England reach 98-4 at lunch against India after lively morning session

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Update:
Date: 13:17 BST
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I know where Gerard at 13:02 is coming from. The other side though of it is that there's a ball with your name on it and it's best to go down scoring and attacking than just waiting for a peach.
Tom, Manchester
Update:
Date: 13:14 BST
Title: Post
Content: Kamikaze is the call, you can judge for yourself.
Here are the four England wickets that fell this morning.
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'Big moment!' - Duckett caught by Bumrah off the bowling of Siraj
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Pope trapped lbw by Siraj
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'He's got him!' - Crawley caught by Jaiswal off bowling of Reddy
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'Extravagant shot!' - Akash Deep bowls Brook
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Date: 13:10 BST
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Kamikaze cricket from England, swooshing and swiping here there and everywhere, don't they know how to leave good balls? Play the game, be patient and get in to a good position first.
Andy, SW London
Update:
Date: 25 overs
Title: Lunch - Eng 98-4
Content: Root 17, Stokes 2
And Jasprit Bumrah will indeed get another over before.
Dhruv Jurel, who has kept so well in this match, ends up conceding four byes from consecutive deliveries, with Bumrah's first delivery also flying down down leg after passing the bat.
Three more runs off the bat and that is the interval - India's session, I reckon.
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Date: 13:02 BST
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There is nothing wrong with getting out to good bowling, but stupid shots with the response of 'it's how we play' is idiotic, and frankly disrespectful to the 1000s of fans who have paid a lot to watch this team. They're good enough to know when to attack and when not to. This team should be great with the talent they have, just need to wind it in too often.
Gerard in London
Update:
Date: 24 overs
Title: Eng 91-4
Content: Edged, but short of the cordon!
Akash Deep finds the bat of Ben Stokes, but the ball is grounded before it gets to the slips.
Deep then hoops a ball past the England skipper, with the ball deviating far enough that Dhruv Jurel can't collect it diving to his right and it runs away for four byes.
Update:
Date: 12:59 BST
Title: Post
Content: Phil TufnellFormer England spinner on Test Match Special
It's that awkward third innings, you know. It's important that you build momentum early on.
Update:
Date: 12:58 BST
Title: Post
Content: Stump microphone can be heard with one of the Indian players shouting that there is enough time before lunch to get one more over in and maybe two if they hurry up.
Update:
Date: 12:58 BST
Title: Post
Content: Ashwanth R KavuluriCricviz analyst
The PitchViz rating for this morning session is 8.6, with the bounce inconsistency rated at 8.3 - both the highest for any session in this series.
The previous highest PitchViz rating was 6.6, recorded in this Test during the first session on Day 1.
PitchViz Rating (out of 10): The higher the rating, the harder it is for batting.
Bounce inconsistency (out of 10): The higher the rating, the more inconsistent the bounce.
Update:
Date: 23 overs
Title: Eng 87-4
Content: Back comes Jasprit Bumrah, replacing Nitish Kumar Reddy for an over before lunch.
He sends down a maiden to Joe Root, who has 16 from 38 deliveries.
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Date: 12:54 BST
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Egos over brains here, ridiculous cricket from England and Brook should be fined his match fee for that abomination of a shot.
Nick in Winchester
Update:
Date: 12:53 BST
Title: Post
Content: Phil TufnellFormer England spinner on Test Match Special
What are we 10 minutes before lunch and Harry Brook looks to play that shot? I don't know, it's the way they play now, isn't it?
Update:
Date: 12:53 BST
Title: Post
Content: Stephan ShemiltBBC Sport chief cricket reporter at Lord's
I didn't think it was possible for this game to be over today. I do now.
Update:
Date: 22 overs
Title: Eng 87-4
Content: Ben Stokes comes out, and the captain has a job to do.
He sees out the remainder of Deep's over without scoring.
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Date: 12:52 BST
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Idiotic from Brook. There's a game to win.
Jon in Eastleigh
Yet another rash shot amongst many other rash shots. Brainless under the circumstances. Why why why?
Phil P
Update:
Date: 12:48 BST
Title: Post
Content: Phil TufnellFormer England spinner on Test Match Special
England just getting back in the game but a rash shot and that time Harry Brook has been done by Akash Deep. Huge wicket just before lunch. He was looking good Harry Brook but he is gone.
Update:
Date: 21.3 overs
Title: WICKET
Content: Brook b Akash Deep 23 (Eng 87-4)
Akash Deep has his revenge on Harry Brook!
Having twice scooped Deep in the previous over, Brook goes for an aggressive sweep this time and sees his middle stump knocked back as the ball passes behind his legs.
Scores of 11 and 23 for Brook in this Test, not his usual returns, and his counter-attack comes to an end.
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'Extravagant shot!' - Akash Deep bowls Brook
Update:
Date: 12:47 BST
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Content: Matthew HenryBBC Sport journalist at Lord's
Jasprit Bumrah's warming up. Eeek.
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Date: 12:47 BST
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Joe Root playing for a hundred, the rest playing in the Hundred.
Nigel
Update:
Date: 21 overs
Title: Eng 84-3
Content: Four more for Harry Brook, working Nitish Kumar Reddy's ball past mid-wicket.
He moves to 23 from 18 balls.