England captain Joe Root

Lord's (London):  England captain Joe Root's move to put India into bat after winning the toss on the opening day of the second Test failed for three reasons. There wasn't as much life in the pitch as a greenish top suggested -- it did…

London: England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second Test against India at the Lord's on Thursday. Ishant Sharma replaces an injured Shardul Thakur in the lone change in the Indian playing eleven. For…