Summary

  • Anderson dismisses Gill in first over of India's reply

  • Stokes the only batsman to pass 50 as England bowled out for 205

  • Returning Lawrence makes 46 batting at seven

  • Axar Patel takes 4-68; Ashwin 3-47

  1. Eng 166-5published at 61 overs

    Axar Patel gets a delivery to turn and bounce sharply past the edge of the bat as Dan Lawrence presses forward in defence.

  2. Eng 166-5published at 60 overs

    Short, wide, thwacked for four by Ollie Pope. Lovely.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:20 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

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    LeBenji: Don't want to jinx him here but Pope's footwork looks so much better to the spinners than last week when he was clean done twice. He's coming to meet the ball and smothering the turn really well, busy little batsman.

  4. Eng 160-5published at 59 overs

    A terrific, leaping grab from Rishabh Pant stops Mohammed Siraj whistling four byes over the head of the keeper.

    Dan Lawrence then cracks a glorious drive back down the ground and through a diving fielder to pick up another boundary. He's whistling along, with 27 from 41 balls.

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    Get Involved - Bizarre stadium annoucementspublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Text us on 81111

    At the 1975 Lord's Test against Australia, a tannoy announcement asked my school mate Nick to go to the Grace Gates where his mother was waiting to take him to the dentist.

    Anon (please remember to include your name on texts)

  6. Eng 154-5published at 58 overs

    Ashwin reminds Lawrence of how dangerous he is with a delivery that spins back into him, and only a shuffle of the pad to get it outside the line saves the England batsman.

  7. Eng 153-5published at 53.4 overs

    ...and there goes Ravichadran Ashwin.

    Short, too short, and Dan Lawrence can hop on the back foot and drive away four glorious runs.

  8. Postpublished at 09:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Here's Ravichandran Ashwin...

  9. Eng 149-5published at 57 overs

    Ooft! Dan Lawrence pushes with hard hands outside off stump and a thick outside edge flies wide of Rohit Sharma, who would have needed a leap of Superman proportions to get a mitt on that.

    PopeImage source, BCCI
  10. Postpublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Right, what can England salvage?

    Mohammed Siraj will get us cracking after tea.

  11. Postpublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Who knew cricket had so many sassy stadium announcers?

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    Bizarre stadium announcementspublished at 08:59 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

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    At Worcs for a 40 over game on a particularly hot day. Stadium announcer said "Any large gentlemen wishing to remove their tops, please be aware the Russian whaling fleet is currently moored just down river at Upton upon Severn".

    Oz, now in the North.

  13. Postpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on The Cricket Social

    Joe Root was talking so positively about they were going to play and they've put a team out that looks quite defensive. Then Sibley misses a straight ball, Crawley tries to hit over the top very early on - you get the sense there's a lot still going on in their minds. There's a lack of confidence still there.

  14. Postpublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

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  15. Postpublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Thanks, Stephan. Good luck with that.

  16. Postpublished at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Right, I'm off to persuade my son to go to nursery. Here's Amy Lofthouse...

  17. Postpublished at 08:46 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on The Cricket Social

    This pitch might deteriorate very, very quickly, but I'm not too sure this is a decent score. These two will have to get England over 300. There has been a hint of spin, a bit of seam, and it has generally been a good day for batting.

    PopeImage source, Reuters
  18. Tea - Eng 144-5published at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Lovely way for England to end, a Dan Lawrence drive through mid-on for four. However, 144-5 doesn't seem too clever.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

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    John Petrie: Pope and Lawrence have a real opportunity here. The pitch is not bad so they can make a significant score in terms of the match and series.

    PopeImage source, BCCI
  20. Eng 140-5published at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    This will be the last over before the break...