India, July 11 -- Experts may say that the 3rd Test between India and Lord's stands even-steven at the end of play on Day 1, but you've got to believe that the home team is just a tad bit ahead of the opposition. Completely ditching their Bazball style of play, the England batter took up a more restricted and composed approach, dishing out a more traditional Test match batting display. Credit to Indian bowlers to keep England on their toes, but given what Brendon McCullum's boys have achieved, going 'slam bang, thank you ma'am', that Joe Root, Ben Stokes and others went back to their roots added a fresh layer of excitement to this Lord's Test.

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was pleased to see this opportunity in England and gav...