Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: England 219/6, 2nd test, Day 2 at stumps
London: England finished at 219 for six in the first innings at stumps on the second day of the second cricket Test at Lord's here Friday, trailing India by 76 runs.Liam Plunkett was batting on
DRINKS BREAK
09:29 PM: Eng 170/4 after 69 overs
Defended towards midwicket by Moeen for a single
Shami to Moeen Ali for his 13th over
09:25 PM: Eng 169/4 after 68 overs
Moeen Ali steers this down towards third man for three more runs
He plays towards square leg for a single
Ballance to face Jadeja
09:21 PM: Eng 165/4 after 67 overs
maiden over..
Mohammad Shami replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar
09:17 PM: Eng 165/4 after 66 overs
Ali clipped towards square leg for one more to end the over
He drives to mid-on for a single
Jadeja to Gary Ballance
09:15 PM: Eng 163/4 after 65 overs
one of the last ball and 50 partnership completed
tucked towards midwicket for a single by Ali
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling his 20th over to Moeen Ali
09:11 PM: Eng 161/4 after 64 overs
Another single for Moeen Ali to mid on
Ballance looking to glance that one, it is off the thigh pad down to fine leg, three runs added
Ali drives Jadeja to mid on for a single
09:08 PM: Eng 156/4 after 63 overs
Ballance eased towards sweeper cover for a couple
Kumar to continue for India
09:04 PM: Eng 154/4 after 62 overs
Single through the off side for Ballance
Jadeja to Ali, 1 run, guides this one behind point
He punches through covers gap for two more
Jadeja to Moeen Ali
09:01 PM: Eng 150/4 after 61 overs
Ballance goes through mid on for another four.
Moeen Ali clipped towards midwicket for a quick single
outside edge for Ballance and easy single taken behind backward point
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack
08:57 PM: Eng 144/4 after 60 overs
He worked towards square leg for an easy single.
Ballance to face Jadeja
08:54 PM: Eng 143/4 after 59 overs
Just a single off that over
Ishant Sharma to Ballance, gets a single through deep point
08:49 PM: Eng 142/4 after 58 overs
maiden over.
Jadeja to Moeen Ali
08:47 PM: Eng 142/4 after 57 overs
It was short and wide outside off stump. Ballance slaps that one and the ball went to point boundary.
Ishant Sharma continues
08:41 PM: Eng 138/4 after 56 overs
Moeen tried to sweep. The ball goes up in the air but away from all the fielders and went to fine leg boundary.
Ravindra Jadeja comes in to bowl
08:39 PM: Eng 134/4 after 55 overs
He just steered behind point for four and moves on to 60
Ishant Sharma to Ballance
08:34 PM: Eng 130/4 after 54 overs
single off the last ball
Ballance fired down the leg side to third man for FOUR.
Murali Vijay all set to bowl his second over
Third session gets underway