Players from both sides wore red before play on day two to mark Red For Ruth Day in aid of the Ruth Strauss Foundation

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Joe Root's patient unbeaten 99 led England to 251-4 on an attritional and compelling first day of the third test against India at Lord's on Thursday.

The fast bowler made an instant impact on his return to Test cricket after over four years, offering England's attack some much-needed bite

England pace bowler Jofra Archer has made an immediate impact in his first test match in 4 1/2 years, taking a wicket off his third ball to remove India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal at Lord's. There was a buzz around a packed crowd at the home of cricket on Friday when Archer took the ball for England's second over of India's innings in the third test.

Jofra Archer's first Test innings in four years lasts just 11 balls as Jasprit Bumrah bowls him for four to secure his fifth wicket of the innings, as England fall to 370-9 on day two of the third Test against India at Lords.