ENG vs IND: Skipper Joe Root looked solid in defence.© Twitter
England's Joe Root (48 not out) and Rory Burns (49) rebuilt the team after two early wickets in their first innings of the second Test at Lord's as stumps was called with England placed at 119/3 after 45 overs. Johnny Bairstow was in the middle batting at 6 not out as England still trailed India by 245 runs. Mohammed Shami removed Burns for 49 runs in the final phase of the day's play. Burns got one that kept low and hit the pads, making it an easy call for the umpire. England were rocked as Dominic Sibley and Haseeb Hameed fell to pacer Mohammed Siraj on back-to-back deliveries right after Tea to put India in control. Siraj removed Sibley on the second ball of the first over in the final session and then castled Hameed for a duck.
Earlier, England pacer James Anderson completed his 31st five-wicket haul as India lost three wickets of Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in the post Lunch session to get bundled out. England walked off the field for Lunch looking happier of the two teams as India lost four wickets in the first session of play. Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant counter-attacked the English bowlers but fell soon after for 37 runs off 58 balls as India lost two wickets in quick succession. Moeen Ali dismissed Mohammed Shami for a duck to bring England back in the game. KL Rahul (129 runs off 250 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (1 run off 23 balls) departed early with pacers Ollie Robinson and James Anderson giving England massive breakthroughs. (SCORECARD )
Highlights Of England vs India 2nd Test, Day 2 From Lord's, London
August 13 2021 23:09 (IST)
End Of Day 2 - Stumps !
Stumps - Day 2
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow end the day unbeaten as England finish Day 2 at 119/3
Root was unbeaten on 48 while Bairstow was at 6
They still trail India by 245 runs and will look to reduce the deficit tomorrow
For India, Siraj was the player of the day as he took two back-to-back wickets and bowled exceptionally well in the final hour
That's all from the Live blog for today, thanks for tuning in and be sure to join us tomorrow for Day 3 action
Till then, goodbye and take care!
August 13 2021 22:56 (IST)
Tricky Perioid Under Lights !
The Duke ball is surely moving sideways and off the deck under lights
A tricky little period for England to survive here
ENG 118/3 after 44 overs - Trail India by 246 runs
August 13 2021 22:49 (IST)
Bairstow Joins Root !
Both Root and Jonny Bairstow will look to see out the day's play without any further loss of wickets
ENG 114/3 after 42 overs
August 13 2021 22:42 (IST)
Wicket - Shami Gets Burns !
Burns is dissmissed by Shami for 49 runs off 136 balls
An easy LBW call for the umpire as the ball keeps low and hits the pads
ENG 108/3 after 41.2 overs
August 13 2021 22:38 (IST)
Burns & Root Closing In On Fifties !
Looks like a race as to who will score his fifty first
Burns is batting on 49 while Root has come closer and is batting at 43
ENG 108/2 after 41 overs
August 13 2021 22:32 (IST)
Burns Survives !
Siraj in on the action again
Burns survives as his cut shot off the pacer falls short for KL Rahul at Gully
ENG 101/2 after 38.5 overs
August 13 2021 22:25 (IST)
100 Up For England !
Root and Burns bring England's 100 in the 38th over
Trail India by 264 runs
August 13 2021 22:19 (IST)
Tidy Jadeja !
Jadeja bowls another tidy over, concedes only one run
ENG 92/2 after 36 overs
August 13 2021 22:16 (IST)
England Batsmen Look Set Now !
Both batsman looking well set now
Burns is inching closer towards his fifty while Root is slowly but surely opening up
ENG 91/2 after 35 overs
Joe Root 32*
Rory Burns 43*
August 13 2021 22:11 (IST)
Jadeja Starts With A Maiden !
Ravindra Jadeja bowls a quick and a tidy maiden first over
ENG 83/2 after 34 overs
August 13 2021 22:00 (IST)
Four !
Burns hits a classy cover drive off Ishant
Into his 40s now
ENG 78/2 after 31.2 overs
August 13 2021 21:58 (IST)
England Look To Rebuild !
Kohli will need to get a wicket soon as he can't afford to have a settled Root at Lord's
ENG 74/2 after 31 overs
August 13 2021 21:50 (IST)
Drinks !
Drinks Taken !
England are well placed now at 67/2 after 29 overs with skipper Root at 18* and Burns at 35*, trailing India by 297 runs
August 13 2021 21:41 (IST)
Eventful Ishant Over !
Two fours for skipper Root now
He cuts a looser from Ishant for a four and then edges one between the slips for the second
Eventful over as Root's edge falls short of Pant
ENG 62/2 after 28 overs
August 13 2021 21:37 (IST)
Triple Fours - Rory Burns !
Rory Burns is looking solid with each passing ball
Hits three boundaries off Siraj to get England going and out of the pressure shell
ENG 54/2 after 27 overs
August 13 2021 21:32 (IST)
India Looking For More Wickets !
Ishant Sharma bowling a tight line and length but Root showcases his excellent defensive technique
India looking for more wickets in the final phase of Day 2 as can be seen by Kohli's attacking bowling changes
ENG 42/2 after 26 overs
August 13 2021 21:24 (IST)
Pacers On Target For India !
Still no sign of the spinners as the pacers are doing the job well here
However, Kohli can look to Jadeja just to mix things up against Rory Burns in particular
ENG 41/2 after 24 overs
August 13 2021 21:17 (IST)
Another Review Lost - Root Survives !
