Summary

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter, Matthew Henry, Karan Vinod & Henry Cowling

  1. Mike Peter
    BBC Sport journalist

    England will be enjoying their lunch after a fantastic morning session.

    Meanwhile Matthew Henry has consumed his fish and chips and is primed to take you through the afternoon session.

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    Henry: It is not often we absolutely dominate a team under the Bazball era. If this is the adaption that they were speaking of at the start of the summer, then I am all for it. Loving this.

  3. Both Ollie Pope and Joe Root passed 50 in the morning session.

    Here's how they did it.

    Pope brings up half-century as England close in on India's first innings total

    'Controlled' Root brings up 104th career Test fifty - best shots

  4. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford

    Prasidh Krishna is doing some bowling on the practice pitches at lunch. He should be playing.

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    It just feels like a defining first innings from England that has all but ended India’s hopes of winning this Test series.

    Adam

  6. Lunch - Eng 332-2

    Pope 70, Root 63

    Joe Root reverse sweeps Ravindra Jadeja into the covers for three, before a trio of dot balls take us into lunch.

    England's session without a shadow of doubt.

    They've added 107 runs from 28 overs, with both Ollie Pope and Joe Root passing 50 as England get through the session without losing a wicket.

    They now trail India by just 26 runs.

  7. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper

    If Washington Sundar is getting the drift away from the right handers and he is bowling that line outside off stump, he does not have the field for it - he's got four fielders on the off-side and five on the on-side. Might as well flip it.

  8. Eng 327-2

    Ollie Pope ends Washington Sundar's over by driving into the covers for two.

    We'll get another over in before lunch.

  9. Eng 323-2

    And another four for Joe Root, cutting Ravindra Jadeja past slip.

    He moves to 58.

  10. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper

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    Shubman Gill cannot alone be blamed for getting the strategy wrong. I think the blame has to go also on the likes of KL Rahul, who is a senior player, and the likes of Morne Morkel and Gautam Gambhir who are part of the coaching staff.

  11. Eng 318-2

    Trail India by 40 runs

    A seventh four for Joe Root, cracking down Washington Sundar down the ground.

    There's a happy hum around the ground as England go about their business.

  12. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper

    Ravindra Jadeja needs to slow down. His natural pace is quick but he needs to slow down and find his rhythm which I am sure he will.

  13. Eng 313-2

    Ravindra Jadeja rattles through his over, conceding just an Ollie Pope single through point.

    A little under 15 minutes until lunch.

  14. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Joe Root playing the reverse sweep in Test cricket:

    • 194 attempts
    • 298 runs
    • 2 dismissals
    • Average - 149.00

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    Brilliant running between the wickets by these two since the run out chance. Applying pressure on the field and accumulating.

    Tom, Manchester

  16. Eng 312-2

    One further single from Ollie Pope, knocked to mid-on, as Washington Sundar's first over goes for seven runs.

  17. How's stat?!

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport

    Only Sachin Tendulkar (119) has more 50-plus scores in Tests than Joe Root (104) now.

  18. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford

    With his record at Old Trafford, is Joe Root the man most comfortable crossing the Pennines in this direction since Eric Cantona?

  19. 50 runs

    50 for Joe Root

    Eng 311-2

    'Controlled' Root brings up 104th career Test fifty

    That familiar sight, Joe Root raising his bat.

    He reverse sweeps Washington Sundar's second ball for four through third, then takes a single into backward point to bring up the landmark off 99 balls.

  20. Eng 305-2

    Now Joe Root gets a pair of twos, sending Ravindra Jadeja through backward point and behind square.

    England looking comfortable here, as Washington Sundar looks set to bowl for the first time in this innings.