Double strike from Nitish leaves England at 83/2

India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy struck twice in an eventful over to leave England at 83 for two at lunch on day one of the Lord’s Test here on Thursday.

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‘On expected lines, Prasidh Krishna made way for Jasprit Bumrah as the sole change in the Indian playing eleven.Ben Stokes, only for the second time in the Bazball era, opted to bat in ahome game.

The trio of Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohamed Siraj did ask a few questions but England opening duo of Ben Duckett (23 off 40) and Zak Crawley (18 off 43) survived the first hour of play, reaching 39 for no loss in 13 overs. Due to the unique slope, the Indian bowlers understandably took some time to get used to the up and down nature of the ground while running in.Bum-rah bowled from both Pavillion End and Nursery End while