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3rd Test Updates: England finish Day 1 on 251-4

Thu, 10 July 2025

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23:16

Root remains unbeaten on 99

Eng 251-4 (83 overs) vs India | Scorecard

New ball is taken and Akash Deep is back into the attack. He begins with a full delivery on off, which Root carves to wide off mid-on for a single.

Round the wicket to Stokes and he leaves the back of a length delivery way outside off.

A flick down to fine leg brings Root on strike, who clips one to backward square for a single.

Two dots to end the over. Three runs come off it.

Bumrah is back into the attack. Starts off with a fuller delivery outside off and Root nudges it to deep backward point for a couple.

Follows it up with a single through backward point.

Bumrah then sends down one down the leg but Stokes swings and misses.

Three more dots follow. Just three runs come off the over.

Root needs just four runs to reach his hundred while Stokes is batting on 39.

Akash Deep continues and begins with a good length ball on middle and Root edges it back.

A fuller delivery outside off and Root drives it through point for a couple.

A dot ball follows as Root punches a good length delivery outside off to the gully fielder.

He then picks a single through square of the wicket to get Stokes on strike.

Root is on 99 off 191 balls.

Stokes defends the remaining two balls of the over. Just three come off it.

And it's stumps on Day 1. England finish on 251 for four in 83 overs.

Joe Root remains unbeaten on 99 off 191 balls. He has hit nine boundaries so far. Skipper Ben Stokes is batting on 39 off 102 balls (3x4).

England have lost two quick wickets in two sessions, but Root has built two solid partnerships in the company of Ollie Pope (44 off 104 balls, 4x4) and Stokes.

England have maintained a rate of around 3 throughout the innings.

India, on the other hand, bowled well in patches and Nitish Kumar Reddy was the standout bowler with 2-46 in 14 overs. The other wicket-takers were Jasprit Bumrah (1-35 in 18 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1-26 in 10 overs).

22:45

Root inches closer to his hundred

Eng 242-4 (80 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Jadeja continues and after a dot, Root works one wide of mid-on and picks up a single.

After two dots, Stokes taps a full ball on middle stump to square leg and gets off the strike.

Four! Root sweeps the full length delivery outside off through mid-wicket for a boundary. 6 come off the over.

Sundar begins the new over with a good length delivery and Stokes stays in his crease and defends it comfortably.

Three more dots follow before Stokes punches one to deep point for a single.

A single through mid-on to end the over. Just two come off it.

Jadeja continues and starts off with a good length delivery which Root plays to backward point. No run.

Three more dots follow before Jadeja oversteps for a no-ball.

Just one run off the over.

Sundar begins the new over with a full delivery on off and Stokes defends it on the front foot.

A dot later, he carves one drifting on the pads to deep backward square for a single.

Root then leans forward and defends a tossed up delivery.

Two singles through deep backward point and sweeper cover follow.

3 runs come off the over.

Jadeja starts the new over with a back of a length delivery on middle stump and Stokes nudges it to square leg. No run.

Another dot later, Stokes punches one to long on for a single.

Root plays out a dot before picking up a single through sweeper cover.

Another dot to end the over. Just 2 runs come off it.

22:30

Root, Stokes frustrate Indians

Eng 228-4 (75 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Sundar continues and Stokes goes deep into his crease and punches the short of a good length delivery to deep point for a single.

Root then reverse sweeps a good length delivery outside off to backward point and gets a single.

A dot later, Stokes flicks one through square leg and picks up a quick single.

A dot to end the 3-run over.

Reddy continues and Stokes nudges the back of a length delivery outside off to mid-wicket for a single.

After a dot, Root dances down and drives it straight down the ground for a boundary. First boundary in 54 balls!

He then follows it up with a single through deep backward point.

Two dots to end the over. 6 runs come off it.

Stokes is in some discomfort and the physio is attending to him.

Sundar continues and Root flicks the full delivery on off. No run.

Another dot later, Root tucks one behind square and gets a single.

Stokes then defends the next ball, a full delivery drifting in sharply.

Another dot to end the over. Just one run come off it.

Jadeja is back into the attack. Root is on strike. He defends three and plays the other three straight to fielders. Another maiden over from Jadeja.

Sundar from the other end. And after a dot, Stokes flicks one behind square and gets off the strike.

After a dot, Root plays an overpitched delivery outside off to mid-off and gets a single.

