Chris Woakes hit his maiden Test century to put England firmly in control before bad light halted play, on Day 3 of the second Test at Lord's.

Woakes was unbeaten on 120, while Sam Curran made 22 not out to guide England to 357 for six in 81 overs, stretching their lead to 250 runs, before bad light play ended early.

Jonny Bairstow was unlucky to miss his century as he fell caught behind for 93, after he had put on 189 runs for the sixth wicket with Woakes.

England lost a few quick wickets in the morning session as they were reduced to 89 for four at the lunch interval.

Jos Buttler fell for 24 as England slipped to 131 for five before Woakes and Bairstow put the innings back on track with some positive batting during their sixth wicket stand.

Mohammed Shami was India's best bowler as he claimed three for 74, while Hardik Pandya took two for 66 and Ishant Sharma got one.

But the two spinners struggled with Ravichandran Ashwin giving away 68 runs in his 17 overs and Kuldeep Yadav conceding 44 runs in his nine overs.

With some rain expected on Day 4, it won't be long before England declare their innings and look to put India into bat in conditions similar to the second day.

India waste no time in taking the second new ball as Ishant is called into the attack to bowl with a brand new ball, after 80 overs.

He starts with a full wide delivery with Curran steers past point for two runs and a thick outside edge two balls later gives him a single.

Ishant bowls a short wide delivery which Woakes slashes through the vacant thirdman region for a four, before he is beaten by the last ball which comes in quite a bit.

The light has deteriorated considerably in the last few minutes forcing the umpires to call the players off the ground.

England are sitting pretty on 357 for six, with an overall lead of 250 runs.

The young Kuldeep struggling at the moment. He gifts new batsman Sam Curran a full toss which he despatches through midwicket for a four. Two balls later, he bowls another full toss which Curran again hits through the same region for the same result, leaving captain Kohli with more frustration.

A single to Woakes takes his score to 107, the same total which India posted in their first innings. Curran picks another single a few balls later before Woakes plays a powerful shot for a boundary through square leg.

Kuldeep dishing out a lot of freebies. Another full toss to Curran, who whips it through midwicket for his third four against the left-arm spinner in the space of seven balls.

He then produces a beauty to beat Curran, the googly turning big with some extra bounce before the left-hander takes a single on the leg side.

Pandya starts his new over with a poor delivery, short and wide, which is crashed square on the off-side for a four as Curran also looks keen to continue his good form with the bat.

Kuldeep is taken off after two poor overs as he makes way for Ashwin. He starts his new spell with a four as Woakes slaps a short ball through the covers for a four before he confidently defends the rest of the over.

England are 350 for six in 80 overs, with Woakes on 116 and Curran quickly racing to 19 with four fours.

It is proving to be quite easy for the two England batsmen with nothing much happening for the Indian bowlers.

Ashwin is picked for three singles off his 16th over, he has conceded 64 runs so far at over four per over.

And to add to India's grief is that captain Virat Kohli is battling a stiff back and time and again is going off the field for some treatment.

The partnership between Woakes and Bairstow is 176 at the moment, the highest sixth wicket stand for England against India in Tests.

Ashwin is taken off as left-arm spinner Kuldeep comes into the attack. Bairstow leans forward to defend and is beaten but the leg before shout is turned down by the googly which comes in.

The impact looks outside the line of off-stump but India want to take the review, with the 80-over mark fast approaching.

And as expected the impact is outside the line and the decision stands, with India losing their second and final review.

Sourav Ganguly is unhappy with Kohli's captaincy, especially his field placing.

'The bowler must go up to the captain and tell him to put some fielders close to the bat in catching positions.

"Virat Kohli is letting the game drift," says Dada.

Bairstow was stuck in the 90s for a long time and he misses out a well deserved century. He throws his bat at a wide delivery from Pandya only to get an edge and wicketkeeper Karthik takes a superb diving catch to his right.

Bairstow walks back for 93, after putting on 189 runs for the sixth wicket with Woakes, who has hit a century. Their partnership has put England firmly control as they stretch their lead to 213 runs.

Woakes drives Ashwin straight down the ground for two runs to take his score to 69, his best in Test cricket, and he keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

The runs are coming freely at the moment, with boundaries coming quite regularly.