Virat Kohli loses 2 reviews with Siraj urging the captain in search of a wicket
Root survives both in a similar fashion- wickets missing
ENG 39/2 after 23 overs
August 13 2021 21:12 (IST)
England Look To Rebuild !
Rory Burns has settled in quite nicely despite two quick wickets
Along with Root, he will be key to England's resurrection here
ENG 39/2 after 22 overs
August 13 2021 21:10 (IST)
Root Survives !
Umpire Michael Gough gives a great decision
An over enthusiastic Siraj convinces Kohli to take a DRS for an LBW against Joe Root, but the England skipper survives
ENG 35/2 after 21 overs
August 13 2021 20:57 (IST)
India Cruising !
Indian bowlers are looking threatening with each passing ball
Skipper Root will have to dig deep now along with his team and show some character
ENG 28/2 after 18 overs
August 13 2021 20:43 (IST)
Wicket - Siraj Gets Hameed !
What a start for Siraj - Drama from the first over after Tea with two wickets in two balls
Back-to-back wickets now as he gets Haseeb Hameed for a first-ball duck
ENG 23/2 after 14.2 overs
August 13 2021 20:37 (IST)
Wicket - Siraj Gets Anderson !
What a start for India as Siraj gets Sibley (11 runs off 44 balls) on the second ball after Tea
Sibley flicks one straight to Rahul on the leg side
ENG 23/1 after 14.2 overs
August 13 2021 20:34 (IST)
Final Session !
Final session on Day 2 starts
Mohammed Siraj begins proceedings against Dominic Sibley with a loser on the leg-side
ENG 23/0 after 14.1 overs
August 13 2021 20:20 (IST)
Tea - Day 2, 2nd Test !
Tea Taken, Day 2 - 2nd Test
England went to Tea without losing any wickets
Indian pacers Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah gave it their all but still couldn't breach their defences
ENG 23/0 after 14 overs - Trail by 341 runs
August 13 2021 19:57 (IST)
Safe Start For England !
India still haven't breached through the English openers' defences
No risks taken yet by the batsmen apart from cashing in on a couple of bad deliveries
ENG 15/0 after 10 overs
August 13 2021 19:39 (IST)
India Need A Wicket !
Ishant and Bumrah are bowling their heart out but England openers are still keeping them at bay with a strong defence
ENG 10/0 after 6 overs
August 13 2021 19:30 (IST)
England Openers Focussing Hard !
England openers are showing better application than before and are leaving the ball on merit
ENG 7/0 after 4 overs
August 13 2021 19:24 (IST)
India Start Well !
Both Ishant and Bumrah are getting movement in the air and off the deck
England openers have a lot of baggage to perform in this match and will need to get over this tough initial phase
ENG 2/0 after 2 overs
August 13 2021 19:17 (IST)
England Batting Begins !
England openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibley get off to a cautious start against Indian pacers in their reply
ENG 1/0 after 1 over
August 13 2021 19:14 (IST)
Wicket - Wood Gets Jadeja - India All Out !
India All Out - 364
Mark Wood dismisses Ravindra Jadeja as India is all-out for 364 in their first innings
England will soon take the field with their openers Rory Burns and Dom Sibley in the middle
August 13 2021 19:00 (IST)
Wicket - Anderson Gets Bumrah !
James Anderson has his fifth of the innings as he gets Bumrah caught behind with a beauty for a duck
That's his 31st five-wicket haul
IND 364/9 after 126 overs
August 13 2021 18:48 (IST)
Wicket - Anderson Gets Ishant !
Ishant (8 runs off 29 balls) is dismissed LBW by an incoming Anderson delivery , who has his fourth of the innings
IND 362/8 after 124 overs
August 13 2021 18:43 (IST)
Crucial Runs For India !
Indian batsmen in the middle are putting crucial runs on the board as England fail to take the chances coming their way
Again its the lower middle-order that's chipping in for Team India
IND 361/7 after 123 overs
Ravindra Jadeja 37*
Ishant Sharma 8*
August 13 2021 18:36 (IST)
Four !
Ishant goes all whammy on an overpitched delivery towards the off-side for a four
Quite a reaction to Wood's back-to-back bouncers
IND 355/7 after 121.4 overs
August 13 2021 18:33 (IST)
Mark Wood Starts !
Joe Root has brought back Mark Wood and almost gets a wicket with Ishant edging one down the leg-side only to be dropped by a diving Buttler
IND 351/7 after 121.1 overs
August 13 2021 18:25 (IST)
Anderson Starts Well !
Anderson is troubling Jadeja off the pitch
His short of good length deliveries are being dealt with caution by the left-hander as Jimmy looks for a fifer at Lord's
IND 350/7 after 119.3 overs
August 13 2021 18:22 (IST)
Tight Fielding !
England are not letting Ishant get off the strike with tight fielding and some accurate bowling as they look for the last three wickets
Jadeja is left stranded at the other end
IND 348/7 after 118.3 overs
August 13 2021 18:15 (IST)
England On Target !
Robinson starts with a neat over, gives away only one
IND 347/7 after 117 overs
August 13 2021 18:12 (IST)
Play Begins - Post Lunch Session !
Play begins after Lunch
India are expected to go all-out in this session while England in search of more wickets
IND 346/7 after 116.3 overs
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