Two dots to end the over. Another neat over from Sundar as he concedes just two runs.

22:08

Root, Stokes take England past 200

Eng 216-4 (70 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj with another over and Root is on strike. After five dot balls, Root pulls the shortish delivery to fine leg and gets a single.

Washington Sundar continues. Root flicks the full delivery on off stump to leg but the ball goes straight to the fielder.

He then picks up a quick single through wide of mid-on. After two dot balls, Stokes clips one behind square leg and gets a couple.

A single through sweeper cover to end the over. Four runs come off it.

Nitish Kumar Reddy, India's most successful bowler so far, is back into the attack.

Round the wicket to Stokes and he leaves alone a delivery outside off.

Four! Angling down the leg and Stokes glances it to fine leg for four runs.

Two dots follow as Stokes leaves two good length deliveries well outside off alone.

Two runs (leg byes) but the bowler and the 'keeper appeal for lbw. After discussing with Jurel, Gill goes for the review. The on-field decision is not out. The ball would have clipped the leg stumps, show the ball tracker, but the on-field decision stays.

A dot to end the over. 6 runs come off it.

Sundar with another over and Root is on strike. After a dot, he flicks one to deep backward square and gets off the strike.

Stokes then plays out three dot balls before cutting one to sweeper cover for a single.

Tidy over from Sundar as just 2 runs come off it.

Root is on 75 off 152 balls while Stokes is batting on 28 off 56 deliveries.

Reddy to Stokes and he punches it to mid-off with soft hands. No run.

Reddy comes over the wicket and Stokes comes forward and defends the full delivery outside off.

A single through mid-wicket to end the over.

21:42

Root, Stokes take England past 200

Eng 202-4 (65 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Jadeja continues and Stokes punches one to long on and gets a single.

Root then defends the remaining five balls.

Siraj is back into the attack, replacing Akash Deep. Full delivery on the stumps and Stokes comfortably flicks it to mid-wicket for a couple.

Four dots later, Stokes chops one behind the point and gets a single. Three come off Siraj's over.

Washington Sundar is back into the attack. Stokes is on strike and he come down and hits the first ball straight to the fielder at cover. No run.

Five more dots follow. A maiden over from Sundar.

Siraj continues and Root nudges one to extra cover and gets a single.

A slip and gully in place for Stokes. Full delivery sliding down the leg but Stokes fails to connect the flick. No run.

Shortish delivery outside off and Stokes flaps it to square on the leg side and gets a couple.

Two dots later, Stokes flicks one angling down the leg and gets a single.

That brings up England's 200. Four runs come off Siraj's over.

Sundar continues and starts off with four dots. Stokes then picks a single through off-side and brings Root back on strike who finishes the over with a single through leg side.

Two runs come off Sundar's over.

21:22

Jadeja, Bumrah strike

Eng 192-4 (60 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Akash Deep is back into the attack. After a dot ball, Root plays a good length delivery on his pads with soft hands to square on the leg side and gets a single.

Stokes is on strike and he defends the next four deliveries. Just one run off the over.

Bumrah beats Root with the first ball off his new over as the batter tries to drive a full length delivery shaping away outside off.

Root then steers a good length delivery outside off to mid-wicket for an easy single.

Stokes then leave a good length delivery outside off alone.

Two dots later, Stokes carves one to deep backward point and gets a couple.

A dot to end the 3-run over.

Akash Deep continues and Root is on strike. Good length delivery outside off and the batter taps it back to the bowler.

Root then picks up a single with a nudge to point off a good length delivery outside off.

Akash Deep goes round the wicket and sends in a good length delivery outside off. Stokes blocks it without any fuss.

Four! Length ball way outside off and Stokes cuts it through off-side for his first boundary.

Four more! Short and wide outside off and Stokes sends it over the fielder at backward point.

A dot to end the over. 9 come off it. Akash Deep has bowled 14 overs so far and is yet to pick up a wicket.

Jadeja is back into the attack replacing Bumrah. Root picks up a single off the first ball through mid-wicket.

Stokes then taps one back to the bowler. No run.

Another dot before Stokes runs one down to third man for a single.

Root picks up a single through long-on before Stokes plays out a dot ball.

3 runs come off Jadeja's over.

Akash Deep starts with a dot balls as Root blocks the good length delivery just outside off.

A dot later, Root picks up a single through sweeper cover.

Stokes then plays out a dot before flicking one to deep square for a single.

