Updated On: 15 July, 2022 07:18 AM IST | London | Santosh Suri
Almost all batsmen got starts, but perished to Chahal by playing across the line when a straighter approach would have been more beneficial. Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root and Ben Stokes tried cross-batted shots and were either bowled or trapped leg-before

Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates an England wicket during the second ODI at Lord’s. Pic/Bipin Patel
England’s top-order batsmen are struggling to work out the right balance between attack and defence and as a result, they failed to get going in the second match on the trot.
Of course, there was a bit of improvement from the disaster at The Oval. Yet, much more was expected from the famed batting line-up in the second ODI here at Lord’s.