Dan Lawrence was the clear favourite to stand down from this weakened England line-up once Ben Stokes returns for the serious business of a five-Test series against India. Dan Lawrence went some way towards rescuing England from the depths of 175 for six with a classy unbeaten 67He showed considerable elan as he went on to his third half century in his seventh TestIt was Rory Burns, in company with Lawrence, who initially steadied the England shipNot now. And when he got a thin edge to Patel on 36 that went in and out of Blundell's gloves. And they will be in ecstasy if England can get beyond 300 on Friday. With Lawrence, in a stand of 47 for the seventh wicket, was the unlikely figure of Olly Stone

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2021 12:05 UTC