Summary

Live Reporting

by Timothy Abraham, Mike Peter, Karan Vinod & Sophie Trifonoff

  1. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    That kept low, it has nipped back and gone underneath Dawson's bat. Those are concerning signs for anyone who has to come out and bat this morning.

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    WICKET

    Dawson b Bumrah 26 (Eng 563-8)

    Bumrah breaks top of stump with Dawson dismissal

    Liam Dawson sees a delivery from Jasprit Bumrah smash into the top of off stump, but that only tells half the tale.

    The previous delivery from Bumrah had lifted off the pitch and gone over Dawson's head.

    Both deliveries were on a similar length.

    England's attack, sitting up in the dressing room at Old Trafford, will have sat up and taken note.

  3. Eng 562-7

    Liam Dawson with a boundary of his own as he finishes the over by whipping Mohammed Siraj for four behind square.

    Positive intent shown by these two as the lead reaches 200.

  4. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    Ben StokesGetty Images

    England going on nice and steady but they are looking to push on without being frivolous. It still looks a good pitch, the odd one is doing a little bit.

  5. Eng 555-7

    'That's the shot of the innings!' - Stokes' cover drive runs away for four

    Get that clipped up!

    Ben Stokes strikes a pose after a quite frankly glorious drive through the covers for four off Mohammed Siraj. Picture perfect.

    Poise, balance and power.

  6. Eng 551-7

    Jasprit BumrahGetty Images

    Jasprit Bumrah gets one to nip back into the top of Liam Dawson's pad with the penultimate ball of the over. He played completely down the wrong line to that one.

    Shubman Gill is not burning India's last remaining review on that one.

    Dawson comes down the pitch for a chinwag with Ben Stokes.

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    15 overs. 75 runs. Declare and get India back in with a decent amount of time before lunch and a 250-run deficit.

    Graham, Brighton.

    Declare now, it takes ages to get India out.

    Claude, Northolt

    Stokes and Dawson to hit as much as they can as quickly as they can. Declare when one of them is out and then let Archer and Woakes loose while there is still cloud cover. That’s got to be the plan, right?

    John, Newcastle

  8. Eng 550-7

    Liam DawsonGetty Images

    One of the simple pleasures of a player returning to the Test fold, such as Liam Dawson, is seeing a different bat sponsor on the international stage.

    He is happy to show the maker's name to keep out the remainder of the over from Mohammed Siraj.

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    I think England should declare before lunch and put India in.

    Ian in Pontardawe

  10. Eng 550-7

    Ben Stokes shows plenty of intent to Mohammed Siraj as he shuffles down the pitch and dismissively drubs him through the covers for four.

  11. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special

    The big change today is the weather - it's a bit cloudy and seems like a great day to bowl.

  12. Stokes makes his ground

    Ben StokesGetty Images

    Despite Mohammed Siraj's antics the television replays show a diving Ben Stokes managed to get his bat over the line before the ball hit the stumps.

    A bit of KP-energy drink single nontheless.

  13. Umpire review

    Ben Stokes dabs into the leg side and sets off for a rather brisk single.

    Anshul Kamboj hits the stumps at the non-striker's end with his under-arm throw. Mohammed Siraj thinks this is out.

    This is heading upstairs.

    Stokes survives run out appeal

  14. Eng 544-7

    Ben Stokes defends, determinedly, to Jasprit Bumrah's first delivery. The India quick's second ball lifts ever so slightly off the pitch. The England captain chuckles.

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

    India will need a little bit of help from the weather, and they just need to get out of this game. They have to survive today and they have to believe. If they lose their belief, they will lose today. Their batsmen are in form. I don't think they can win this game and after a long tour, it certainly will not be easy.

  16. Ben Stokes and Liam Dawson have headed out to the middle at Old Trafford and done a bit of gardening on the pitch.

    Jasprit Bumrah has just handed his jumper over to the umpire and started loosening up.

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    How will this one go today? Should England declare before lunch to make the most of these clouds overhead? Are you following us from somewhere weird and wonderful this Saturday?

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  18. 'Root could become the greatest Test batter of all-time - Cook

    The hover cover, which was sat ominously next to the pitch at Old Trafford, has just been buzzed off the ground. The skies do look threatening, but we have escaped the showers thus far.

    Here's Sir Alastair Cook on Joe Root's innings yesterday.

  19. BBC WeatherBBC Weather

    The crowd are filtering into the ground at Old Trafford. We might have the odd shower this morning but hopefully there's nothing which will prove too disruptive.

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