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England Crush India By Innings And 159 Runs In Second Test:- After a massive defeat in the first test, the poor batting show by Indian batsmen continued in the second test in Lords. England crushed India by an innings and 159 runs in the second test. The test ended up in four days and India has been left behind with 0-2 in the five test match series. India went all out for 107 in the first innings and England went 396/7 declared. Team India could not resist and fight against the English bowlers in the second innings too.
With poor batting show, India were all out for 130 and got defeated badly in the second test. James Anderson (4/23) and Stuart Broad (4/44) crushed Indian batsmen in the second innings. With 356/6 on day three, England decided to declare their innings at 396/7. Chris Woakes stood not out for 137. Despite of the first day washed out due to rain, the second test ended before fourth day. We have been outplayed for the first time in the last five test matches admitted Virat Kohli. He agreed that the poor show of the batsmen made them face such a bad defeat.