India, July 11 -- Nasser Hussain put it correctly at Stumps on Day 1 of the Lord's Test between England and India. 'It's an anti-Bazball day, ' he said on air as England reached the score of 251/4 at close of play on Day 1. Making a 360-degree turn from their aggressive gameplay, the hosts dug their heels in and played on the merits of the ball as they scored three runs per over throughout the day on a slow and sluggish pitch.

There was even a passage of play in the second session where England played out 28 balls without scoring a run, and there was a loud cheer from the members after Ollie Pope and Joe Root ran a quick single. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj made the ball talk for the first hour in the second session.

As Joe Root ke...