A couple through mid-wicket to end the over. 4 runs come off it.

21:00

Bumrah gets rid of Brook

Eng 172-4 (55 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Root tries to punch the first ball of Bumrah's fresh over but the ball goes to the fine leg after taking a thick outside edge as the batter picks up a brace.

Root then knock one to the square leg and picks up a single.

Brook plays out four dot balls to finish the over. Just three come off it.

Jadeja continues. Starts off with a dot ball before Root drives one to deep cover for a single.

After two dot balls, Brook cuts one late to the sweeper cover and gets a single. A dot to end the over. Just 2 come off it.

Bumrah sends down a good length delivery outside off and Brooks defends it with soft hands. He blocks the next delivery too.

Three dot balls later, Bumrah cleans up Brook! Gets one to move in and Brook, trying to push it forward misses it completely as the ball rattles his stumps. Big blow for England.

He departs after making 11 off 20 balls with the help of 2 boundaries.

Skipper Ben Stokes comes to the crease and defends the first ball. A wicket maiden for Bumrah.

20:49

Jadeja sends back Pope

Eng 167-3 (52 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Jadeja to bowl the first over post Tea. Out! He strikes straightaway and Pople is gone, caught by substitute keeper Dhruv Jurel. A good length delivery spinning away from the batter and Pope plays with hard hands but gets a deflection outside the edge and the ball lands safely into Jurel's gloves.

Pope goes after making 44 off 104 deliveries with four boundaries.

Harry Brook is the new man in. After playing out three dot balls, he gets off the mark with a single through square on the off-side.

Another single to end the over. 2 runs come off it.

Bumrah continues. After four dot balls, Root drives one to the covers and picks up a single before driving a full pitched delivery through covers for a boundary. 5 runs off Bumrah's over.

Root then plays out a dot ball off Jadeja's new over before cutting one to sweeper cover for a single.

Brook then top-edges one over slip fielder for a boundary. A dot and two singles to end the over. 7 come off it.

20:19

Root, Pope blunt Indian attack

Eng 153-2 (49 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Akash Deep continues and Pope greets him with a boundary. Fullish delivery straying onto his hips and Pope flicks it fine. 100-run partnership is up between Root and Pope.

Pope then drags a fullish delivery to mid-wicket and picks up a brace.

Two dots later, Pope nudges one to deep backward point and gets a single.

A single off the final delivery. 7 come off it.

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Starts off with two dots before Pope opens his bat face and nudges one to square of the wicket for a single.

Root then picks up a single by drives one straight to the mid-off fielder. Reddy fumbles it.

Two dots to follow as just two runs come off Jadeja's first over.

Spin from both ends as Washington Sundar comes into the attack. Root is on strike. After playing out a dot ball, he punches one to deep mid-wicket and gets off the strike.

Pope defends the next three deliveries before dabbing one to backward point for a single. Just two off Sundar's first over.

That is the final over before Tea on Day 1. The session belongs to the hosts as they kept the scoreboard ticking without trying any risky shots. Credit to Root (54 off 109 ball, 7x4) and Pope (44 off 103 balls, 4x4) who played with patience to blunt the Indian attack after the loss of both openers.

20:03

Root brings up his fifty

Eng 142-2 (46 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Root defends the first ball of Reddy's new over with a straight bat.

After two more dots, Root edges one between gully and second slip and the ball races away to the boundary.

Root then defends the remaining two balls as four runs come off it.

The play is halted as the umpires are checking the ball. The ball won't be changed as the umpires are satisfied after putting it through the hoops.

Pope drives uppishly through covers and picks up three runs off Akash Deep's first ball of the over.

A dot later, Root punches one to deep mid-wicket and gets off the strike. Pope then drives the fullish delivery outside off to square and gets a brace.

Appeal for lbw from the bowler but Gill is not convinced.

A dot to end the 6-run over.

The umpires are checking the ball again. The fourth umpire has also come down. And the ball will be changed this time!

Reddy continues and starts off with two dot balls. Root then cuts one through deep backward point four runs. Jaiswal at gully puts in a dive but cannot stop the ball.

Three dots to end the four-run over. Meanwhile, Root has completed 3,000 Test runs against India, the first player to do so.

Akash Deep continues and Pope misses the glance. No run.

After two more dots, Pope pulls one behind the square on the leg side for a boundary.

