2nd Test: England v India at Lord's

What an Innings from Rahane.Right up there with one of those classic knocks from Ganguly,Dravid..etc..India were staring down the barrel and does a brilliant rescue act.A 300+ score very much on the card and that will give Indian bowlers the psychological advantage.India should declare after they reach 350,in case they do and try bundling out the English side.

India 295  England 95/3 (40.4 ov)

Root given out LBW despite getting an inside edge. England in trouble at 117/4. Cook with yet another failure.

India 295  England 125/4 (53.0 ov)

England 144/4 (60.0 ov)

England 191/4 (74.2 ov)

Ballance gets his ton as England move on to 204/4 off 77 overs. England trail by 91 runs.

Ballance becomes the third Englishman to score two centuries in his first two Lords test matches, joining Strauss and Trott.

What a well balanced innings : plus great catches in the Slip !  8)

i wonder if he seeing the ball better with all that rum drinking ::LOL::

And just as England looked to be in control, Moeen Ali is dismissed LBW for 32. England are 2011/5 from 78.5 overs. Still 84 runs behind. With 7 overs left in the day, Liam Plunkett is sent out as the night watchman.