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KL Rahul hit a superb century while Rohit Sharma delivered a masterclass as India dominated day one at Lord's.
Jimmy Anderson, passed fit to play, produced two excellent deliveries to remove Rohit and Cheteshwar Pujara, while Ollie Robinson provided a late boost with the wicket of Virat Kohli.
Sportsmail's DAVID LLOYD offers his thoughts and insights on a disappointing day's cricket for England at Lord's.
KL Rahul hit a superb century as India dominated the first day at Lord's finishing 276-3
A MASTERCLASS FROM ROHIT
I’d give England a seven out of 10 for their bowling performance. Nothing to really get excited about. Joe Root was missing Stuart Broad while Mark Wood wasn’t seen until after lunch.
This was Rohit Sharma’s highest Test score outside India but together with KL Rahul he provided a masterclass of application, technique and awareness of where off-stump is.
Rohit Sharma produced a masterclass before he was bowled out for 83 on Thursday
COMMON GROUND
Caught a glimpse of Geoffrey Boycott in the crowd sat alongside Sourav Ganguly. The president of the BCCI was