England vs India, Second Test, 4th Day, Lord's, Live

Live coverage of the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's between India and England.

3rd & 7 37yd

Ganguly and Hussein wondering why Cook doesn't have a third man for Vijay, especially when you want to encourage him to come forward on the drive.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:27:52 AM
Vijay has left 44 percent of the deliveries he has faced in this innings.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:28:58 AM
Hands up if you thought he could play like this? Yeah, that's what I thought.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:29:20 AM
FOUR! Plunkett is full and straight and Vijay is quick to come forward and punch him down the ground between the stumps and mid-on.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:29:55 AM
I think India need a lead of around 300; and also have enough overs to try & bowl England out...stiff task ahead in first two sessions
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) July 20, 2014

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:30:51 AM
Anderson appeals for an LBW against Dhoni but again there is a big inside edge.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:31:32 AM
I suppose when there is no DRS, you might as well appeal and take your chances.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:31:44 AM
The lead is now 167.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:32:17 AM
Plunkett has another go at Vijay.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:35:00 AM
He is met with the full face of the bat.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:35:27 AM
Vijay tucks Plunkett off his hips and picks up a single.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:36:39 AM
Down the legside from Plunkett. England hasn't made India play enough so far.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:37:40 AM
Stokes has come on. Cook rotating his bowlers in the early going.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:40:33 AM
He is also bowling wide outside the offstump.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:41:00 AM
FOUR! Too full from Stokes and Vijay plays what has become a signature cover drive.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:42:13 AM
He promptly watches the next ball go harmlessly past him.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:42:24 AM
Plunkett continues. Dhoni and Vijay each pick up a single.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:44:22 AM
Dhoni has a waft at a short, wide one but the ball bounces over the top edge of the bat.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:45:13 AM
Cook looking more and more disengaged at first slip.... #engvind #thebigtest
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) July 20, 2014

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:45:57 AM
300 runs for Murali Vijay this series - 4th Indian opener with 300+ runs in a Test series in Eng - Gavaskar/1979, Shastri/1990, Dravid/2011.
— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) July 20, 2014

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:46:09 AM
After 74 overs, India is 199 for 4, with Vijay on 81 and Dhoni on 16.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:46:29 AM
Their partnership is worth 76, of which Dhoni's contribution has been 16. Extras have also contributed 16.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:47:06 AM
A sharp two off the bat of MS Dhoni takes India past 200.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:50:55 AM
The lead is 177 now.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:51:02 AM
OUT! This was inevitable. That in between length from Plunkett and Dhoni was stuck to the crease. The ball took the edge and Bell in the slips takes a sharp catch.

MS Dhoni c Bell b Plunkett 19 (86b 2x4 0x6) SR: 22.09

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:53:47 AM
India 202 for 5 now. The lead is 178.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:54:10 AM
Dhoni just doesn't have the technique to make runs on pitches where there is something for the seam bowlers in Test cricket. He pushes at the ball far too much with the bottom hand.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:55:13 AM
Gosh, Dhoni does look limited when he's trying to bat like a No 6...
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) July 20, 2014

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:56:00 AM
Stuart Binny is the new man. Will one wicket lead to two?

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:56:33 AM
A wicket-maiden from Plunkett, who is doing his best Bhuvneshwar Kumar impersonation in this Test.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 10:57:51 AM
A Moeen Ali sighting!

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:01:39 AM
The new ball is four overs away so this might be h is only chance to bowl for a while.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:02:04 AM
OUT! Binny tries to hit Ali out of the ground but mistimes it and Cook takes a good catch running back from mid-off and watching the ball over his shoulder. Binny gone for a duck.

STR Binny c Cook b Ali 0 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:03:53 AM
India now 203 for 6. Ali has taken another cheap wicket. Indian eyes light up when they see Ali but they are making a habit of giving their wickets away.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:04:38 AM
At least Stuart Binny won't go down as a one-Test wonder.
— Alternative Cricket (@AltCricket) July 20, 2014

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:05:25 AM
Ravindra Jadeja has come in to bat ahead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:05:35 AM
MS Dhoni Fastest Test inns: 69 in 52 balls (S/r 132.69) at St John's June 2006 Slowest Test inns: 19 in 86 balls (S/r 22.09) today #EngvInd
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) July 20, 2014

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:06:36 AM
Those two wickets have again swung the pendulum marginally towards England.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:07:24 AM
What a catch it was from Alastair Cook - one of the best seen at Lord's for a long time: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bs-50tqCUAEhkU0.jpg

by Lord's Ground via twitter 7/20/2014 11:08:14 AM
Indian cricket team is like Big Bazaar or mega mart.. Get one wicket, you get one more for free
— The Kaipullai (@thekaipullai) July 20, 2014

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:08:45 AM
I don't blame Binny for playing that shot. That's the way he plays. Can't pick him and then expect him to turn into Murali Vijay.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:09:07 AM
The last three overs have cost three runs for two wickets.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:10:02 AM
Ali continues and Vijay is happy to sweep his way for a two and then a single. He has moved on to 86.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:10:19 AM
FOUR! Low full toss from Ali and Jadeja thumps him past mid-on. That was hit hard.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:11:21 AM
SAFE! Jadeja also charges Ali and slices one one high over backward point. They just can't seem to stop themselves from charging Ali.

by FP Staff 7/20/2014 11:12:09 AM