Woakes doing the majority of the scoring in the last few overs. A short wide delivery from Ishant is steered through the off-side for a four who then punches the third ball through the covers for two runs.

Ishant overpitches as Woakes slaps it straight back past the fast bowler for another four before he pulls the next for a single to fine leg to take his score to 80, with Bairstow on 79 at the other end.

Even the luck is not going India's way. Ashwin gets Woakes to edge one but it flies past Rahane at slip and races away for a four.

Pandya comes back into the attack to replace Ishant as India are left in a desperate situation with the lead inching towards the 200-run mark.

Three singles from the Pandya over, who also manages to beat Bairstow outside the off-stump as the ball narrowly misses the edge.

Woakes helped by some poor bowling from Ashwin. The off-spinner bowls a full delivery on the pads which Woakes flicks past short fine leg for a four to raise the 150-run stand from 220 balls.

An inside edge off the last ball as Woakes tries to flick but he still able to pick a single and retain strike.

Woakes has enjoyed the rub of the green in the last few overs. He goes hard at wide full delivery from Pandya only to get a thick outside edge which goes wide of Pujara in the slips and away for a boundary.

That was the 15th boundary for Woakes, who takes his score to 94 and closes in on his maiden Test hundred.

He throws his bat at the next ball and is beaten before he connects with the third ball but substitute Ravindra Jadeja swoops to his left and keeps them down to one with a sliding stop.

In the same over, Bairstow gets a thick outside edge which also falls short of Rahane at wide slip for a single to thirdman.

In the next over, Bairstow drives Ashwin through the covers for two runs before he paddle sweeps the next fine on the leg side for a four to take his score into the 90s.

Woakes drives Pandya to deep extra cover for a single to bring up England's 300, in the 71st over, while taking his score to 97.

He pulls a short ball from Pandya over mid-on for three runs to complete his maiden Test century, from 129 balls, having hit 15 fours.

Shami bowls a cracking delivery to Bairstow as it comes in sharply to beat the right-hander. But the next ball is a wide half-volley which Bairstow plays through his favoured cover region for a four.

In the next over, Bairstow again gets a boundary through the same region as Ashwin drops one short as England reach 242 for five in 60 overs, for a lead of 135 runs.

Shami gets one to beat Bairstow, who looks for another cover drive but is beaten by some slight movement.

Three dot balls followed by three singles off the last three balls as the scoreboard continues to tick.

Woakes attacks Ashwin as he heaves the off-spinner with the spin over midwicket for a four. The next ball is punched through the covers for the same result as India's listless bowling attack continues to suffer at the hands of the two English batsmen.

Ishant comes into the attack in place of Shami. He once again gets the ball to dart in sharply as Bairstow gets an inside edge trying to flay it through the covers. But the follow up delivery is poor, short and wide, as Bairstow cracks it through point for a four and is beaten two balls later trying to repeat the shot.

Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes hit unbeaten half-centuries to put England in control on Day 3 of the third Test against India at Lord's on Saturday.

Woakes enjoys the width as he steers Ishant square on the off-side for a couple. Three balls later, Woakes gets a thick inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps and goes behind the stumps for a four to bring up his fifty in streaky fashion, from 71 balls.

But two balls later, he gets it off the middle crashing a wide delivery through the covers for the second boundary of the over.

Shami hits Bairstow on the pads with one that reverses in but the leg before shout is turned down as the umpires considers the height.

The next ball stays low as Bairstow gets the edge but it bounces a few times before going through to the wicketkeeper. He then drills the next one through the covers for a couple before he defends the next few balls to end the second session.

Ishant tries a short ball but Woakes has got his eye in and looks quite comfortable as he pulls it square on the leg side for a four and then takes one on the leg side off the fourth ball.

In the next over, Woakes sweeps Ashwin, who is bowling round the wicket, fine on the leg side for a four to take the lead past the 100-run mark.

Three more singles from the over as England continue to score at a good rate and swell the lead.

Just a single from Ishant's 15th over before Shami comes back into the attack to replace Ashwin.

Woakes picks a single to thirdman to inch closer to his fifty as he takes his score to 45.

Bairstow gets one in the slot outside the off-stump as he plays another cracking cover drive for a four.

Ashwin drops one halfway down the pitch as Woakes has enough time to rock back and crash it through the covers for a four.

