Day 1 of the Lord's Test saw England being forced to mute Bazball and go for the traditional approach. While India forced the hosts to move away from their usual style, did they actually win the day in the end?

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Play was held up in the evening session as the insects descended upon the pitch, leaving Ben Stokes particularly vexed

There was some spin on day one for India’s spinners, but India won’t be losing sleep over Shoaib Bashir, while the hot weather and placid nature of the surface will test Jofra Archer’s fitness on his return to Test cricket, similarly Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse who got through plenty of work last week.

India captain Gill couldn’t help but take a dig at England for their scoring rate that was unusually low in the ‘Bazball’ era, with the hosts scoring just 70 runs in the afternoon session at under three runs an over.

LONDON (Reuters) -India vice captain Rishabh Pant said the Dukes balls being used in the current test series against England are losing their shape very quickly and cannot be good for the game. India captain Shubman Gill was the first to criticise the balls after his team levelled the five-match series with a comprehensive victory in the second test at Edgbaston.

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