An eight-wicket 90-run stand between centurion Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar spared India's blushes on the opening day of the second Test at Lord's on Thursday.
At Lord's on Thursday, Alastair Cook chose to field on a green top but a scoreline of 290 for 9 is indicative of how inadequately England performed in helpful conditions.
India collapsed to 140 for six at tea and then lost Stuart Binny (9) quickly as well but a 90-run stand between Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (36) saw them to safety in the end.