IND vs ENG Highlights: 387-all as India finish remarkable innings with scores level with England, set up 2-day shootout

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Phenomenal stuff from KL Rahul! He has looked completely untroubled, and just cruised his way to a very strong, very patient century. Just the second Indian with multiple centuries at Lord's, and now only Rahul Dravid has more than his 4 centuries in England. But job's not done.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: So another small period of play where India might be quieter and more considered, after a high-scoring phase of play before lunch. Rahul with a single, onto 99*.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Just a couple of minutes away from the restart. KL Rahul's insistence on that run will have hurt him, as he tried for a pre-lunch century, but it only means his task and then need for him to turn this into a really big score grows. He would be the 18th member of the club of Indian players with double-digit Test tonnes.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: India have marred a perfect session with a wicket falling just before lunch! Oh, was there really the need for a single there? Pant prods it and Rahul calls him through, in an attempt to get on strike and reach his century. But it's the wrong man to hit it to. Stokes is sharp, gets down, pivots, and nails the stumps at the bowler's end. Pant is short of his crease, and he's gone for 74 on the last piece of action before lunch!

Wow, India won't be happy with that. 248/4, Pant was going so well. India still 139 runs short of England and the hosts have a sniff.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Great cricket on show! Pant first guides it past a very fine third man to gather four, and almost hooks the next one for six over fine leg — but it's Zak Crawley at that fence, and he does fantastically to time his jump and toss it back in to save 5 runs. England happy it wasn't Crawley's opening partner down there.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Here we go! Bashir on and Pant doesn't need two invitations. Down the track to the pitch and straight down for six. Pant has had enough of fending off bouncers from the pacers.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Not holding back now! Dug in short by Stokes again, and Pant is much better prepared. Swivels, not afraid to go aerial, and easily clears the square boundary. That's fifty for him, his fourth 50+ score of the series in five innings. Remarkable stuff from Pant.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: That's not good. Short ball again, Pant is a touch late on the pool, and that might have jamemd his hurt finger again. The glove comes off immediately and the physio runs on. That finger has been put through the wringer but this might be the worst of it for Pant.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: You do feel Pant's mind is wired differently sometimes. Short ball barrage so he just swaps hands and reverse hooks/guides it all along the floor towards deep third. Wasn't going for a boundary, went with that shot just to get 1.

Next ball, Rahul sees the short ball coming, makes room and flat-bat swats it to the right of extra cover for four. Some T20 batting on show at the Lord's Test.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: First target India would have had in mind for the morning accomplished — 200 up with no further damage. 

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Been that kind of match. At the end of the drinks break — and not the start as should have been the case, as the commentators argue — and the ball is being changed. It is a little bit hard to understand, this, especially in a match where 25 overs have already been lost.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: On a roll now! Rahul ends Carse's over with an exact copy of that ridiculous tuck off the hips, he's onto 76*. Pant flays at one outside off stump from Woakes for four and he's suddenly onto 45*. 

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: What a shot that is! Hard to hit that flick off the hips with that much speed and power, but such are Rahul's wrists and his timing. Beats the midwicket fielder and it just flies away to the boundary. Next ball, rocks back and beats the gully fielder. Trickles up the slope for four more. The deficit below 200 now.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Expect some entertainment when Pant is playing! Rahul gets a juicy full one from Carse which he drives back down the ground. He nearly hits Pant square in the side, but his partner is quick to react and flexible enough to arc his back and get out of the way. Runs away past him from four — good from both players there to make that happen. Teamwork makes the dream work, etc.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: First time Rahul has tried to find the fence and he does so with skill! Waits on it from Woakes, and just easily guides it past gully. Very nicely done.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: India not interested in taking chances, very happy to eat up these dot balls. Jofra Archer going with regular short stuff, but it's too easy for Rahul to sway in and out of the way.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Fascinating little passage of play thus far as Smith continues to stand up to the stumps when Woakes is bowling, to keep Pant stuck in his crease. This worked against Gill yesterday, and Smith has been keeping well up to the stumps. Will it produce a result?

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Four more, this time as Archer errs wide from around the wicket. Pant has to release his bat handle, a small expression of pain on his face as he does so. Still struggling with that finger.

IND vs ENG Live Score, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Here we go then! Archer first up against Pant, for whom the field is already spread. Tempting him?

It's a loose one down leg and Pant can tickle it fine for a first ball four. Here we go!

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: One interesting thing to keep an eye on is who comes out to bat at number 6. What the second Test proved is that Jadeja is much better when playing a second fiddle role to an established batter, with much of his power and boundary-hitting ability waning. Will he be preferred at 6 ahead of Nitish for that reason, with Nitish's T20 ability of manufacturing boundaries making him more likely to come in for a Jamie Smith type role?

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: The over rate has been slow, although an extra half hour was used no both days. Day 1 saw only 83 overs and Day 2 had 72.3. Constant ball changes has also interrupted play.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Scoring has been tough in this sluggish surface, and India still need 242 runs to catch up! It is England’s game right, but India still have Pant, and he could change the game single-handedly!

Nitish suffered a side strain against England in January and also didn’t bowl in the IPL at the start of the season and only bowled five competitve overs in the second phase.

Speaking on his injury return, he said, “Yeah, to be honest, after injury it's been a bit tough for me to get in my rhythm. Obviously I got a side strain and it [had] been a bit hurting me after the injury as well. So, at the end of the IPL season, I got [back to] my bowling and started [getting] into the matches, and I felt great.”

“[Today] I just wanted to enjoy the moment and want to bowl what my team want from me. I guess that's what I have done exactly and pretty happy the way I bowled today. I just want to continue tomorrow and get some wickets,” he added.

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: Pant did not take the field on Day 2, but did come to bat at his usual position. Jurel donned the gloves for the rest of England’s innings. Pant will be looking to get another big knock today!

IND vs ENG Live Updates, India vs England 3rd Test Series Day 3: The visitors reached 145/3 at Stumps, and trail by 242 runs. England posted 387 in their first innings, and this match is going very slow! But the pitch still has something to offer, so we could see some drama today!