On Friday morning, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Pant is “still recovering” and will not return to the field at the start of Day 2. In his absence, Dhruv Jurel will c

X-factor Jofra Archer lights up Lords on Test comeback, taking wicket with just third ball; fast bowler sends down fastest delivery of England vs India series so far and hailed by team-mate Joe Root:

Richard Mann looks ahead to day three at Lord's, with the third Test between England and India now perfectly poised.

England pace bowler Jofra Archer has made an immediate impact in his first test match in 4 1/2 years, taking a wicket off his third ball to remove India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal at Lord's. There was a buzz around a packed crowd at the home of cricket on Friday when Archer took the ball for England's second over of India's innings in the third test.

Joe Root has now scored three successive hundreds at Lord's (143 and 103 against Sri Lanka), becoming the third player to do so after Jack Hobbs (1912-1926) and Michael Vaughan (2004-2005)

England won the toss and will bat first in the third test against India at Lord's on Thursday under sunny skies at the home of cricket and conditions that should favour the batsmen.India's crushing 336-run victory in the second test at Edgbaston levelled the series at 1-1 after England won the first match at Headingley by five wickets.

Headingley will not stage a Test in either of England's five-match series against Australia in 2027 or India in 2029.

Joe Root finished the day on 99 off 191 balls while Ben Stokes was on 39 off 102. Track the live score and updates for IND vs ENG Day 2 from Lord's Cricket Ground, right here