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Your support makes all the difference.England face India in the second Test at Lord's.
Sam Curran was the hero at Edgbaston taking four wickets in the first innings before turning the game in the second with the bat with a thrilling 63 counter-attack. England must do without Ben Stokes at the home of cricket, however, as his trial continues at Bristol Crown Court. Joe Root hopes that 20-year-old Ollie Pope, in for Dawid Malan, will help share the load in the all-rounder's absence.
Virat Kohli scored over 200 runs last time out but needs more help from his own batsman as they look to level the series.
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The umpires and ground staff have got together on the outfield and are discussing - we believe - how long they will need to prepare the pitch should the covers come off. In the absence of a qualified lip reader, we're plucking for hearsay to say approximately one hour.
The rain was due to have moved east of northwest London by this point in the day, but has instead decided to undesirably stick around like Michael Gove.
To reiterate, play could potentially continue until 7pm this evening but only if it gets underway by 5.59pm.
It has just been announced that there will be a further and, you'd expect, final inspection in 15 minutes time. Watch this rather damp space.
Play Abandoned
That inspection has taken place, and the umpires have decided that there will be no play on this first day of the second Test between England and India at Lord's.
It's been a washout! Not only have the best people not turned up (to be fair, nobody turned up after tea), but there hasn't been a single ball bowled on this opening day of this second Test. Following five thrilling days of cricket last week, it's been a disappointing start to part two of this Test series after constant rain meant that the covers never came off the Lord's square. The frustration will be felt most by Ollie Pope, who will have to wait a day longer for his international debut, and Virat Kohli, a captain eager to lead an Indian resurgence in England.
The outlook is brighter for the rest of the week, and we hope there is much more to come in this match. There is certainly more to come in this finely poised series. We'll be back tomorrow to try all over again with live updates from 10am.
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