A couple of overs for Kuldeep in his second spell, he has gone for 28 runs in his six overs, before he makes way for Ishant.

Woakes picks a single off the first ball and Bairstow clips the next ball on the leg side for a couple before he takes one.

Ashwin continues as Bairstow drives the first ball down the ground for a single and Woakes turns the fourth ball on the leg side for a couple before taking one off the last ball to bring up England's 200, in the 49th over, with a run rate of over four.

Bairstow showing some positive intent against Ashwin as he launches the off-spinner straight back over his head for a four.

He tries to swing Ashwin over the leg side but is beaten and the leg before appeal is turned down considering the big turn.

Pandya tries a bouncer to Woakes but it sails high over the batsman and is called a wide. He inside edges the next ball for a single on the leg side before Bairstow clips the fourth ball through midwicket for two runs.

Pandya then bowls a long hop as Bairstow hammers the short wide delivery through the off-side for a four to take his score into the 40s.

A quiet over from Ashwin as he gives away just a single, to Woakes, as the two England batsmen looked much more comfortable out in the middle.

Spin from both ends as Kuldeep comes into the attack. Bairstow and Woakes easily collect five singles from the spinner's fifth over.

Ashwin has settled into a good rhythm as he bowls a maiden over to Woakes.

In the next over, Bairstow slaps a half-volley from Kuldeep through the covers for a four to raise the 50-run stand for the sixth wicket, from 86 balls, the first 50-run stand of the match, as England continue to build their lead at a good rate.

Bairstow repeats the shot as he brings up his fifty with another glorious cover drive for the second four of the over.

England are 187 for five in 46 overs, have stretched their lead to 80 runs.

Ishant bowls a cracking bouncer to Woakes as it rises steeply and is heading for the body as the England right-hander somehow manages to fend it.

He takes one from the next ball before Bairstow chases a wide delivery and is beaten.

In the next over, Bairstow is again beaten outside the off-stump before he punches one through the covers for two runs and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Bairstow survives a huge shout for caught behind as Ishant gets it to come back in a long way. India take the review but there is no edge and he also survives the leg before wicket as the visitors lose one of their reviews.

Bairstow gets an inside edge off Shami in the next over for two runs to square leg before he guides the third ball past point for another couple and then takes one.

The last ball is a half-volley on the stumps as Woakes clips it through midwicket for a four as England cross the 150-run mark.

Pandya comes into the attack as Woakes steers the first ball past the slips for a four and then drives the third ball for two runs through the covers.

Pandya then bowls a superb delivery to beat Woakes who flirts outside the off-stump.

Finally, Ravichandran Ashwin is called into the attack, to bowl the 39th over. Bairstow turns the first ball on the leg side for a single before Woakes defends the next few balls and picks a single off the fifth.

The ball is staying low at times as Woakes tries to drive a wide delivery from Pandya. He does it again and this time gets the edge but it falls short of the wicektkeeper.

Two singles from the over as England reach 161 for five in 40 overs, for a lead of 54 runs. Bairstow has been instrumental in keeping England going, hitting 31 from 54 balls, the only batsman to get past the 30-run mark in this match so far, while Woakes has made 18.

Change of ends for Shami. A half-volley is slapped down the ground past mid-on for a four by Bairstow to put England into the lead.

Ishant gets one to cut in sharply as Buttler gets an inside edge for a four fine on the leg side.

He gets the next ball again to come in quite a lot as Buttler gets an inside edge for a single on the leg side.

Bairstow also gets an inside edge as he looks to force a short ball through the off-side.

In the next over, Bairstow slaps a half-volley from Shami down the ground past mid-on for a four and then drills the next one through the covers for another boundary.

The boundaries are coming quite regularly with England scoring at seven runs per over in the post-lunch session.

Buttler steers a wide delivery from Ishant past point for a four and then picks two runs off the third ball before keeping strike with one from the last ball.

Shami continues his wicket ways with the wicket of Buttler, who is trapped leg before wicket for a quickfire 24 from 22 balls. The right-hander shuffles across and looks to flick it across the line but misses and is trapped right in front.

The lower order starts for England as Chris Woakes walks out to the middle and India would be looking to continue pick wickets and keep the lead under control.

Chris Woakes gets an edge off the last ball as it flies past the slips for a four.

