18:30

Pantomime booing from the Lord’s crowd with play officially called off, the end of a brilliant afternoon for England. Not a flawless day - they did lose four wickets in the first session and Jos Buttler early in the second - but Bairstow and Woakes’ magnificent 189-run stand has all-but ensured that the hosts will go two-nil up in this series. Well, provided they have enough time to bowl India out a second time. Along the way, the Brummy Botham collected his maiden Test ton, a superb hand at number seven. Bairstow deserved a century too but edged behind seven runs short. It didn’t matter, his job was done. England, if the rain stays away, will resume tomorrow morning exactly 250 runs ahead, and I’ll be back with you then on the OBO. G’night from Lord’s!

