Summary

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Ffion Wynne

  1. Most Test centuries among active players

    1. Joe Root (Eng) - 33

    =2. Steve Smith (Aus), Kane Williamson (NZ) - 32

    4. Virat Kohli (Ind) - 29

    =5. Dimuth Karunaratne (SL), Angelo Mathews (SL) - 16

    =7. Usman Khawaja (Aus), Dinesh Chandimal (SL) - 15

  2. 6 runs

    Eng 233-6

    Hello!

    Gus Atkinson joins the party with a lofted six down the ground.

    Nice.

  3. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    From the minute he walked out today and tucked his first ball for four, I looked at Sir Alastair Cook and said "today's the day!".

  4. Eng 226-6

    And breathe!

    All those dot balls on 99 were not fun. We got there in the end.

  5. Most Test centuries for England

    =1. Alastair Cook, Joe Root - 33

    3. Kevin Pietersen - 23

    =4. Wally Hammond, Colin Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott, Ian Bell - 22

    8. Andrew Strauss - 21

    =9. Ken Barrington, Graham Gooch - 20

  6. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    He's a special player and a special person. He's England's greatest player and England's greatest role model. He plays with a smile and so much delight.

  7. 100 runs

    100 for Joe Root

    Eng 225-6

    Never in doubt!

    A masterclass from Joe Root, full of sumptuous drives, nifty footwork but solid in defence when it was required.

    He equals Sir Alastair Cook with 33 Test centuries for England.

    Make no mistake, there are many more to come as well. A legend.

  8. Eng 221-6

    Single to Gus Atkinson.

    Right. Come on, now, Joe.

  9. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a stupid game - Joe Root has played forever and it's just one run... but the tension around the ground!

  10. Eng 220-6

    The tension just grows and grows!

    He still can't get it away.

    But, because he's Joe Root, he still has a grin on his face as he meets Gus Atkinson for a chat between overs.

  11. Eng 220-6

    Not now, Simon!

    Two more dots...

  12. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    It must be time for a reverse ramp!

  13. Eng 220-6

    "That's how you do it, Joe," says Gus Atkinson, by nudging the spinner for a single to get him back on strike.

  14. Eng 219-6

    He can't beat the fielder at cover!

    A maiden on 99.

    The anticipation builds.

  15. Eng 219-6

    Three more dots!

    A murmur from the Lord's crowd after they clapped the bowler Kumara in for each of those balls, like a triple-jumper.

    A wry smile is all that Root offers.

  16. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    He's definitely become more tentative and is trying to nudge a single rather than play a positive shot.

  17. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    He is a bit more nervous, as he should be considering what he is about to achieve.

    This is a game within a game!

  18. Eng 219-6

    Steady, Joe.

    He nearly chops on to his stumps before there's a bit of hesitation, eventually deciding not to take the quick single.

  19. Eng 219-6

    On to 99!

    Joe Root wanted the second but Atkinson turned him back, which is probably the right call. It would've been tight.

    Root has the strike, anyway.

  20. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    There's a bit of spin there for Jayasuriya and you start to wonder what the pitch will be like on day four. It has been dry in London recently.