Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"This game is poised. We've been talking about the choices England have, but not a lot of confident runs are left after this for them so they have to be a little bit careful."

Chennai Super Kings are chasing 203 to beat Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League final.

Lendl Simmons hit 68 off 45 balls, Rohit Sharma 50 off 26 and Kieron Pollard 36 off 18 in Mumbai's total of 202-5 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Chennai are 14-0 three overs into their reply.

The new man is Moeen Ali. Not a bad man to have at number eight. Three slips and a gully are in but Henry digs it short and Latham dives to claim. All eyes on Alastair Cook again now. The game is poised nicely.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Buttler just following a little bit of movement in the air first of all and then from the slope and it was a villainous little edge through to the keeper."

Henry does for Buttler before the wicketkeeping powerhouse can really get going. The delivery is short of a length and moves away a touch to clip a slim nick off the edge of Buttler's bat and carrying to Latham. England still have work to do.

Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Cook has been very organised. Those overs at the start of the day, which were very testing, he saw all that off and now he has cashed in."

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Cook comes out of his shell with a flourishing drive that sends a wide and full Southee ball racing to the rope. The skipper was able to play a holding role while Stokes was on the charge, but is this a sign that he is going to take a more proactive role with Buttler? If he does, he will have an equally positive partner, which Buttler illustrates with a boundary of his own through cover.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"Buttler makes things happen and New Zealand will certainly want to see the back of him."

Brendon McCullum is still smiling. Of course he is, that's his way. He is the eternal optimist. Which is precisely why England can't think the hard work is done. Buttler opens his boundary account with a lofted drive over and through extra cover off Henry. He is denied another courtesy of McCullum's dive and stop to prevent his outside edge through cover reaching the rope. Cook drives three runs of his own.

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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"In a partnership of 132, Stokes got 101, extras seven and Cook 24."

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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Southee has been at the IPL, where was the slow ball? But great hitting from Stokes, spreading largesse around the ground."

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Gilchrist used to do that all the time for Australia with his team in trouble, smash it around for a couple of hours and put them on top. Ben Stokes has just done that for England."

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Thomas Measures: To think you get Stokes out, and then see Buttler coming to the crease.....exciting times for England.

You suspect there is only one topic making up the Lord's hum at the moment; that innings by Ben Stokes. Inevitably, England have lost momentum since he departed as Cook and Buttler consolidate and go again. Southee is back at the Pavilion End and goes for just the one run. Time for some drinks.

Herman Eutic: Ben Stokes could actually run a seminar entitled: "Audacity in Batting: Fours, sixes, and excitement".

Bertie Huburn: What an innings from Stokes, so good to watch positive cricket in the middle order!

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Lets not forget the dynamic of the game here. England lead by 233, with five wickets remaining. There is still work to do. New man Jos Buttler is more than capable of matching the hitting of Stokes but first he must acclimatise. He gets off the mark with a dab into cover off a Henry delivery.

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"That's the way to reconnect with the cricketing public."

Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

"He's brought a rather drab afternoon to life. They talk about the future of English cricket, reconnecting with people, well there's one very good reason."

Stokes' brilliant innings is over as he looks to swipe one to cow and clips an edge to Ross Taylor at slip off Craig's final ball of the over. It is sad to see him go but his part is played. It is one of the most brutal Test innings this ground has ever seen. HQ rises as one to applaud what is sure to be a prominent member of England's future for some time to come. Like Joe Root, I salute you, sir.

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Paul Farbrace was the guy that moved Stokes to number six, he deserves a huge amount of credit, he has given him responsibility and told him to go out and play his natural game."