England ace James Anderson said that after all the trash talk during the Lord`s Test, the focus at Headingley was to "shut the noise" and focus on the job, something that paid dividends after India were bowled out for 78 on the opening day. India took a 1-0 lead riding on Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami`s unbroken 89 run partnership for the ninth wicket after England bowlers got carried away against the tailenders on the fifth morning. "We have made a conscious effort of trying to just focus on us, on what we do well and try and ignore everything else, the outside noise or wherever they might be going on, and just yet and make sure there`s a real focus on what we do well," Anderson said after the day`s play.

He did admit that they had a chat in the dressing room. "Yeah, I think there was a bit of chat about that. We were just making a point of trying to focus on what we do well," "I think that you know the first three or four days at Lord`s, we probably played brilliantly and we didn`t really get involved in too much discussion. Maybe until day three, and then after that, maybe just at times it did affect a little bit or as individuals, it did affect a little bit."