Root, Gay take England's lead over Pakistan past 200 at Lord's LIVE!

Live England lead three-match series 1-0 after innings-and-103-run victory at Headingley last week; build-up to Lord's Test dominated by Brydon Carse's nightclub incident in Derby; Carse withdrawn from England squad; watch second Test live on Sky Sports Cricket and contract-free with NOW Friday 28 August 2026 17:53, UK

A portrait of James Anderson and Stuart Broad was unveiled in the Lord’s pavilion ahead of this Test match, a lasting tribute to England’s greatest new-ball partnership sitting among the rest of the great and good of the cricketing fraternity. Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer will surely not join their pace predecessors

England has extended its lead over Pakistan to an intimidating 261 runs after two days of the Lord’s test

England build commanding lead over Pakistan after Robinson wreaks havoc with ball

Second Test, day two: England 290 & 81-3; Pakistan 110 Ollie Robinson takes 4-11; Emilio Gay unbeaten on 30 Joe Root did not want the England captaincy when the prospect started to be floated earlier this summer. After performing the role as a ­stand-in for the suspended Ben Stokes against New Zealand at the Oval, hi

English cricket's managing director Rob Key once claimed that '75mph, keeper up, dobbing it on a length' bowling does not work in Tests