Summary

  • Third Test, day three, Lord's - series level at 1-1

  • England lead by two runs after feisty finale

  • Scores level after first innings as tourists lose 4-11 to be bowled out for 387

  • India 387: Rahul 100, Pant 74, Jadeja 72; Woakes 3-84

  • What to do about Test cricket's slow play problem?

  • Watch highlights on BBC Four and iPlayer from 19:00 BST

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby & Mike Peter

  1. Ind 254-5

    Shoaib Bashir completes a wicket maiden. England's tails are up.

  2. How's stat?!

    Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    Cricviz analyst

    KL Rahul is just the 13th visiting batter to have two or more Test hundreds at Lord's.

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

    Very slow, encouraged the drive and KL Rahul did drive. The milestone of a hundred has cost India two wickets.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Rahul c Brook b Bashir 100 (Ind 254-5)

    Nope. KL Rahul will not push on. An edge gifts a routine catch to Harry Brook in the slips.

    Both of India's set batters are back in the pavilion. They trail by 133 runs with five wickets in hand.

    Rahul out for 100 after edging Bashir's delivery to Brook

  5. Ind 254-4

    KL Rahul has been decidedly skittish in the couple of overs either side of lunch. Now he's safely into three figures, will we see a return to his usual cool?

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

    It's been fighting and determined but the word I am using is control. From the moment he walked out yesterday, he has exuded control. Such an important part to this Indian batting line-up.

  7. 100 runs

    Century for KL Rahul

    Ind 254-4

    An unnecessary single, which nearly brings another run out, gets KL Rahul back on strike at the first opportunity.

    He defends, he defends, and runs a tight single to reach his 10th Test century.

    The helmet comes off, he raises both arms to the sky. He's out of the nervous 90s.

    'Terrific, battling, fighting innings' - Rahul reaches his 100

  8. Ind 252-4

    KL Rahul takes a single to start the session.

    Ravindra Jadeja, batting ahead of Nitish Kumar Reddy, scratches his mark, finds a gap at mid-on and races to three.

    With a dot to finish the over, Rahul is left on 99.

    Here comes Jofra Archer.

  9. The players are heading back out with India 248-4 and trailing by 139 runs.

    KL Rahul - on 98 - is joined by Ravindra Jadeja. Shoaib Bashir has three balls left to bowl to complete the 66th over.

    Will the wicket of Rishabh Pant on the stroke of lunch shift the momentum in England's favour? Will Rahul reach his century with one lofty blow?

    Here comes the second session.

  10. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Lord's

    A brass band is currently playing a Lady Gaga remix on the outfield at Lord's.

    That's a sentence I didn't think I would be writing.

  11. Go on then. Let's have another look at that piece of Ben Stokes magic.

    'He thinks he's got it!' Stokes with stunning run-out to remove Pant

  12. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Lord's

    Flintoff run-out 2009Getty Images

    Was that run-out the TikTok generation's Flintoff v Australia at the Oval to run out Ricky Ponting in 2009?

    For me it was a harder throw. Stokes had to fully turn his body around.

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    Maybe the way to kill two birds with one stone is to refuse a ball change unless the fielding side is up to date with the over rate.

    Mark in Stafford

  14. One of the big talking points during this series has been slow over-rates. 15 overs went unbowled on day two at Lord's.

    Former England captain Michael Vaughan offers his thoughts on the subject and what the solution could be.

    Test matches before final day being played at 'snail's pace' - analysis

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    Well, I have been listening all morning while I cleaned my washing machine. I convinced myself that I wasn’t bringing England any luck so I switched off. As soon as I checked online for an update, Stokes gets a wicket! I will just check in online for the rest of the afternoon. I love Test Cricket.

    Jackie in St Leonards on Sea

  17. However, while England will have gone into lunch with their tails up, KL Rahul bats on.

    He has 98 (171) and is closing in on his 10th Test century.

    'Totally in control' - Rahul hits Woakes for four

    'A terrific shot' - Rahul drives Carse for four

    Rahul hits three fours in a row to move towards his century

  18. His innings - and India's 141-run fourth wicket partnership - came to an end on the stroke of lunch courtesy of an excellent piece of fielding from Ben Stokes. Who else?!

    'He thinks he's got it!' Stokes with stunning run-out to remove Pant

  19. Before being run out, Rishabh Pant made 74 off 112 balls, including eight fours and two sixes.

    Here are some highlights from his innings.

    Pant takes on Archer and hits him for four

    'He has been quite brilliant' - Pant reaches half century with a six

    Pant hits Bashir's first ball for six

  20. Thanks Mike. Go and enjoy the sunshine.

    Wait... he's just produced cakes from his running club's AGM. That's more exciting than the fruit salad and yoghurt the players are once again enjoying at Lord's.