He follows it up with a tuck through mid-wicket for a single.

Root then plays the final delivery of the over through square leg and scampers for a single to keep the strike. 6 runs come off the over.

Reddy starts the over with a shortish delivery outside off and beats the top edge.

Four! Root completes his fifty in style. He tucks a ball on the leg stump to fine leg boundary and raises his bat.

67th half-century of his Test career.

Two dots later, Root punches one to deep backward point and picks up a single.

Pope then flicks a fullish delivery on the pads and gets off the strike.

6 runs come off the over.

19:35

Indian bowlers keep it tight

Eng 116-2 (41 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues with a fullish delivery swinging outside off and Root drills it through point for a boundary.

After a dot, Root swings and misses a fullish delivery going down the leg and the ball beats the keeper too. Four leg byes.

Three dots to end the over. 8 come off it.

Reddy starts off with a good length ball outside off and Pope drives it to square of the wicket to pick up a single.

Root is on strike and he defends the next three balls and leaves the final delivery.

Akash Deep is back into the attack. Moves one back and hits Pope on his thigh pad as he attempts to drive it.

A mistimed hit to covers followed by a punch straight to the fielder at mid-on.

Pope gets off the strike with a drive to mid-off. Gill picks up the ball and throws it to the keeper.

Root then nudges one through deep backward point and gets a single. 2 runs come off the over.

Reddy begins his new over with a fullish delivery to Root who pushes it to mid-off. No run.

Root then cuts a shortish delivery outside off but the ball goes straight to Jaiswal at gully.

A single through deep backward point follows.

Pope then picks up a single by cutting a fuller delivery outside off to the gully region.

A dot and a single (leg byes) to end the over. 3 runs come off it.

Root almost inside edges onto his stumps trying to flick Akash's Deep's first ball of the fresh over!

Three dots later, Root flicks a fullish delivery to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Pope blocks the final delivery as Akash concedes just a single.

19:12

Indian bowlers keep it tight

Eng 101-2 (36 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Bumrah continues and Pope mistimes his shot as the ball rolls down to extra cover. No run.

Four more dots follow.

Pope then tries to block out a ripping yorker but the ball goes to the mid-wicket region as he picks a single. A run after 29 balls!

Siraj sends down a good length delivery to Pope who pushes it hard but the ball flies to the left of Reddy who puts in a dive and stops it. No run.

Pope then taps one to square-leg and picks up a single.

Four dots follow. Just a single come off the over.

Bumrah begins the new over giving away a couple (leg byes) as Pope flicks and misses a full length delivery outside leg.

Pant has hurt his fingers while stopping the previous ball it seems. The physio is attending to him. And he puts on his gloves and gets ready

Bumrah continues. Three slips and a gully is still in place.

Fuller delivery outside off and Pope nudges it to the covers and gets a single. Root then knocks one down to the off-side and gets off the strike.

Three dots follow. Four runs come off the over.

Pant is going off the field and Dhruv Jurel will replace him behind the stumps.

Siraj continues. After playing out a dot ball, Root tucks one to mid-wicket and gets off the block quickly for a single. Jaiswal swiftly moves to his right and picks up the ball and throws it but misses the stumps by a good margin. Pope would have been in trouble.

After three dot balls, Pope edges a swinging delivery outside off to the vacant space in cover region and the batters have enough time to complete a brace.

Three runs come off the over.

Reddy is back into the attack and he starts off with three dot balls.

Root then flicks the fullish delivery straying on the pads to the unmanned area at mid-wicket and picks up three runs. Hundred up for England.

Two dots to end the 3-run over.

England have taken 35.4 overs to bring up their 100, their slowest in a home Test.

18:43

Root, Pope tread with caution

Eng 89-2 (31 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Bumrah to bowl the first over after lunch. England have not let the run-rate drop below 3 despite losing both openers in one over.

Bumrah starts with a fullish delivery outside off and Pope punches it to mid-on. No run.

After another dot, Pope makes full use of a poor delivery from Bumrah, flicking a delivery that straying into his pads for a boundary.

Three dots to end the over. Just four come off it.

Siraj continues and starts with a good length ball swinging away as Root goes deep into his crease and carves it to gully. No run.

After two more dot balls, Root picks up a single by tapping a back of a length delivery to leg side.

Two dots to end the over. Just a single come off it.

Bumrah then sends in a fullish delivery angling in and Root slices it to the point region for a single.

