Twitter Reactions: England Continues To Dominate As Joe Root Masterclass Leaves India Reeling At Headingley On Day 2

Hosts England piled on the misery after a flawless Day 1 as a combined batting effort from the top-order strengthened their position further. India failed to make serious inroads early on in the day and they paid the price as Joe Root brought up his third century of the series. At the close of play, England was 423/8, leading by 345 runs in the first innings.

Having been blown away on Day 1, India needed quick wickets at the start of the second day’s play at Headingley. Mohammad Shami provided the first breakthrough when he knocked over Rory Burns with a lovely inswinging delivery. Haseeb Hameed was soon sent back by Ravindra Jadeja, claiming the first wicket for an Indian spinner in the series.

Dawid Malan then joined hands with Joe Root to take England forward. They put on a 139-run partnership off just 189 balls, as India’s shoulders started to drop. Although Malan fell just before the lunch break, Root carried on with Jonny Bairstow to bring up his 23rd Test hundred.

Later on in the day, England lost a few wickets in a cluster, as an out-of-form Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali failed to reach double figures. Nevertheless, Root kept firing before falling to Jasprit Bumrah, who claimed his first wicket on a tiring day. Lower order contributions then ensued, taking England past 400 for the first time in this series.

Craig Overton and Ollie Robinson occupied the crease at the end of play. It almost seems as if England has well and truly batted India out of the match, and the visitors will have to play out of their skins to have a chance to even survive. Twitter lauded Root’s contribution and England’s batting display, with some firmly believing the series will be leveled very soon.

Here are some of the reactions to Day 2 of the Headingley Test between England and India:

Halfway through this series, @root66 has crossed 500 runs already! #IndvsEng

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) August 26, 2021

Another stupendously good innings comes to an end ?

Batted @root66 ?#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/eA1Ka15LKF

— Ruth's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) August 26, 2021

Another brilliant day. Another brilliant Test ? for our captain @root66 ?

Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/wMpcRFEj9o

??????? #ENGvIND ?? pic.twitter.com/tbrj6vFBn9

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 26, 2021

At the time of his dismissal, Joe Root had scored 30.9% of England's Test match runs off the bat in 2021. #ENGvIND

— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) August 26, 2021

Another day and another outstanding 100 from @root66 . What a splendid 2021 it has been for him with 6 test centuries, including 3 in successive test matches this series.
He has stamped his authority and England are in a formidable position in this Test Match. #3rdTest pic.twitter.com/oZ7RmaBbAA

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 26, 2021

Stumps on day two!

Joe Root's century has put England in the driver's seat ?#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/qmnhRc14r1 pic.twitter.com/asACkegYar

— ICC (@ICC) August 26, 2021

At the time of his dismissal, Joe Root had scored 30.9% of England's Test match runs off the bat in 2021. #ENGvIND

— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) August 26, 2021

Joe has decided to stay Root ed to the crease against us. Top player in great form #100 #IndvsEng

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 26, 2021

Another day and another outstanding 100 from @root66 . What a splendid 2021 it has been for him with 6 test centuries, including 3 in successive test matches this series.
He has stamped his authority and England are in a formidable position in this Test Match. #3rdTest pic.twitter.com/oZ7RmaBbAA

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 26, 2021

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Joe Root The Run Machine ?#3rdTest #ENGvIND #IndvsEng #JoeRoot pic.twitter.com/Lb3BHNt7pZ

— Ashutosh Srivastava ?? (@kingashu_786) August 26, 2021

@BCCI bowlers to the batsmen… #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/ZaLBdKz2j9

— varun malavalli (@leadkindlylight) August 26, 2021

Farewell to both the legends, playing their last test match??#IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/m38cbSXhyj

— BCCI (@SomewhereNowhe8) August 26, 2021

#INDvENG #JoeRoot
Indian team to joe root pic.twitter.com/ZOHo4CgOSZ

— Mirza Sahab (@ahsanali185) August 26, 2021

Time to give a quick call to ABD and get tips from him regarding this innings @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/QmMX07ybGl

— gautam (@itzgautamm) August 26, 2021

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