India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[andy]

Brook being at the crease will naturally up the run rate...platform set can they go big from here

[andy]

Brook gone!!

[sussexpob]

No road, no party for Brook

[sussexpob]

Thought Stokes was touted to bat under Smith, but hes out in his normal spot

[sussexpob]

Jadeja will fancy his chances against Stokes....

Average of 15 against spin in the last 2 years

Gill then takes him off??? Bad Captaincy

[Arthur Crabtree]

England in big trouble. Can't expect Smith to always score runs. Stokes is in need of a score. Then it's the bowlers.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I reckon that's Jadeja's first wicket of the series in the first innings.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Only his third in total.

[sussexpob]

Stokes so close to cutting a wild shot to backward point.... just looped it slightly over his head

[sussexpob]

And then edges his second ball from Jadeja into the second slip area.

If I am Gill, I had 4-5 close catchers in to Stokes.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Stokes has got a start at least. More than I was expecting.

[sussexpob]

Took some fortune, but he looks ok out now. Partnership turning the day to England

[sussexpob]

Credit where it's due too. Team know the importance of this game and aren't being too aggressive out there

[Arthur Crabtree]

Picking up the pace a little though. Guessing that 450-500 will be about par. Lord's gets pretty flat on the middle days.

There used to be a trend for bowling first there and aiming for a big lead on days 2-3. This might have been the one where they bowled first

[mikesiva]

Play stopped due to a plague of flying ants.