England resume from their overnight score of 251/4 after 83 overs with senior batter Joe Root and captain Ben Stokes batting on 99 and 39 respectively. Follow our live blog for the latest score and updates on Day 2 of the third Test.

Joe Root finished the day on 99 off 191 balls while Ben Stokes was on 39 off 102. Track the live score and updates for IND vs ENG Day 2 from Lord's Cricket Ground, right here

Edgbaston is renowned for its ‘awesome’ atmosphere and, even as England struggled, three butchers chased an inflatable pig round the stand

India captain Gill couldn’t help but take a dig at England for their scoring rate that was unusually low in the ‘Bazball’ era, with the hosts scoring just 70 runs in the afternoon session at under three runs an over.

There was some spin on day one for India’s spinners, but India won’t be losing sleep over Shoaib Bashir, while the hot weather and placid nature of the surface will test Jofra Archer’s fitness on his return to Test cricket, similarly Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse who got through plenty of work last week.

Play was held up in the evening session as the insects descended upon the pitch, leaving Ben Stokes particularly vexed

Joe Root and Ollie Pope batted with great caution against a disciplined India attack to lift England to 153-2 at tea on the first day of the third test at Lord's on Thursday.After losing openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley cheaply in the morning,

Kolkata: England's cricket team is shifting tactics, playing conservatively against India, seeking to regain form after a heavy defeat at Edgbaston.