Second Test, day four: Virat Kohli and Co in trouble as England’s bowlers dominate opening session

Sam Curran captured the prize wicket of Virat Kohli after Mark Wood dismissed both India openers as England dramatically seized the initiative in the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday.

India were 56-3 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day, just 29 runs ahead, with two new and struggling batsmen in Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane at the crease.

Live updates: England vs India, day four of the second Test at Lord’s

Express quick Wood had effectively reduced India to none for two during a spell of 2-16 in five overs that saw him dismiss both the in-form KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.

And left-arm swing bowler Curran, denied Kohli’s wicket by an umpire’s call lbw ruling, still got him for 20 when he had the star batsman caught behind.

Rahul and Rohit managed just 26 runs between them after the openers had made scores of 129 and 83 respectively in India’s first-innings 364.

Play resumed with the match evenly poised after England, with captain Joe Root making 180 not out, had been dismissed for 391 when James Anderson was out to the last ball of Saturday’s play.

England now had a slender first-innings lead of 27 runs, transforming the match into a one-innings shoot-out.

Anderson, who had taken 5-62 in India’s…

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