Mohammed Shami claimed two wickets to leave England in a spot of bother at lunch on Day 3 of the second Test at Lord's on Saturday.

Shami trapped Joe Root leg before wicket with the final ball of the morning session as England went into the lunch break on 89 for four in 24.4 overs in reply to India's 107.

Keaton Jennings was the first wicket to fall on the third day when he was trapped leg before by Shami for 11.

Alastair Cook fell in the very next over, caught behind off Ishant Sharma for 11.

Debutant Ollie Pope stroked a brisk 38 before he was given out LBW to Hardik Pandya and Root followed a few overs later, dismissed in the same fashion for 19.

If they claim a few quick wickets after lunch, then they have a good chance to keep England under 150 and bring themselves back into the contest despite their batting failure in the first innings.

Root has not looked so confident so far as he plays and misses outside the off-stump against Shami. But the next ball is on the pads as Root clips it through square leg for a four and then takes a single to deep square leg.

Another good over from Pandya as Root is beaten again outside the off-stump as he struggles to 17 from 51 balls.

Shami gives Bairstow some width as the right-hander steers it to thirdman for two runs and picks one off the next ball.

Root is struggling outside the off-stump but Shami gifts him a length ball on the stumps which the England captain clips through midwicket for two runs.

Shami then gets the ball to jag in sharply which also keeps low and Root is beaten all ends up to be trapped leg before wicket for 19.

That was a peach, full and swinging in sharply while also keeping a trifle low to strike Root plumb in front of the stumps.

Shami comes back into the attack. He starts his second spell with a loose delivery as Pope slashes it point for a four but the next ball is pitched up and moves away enough to beat the right-hander.

The next ball is in the slot as Pope again looks to drive without moving his feet and is beaten again.

He then makes contact playing the cover drive but the fielder half stops it to give away a single.

Pandya drifts on the pads as Pope clips it through square leg for two runs. But the medium pacer gets his line right off the next, getting it to come in sharply from outside the off-stump. Pope is stuck on the crease and hit on the pads as the umpire accepts the appeal for leg before wicket but the batsman decides to review.

England lose their second and final review as early as the 22nd over of the innings as the impact is line with the ball going on hit the leg stump

Pope out for a brisk 28 as he made a bright start but failed to carry with England reduced to 77 for three.

Pandya nearly does in for new batsman Jonny Bairstow who is opened up and is lucky that he got the edge which saves him for a potential leg before call.

The last ball is wide as Bairstow goes fishing and is beaten to end a superb over from Pandya.

Hardik gets some movement as Pope chases a wide one and is beaten before he clips the next ball through midwicket for two runs.

Kuldeep bowls a beauty to Root, turn and bounce, as the England captain plays off the backfoot and is beaten all ends up.

No signs of Ravichandran Ashwin yet, one of India's best performers with the ball in the first Test.

India would do well to get their premier spinner into the attack soon before the two batsmen get more confident with their footwork and the behaviour of the pitch.

A single each to Pope and Root before the former clips the medium pacer off his pads for two runs.

Root sweeps Kuldeep for a single to the man in the deep before Pope steers a wide delivery from the spinner to thirdman for two runs followed by two more singles as the scoreboard continues to tick.

A single off Pandya's last ball to Pope as England reach 70 for two in 20 overs, with Pope on 21 and Root on 11.

Shami bowls a superb delivery to Root as the ball moves away enough to beat the edge before he gets a thick edge two balls later but it falls short of the gully fielder.

Root then tries to drive through the off-side as he chases a wide delivery and is beaten again.

Pope drives Ishant through the off-side for a single before he is beaten next ball. He slaps the last ball as the fielder does well in the covers to keep it down to a single.

Root pulls away at the last minute but Shami still bowls it and knocks down the middle stump and everyone breaks into a smile around the pitch.

Left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. The first ball is short and goes down the leg side as Pope misses the pull but gets two byes as it goes past the wicketkeeper.

He sweeps the third ball to deep square leg for one before Root makes most of an overpitched delivery, driving it through the covers for a four.

The next ball is again short and down the leg side as Root goes for the pull but misses and it spins further down for four byes as 11 come from the spinner's first over.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya comes into the attack. A single to Pope off the third ball brings up England's 50, in the 14th over before Root drives the fifth ball through the covers for a couple.

