Gill shoulders arms, raises concerns over judgement

Under overcast Manchester skies, against a bowler who seams the ball more than other England bowlers, it was as shocking a shot selection as it could get. Yet Gill pulled rank to burn a review hoping against hope that the ball might have struck him outside the line.

- Somshuvra Laha

Gill was probably in denial. He was rushed by pace, understandable because he had mostly faced Liam Dawson's left-arm slow bowling till before that. But he should have seen it coming because Ben Stokes has a knack for exploring the angles, at a fair pace as well. The ball nipped back in too, which raises the question what made Gill feel his off-stump was secure. Stokes knew it the moment the ball hit the knee roll of Gill's front pad even though umpire Rod Tucker took his time to agree.