India, July 10 -- England batters, who were stunned in Birmingham last week en route to the team's 336-run loss, put on a cautious show against the relentless Indian pace attack, after opting to bat first in the third Test of the series at the Lord's. Both were very unlike what has defined the Bazball era thus far. And this prompted India captain Shubman Gill to show no mercy to England as he sledged Joe Root and Ollie Pope with a sarcastic sledge during the second session of Day 1 on Thursday.

At one time during the afternoon session in London, England were scoring at a run rate of 2.95. It was the second time in the Bazball era, where they batted 72 times previously, that they scored at under three runs per over in the opening 40 overs...