England skipper Ben Stokes was on Sunday, July 13, caught slightly off guard, when he was seen yawning in the first over of the day’s play at Lord’s, in what came about as a funny moment early in the day, after Day 3 had ended with tempers flaring on both sides. On Day 3, it was a spectacle once again to see Jofra Archer go about his business and breach the 90 mph mark. Stokes too got the ball to rise from back of length and one of them crashed into Nitish Reddy’s helmet grille. With KL Rahul closing in on a hundred at the other end, India vice-captain Rishabh Pant attempted an avoidable quick single in the last over of the session, but Stokes pulled off a brilliant direct hit running in from cover to give his side something in a session controlled by the opposition. All the pressure of Day 3 might have taken over Stokes and he was still not up and running on the morning of Day 4. “Morning, Ben,” former India head coach Ravi Shastri said on air. Watch the video here: “Morning, Ben” 🥱🤣 pic.twitter.com/rR3NCD9hVD — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 13, 2025 As soon as Stokes realised that he was on camera, yawning seated on the Lord’s balcony, he soon had a grin on his face. On Day 3, Pant pulled Stokes over fine leg to bring up his fifty. His second six of the knock was one hit down the ground off Shoaib Bashir. Meanwhile, Rahul racked up his second century at the iconic Lord’s before India matched England’s first innings total of 387 on an attritional third day of the third Test to leave the match on even keel on a deteriorating track. Besides Rahul’s high-quality effort (100 off 177), Ravindra Jadeja (72 off 131) and Pant (74 off 112) propped up India’s first innings total. It would be a challenge for India to bat last on a pitch where the odd ball is taking off after pitching besides offering some turn.