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So Swann goes after a quickfire 30 off 25 balls an out comes England's No.11 Jimmy Anderson with three runs needed to bring up the England 400. Bell picks up one of them, leaving Anderson to block out the rest of the Samuels over.

TV have focussed on a couple whose picnic ticks all the Saturday at Lord's boxes. They've got champers, strawberries, a cheese board, two bottles of Rose and even a salt and pepper pot. Their contented munchings are briefly interrupted by a powerful pull to the boundary from Bell, who may just be thinking about going through the gears a bit here as he starts to run out of partners.

Kemar Roach is recalled to proceedings as the Windies look to rattle through England's last two wickets. Swann throws the bat again but is denied a boundary by a diving stop, the like of which we have seen far too little from the tourists.

Swann is greeted by a stomach-high beamer, for which Edwards apologises. He then plays away from his body and a thick outside edge sails through the vacant third man area for four. The next ball is fuller and Swann dispatches it through the covers for another four.

Broad isn't really on message here as he aims a pull shot at Gabriel but misses the ball by some distance. He connects with the shot from the next ball and gets a single to fine leg but almost treads on his stumps in the process.

The baby-faced Broad has a bit of a dash outside off stump but doesn't middle it and it's just a single. Bell has a quick word with him - important I would think that England get to lunch without any further inroads.

Bell (Lord's average 64) gets a pair of twos interspersed with a rare loose shot as he's beaten all ends up by Gabriel. Horribly slow over-rate from the Windies, we're 10 minutes from lunch and we've had 21 overs this morning.

Broad isn't going to stand on ceremony here and he serves notice of his intent to attack with a slash at Sammy which earns him four via a thick outside edge.

Bell gets two to fine leg off an otherwise runless Gabriel over. Incidentally, when Prior was out he very carefully replaced his bat on the shelf in the England dressing-room, unlike last year when, as you may remember, he caused a right hoo-ha by smashing a window in a post-dismissal tirade. It led to lots of claim and counter-claim before Prior apologised to a female spectator who was injured by some falling glass.

A huge cheer for Stuart Broad at the ground where he now has a place on the honours board for batting and bowling following his 7-72 in the Windies' first innings. He's off the mark with two off the last ball of Sammy's over.

Prior's shot gets uglier by the replay. You could have driven a tractor through the gap between bat and pad. Grey clouds loom over Lord's as Gabriel sprints to the crease to deliver some missiles to Bresnan but Big Tim is as solid as a rock cake as he keeps out his first five balls.

Three singles off Sammy. Prior is still motoring along at more than a run a ball and this partnership is building very nicely for England, each well-placed single taking the game further away from the Windies.

Gabriel is slightly off the money today and he puts one in Bell's favourite area, resulting in a square cut to the fence.

Apparently the Windies bowled more no-balls than maidens yesterday and there's another from Kemar Roach. It's one of many contributing factors to a pitiful over rate. Roach ambles back to his mark and feeds Prior a leg-stump half-volley that is given the treatment.

Big Shannon Gabriel is immediately worked for a single by Prior, who has sailed off at a rate of knots. Bell then comes over all KP and cross-bats the ball down the ground, prompting some disapproving noises from Boycs.

A single to Bell off Sammy takes England's lead to 50 before Prior unfurls a magnificent on-drive past the bowler to get off the mark with a boundary. Then Prior benefits from another Windies misfield to collect two before flicking through midwicket for three. Splendid start for Prior on the ground where he made a ton on debut five years ago and a good chance for me to plug Stephan Shemilt's splendid feature on the England stumper.

A warm welcome for Matthew Prior, who safely blocks his first ball, the last of the over. No dispute over Bairstow's dismissal by the way - the ball nipped back down the slope and would have struck the inside of leg stump. Bell wisely informed him that to use up England's last review would be frivolous.

TV have picked out a man sat on a bench taping up Bairstow's favourite blade, so maybe it will be returned to him soon enough. Another nice flick of the wrists gets him two to fine leg. Edwards tries to unsettle the Yorkshire tyro with a bouncer but Bairstow anticipates and is ducking almost before the ball is released.

More easy runs for England as Roach bowls a no-ball and Bell gets himself a single from a defensive push. Then four more to Bairstow with a lusty clip off the toes. Oh, it looks like he's broken his bat - there's a dent in the toe and he's calling for some tape. Looks like it's a write-off so Bairstow reluctantly accepts a new bat, which he immediately deploys to work a single to fine leg.

Another Lord's spot: TV's Alan Titchmarsh sporting a tie the colour of lush Lord's outfield.

I'm a fan of Bairstow's stance - he looks big and imposing, brimming with purpose. And he finds the boundary with a flick of the wrists to a waist-high delivery.

Bairstow's first run in Test cricket is a scratchy affair, a prod to mid-off then lots of 'shall we shan't we' and a mad dash to the non-striker's end.

Bell punches through midwicket and the pacy duo run four. Then a fumble gets Bell two more. I've spotted another Lord's standard - a punter leafing through a copy of the Financial Times, the cricket a mere backdrop to his stockmarket musings.

So Strauss's poor record after resuming on a hundred continues. Jonny Bairstow strides out for his Test debut and immediately wears one on his chest. He doesn't flinch but that will have hurt. He gets bat on his second ball and earns a big cheer and is then beaten outside off stump. Bairstow can play, you know: he averages 46.42 in 52 first-class matches and 89 innings.

There are some big gaps in the Windies field and Bell gets a run from a routine defensive shot that dribbles between point and cover. Strauss then works one off his pads for his first run of the day.

Sizzling start from Bell as he puts away a half-volley from his first ball. Then he pushes to mid-on for another run to move his score into double digits. We've mentioned the champers, hampers, loafers and boaters, what other Lord's staples do we expect to see today?

Fidel Edwards looked in a far bit of pain yesterday when he pulled up with a leg injury in the last over, but he's back today, and he's straight into a decent rhythm as he concludes his over. Strauss leaves one that swings in fairly close to his off timber, but he's safe and the we're up and running for the day.