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IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Jofra Archer’s dream start on Test comeback gave India a nasty blow early in their innings, but KL Rahul and Karun Nair steadied the ship, taking visitors to 44/1 at Tea on Day 2 of the ongoing 3rd Test at the iconic Lord's Ground on Friday.

At the time of Tea, India's score read 44/1 with Rahul (13) and Nair (18) standing unbeaten at the crease, trailing by 343 runs.

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KL Rahul looked solid on 13 in company with his Karnataka teammate Karun Nair, who was on 18 as the duo steadied India's reply after young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's dismissal for 13 in the second over.

The left-hander gave India a brisk start with three boundaries off Chris Woakes but fell for 13 to Jofra Archer, who struck with his third ball on his Test comeback after four years.

Jasprit Bumrah's menacing morning spell resulted in a five-wicket haul as India bowled out England for 387 despite Joe Root's 37th hundred.

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Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) was Jofra Archer's first victim on comeback to Test cricket but seasoned KL Rahul (13 batting) and Karun Nair (18 batting) went into the break unscathed.

Nair, however, did look in some sort of discomfort against both Archer and his nemesis Brydon Carse, who got it to rear up awkwardly from back of length.

But the morning certainly belonged to the peerless Bumrah, who was rested during the Edgbaston Test as a part of the workload management programme.

While Root (104 off 199 balls) got the boundary off the very first delivery to score his eighth hundred -- most by any batter at the Lord's -- it was Bumrah's turn to ensure his name in the esteemed 'Honours Board' with a three-wicket burst that reduced England to 271 for 7 at one stage.

Skipper Ben Stokes (44), Root and Chris Woakes (0) were gone in quick succession before in-form Jamie Smith (51 off 56 balls) and Carse (56 off 83 balls) added 84 for the eighth wicket stand to take the hosts past the 350-run mark.