were drawn just af­ England — 2nd innings: R. T. Head (not out) 42, M. Wade c the three­day warm­up Coolidge (Antigua) ter Pant was out for a 53­ball ‘concussion’ substitute Burns c Paine b Siddle 29, J. Roy Buttler b Leach 1, T. Paine c game here on Saturday. In c & b Cummins 2, J. Root c Paine Denly b Archer 4, P. Cummins reply, the hosts were skittled The BCCI on Sunday 33 which he made with the Agence France-Presse referee Ranjan Madugalle. the first being played b Cummins 0, J. Denly c & b (not out) 1; Extras (b­4, lb­18, out for 181 at tea on day two. confirmed that the help of four 4s and a 6. London nb­1, w­1): 24; Total (for six Smith was felled by a under ICC’s new Siddle 26, B. Stokes (not out) Ishant Sharma (three for For West Indies­A, pacer wkts. in 47.3 overs): 154. security threat to the Australia’s Steve Smith Jofra Archer bouncer on concussion substitute 115, J. Buttler c Hazlewood b 21 off eight overs), Umesh Ya­ national team was a Jonathan Carter took three was ruled out of the last Saturday. regulations, which allow Cummins 31, J. Bairstow (not Fall of wickets: 1­13, 2­19, 3­47, dav (three for 19 in 10 overs) “hoax”, but the Indian for 39 from his 13.5 overs, out) 30; Extras (b­5, lb­19, day of the second Ashes players who have suffered 4­132, 5­138, 6­149. and Kuldeep Yadav (three High Commission here and Keon Harding and Akim “Steve has been closely nb­1): 25; Total (for five wkts. Test with concussion. head or neck injuries to England bowling: Broad 7­0­ for 35 off 9.1 overs) ran Frazer took one wicket each. monitored by medical decl. in 71 overs): 258. has intimated the Marnus Labuschagne, staff overnight and this be replaced fully by a 29­0, Archer 15­2­32­3, Woakes through the West Indies­A Antigua government The scores: India 297 for five Fall of wickets: 1­9, 2­9, 3­64, 3­0­11­0, Leach 16.3­5­37­3, on the field as 12th man morning reported that substitute. line­up. Only Kavem Hodge about the decl. in 88.5 overs (C. Pujara 4­71, 5­161. Stokes 3­1­16­0, Root 1­0­7­0, 100 retd., Rohit Sharma 68, when play resumed on after sleeping well, he Labuschagne was (51) offered some resistance. developments. Australia bowling: Cummins 17­ Denly 2­2­0­0. Rishabh Pant 33, Hanuma Viha­ Sunday, hence became woke with ‘a bit of a eligible to bat or bowl in 6­35­3, Hazlewood 13­1­43­0, “We have informed Man­of­the­Match: Stokes. ri 37 n.o., Jonathan Carter three the first ‘concussion headache and a feeling of Smith’s place, unlike Siddle 15­4­54­2, Lyon Solid stand the security agencies for 39) vs West Indies 181 in substitute’ in Test history grogginess,” said an traditional substitutes 26­3­102­0 Match drawn, Australia leads On day one, Pujara and Ro­ and it has been found 56.1 overs at tea (Kavem Hodge after Australia’s request Australian team who were restricted to Australia — 2nd innings: C. Ban­ five­Test series 1­0. hit stitched a 132­run part­ that it was a hoax mail,” 51, Ishant Sharma three for 21, was approved by match spokesman. The series is fielding. croft lbw b Leach 16, D. Warner Third Test: August 22 to 26, nership for the fourth wicket a BCCI official said. Umesh Yadav three for 19, Kul­ c Burns b Archer 5, U. Khawaja c Leeds. to rescue India after it was deep Yadav three for 35). Rain plays Klaasen for SCOREBOARD Anand NADA tests from Karunaratne takes spoilsport Second New Zealand — 1st innings: posts win Press Trust of India 249. Sri Lanka to victory Sri Lanka — 1st innings: 267. DULEEP TROPHY next Duleep game Johannesburg Sports Bureau Wicketkeeper Rudi Second New Zealand — 2nd innings: SAINT LOUIS PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Involved in record stand with Thirimanne 285. testing or random­testing. has been ruled out of South Viswanathan Anand Ashwin Achal NEW DELHI Sri Lanka — 2nd innings: D. There will be a few tests on Africa’s Test tour of India in KIWIS IN LANKA emerged as the lone win­ Bengaluru The National Anti­Doping match days (in­ Karunaratne c Watling b October due to an injury Southee 122, L. Thirimanne ner on the opening day of Agency (NADA) will start competition),” said Dr. Agence France-Presse Play was abandoned with­ and Heinrich Klaasen will lbw b Somerville 64, K. Mendis the prestigious Sinquefield testing the players during Abhijit Salvi, head of the out a ball being bowled on take his place in the squad, Galle c Raval b Ajaz 10, A. Mathews Cup chess tournament af­ anti­doping unit. the second day of the Du­ the next Duleep Trophy Cricket South Africa has Captain Dimuth Karuna­ (not out) 28, K. Perera c Sant­ ter conquering Russia’s Ian leep Trophy match bet­ game in Bengaluru from The BCCI carried out said. ratne scored 122 as Sri Lan­ ner b Boult 23, D. de Silva (not Nepomniachtchi in 77 ween India Green and In­ August 23, having agreed to around 275 tests last season CSA said Second, one of ka chased down 268 for the out) 14; Extras (b­6, lb­1): 7. moves here. dia Blue, at Just Cricket BCCI’s demands for with the International the new caps in the Proteas loss of four wickets to win Total (for four wkts. in 86.1 Other results (first round): ground here on Sunday. qualified medical Doping Tests and squad to play three Tests in the first Test against New overs): 268. Magnus Carlsen (Nor) drew The first session was lost practitioners as Lead Dope Management of Sweden India in October, suffered Zealand on Sunday and take Fall of wickets: 1­161, 2­174, 3­ with Anish Giri (Ned); Hikaru 218, 4­250. due to a wet outfield Control Officers (LDCO). (IDTM) for sample an injury while practising a 1­0 lead in the two­match Nakamura (USA) drew with New Zealand bowling: Boult caused by overnight rain. “The Duleep Trophy has collection, and it remains with the South Africa­A series. Fabiano Caruana (USA); Ding 9.1­1­34­1, Southee 12­2­33­1, Liren (Chn) drew with Wesley Shortly after Lunch, it already started and they to be seen how many tests side.