Nicholls’s dismissal happened for no reason but the fluke would not have stood out in the artificial shorter formats
It was shortly before tea at a clammy, claustrophobic Headingley when Jack Leach stepped up to bowl the final over of the session. After a promising start Leach had begun to lose the thread a little, and so had England.
Henry Nicholls had dropped anchor for 98 balls; Daryl Mitchell had simply picked up where he left off at Lord’s and Nottingham; the partnership between them had lasted 20 overs and was slowly squeezing the air out of the day.
Written by Jonathan Liew at Clean Slate Headingley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/23/jack-leachs-lucky-england-wicket-showcases-randomness-of-test-cricket under the title “Jack Leach’s lucky England wicket showcases randomness of Test cricket | Jonathan Liew”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
