London: India crumbled to 107 all out against a top quality England seam attack on a rain-hit second day of the second cricket Test at Lord’s here yesterday.
Put into bat in rain affected match, Skipper Virat Kohli (24) and Ajinkya Rahane (18) got start but couldn’t convert into big score. Other top order batsmen failed to counter England seamers led by James Anderson who took 5 for 20.
It was Ravichandran Ashwin’s 29 that ensured that India crossed the three-figure mark as England gained complete control despite a day and a half’s play had already lost due to inclement weather.
Earlier, England skipper Joe Root won the toss on the second day putting India into bat.
India brought Cheteshwar Pujara and Kuldeep Yadav in place of Shikhar Dhawan and Umesh Yadav, while England’s Chris Woakes replaced Ben Stokes.
England won the first Test by 31 runs.
Ms Kalinga