#ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 3rd Test: Day 1

 Over to Lord's..

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Jofra Archer is back after 4 years in England Test 11.

India Bumrah back, as expected in place of Prasidh Krishna..rest unchanged. 

For England: Big first innings runs the aim at Lord's Cricket Ground! 

Today is just the second time that England have opted to bat first in the 12 home Tests in the Bazball era in which they've won the toss 😯

The only previous occasion was the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston in 2023, which Australia won by 2 wickets

1st Session:    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Batting: 

8 Ov : 28/0..Siraj replace Bumrah. 

10 Ov : 35/0. Bumrah changes end.

1st hour belonged to England 39/0 : 13 Ov.

Wow..what a surprise from Nitish Kumar Reddy on his 3rd ball Ben Duckett on 23 off 40..caught behind on a harmless leg side delivery 

43/1: 13.3 .

Ollie Pope survives half chance at gully. 

Wow..wow wow...Nitish Kumar Reddy DOUBLE STRIKE..gets Zack Crawley caught behind on 18 on his 6th ball.. 

Excellent Delivery,Crawley unable to come up.

Indian pacers on Top ..!

44/2 : 14 Ov .

Lord of Lord's Joe Root in..2000+ runs here.

 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 53/2 : 15.4 , Root starts effortless. 

20 Ov : 65/2.

England recover through Root 24*.

At Lunch : 83/2 : 25 Ov : Session Shared. 

Post Lunch:

BAZBALL = BLOCKBALL 🤗

Indian pacers on top just just 15 runs off 10 overs. 

Dhruv Jurel substituting injured Rishabh Pant. 

101 / 2 : 35.4 Overs. Root 30*, Pope 21*.

Drinks 1st hour end : 109/2 : 26/0: 12 Ov.

Joe Root 51* off 102.

Joe Root's love affair with Lord's continues. 

Partnership 102* off 193.

151/2 : 48 Ov.

At Tea: 

England steady : 153/2 : 49 Ov : 70/0 : 24 Ov.

Post Tea:

Ravindra Jadeja strikes 1st ball after tea: 

Ollie Pope Ct Jurel 44: 153/3 : 49.1 Ov.

Brook bowled Bumrah 11 (20) : 172/4 : 54.5 ov.

Bumrah 1/29 off 14 .

Drinks: 207/4 : 67 Ov : Root 74*, Stokes 23*.

DRS vs Stokes..Umpire's call saved: NitishKR

Partnership Crosses 50* Root in 80s.

80 Ov : 242/4 : Root 91* , Stokes 38*.

New ball taken at 80.1 Overs. 

Very uncharacteristic Stokes knock 39* (102).

Joe Root going for his 8th 100 at Lord’s..

Have to wait on 99* off  191 balls.

Sleep well tonight, Joe. 😅

So at stumps on day 1 : 

 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  251/4 : 83 Ov : Root 99*, Stokes 39*.