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

It feels to me that this is absolutely a key passage for this whole series. If England get through this unscathed, it will be heavily in their favour.

Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator

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If these two can last for the rest of the day, it will be England's most dominant day of the series.

Ravindra Jadeja's second over is considerably better than his first, with just one Duckett single coming from it.

It's now an absolutely glorious early evening in Manchester - no chance of a low-light finish tonight.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford

Beer cup o'clock in the party stand. England must be going well.

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician

Zak Crawley has faced 82 of the last 102 balls.

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

That was a really clever shot from Ben Duckett. Just leaning back and guided away.

Those last two balls were Duckett to a t, just knocking them beautifully, risk-free cricket.

Back under way and Ben Duckett cuts Mohammed Siraj's first ball for four past gully.

One more single from the remaining five balls - England are going at 5.33 runs an over in this innings.

It's a costly first over from Ravindra Jadeja, as he concedes two more boundaries from successive balls.

Crawley drops to a knee to sweep to the ropes at long leg, then the following delivery clips his pad and runs away for leg byes.

One more over-step no ball follows, that's 15 from the over and we'll have a delay as the ground staff level a patch on one of the creases.

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

Zak Crawley, perfect use of the feet, very easily guided straight back over for six.

Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator

This is perfect Bazball territory now.

Eng 130-0published at 25.2 overs

25.2 overs

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First six of the innings!

Ravindra Jadeja takes his first over of the match and Zak Crawley skips down the pitch and deposits his second ball into the stands at long-on.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter at Old Trafford

Contemplating writing a match report. Tea and a biscuit, like all good cricket journalists. Did too much dunking and the biscuit broke. Then it floated. Can't remember seeing that before. Do particular biscuits float?

Your wish is Shubman Gill's command, Alastair.

Mohammed Siraj replaces Shardul Thakur and Zak Crawley sends his first delivery square for two.

Only one further single from the over.

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

I think they need to bowl Mohammed Siraj at the other end. He's such a good bowler and just brings that spark.

Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator

England are in total command and control here at the moment.

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Meanwhile Jasprit Bumrah continues to be parsimonious, only conceding a couple of singles from the start of his over.

Jem Green
CricViz data analyst

India have not been on song with their line and length today. This is also the slowest average speed they have delivered in the first 20 overs of an innings this series. The average speed by the Indian seam attack today has been 82.6mph, at the start of the series this was above 86 mph.