England stumbled at the beginning of the second day. I expected responsible batting from Root and Stokes. But these two batsmen returned to the dressing room at the beginning of the day. England lost Stokes' wicket for 260 runs and Root's wicket for 271 runs. Now Smith and Wokes are at the crease. It is going to be very difficult for England to collect up to 350 now. If they cannot collect big in the first innings, it will not be possible for England to dominate the match.
Jasprit Bhumra is bowling brilliantly. He has taken three wickets. Also Nitish Reddy has taken two wickets. England's batsmen are not able to do well against Indian bowlers. Both the Indian batting and bowling order are very strong now.
This pitch at Lords is not completely batting friendly. Even then, England needed to score at least 350+. Because in the last two matches, we have seen that Indian batsmen are in very good form. It is almost impossible to take a lead against India by scoring small amounts. But the batting of England batsmen is quite erratic in this match. Except Joe Root, no other batsman has been able to do well.
England's total is now 296 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Chris woakes has not been able to add any runs to the scoreboard. Smith's total is 24 and Brydon Ccarse's total is 9 runs. These two batsmen are now trying to score runs quickly. Because they know very well that it is very difficult to stay at the crease on this pitch.