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England opening batter Ben Duckett has been speaking to BBC Test Match Special about the importance of the morning session on day three:

"Big day in the series, yesterday could not have gone much better for us. And the position we are in, it is really about winning this morning session.

"If we limit the damage this morning and we are closer to their total then we can get ourselves in a position where we can try to get a really good lead."

But also, here's how they got out...

If you're looking forward to watching England bat today, let us put you in the mood.

Here's some of the best of Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley's opening partnership yesterday.

Is today make or break for India in this series?

The BBC Test Match Special pundits have had their say...

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician

How good are Joe Root and Ollie Pope at restarting their innings in a morning session? Here's the figures:

Joe Root:

• 72 innings when not out overnight
• 3227 runs added
• Average 53.7 added to overnight score (12 not outs)

Ollie Pope:

• 22 when not out overnight
• 740 runs added
• Average 37.0 added (2 not outs)

So both roughly in line with their overall career numbers...

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett put on an opening partnership of 166 for England yesterday, but both departed in the evening session having failed to convert their half-centuries into hundreds.

Ollie Pope and Joe Root are at the crease on 20 and 11 respectively, and will resume hoping to build a similar partnership at a sunny Old Trafford.

Glorious blue skies in Manchester (so what's new, eh?).

Feels like a good day for batting.

England resume on 225-2, 133 behind India after a strong couple of sessions.

Can they push on this morning?

Let's find out...