India vs England Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 2: England 119/3 at stumps, trail India by 245 runs

A direct hit and that could have been curtains for Jadeja, and possibly India's hopes to get to 400. Ishant taps the ball and takes off for a single. Jadeja responds as well but probably didn't run as quickly. Haseeb Hammed missed the stumps with a weak throw.

Do you know? India have not lost a Test match after scoring 300-plus runs in the first innings of a Test match since 2015. India's last defeat after scoring over 300 in the first innings came against Australia in 2014 at Brisbane.

Seven years ago at Lord's, it was Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's partnership of 80-odd runs that brought India back in the match. Once again today at Lord's, can Jadeja and Ishant's pair offer something similar for India?

Ravindra Jadeja is the last recognised batsman out in the middle for India and the team would require a Nottingham-kind of innings from him if they are to eye 400. In the first Test, Jadeja found himself in a more-or-less similar scenario, just that he had KL Rahul at the other end. Today, he has the tail to bat with. Can he get India going?

Numbers don't lie, and this depicts Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane's struggles in the last few years. And this is when Pujara had two brilliant tours of Australia.

It has been England's morning session but overall, India still have the tighter grip on the match. They are approaching the 350-run mark and if they can somehow squeeze some runs from the lower order and get to 400, surely their position promises strengthen even further.

This may be the last over before lunch but like they say, the poor balls need to be scored off. Short ball from Wood on the leg side and Jadeja brings out the pull shot to send the ball towards the fine leg boundary.

He sure can rally, can Ishant Sharma. He has a Test half-century after all. But with India so close to lunch, perhaps Jadeja wants to ensure India do not lose another wicket, not at least before the session break. Decides against a single but reluctantly takes it.

Second ball duck for Mohammed Shami as Moeen Ali picks up his first wicket. A soft dismissal as Shami is unable to keep the flick down and is out caught. That's the fourth Indian wicket to fall this morning and what a session this is turning out to be for the hosts.

Edged and Taken! Wood snares out Pant (37 off 58 balls) as India lose their 6th wicket for 331. Not what India needed, but the morning session turns even more delightful for England. Short and wide; Pant goes after it. but nowhere near the middle. He offers a faint nick to the keeper and that's it for him.

Moeen Ali generated enough turn to beat Ravindra Jadeja's outside edge. The ball spun enough, to an extent that it went towards Joe Root at first slip after pitching. So quite obviously, the crowd thought there was en edge and produced a huge SIGH. However, there was no edge but runs have been offered to Jadeja.

As has been the case with him lately, there is a method to Pant's madness. His attacking batting may not please those who are a sucker for Test matches, but even when he's attacking, there is thinking behind it. Today, he has either charged down the wicket or looked to defend with a flat bat. It's not slogging, this is proper Test match batting. Play out when it's there to look, and hit out when the opportunity comes.

That was bowled at over 140 kmph. It was pre-meditated as Pant started the shuffle even before the ball was delivered. He charges down to Wood and crunches the ball through covers for his fifth boundary. Follows it next ball with a couple.

Drinks on the field. It's been a good opening hour for England, with those two early wickets. Besides, they haven't given away too many runs either. In fact, only 32 runs so far with Rishabh Pant scoring 21 of those. 

Finally, some runs for Ravindra Jadeja, as he tucks a ball from Sam Curran to deep square leg boundary. With that, India's 300 comes up for the loss of five wickets.

Sedate batting from Ravindra Jadeja, who is leaving anything that is even marginally outside off. Like a proper batsman, he is giving respect to the conditions and the fast bowlers early on. This partnership between him and Pant is 20 off 61 balls.

Vintage Pant on display here. These are testing times for the batsmen but Pant will take his chances today it seems. Once again, he dances down the wicket hoping to go after Anderson, but this time around, Pant doesn't middle it but manages to get enough bat to take the ball over mid on and get a couple of runs.

Pant won't hold back. Robinson tries two short balls in a row, and Pant sends both for fours with a couple of cracking pull shots. The first one was bludgeoned for four, and even though the next wasn't timed as well, it had enough power to beat the fielder in the deep.

Pant doing what he does best. It doesn't matter if India have lost their two overnight batsmen, Pant will play the way he is known for. Steps down the track and has a go at Anderson. He slashes hard as the ball flies over the cordon for a four towards third man. Having blocked so many balls, Pant says enough is enough.

Three overs and already so much has happened. Two wickets and a boundary. Rishabh Pant starts off in style, driving Robinson straight down the ground to collect his first four of the innings.

OUT! Anderson picks up his third, India lose Rahane now to stand at 282/5. Two overs, two wickets for England. Rahane's poor string of scores continue. Loose shot. First ball from Anderson and Rahane nicks it to Root at first slip. His first ball of the day and he heads back. Talk about a dream start. Even England wouldn't have hoped for this.

OUT! England strike 2nd ball of the day as Rahul hits a cover drive straight to the fielder. In the slot but Rahul plays it uppishly to Dominic Sibley. He was so good with his cover drives yesterday but makes an error in the first one he plays today. India 278/4

First ball of the day and India are off to a confident start. KL Rahul tucks the ball off his pads for a couple of runs. India are away on Day 2.

276 runs with seven wickets left. Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja to follow. With such luxury, don't think it will be ambitious to say that India would surely target somewhere around 400-450. Yes, there have been mini collapses in the past but India's batting looks a lot more assured in this innings. Big test for Ajinkya Rahane, and India would hope that their vice-captain can repeat his Lord's heroics of 2014.

Where would you place this knock from KL Rahul? It certainly has to be right up there in his top three of all time, purely on the basis of when it's happened. Trying to make a comeback into the Test team, in England, in overcast conditions and against a strong fast-bowling attack. Thoroughly deserved.