Reece Davies: What an innings by Pant. Reverse sweep on Anderson with a new ball is just a shot no-one takes usually.

Rishabh will be on strike for the next over, needing six runs to take him to a century.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batsman on The Cricket Social

After that shot you just can't describe Rishabh Pant anymore.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on The Cricket Social

He's on 89 and he's decided to reverse-lap one of the greatest bowlers to ever play the game, with a brand new ball.

I just want to watch that last four again and again and again. The absolute audacity to play that shot, with such ease and power, against a new ball.

Eleanor Oldroyd
The Cricket Social

I can't wait to watch Rishabh Pant this summer playing against Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes. It is going to be box office.

Rishabh Pant has just reverse sweep-scooped James Anderson and a new ball for four.

What a ridiculous cricketer.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on The Cricket Social

Rishabh Pant has a touch of genius about him.

He knew and realised that Jimmy Anderson would be around the good of length delivery so decided to dance down and hit him down the ground.

Washington Sundar adds further insult to injury with another crashing swing of the bat that sends the ball over third man for four.

And now Washington Sundar gets in on the act, taking something short and wide and flaying it through point.

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FOUR!

Oh, Ben Stokes. He's clearly tired and this first delivery is clobbered with aplomb through mid-wicket by the effervescent Rishabh Pant.

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician on The Cricket Social

Rishabh Pant took 83 balls to reach 50, but he's scored 34 from 26 since then.

Jimmy Anderson had gone for 19 runs in 17 overs and then eight runs in the first two balls of that over.

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Anderson ends the rest of the over unscathed.

Rishabh is possibly my new favourite batsman. 84 off 108 balls. Game-changing. Potentially match-winning.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on The Cricket Social

What is that? It is brilliant. It is fearless. Joe Root has a semi-smile on his face, it can only be admiration.

James Anderson, much to England's relief, bowls a dot as Rishabh clatters this latest delivery straight at the fielder.

Four more! This time Rishabh runs at Anderson and then swats him through the covers for four.

Rishabh Pant marches down the track to James Anderson's first delivery with the new ball and clobbers it straight back past him for four!

That is both funny and outrageous. Even Ben Stokes gives it a little nod at slip.

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Tom McCarron: England look exhausted, they're Panting.

Alex Taylor: Pant is taking England to school here.

Hello! Washington Sundar gets in on the act with a punch down the ground that a cartwheeling Ben Stokes cannot get a hand to.