That's a 50 partnership from Pant and Hardik.

And as it gets exciting, and just doubling down on my Back to the Future reference at 11 overs, I will make a tree and get outta here and hand you over to Matthew Henry.

"It's make like a tree and leave, idiot"

Scott Read
BBC Test Match Special

Though it is not time for alarm for England, it is the sort of partnership they might be getting twitchy about.

Reece Topley is back from the James Anderson End but first up, and from around the wicket, Pardik slams him past the umpire for four.

Moeen Ali returns in place of Brydon Carse, and second ball in Hardik steps down the pitch to hammer him past cover for another boundary.

Steph is just itching to write "Phew! It's a scorcher!".

After a few overs of the bat being in control, Overton rips one past Hardik's outside edge just to remind the India batters that they are in a contest.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Old Trafford

The press box was getting incredibly stuffy, until someone had the excellent idea of opening the door. Air-conditioning, Manchester-style.

Pant's blood is rising and he swings himself off his feet at Carse, it strikes the pad but there's no point in an appeal as it was missing a second set.

I think Hardik also thinks it is time to get into the groove, driving Carse past cover for a lovely boundary.

Pant looks to be warming up, pulling Overton for a single that takes his side to 100.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on Test Match Special

That is as good as it gets. As a batter there is nothing better than down the ground straight past the bowler.

It's a bad spell for Overton, who is driven back past him imperiously by Pant for another four.

Hardik follows that with a less risky pull off his hip that beats Overton to his right to go for another boundary. Eight off the over.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Former England batter on Test Match Special

That was a misread from Overton. He didn't pick it up early enough. He ran in rather than running around.

Chance!

Hardik helps Carse up and around the corner and Craig Overton, coming in too far, sees the ball plop over his shoulder and trickle for four.

Hmmm, England were 86-4 at the same stage, can India get the momentum going in their favour?

Straight forward stuff for Jos Buttler as Suryakumar Yadav departed for the fourth wicket to fall.

A change of ends for Brydon Carse as he replaces Moeen Ali.

The Durham quickie scoots one through that keeps low and has Pant jabbing the bat down just in time.

Then there is more great fielding from Ben Stokes, chasing down to the long off boundary before hurling in another accurate throw from the deep.

Scott Clark: *whispers* England were 4 down for 70-odd too...