India, June 10 -- Having ridden on second-innings half-centuries from debutant Stuart Binny, batting at No. 8, and No. 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to secure an honourable draw in the first Test in Nottingham, India travelled to Lord's Test high on belief and morale. With everything to play for in their first five-Test series in England since 1959, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men were quietly confident of delivering the first strike.

But their hopes took a beating on being put in by Alastair Cook. Shikhar Dhawan perished in the third over and while three of the top four got into the 20s, India found James Anderson too hot to handle, slumping to 145 for seven when the Lancastrian trapped Binny in front.

Fortunately for them, Ajinkya Rahane was still a...