Five dots follow as Bumrah concedes just a single.

Siraj is back and bowls a back of a length delivery outside off as Root defends it well.

Root stands firm in his crease and defends the next five balls too. Another maiden over from Siraj.

Pope to face Bumrah's next over. Good length ball wide outside off and the batter lets it go.

Bumrah follows it up with a shortish delivery outside off and Pope pulls it and the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. No run.

Four dot balls follow. Just one run come off the over.

For the first time in the innings, England's run-rate has fallen below 3.

Siraj continues and bowls a fullish delivery outside off and Root tries to drive it but the thick inside edge takes the ball to the on-side. No run.

Siraj then bowls five dot balls on the trot. Back-to-back maiden overs.

The pressure is building as both Bumrah and Siraj are not giving any freebies to the batters.

17:38

Root, Pope steady England after two quick wickets

Eng 83-2 (25 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Reddy continues. Root is on strike. Back of a length delivery and Root taps it to the covers. No run.

Four! Root smashes one to long on and gets a boundary before he picks up three runs through wide mid-off.

Pope then punches the fullish delivery through covers for his first boundary of the innings.

Two dots to end the over. 7 come off Reddy's fourth over.

Akash Deep then bowls a fullish delivery on Root's pads and the batter clips it to square leg for a single.

Two dots later, Pope picks up a single by flicking a delivery straying down the leg.

Root then scampers for a single after tapping one through the point region.

No run off the final ball as Akash concedes just three.

Bumrah is back into the attack. Root is on strike. Starts off with good length deliveries outside off and Root leaves them alone.

Bumrah errs in line and Root tries to flick the fullish delivery outside leg through but misses. The ball races away to the boundary after hitting his pads. Four leg byes.

Two dots and a single through backward square leg to end the 5-run over.

Akash Deep then sends in a short of a length outside off to Root, who plays it with soft hands to point region. No run.

Another dot later, Root glances the fullish delivery going down the leg side and picks up a boundary.

A dot later, Root knocks a good length delivery to offside and gets off the strike.

Pope then flicks a full, straight delivery from Akash to wide of mid-wicket and Siraj comes charging down before putting in a full dive to his left to stop the boundary. Great effort!

8 come off the over.

Bumrah starts the fresh over with a back of a length delivery outside off and Pope defends it.

Two more dot balls follow.

Pope then drives one straight back to the bowler and the bails come off after the ball hit Bumrah's hand. Root is well inside the crease though.

Two dots to end the over. Just a single come off it.

Reddy to bowl the last over before lunch. Pope is on strike. Four dot balls on the trot as Pope could not find the gap.

He then gets off the strike with a push to covers for a single.

A dot to end the over. Just one run come off it.

And that's lunch on Day 1. England's openers started cautiously before Reddy dismissed both in one over.

Thereafter, Root and Pope played it safe as Indian pacers, apart from Reddy, could not maintain a consistent length.

17:07

Reddy sends back Duckett, Crawely

Eng 58-2 (19 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues. Pope is on strike. Dropped! Full delivery in the channel and Pope drives it but the ball goes to the second slip after taking an edge. K L Rahul drives forward but could not pouch it.

Five dot balls follow as Siraj bowls another maiden over.

Reddy continues. Joe Root is on strike. After playing out two dot balls, Root opens his account with a push to the covers for a single.

Four dots follow as Reddy concedes just one run off his second over. Excellent start from the youngster.

Siraj continues from the other end. Root tries to drives but gets beaten.

Four! Pitched up delivery and Root drives it through the gap in the cover region to pick up his first boundary.

A dot later, he hits another boundary, this time through a flick beating the fielder at mid-wicket.

A single through covers follow before Siraj bowls a dot to end the over. 9 come off it.

Reddy with his third over. Starts off with a length delivery seaming away and Root gets beaten on the outside edge.

A dot ball later Root gets beaten again!

A dot and a single through point to end the over. Just one run come off it.

Akash Deep is back into the attack. Root is on strike and he picks up a single with a clip to fine leg.

A dot later, Pope pushes one to square of the wicket and gets off the strike.

Root tucks one down straight to the mid-off fielder before picking up a single through mid-wicket.

A dot to end the over. Three runs come off it.

16:45

Reddy with twin strikes

Eng 44-2 (14 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Siraj continues. Stars with a back of a length delivery outside off and beats Crawely.

