India fast-bowler Mohammed Siraj marked his first wicket of England’s innings at Lord’s on Friday with a tribute to Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident on 3 July. After removing wicket-keeper Jamie Smith for 51 shortly after lunch on Day 2 of the third Test, Siraj looked skywards and formed the number 20—the jersey Jota wore at Liverpool—with his fingers. Siraj went on to finish with 2 wickets as England were bowled out for 387, Joe Root top-scoring with 104. The gesture linked the cricket and football worlds in mourning for Jota, 28, whose death alongside his brother in northern Spain has prompted tributes across several sports.
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