IND vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Joe Root stranded on 99* overnight; India bowl well on Day 1, hold ENG to 251/4

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: This is some really good stuff from Nitish, the confidence doing him a world of good. Bending his back and finding purchase in the pitch — and bending it back into Pope on the last ball of this over. Great setup, he's a legitimate threat at the moment.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: TWO WICKETS IN ONE OVER! The bowling change has done the trick, and how! This one is an absolute beauty. Pitches and seams away just a hair, enough to catch the edge of the bat from Crawley.

This is incredible stuff. 44/2.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Do you believe it! India went with Nitish Reddy over the golden arm of Shardul Thakur, but this was some golden arm stuff from the youngster. Digs it in short but down leg, and Duckett can only get the under edge of the bat on it. Pant does well to get across and pouch it, and India are ecstatic! It's 43/1.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Zak Crawley knows the dozens of cameras around the ground have captured that! Tries to turn and come through for a quick second, but trips over himself and falls flat on his face. Can spare a laugh at his own expense.

39/0 after 13, drinks.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Big discussion about whether to take a review after Bumrah hits Crawley on the pads, but Gill isn't convinced, and it's the right call. Both high and sliding down leg.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Bumrah swaps ends, but England settling in well now. Onto 35/0 after the first 10 overs.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Crawley was watchful to start, but starts attacking Akash through the covers. One is a thick edge but he goes so hard that it flies over the slips.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: This is what he will do when you try to attack him. Duckett tries to drive him twice, and is nowhere close twice — first nips away and beats him, then nips back in and beats him on the inside edge, carving him in half. Excellent rhythm from Bumrah against the lefty.

9-0 after 3.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Akash gets the new ball ahead of Siraj after all statistics indicate that he is a real new-ball weapon. Immediately around the wicket to Duckett.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: NEARLY FROM BUMRAH! Nip down the slope, across Duckett the left-hander, but there's not a lot of carry — just like there wasn't during the WTC final. Hits Duckett high on the bat but pitches well short of Pant, who does well to smother it, in truth.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: And we are off! Bumrah first up to Crawley on a bright, warm morning in London. Crawley lets it through — doesn't carry all that well, and not much grass on this pitch once again.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: The players congregate for the national anthems, but befor eplay gets started, it will be Sachin Tendulkar to fulfill the tradition of ringing the Lord's bell five minutes before start of play on day one.

Tendulkar had his portrait at Lord's revealed today, his image very much woven into the fabric of the history of Test cricket.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: No changes to the batting outlook, but star seamers coming in for this one.

ENG Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir

IND Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat first. For India, Jasprit Bumrah returns as he replaces Prasidh Krishna. That's the only change for India.

For England, Jofra Archer replaces Josh Tongue. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: The toss is around the corner. The coin flip will take place exactly at 3 PM IST. In the previous two Tests, Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl. On both occasions, Shubman Gill said he would have done the same if he had won the toss.

Will the winning captain once again choose to bowl? The conditions are bright and sunny at Lord's and it looks like an ideal batting day. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: If you are an active consumer of social media, then you must have come across the term ‘Lord’s slope?' Wondering what it is? We have you covered.

The slope at Lord's Cricket Ground is eight feet long and it runs diagonally down from the Pavilion End. It is from the deep extra cover to long leg.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: India vice-captain Rishabh Pant also weighed in on the same, saying the ball getting out of shape so quickly is becoming a big problem for both India and England. 

“I feel it is a big problem because the ball is getting out of shape. In this series, the ball is getting out of shape too much. That is something I've never seen. It is definitely irritating for the players because every ball plays differently. When it becomes softer, sometimes it doesn't do too much, but as soon as you change the ball it starts to do something,” said Pant as he addressed the media. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: On the eve of the Test, England captain Ben Stokes spoke to reporters on Wednesday and it was there that he criticised the Dukes ball, speaking about how it goes out of shape pretty quickly.

“Whenever we have touring teams visiting, there is an issue with the balls going soft and completely out of shape. I don't even think the rings that we use are Dukes rings. It isn't ideal. But you have to deal with it,” he said. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: There is no imminent threat of rain during the Lord's Test. The temperatures are expected to rise, and hot conditions will help the batters make merry in London. 
The temperatures are expected to rise to 32 degrees! It's going to be a trial by fire for both India and England. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will be rining the bell at Lord's before the start of the play on Day 1. This would be his first time doing so at the iconic venue.

The tradition of having a prominent name in cricket ring the five-minute bell at Lord’s was introduced in 2007. The bell is positioned outside the Bowlers’ Bar in the Lord’s Pavilion and it is rung to mark the approach of the day’s play.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Ever since his return to international cricket in 2021, Jasprit Bumrah has bowled 437.2 overs in the longest format of the game. No wonder, the team management is wary of utilising him wisely. Will Siraj and Akash Deep step up for the second game in a row?

This will also enable Jasprit Bumrah to keep having breathers in between the Test. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: India captain Shubman Gill is standing on the cusp of history. He can surpass Donald Bradman's record of scoring most runs as a captain in a single Test series. Bradman had piled on 810 in 5 Tests in the 1936-37 Ashes. Gill is currently 225 runs short of that milestone.

Gill can also achieve the Indian record for most runs in a single Test series by a captain. This feat belongs to Sunil Gavaskar, who had registered 732 runs in 6 Tests against West Indies in 1978–79. Gill needs just 148 more runs to overhaul this tally.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep found their mojo in the Edgbaston Test. Of all the pacers India have played, Prasidh Krishna has lacked the penetration and conceded runs at will. By the outside, it looks like a straight swap between Prasidh and Bumrah.

But this Gambhir management has pulled a rabbit out of the hat on quite a few occasions. Is it as straight forward as it seems from the outside? We just need to wait a little longer to find out. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: England's bowling has left a lot to be desired in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Chris Woakes has been totally toothless with no assistance from the pitch. Brydon Carse and Ben Stokes have bowled well in patches. The less said about Shoaib Bashir, the better.

It is fair to say that Jofra Archer is the final hope for England if they are to stop the Indian batting juggernaut. 

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Day 1: Just like the previous two Tests, England have already named their playing XI. Just one change as Jofra Archer replaces Josh Tongue. This is the first time in four years that Jofra Archer has made it to the England Test playing XI.

Will he be able to give the England attack the much-needed bite? Only time will tell.