A flighted delivery from Kuldeep as Pope tries to hit it forcefully through the off-side but is beaten before he hits a short wide delivery through the covers for a four and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Ishant overpitches and gives Cook some width as the left-hander despatches it through the off-side for a four to continue his brisk start.

However, Ishant gets revenge off the next ball as gets Cook caught behind for 21. A full delivery which comes with the angle and moves away late to take the edge as Cook gets a thin edge as England lose both their openers in the space of six deliveries.

Debutant Ollie Pope gets off the mark in Tests with a four as he clips Ishant off his pads through square leg for a four.

Ishant again drifts on the pads and this time Pope misses the fine flick on the leg side.

Struggling with his line against the two left-handers, Ishant switches to round the wicket.

The first fours are wide of the off-stump and Cook is happy to offer no shot before he blocks the next two balls watchfully on the off-side.

In the next over, Jennings taps Shami on the off-side and takes a quick run before Cook sees off the rest of the over.

Unlike the England bowlers, who were making the ball talk on Day 2, the Indian fast bowlers are not getting any help with the new ball.

Ishant drifts wide as Jennings steers it past the slips for three runs as Hardik Pandya comes up with the slide to save the boundary.

Cook then slaps a full delivery straight back past the fast bowler for another four.

Ishant gets it right off the last ball as Cook chases a wide delivery and is beaten by some away movement.

Shami makes the first breakthrough to lift the Indians with the wicket of Jennings, who is given out leg before wicket for 11.

He has a chat with his partner Cook before he decides to review. Jennings played all over a full incoming delivery but missed as the impact was in line and was going on to hit leg stump.

England lose their first review and also their first wicket of the innings.

Mohammed Shami to bowl the second over. Jennings watches the first ball go through the wicketkeeper before he ducks under a bouncer and then takes a single on the leg side.

The last ball is a gift, short and down the leg side as Cook swipes it behind square on the leg side for a four for the first boundary of England's innings.

In the next over Ishant starts off well with one that is slanted across Jennings but also bounces a bit extra to beat the left-hander. Jennings takes a single off the fifth ball before Cook flicks a half-volley on the pads through square leg to end the over with a four.

Cook looking in good touch as he plays a beautiful cover drive off an overpitched delivery for three runs and Jennings plays a similar shot but only gets a single as the fielder does well to stop it with a dive.

Another single to Cook as England reach 20 for no loss in four overs.

Ishant Sharma opens the bowling for India on a bright sunny morning at Lord's.

The first ball is full but on the pads as Alastair Cook clips it to square leg for a single as the fielder does well to stop a well timed flick.

The next ball is again on the pads as Keaton Jennings defends before he offers no shot to the next, which slants across him.

Ishant then bowls it down the leg side as Jennings again offers no shot and then blocks the fifth ball, which is again on the pads.

Ishant continues to struggle with his line as Jennings clips the last ball through midwicket for three runs with the fielder keeping it inside the ropes with a slide close to the ropes.

Welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between England and India at Lord's on Saturday.

It was a horror second day for India after a washed out Day 1 as the visitors were bowled out for a lowly 107, with James Anderson taking five wickets.

After the entire first day was lost to rain, further wet conditions forced a delayed start with England captain Joe Root eventually winning the toss and putting India in to bat.

Root was clearly hoping that the lingering damp and overcast conditions would benefit Anderson and the 36-year-old took full advantage with some outstanding swing bowling.

In the brief morning session, Anderson got England off to a fine start, clean bowling opener Murali Vijay before removing KL Rahul, who was caught behind by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.

After a rain delay, Cheteshwar Pujara was run out by debutant Ollie Pope and a downpour followed immediately.

When play resumed, seamer Chris Woakes, brought in to replace Ben Stokes, who is at a court hearing in Bristol, got the prize wicket of India skipper Virat Kohli for 23 leaving the tourists, who trail 1-0 in the series, at 49 for four.

Only off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, batting at number eight, provided any real resistance, making 29 in a 49-minute knock before he was trapped lbw by Stuart Broad.

India will be hoping for a similar showing from their bowlers but the weather has improved considerably and batting should be much for the easier for the England batsmen.

However, a few early wickets could bring India back into the contest else England look likely to run away with the game with a big score in the first innings.