England vs India: Joe Root’s cautious 99 helps hosts make regular begin to third Take a look at at Lord’s | Cricket Information

Joe Root top-scored with a cautious 99 not out to assist England to a gradual 251-4, whereas captain Ben Stokes suffered an harm scare on day one of many third Take a look at at Lord’s.

After profitable the toss and electing to bat – solely the second time Stokes has made that call in England – Zak Crawley (18) and Ben Duckett (23) had been each dismissed within the sixteenth over by Nitish Kumar Reddy (2-46).

Root (99 not out off 191) and Ollie Pope (44 off 104) helped to regular issues for England, with the previous changing into the primary participant to attain 3,000 Take a look at runs towards India alone, in addition to mentioning his 67th Take a look at half-century.

India continued to toil, although, taking two extra wickets, with Ravindra Jadeja (1-26) eradicating Pope and Jasprit Bumrah (1-32) dismissing Harry Brook (11), on a wicket that was offering extra flip and bounce than the flat pitches at Headingley and Edgbaston.

Stokes (39 not out) joined Root within the center however there have been regarding scenes when he required remedy on an obvious groin concern within the 72nd over after pulling up in ache whereas enjoying a depart. After remedy, the England captain continued however was visibly limping as he left the sector on the shut of play.

In the course of the 81st over, play was briefly and bizarrely interrupted by a loveliness of ladybirds as England made it to stumps 4 down, with Root and captain Stokes on the crease because the hosts look to regain a lead within the five-match collection after India levelled at Edgbaston.

Root’s unbeaten 99 highlights day one

Crawley and Duckett placed on a 43-run opening partnership, which included seven boundaries, as they seemed to benefit from the choice to bat first underneath vivid, sunny skies on the dwelling of cricket.

Nevertheless, tight bowling from India paid off as Reddy had each England openers caught behind by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant in the identical over.

Root and Pope, the latter dropped by India skipper Shubman Gill first ball, helped to reconsolidate the morning session, safely guiding England to 82-2 by lunch, but it surely was India who had the higher hand.

Between them Mohammed Siraj (0-33), and Bumrah (1-35) – the latter who got here into the aspect for Prasidh Krishna – bowled 29 consecutive dot balls to place England underneath stress, however Pope and Root didn’t fold.

That was till proper after tea when their 109-run partnership got here to an finish as spinner Jadeja had Pope edge behind to substitute wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel, with Pant off the sector after chipping the nail on his proper index finger.

Bumrah, unusually, arrived on the wicket get together a bit late, getting his first scalp within the fifty fifth over as he bowled Brook (11) with a nipbacker, leaving England on 172-4.

Root, on 98, nudged Akash Deep (0-75) behind level, and simply as he was about to set off for the second run, Jadeja playfully tempted him to take it by rolling the ball on the ground, however Stokes firmly shouted “no” from the opposite finish.

The Lord’s crowd booed at stumps as they had been denied seeing one other Root century, which might be the thirty seventh of his Take a look at profession.

Broad: Stokes’ harm ‘an enormous drawback’

Former England bowler Stuart Broad mentioned Stokes’ harm might be ‘an enormous drawback’ for the hosts after the England skipper was seen struggling within the night session on day one.

Jofra Archer got here into the line-up, changing Josh Tongue, and an harm to Stokes may imply the England tempo bowler who hasn’t performed Take a look at cricket in 4 years is underneath huge stress, and liable to injuring himself earlier than the away Ashes in winter this 12 months.

“I do not know precisely what it’s – but it surely’s an enormous drawback,” Broad mentioned on Sky Sports activities Cricket.

“He has an enormous ache threshold so for him to be limping, feeling it, and even be fascinated about calling for the physio, it is a large drawback.

“England can be working tirelessly on him. Hopefully he pulls up higher however that is worrying.

“With the swing on provide with that second new ball, if India had made a few breakthroughs, then it was their day.

“If I had been in India’s altering room opening the bowling, I might have beloved three or 4 overs with that ball to see what may have occurred.

“I feel England can be glad solely shedding 4 wickets, and finally, I feel it’s most likely England’s day.”

Pope glad after ‘gradual day’

England batter Ollie Pope, who made 44 on day one at Lord’s:

“It was a really gradual day however credit score to the best way India bowled.

“I do not suppose the pitch provided hundreds after lunch, it was fairly placid, so India held their lengths properly.

“I feel 251-4 is an efficient rating if we are able to kick on tomorrow.

“It felt such as you needed to drive the ball by, which in England had been will not be used to – you normally get rewards to your cuts and clips.”

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