India cricket team will commence their attempt to take a 2-1 lead in the ongoing series as they take on England in the 3rd Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The hosts were handed a mammoth 336-run defeat at Edgbaston in the previous Test, which also happened to be Shubman Gill and co’s biggest Test wins. With the series drawn 1-1, both sides stand a good chance to take advantage and put pressure on the other with a win at Lord’s.
IND vs ENG 3rd Test details & live streaming
Date: July 10 to July 14, 2025
Venue: Lord’s, London
Live Telecast: Sony Sports Network
Live Streaming: JioHotstar
Toss & session timings (IST)
Toss: 3 PM
1st session: 3:30 to 5:30 PM
Lunch: 5:30 to 6:10 PM
2nd session: 6:10 to 8:10
Tea: 8:10 to 8:30 PM
3rd session: 8:30 to 10:30 PM
Lord’s pitch report
So far, visuals of the pitch expected for the IND vs ENG 3rd Test at the Lord’s have shown a tinge of green. Meanwhile, reports claim that England head coach Brendon McCullum had sent an SOS to the Lord’s curator following the defeat at Edgbaston. It was about having more grass on the surface to favour the pacers.
Injury updates
There are no injury updates from the Indian camp. As for England, Jofra Archer is set to return to Tests for the first time since 2021. There has been no word on Gus Atkinson while Mark Wood is expected to regain fitness only by the fourth Test.
Playing XIs
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir, Jofra Archer
India squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudharsan, Arshdeep Singh, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
