Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper

It's a good job Rishabh Pant is out there with Washington Sundar who knows how to bat so he doesn't have to worry about farming the strike.

This is a really huge effort, seriously gladiatorial from Rishabh Pant.

However, England did close to dismissing Washington Sundar as well...before Rishabh Pant surprisingly emerged to bat again having retired hurt through injury.

Just the two wickets to fall this morning. Here they are in case you missed them...

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford

The rain has pretty much stopped. We should be good to go again after lunch.

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Brollies are being closed and the pac a macs taken off at Old Trafford. The hover cover has also been moved off the main pitch to the one adjacent.

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Thanks, Mike.

Now.... It's a 20 years since that series and we have a special treat for you.

Perhaps, Andy, perhaps - but the forecast for this Test has actually improved and we weren't due any rain today, so I hopefully we should be play to a result.

Right, I'm going to hand you over to Timothy Abraham for the rest of lunch and the afternoon session.

Andy: One thing you can always guarantee it's going to rain during the Test match in Manchester.

Indeed it is, Matthew - and the players are coming off for an early lunch.

The hover cover has been brought on, the rain isn't too heavy though and hopefully we'll be set to get going after the interval.

India have scored 57 runs from 22 overs in the morning session.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford

The rain is getting a little heavier.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Why is Rishabh Pant out there? Is he there to extend the innings or is he there to score? Obviously those two can go in tandem but we haven't seen anything obvious from him yet.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter at Old Trafford

If he reverse-sweeps, the (non-existent) roof will come off.

A single for Washington Sundar gets Rishabh Pant on strike, but the India keeper immediately gets down the end with a shot into the covers off Brydon Carse.

He gets no sympathy from his opening partner though, who brings him back straight away and Pant only just beats the throw.

Pant's certainly not looking comfortable running between the wickets.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

This is just remarkable.

It's right to have Rishabh Pant out here now whilst he's got someone at the other end. There wouldn't have been any point in bringing him out with Jasprit Bumrah.

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Now a bit of glove and shoulder!

Ben Stokes strikes Rishabh Pant with his opening delivery, but the India wicketkeeper cuts to get off strike from the following delivery.

Pant and Ben Duckett have a bit of a chat at the end of the over - the England opener perhaps asking what Pant's doing here.

Meanwhile there's a bit of rain in the air...