England vs India Score 2nd Test Day 2: Updates from London

ENG vs IND: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of England vs India 2nd Test Day 2 on indiatvnews.com. India made a dominant start to the second Test at Lord's, ending at 276/3 at the end of day 1. KL Rahul etched his name on the Lord's honours board with a gritty century, and remained unbeaten at the end of the day on 127.

Earlier, Rahul and Rohit Sharma (87) gave India a bright start after England had won the toss. The rain disruption ahead of the game might have influenced the English captain's decision to bowl, but the Indian openers batted with immense patience throughout the opening hours of the game to neutralise the early threats. Here, you can find the ball-by-ball updates from England vs India 2nd Test Day 2.

England vs India Live Score 2nd Test Day 2: Live Updates from London

23:00 IST: Stumps! Root and Burns take England to 119/3 after Siraj's double-strike. The English duo dropped anchor in the third and final session before Siraj plucked Burns' in the final minutes of the day. Siraj finished with two wickets while Shami added one under his belt. 

22:43 IST: OUT! Shami has provided the breakthrough. He trapped a well-set Burns who was batting on 49. England took the review but replays showed the ball crashing into the top of the middle and leg stump. England 108/3.

22:20 IST: 2000 runs versus India for Joe Root! He's second on the list of most Test runs against India by English players. Alastair Cook is the first with 2431 runs to his name.

21:45 IST: Joe Root has surpassed Graham Gooch to move to second place in the list of highest Test run-scorers for England! Ex-skipper Alastair Cook tops the list with 12,472 runs. Root has 8905* runs now, five more than Gooch. 

1. 12472 Alastair Cook
2. 8905 Joe Root*
3. 8900 Graham Gooch

20:40 IST: OUT! Sensational stuff from Mohammed Siraj! He removes Sibley (11) and Hameed (0) in two consecutive deliveries as India tighten the noose around England. Skipper Joe Root and Rory Burns have a big task ahead of them. England 24/2 after 15 overs.

20:15 IST: After bowling India out for 364 in the first innings, the English openers have faced the tourist pace attack to notch up 23/0 at Tea. Rory Burns (11) and Dom Sibley (11) are in the middle. England trail by 341 runs. 

19:05 IST: James Anderson has registered his 31st Test five-wicket haul to restrict India to 364 in the first innings at Lord's. Jadeja bolstered the Indian innings after lunch but the Indian tail was cleaned up by the veteran paceman on Day 2. 

India's morning started on a bad note as KL Rahul was out on 129, driving straight to cover off Ollie Robinson on second delivery of the day. Five balls later, Anderson forced Ajinkya Rahane to nick his first ball of the day to slips. Rishabh Pant (37) also departed against Mark Wood after trying to revive India's batting show.

Jadeja was cautious at the start but picked up his rhythm after Pant's departure. He ended up scoring 40 while the Indian tail comprising Shami (0), Ishant Sharma (8) and Jasprit Bumrah (0) failed to wag. India could add just 18 runs in the second session of the day for the loss of three wickets.

18:45 IST: OUT! Anderson strikes again. He traps Ishant Sharma with an in-swinger. Ishant quickly took the review but replays showed there wasn't an edge. He departs after scoring 8. 

18:00 IST: India have added 70 more runs for the loss of four wickets after resuming at the overnight score of 276/3. The five-Test series is levelled at 0-0 after the rain-marred opener ended in a draw at Nottingham.

17:35 IST: Lunch on Day 2! India 346/7 at the moment with Jadeja and Ishant in the middle. After losing Rahul and Rahane cheaply, Pant revived the Indian innings and Jadeja later took the central role. The hosts will by eyeing to breach the 400-run mark if Jadeja produces a big knock.

17:09 IST: OUT! Shami also follows Pant, walks back to the pavilion for a duck. Shami was looking to flick Ali's delivery but the ball went straight to short mid-wicket. Ishant joins Jadeja in the middle. Will the hosts wrap up India's innings before lunch?

17:05 IST: OUT! Pant's retaliation comes to an end. Mark Wood has provided the breakthrough. Fans would've loved him to bat until lunch but Pant departs after scoring 37. India 336/6 with Jadeja and Shami at the crease.

16:05 IST: Back-to-back fours for Pant! You just can't keep your eyes off him. India are inching towards a 300-run total despite two major blows at the start. Pant (17) and Jadeja (1) are in the middle.

15:40 IST: OUT! Rahul (129) and Rahane (1) return to the pavilion in quick succession as the hosts start off Day 2 on a positive note. All eyes are on the lower-order duo of Pant and Jadeja to resurrect the Indian innings.