London, July 11 -- Following a gripping day two of cricket during the third Test against India at Lord's, England batter Joe Root spoke on his 37th Test century and stated that as the things stand, the surface remains "quite slow, quite turgid and it is difficult to score freely".

A fighting half-century from KL Rahul and the return of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant as a batter following a finger injury were key positives as Team India ended day two with two more wickets lost during the third Test against Lord's on Friday. At the end of the day's play, India was 145/3, with Pant (19*) and Rahul (53*) unbeaten. They trail by 242 runs.

Following the match, Root, who scored 104 in 199 balls, with 10 fours, said to Sky Sports, "The surfac...