Five more dot balls follow. First maiden over by Siraj in the match.

Bumrah starts the fresh with a fullish delivery down the leg but Duckett misses the glance. No run.

A dot later, Bumrah sends down a fullish delivery tad outside off and Duckett defends it but the ball takes an edge and flies to gully where Nitish Reddy fails to stop it. Washington Sundar moves quickly and cuts it as the batter steals a single.

The next ball strikes Duckett on his pads, but India chose not to review it.

Two dots to end the over. Just 2 runs come off it.

Siraj continues. Fullish delivery outside leg and Duckett flicks it to backward square leg and takes a couple.

Siraj then bowls three dots on the trot before Duckett punches one down the ground for a single.

Crawely then edges a back of the length delivery but the ball does not carry to the slips.

Just 3 come off the over. England have so far maintained a rate of 3 runs per over.

Duckett has been solid while Crawely has edged a couple. India's pacers are yet to hit the right length consistently on this pitch, which has offered some help for them.

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes into the attack after the drinks break.

Starts off with a dot before Duckett runs a fullish delivery on the stumps down the ground for a boundary.

Out! Reddy provides the breakthrough as Duckett is caught by Pant. Shortish delivery down the leg and Duckett tries to pull it over mid-wicket but ends up edging it to the keeper.

He goes after making 23 off 40 balls with the help of three fours.

Ollie Pope is the new man in. Full delivery and Pope plays it away from his body. No run.

He then open his account with a single to backward point.

Out! Reddy strikes again. Crawely is out, caught by Pant! Good length delivery outside off and Crawely pokes at it and ends up edging it to the keeper. Excellent over from Reddy as he picks two wickets conceding five runs.

Crawely goes after making 18 off 43 balls containing four boundaries.

Joe Root comes to the crease.

16:20

Duckett, Crawely start cautiously

Eng 35-0 (10 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Akash Deep continues. Crawley is on strike. He comes down the crease but could not connect the back of a length delivery. No run.

Three more dots follow. Crawely then drives a fullish delivery but could not keep it down. It falls just short of Washington Sundar at mid-off.

Another maiden over from Akash Deep.

Bumrah then bowls a length delivery outside off which Duckett leaves.

Bumrah follows it up with a 140kph delivery and Duckett punches it to cover confidently.

Four more dots follow. Bumrah with his first maiden of the match.

Akash Deep then bowls one down the leg and Crawley misses the glances.

Crawely then punches the fullish delivery outside off through cover for his first boundary of the morning.

Four more! Another fullish delivery and Crawely drives it elegantly through covers. A no-ball too as Akash has overstepped!

A dot later, he charges down but the ball takes an thick outside edge flies over the slip cordon for another boundary.

Another four as Crawely punches the back of a length delivery outside off through square. That came right from the middle of the bat!

Two dots to end the 13-run over.

Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack. Starts off with a good length delivery and Ducketts leaves it alone.

Follows it up with an inswinger on leg and Duckett tucks it to square leg for a single.

After a dot, Crawely drives a full pitch delivery through covers for a boundary.

Two dots to end the over. 5 come off Siraj's first over.

Bumrah changes ends end bowls a fullish delivery down the leg and Duckett carves it to deep backward square for a single.

Two dots later, Crawley tucks a back of a length delivery to short leg and rotate the strike.

Two dots to end the over. Just 2 runs come off it.

15:57

England off to a watchful start

Eng 15-0 (5 overs) vs India | Scorecard

Here we go! Jasprit Bumrah to open the bowling for India.

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley are in the middle for England.

Crawley to face the first ball. Bumrah starts off with a good length delivery outside off and Crawley shoulders arms.

Crawley leaves the second ball too, which is in the channel outside off.

First run of the match comes through a bye as Rishabh Pant fails to collect the ball that swung way outside off.

A dot later, Duckett defends a fullish delivery outside off but the ball rolls to cover point region after taking an outside edge. Duckett gets off the mark.

Another dot to end the over. Just 2 come off it.

Akash Deep from the other end. After two dots, Duckett tucks one behind the square and picks up a couple.

A dot later, the batter makes full use of a wayward delivery outside leg as he glances it fine for the first boundary of the innings.

Another delivery down the leg but Duckett could not connect it. 6 come off Akash's first over.

Bumrah continues. Fullish delivery outside off and Crawely pushes it to offside and picks up a quick single.

