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Bumrah and Shami - 'lower order batters', not 'tailenders'

Shami 56*, Bumrah 34*, a ninth-wicket stand of 89 runs, and an opposition out of ideas - here's how Twitter reacted

James Anderson reacts as Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah steal a run, England vs India, 2nd Test, Lord's, London, 5th day, August 16, 2021

James Anderson reacts as Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah steal a run  •  Getty Images

Not many of us would have expected it, and when Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah swung their bats around - while also playing some fairly attractive shots - for an unbeaten 89-run stand for the ninth wicket at Lord's, it certainly caught the England team by surprise. And messed with their plans.