Ahead of the third Test at Lord's, Jasprit Bumrah fine-tuned his bowling with subtle adjustments to his run-up, focusing on easing the load on his body. After being wicketless in the previous Test, Bumrah appeared upbeat, benefiting from workload management and the strong performances of fellow pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep.
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