Duckett then plays away from body and gets beaten. Four consectuve dot balls to end the over. Just one run come off it.

Both openers have started watchfully, not attempting anything fancy so far.

Akash Deep to Crawely over the wicket and the ball moves a bit outside off and Pant collects it cleanly.

Four dots follow as close-in fielders appeal half-heartedly, first for an lbw and then for caught behind.

A fullish delivery outside off to end the over as Crawley shoulders his arms.

A maiden over from Akash.

Bumrah is back and starts with a short of a length rising delivery which hits Duckett on his pads.

The second ball, which nipped back slightly, hits Duckett on his tummy.

After two dots, Duckett goes deep in his crease and punches it through covers and picks up a brace.

A dot later, he drives the fullish delivery down the ground for four runs.

A dot to end the over. 6 come off it.

After five overs, England are scoring at a clip of 3.

15:30

England opt to bat; Bumrah returns

Bumrah and Akash Deep are set to take the new ball, with the first delivery just 15 minutes away.

No surprises in India's playing XI - as expected, Jasprit Bumrah returns to the side, replacing Prasidh Krishna in the only change from the previous Test.

Bumrah has played only one Test at Lord's in 2021- where he snared three wickets in India's 151-run win.

Bumrah, who was rested for the Edgbaston Test as part of his workload management, will join Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep to form a potent three-pronged pace attack.

This will be Jofra Archer's first Test since the tour of India in February 2021.

1,595 days have passed since Archer played his last Test.

Archer, who debuted in the longest format in 2019, has missed 53 Tests across 18 series, home and away, since then.

This will be Archer's 14th Test in a career significantly impacted by injuries.

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Here are the playing XIs

Here are the playing XIs

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir

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England win toss, opt to bat vs India

It's toss time at Lord's, and both captains- Shubman Gill and Ben Stokes-were out in the middle.

England won the toss and chose to bat first in the third Test of the series.

Stokes explained the decision, saying, "We are going to have a bat. There's usually something in the surface early on, but it looks like a good pitch overall.'

India captain Gill admitted he was a bit unsure in the morning and would have probably bowled first, expecting some movement in the first session. India have made one change: Jasprit Bumrah returns to the XI in place of Prasidh Krishna after being rested for the second Test.

For England, the big news is the return of Jofra Archer, who replaces Josh Tongue and will be playing his first Test since 2021.

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Pace war set to explode at Lord's

Team India will be heading with renewed confidence as they take on England in the third Test at iconic Lord's stadium after a 336-run triumph in Edgbaston.

The contest will also serve as a showdown between two pace-bowling superstars, India's Jasprit Bumrah and England's Jofra Archer, with the latter making a return to Test cricket after four years. Team India's recent record at Lord's has been fine, having won two of their last three matches during the past three tours of 2014, 2018, and 2021.

Team India, which delivered a phenomenal batting and bowling performance without Bumrah with skipper Shubman Gill's masterclass knocks of 269 and 161, Mohammed Siraj walking away with a six-fer, and Akash Deep taking ten-wicket haul at Birmingham, will be energized by 'Jassi Bhai' coming back into the team after missing out on the second Test due to workload management.

Speaking ahead of the match in the pre-match presser, vice-captain Rishabh Pant said: "I think everything (What makes Bumrah special). How accurate he is, the way his mind works, I think he is just an amazing man. I think it's more difficult for the wicket-keeper behind the wicket than for a batsman, I guess. Especially in England (the movement he gets)."

England skipper Ben Stokes is excited about Archer's return to playing XI. "Really exciting. I think it is great for English fans, but also for Jof. It has been a long time coming for him. The way in which he has handled injury setbacks over that period has been very commendable, and the way in which he has got himself back onto the field and playing cricket over a long period of time now, it is exciting to have him back."

"I think Jof is going to be pretty proud of himself that he has managed to get himself back here after two pretty big injury scares," he added. Stokes also said that there are no plans to limit Archer's workload during the match."

There is definitely going to be no preconceived ideas around he is only bowling spells of four or five, definitely not," he said.

Despite the heavy defeat in Birmingham, Stokes was confident about England's response at Lord's, promising a spirited comeback.

"We'll be coming out this week trying to hit them hard and obviously trying to come away with a win," he added.

Pant and Team India are just as excited to take on Archer, looking to add to his resume of 13 Tests and 42 wickets, but they are not overawed by the challenge.

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