England batting coach Marcus Trescothick has called on the Lord's crowd to fuel the team's one final surge on the fifth day of a pulsating Test match. As India and England head into Day 5 with each team harbouring hopes of a win, Trescothick hopes the famous old ground brings its full voice to tilt the balance the home team's way.
On a fourth evening crackling with tension, England had pushed back hard - four wickets snatched late, including that of the in-form Indian captain Shubman Gill - bringing the game alive again. Now, with 135 runs still needed by India and six wickets standing between England and a memorable win, Trescothick said the mood could turn on the very first exchanges.
"It will revolve around the first hour of the day and how positive India can be or how dominant we can be and how many wickets we can get," he said. "We are desperate to win. It's going to be amazing.
"We've seen four amazing days of cricket and two games which have been well supported. The last hour, with the energy around the ground was amazing. Everybody was invested. From an England point of view, it was brilliant. We love those situations where the crowd is really behind the team. Hopefully we get more of that and push on to win the game.