Four !

Root dispatches a full toss by Jadeja towards the mid-wicket fence for a four

ENG 355/7 after 115.3 overs – Trail India by 9 runs

India In Control !

Siraj is now straight into the thick of things, troubling Ollie Robinson off the deck

ENG 347/7 after 114.3 overs – Trail India by 17

Wicket – Ishant Gets Moeen Ali !

Ishant gets Ali’s edge as Kohli takes a good low catch

Sam Curran to come in next

ENG 341/6 after 110.5 overs – Trail India by 23 runs

England In Cruise Control !

With the way Root and Ali are going about their business, England can be expected to take the lead soon by the end of day’s play

ENG 341/5 after 110 overs – Trail by 23 runs

England Only 34 Runs Behind !

Ravindra Jadeja turns the ball from the rough created outside the crease but Moeen Ali handles him well

ENG 330/5 after 106 overs – Trail India by 34 runs

England Only 40 Runs Behind !

Root and Ali are playing the ball on merit now

No risks post Tea with England trailing only by 40 runs

ENG 324/5 after 102 overs

Misfield From Siraj !

India’s fielders, particularly the pacers, seem to be tiring now with misfields creeping into the play

ENG 323/5 after 100.4 overs

Final Session Begins !

Root and Ali have taken on from where they left off before Tea

Crucial phase this for England

ENG 318/5 after 100 overs

Tea Has Been Taken !

Tea – Day 3

Another four as Shami pitches one down the leg side for Ali to pounce on it

Tea has been taken now with England well placed at 314/5 after 98 overs – Trail by 50 runs

Root is at 132* while Ali is unbeaten at 20

That’s Tea on Day 3 of the second #ENGvIND Test!

wickets for #TeamIndia in Session 2
runs for England

The third & final session to commence shortly.

Scorecard https://t.co/KGM2YELLde pic.twitter.com/JbBYk2rdMW

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 14, 2021

Four !

Moeen Ali crunches Siraj off the backfoot for a boundary

After a rather slow start to his innings, Ali has picked up the pace here

ENG 309/5 after 97 overs

ENG Reach 300 !

Ali times the ball sweetly for four off Shami to help England reach 300 runs

ENG 300/5 after 96 overs – Trail India by 64 runs

Crucial Phase !

Moeen Ali is taking his time in the middle and is in no hurry to score runs as he reaches 1 off 20 deliveries

Root and Ali will look to see off this session without further wickets in this crucial juncture of the match

ENG 291/5 after 95 overs

England Nearing 300 Runs !

England are closing in on the 300-run mark with Root and Ali in the middle

Another wicket or two in this session for India will really set it up for the interesting final session

Wicket – Ishant Gets Buttler !

Pacer Ishant Sharma takes the crucial wicket of Jos Buttler for 23 runs off 42 balls 

Buttler went for a fancy drive but missed the moving ball that came in after pitching 

ENG 283/5 after 91 overs – Trail India by 81 runs

Ishant Sharma finally strikes

Jos Buttler departs for 23 and England are 283/5, still 81 runs behind India.#WTC23 | #ENGvIND | https://t.co/rhWT865o91 pic.twitter.com/xKUXaTRp9m

— ICC (@ICC) August 14, 2021

3 No Balls !

Three no balls in the 90th over by Bumrah

2nd no ball goes to a boundary 

Buttler and Root are enjoying their time in the middle as the runs are coming thick and fast

End of the over and ENG are 282/4 after 90 overs 

Four !

Buttler continues with his stroke-making and hits a delicious boundary off Shami

ENG 266/4 after 87 overs

Four !

Buttler joins the show and straight drives an over-pitched Shami delivery towards the mid-on region for a boundary

ENG 262/4 after 86.1 overs – Trail India by 102 runs

Four !

Root flicks a leg-sidish Bumrah delivery for a boundary as a tired looking Ishant Sharma fails to stop the ball

With this four, Root also brings up 9000 Test runs – Wow, what an incredible player !

ENG 256/4 after 85.2 overs

Ishant Appeals For LBW !

Huge LBW shout by Ishant against Buttler, who misses an incoming ball completely 

There’s an extra yard to Ishant’s bowling now and the movement off the surface is there for everyone to see

ENG 252/4 after 85 overs – Trail India by 112 runs

Huge LBW Shout !

Jadeja appeals for a LBW against Buttler but is turned down by the umpire as well as Kohli for DRS

Looked close but DRS would have held umpires not out call

England March On !

England negotiating spin as well as pace with ease

Root moves on to 95 while Bairstow is standing string at 57

ENG 229/3 after 78.3 overs

Four !

Bairstow dispatches a leg-sided short delivery from Siraj for a boundary as runs continue to flow

ENG 224/3 after 76.3 overs

Siraj From The Other End !

Mohammed Siraj from the other end now

Kohli needs wickets in this session as Root is into his 90s now

ENG 217/3 after 74.3 overs

2nd Session Begins !

Players are in the middle as post Lunch session begins

Jadeja to Root

ENG 217/3 after 73.2 overs – Trail India by 147 runs

Lunch Taken !

Lunch On Day 3 !

England take Lunch having scored 97 runs in 28 overs without losing a single wicket

Both Root and Bairstow scored fifties and added 100 runs for the fourth wicket

Indian bowlers were left frustrated as they failed to find a way through the defences of the English batsmen

ENG 216/3 after 73 overs – Trail India by 148 runs

That will be Lunch on Day 3 of the Lord’s Test.

England are 216/3, trail by 148 runs.

Scorecard – https://t.co/KGM2YEualG #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/PFW2UbL9d5

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 14, 2021

100-Run 4th Wicket Stand !

Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have added 100 crucial runs in 181 balls for the fourth wicket now

England trail India by 156 runs

ENG 208/3 after 71 overs

England Skipper Getting Close To A Lord’s 100 !

Captain Joe Root into his 80s now and looks set for his second straight century in the series

ENG 197/3 after 69.2 overs

Ishant Bowling Tight !

An excellent over from Ishant who hits the perfect testing line and length and concedes only 2 runs

Bairstow and Root, however, are playing the patience game and hitting the ball on merit

ENG 192/3 after 68 overs

Bairstow Inching Closer To 50 !

Jonny Bairstow into his 40s now and is looking set for a well-deserved fifty at Lord’s

ENG 189/3 after 66.3 overs

Confident LBW Shout !

Huge LBW appeal against Root by Jadeja but the ball would have missed the stumps

India getting into the act now

ENG 182/3 after 64.2 overs

Solid Start Continues For England !

Bumrah has been getting the ball to seam off the deck and clearly looks the best bowler for India this morning

Root has raced to 74 while Bairstow is at 37 as England trail India by 183

ENG 181/3 after 63.2 overs

Slow Over-Rate A Concern!

Jadeja is literally running his overs through as India were again 6 overs short yesterday

Having been docked 2 WTC points due to slow run-rate, Kohli is relying on Jadeja to cover up lost time

ENG 174/3 after 61 overs

Drinks !

Drinks Taken !

A great start to England’s day as they have added 54 runs this morning without conceding a wicket

India, on the other hand, have been left frustrated and in search of options

ENG 173/3 after 60 overs – Trail India by 191 runs

Four !

A paddle sweep by Bairstow against Jadeja shows the growing confidence of the wicket-keeper batsman against spin on this pitch

ENG 169/3 after 58.1 overs

Solid Start From Root & Bairstow !

Root and Bairstow have added 46 runs on Day 3 and have brought down the deficit below 200 runs 

Kohli will be eager to take a wicket or two in this session as Root is looking more dangerous with each passing ball

ENG 165/3 after 57.4 overs