England vs India, Second Test, 1st Day, Lord's, Live

Live scores and updates of first day of the second Test between England and India at Lord's.

3rd & 7 37yd

PITCH - England will be relieved with the pitch report, lots of green grass on this wicket which will help the seamers for a day and a half. There's a bit of moisture in it too. It might dry out as the day progresses. Ganguly and Isa Guha recommend it's a win toss bowl first wicket.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 9:24:59 AM
Rahul Dravid considers this is a tough wicket for the spinners to bowl and they need to do a holding job on this wicket.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 9:25:30 AM
Sri Lanka opted to bowl first at Lord's in June - but ended up conceding to England 575 runs. History suggests bat first may be wiser..

by cricarun via twitter 7/17/2014 9:27:44 AM
England win the toss and are bowling

by Test Match Special via twitter 7/17/2014 9:31:37 AM
Cook says that there isn't going to be a lot of sideways movement and they have gone unchanged. he adds that Anderson will be desperate to answer with his cricket.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 9:32:46 AM
Dhoni says that it's an even spread of grass which makes the wicket look good. He informs that they have gone with the same playing eleven.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 9:33:55 AM
So England have WON THE TOSS and ELECTED TO BOWL. Both the teams have gone unchanged.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 9:36:37 AM
Well, the average score in first session of day 1 at Lord's is 72/2 and Ganguly reckons that on this wicket, India will be happy with that score.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 9:49:46 AM
Rahul Dravid will ring the bell at Lord's today!

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 9:50:39 AM
England have bowled first at Lord's 12 times after winning the toss. They won six of those and lost once (v SA in 1998)

by Lawrence Booth via twitter 7/17/2014 9:51:53 AM
Ganguly on how he dealt with Lord's slope on debut in 96: "I didn't know there was one. Sometimes too much knowledge is dangerous" #EngvInd

by Anand Vasu via twitter 7/17/2014 9:57:27 AM
Rahul Dravid rings the five-minute bell at @HomeOfCricket. bit.ly/1t7w5mQ #EngvInd http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsvMn_6CIAApIxY.jpg

by Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 7/17/2014 9:59:46 AM
Right then! The Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay are out in the middle. James Anderson will start off proceedings for England.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:00:30 AM
Back of a length delivery outside off, shaping away. Vijay leaves it alone. It was a touch wide.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:01:20 AM
Beauty! Short of a good length delivery outside off, nips away. Vijay is squared up and gets beaten by the away movement.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:02:05 AM
This time Anderson brings one back in, Vijay turns it to mid-wicket.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:03:01 AM
Vijay leaves alone the final two deliveries of the over. Good start from Anderson..

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:04:17 AM
Stuart Broad will share the new ball.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:05:08 AM
Lord's pitch looks green! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsvOxZzIEAAI5B_.jpg

by tickerscricket via twitter 7/17/2014 10:05:37 AM
Three slips, a gully and a short leg for Broad.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:06:00 AM
FOUR! Edged and just wide. Length delivery on off, nips away. Dhawan looks to defend but gets an outside edge between the slip cordon and gully for a streaky boundary.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:06:44 AM
Broad drifts this one way wide down the leg side.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:07:00 AM
Nicely done by Dhawan, He stands tall and pushes it wide of gully for a couple. There was some extra bounce and Dhawan did well to adjust.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:07:42 AM
Stifled appeal for a caught behind! Not out! Full and down the leg side, Dhawan looks to flick but seems to miss it. The umpire is not interested in the appeal.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:08:32 AM
FOUR BYES! Broad not getting his lines right. Full and on the pads, Dhawan looks to clip but misses, he ties to take away his bat at the last moment, the ball hits his thigh pads and runs away to fine leg fence.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:09:35 AM
This time Dhawan turns it behind square leg for a single to end the over.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:10:02 AM
Anderson will continue.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:10:08 AM
Anderson is bowling a tad short here.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:12:16 AM
This time he gets it a touch fuller, Dhawan defends it to gully.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:12:47 AM
OUT! Anderson draws first blood. Bowls a brilliant outswinger to remove Dhawan(7). IND- 11/1. Short of a good length delivery on middle, nips away sharply. Dhawan is squared up and gets an outside edge, Ballance pouches a good low catch at third slip.

S Dhawan c Ballance b Anderson 7 (11b, 1x4, 0x6)

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:16:36 AM
Cheteshwar Pujara is the new batsman.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:16:53 AM
Anderson becomes the greatest taker of Test wickets on English soil with 230, overtaking Fred Trueman

by Derek Pringle via twitter 7/17/2014 10:18:06 AM
Broad will continue.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:18:19 AM
Beauty from Broad! Length delivery outside off, nips away sharply. Vjay comes forward for a prod but is beaten by the away movement.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:18:48 AM
This time Vijay cautiously leaves it alone.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:18:58 AM
Edged but falls just short! Length delivery on off, swinging away. Vijay comes forward for a defense but gets an outside edge, Prior dives but it falls just short of him.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:20:03 AM
After the events of the past few days, it had to be an Anderson-Ballance combo for the first wicket...

by Lawrence Booth via twitter 7/17/2014 10:20:11 AM
Well it was a drop from prior! Prior dives low to his right but only managed to get a glove to it. He's keeping has come under scrutiny of late.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:21:24 AM
wow, this is green. greener than experienced observers have ever seen. affects some, brings out the best in some. interesting to see

by Harsha Bhogle via twitter 7/17/2014 10:22:14 AM
Shikhar Dhawan nicks off. Matt Prior drops one. Night follows day.

by tickerscricket via twitter 7/17/2014 10:23:00 AM
Good length delivery outside off, nips away with a tennis ball bounce. Pujara leaves it alone.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:23:48 AM
Another good over from Anderson.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 10:24:49 AM
The players are back on the field. Change of ends for Anderson....

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 12:42:39 PM
Ah...Length delivery on middle, nips away. Pujara is squared up and he misses it. Gets hit high on the pads. The umpire turns down a stifled appeal.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 12:44:00 PM
Stuart Broad will bowl from the other end.

by jigar.mehta 7/17/2014 12:44:43 PM