It was class, wasn't it? Just the genuine joy of seeing him back playing Test cricket. Taking that wicket, making things happen," said Root.

"I personally think that if you want to keep getting the ball changed then each team gets three challenges every 80 overs and that's it"

England batter Joe Root has proposed a rule for ball changes during a match as he took a sly dig at Team India amid the Dukes ball controversy. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the poor quality of the balls.

England were left sweating after their talismanic captain Ben Stokes suffered a worrying groin injury while batting late on the opening day at Lord’s.

India had raised concerns after the second new ball was replaced just 10.3 overs into its use. Jasprit Bumrah had taken three wickets in his first 14 deliveries with the original ball, but India failed to take any more wickets during the session,

Root anchored the innings with a composed 104 off 199 balls -- his 37th Test century -- while No 9 Brydon Carse (56) and keeper-batter Jamie Smith (51) staged a crucial lower-order fightback as the last three England partnership was worth 84 runs.

England's Joe Root continues to struggle against India's Jasprit Bumrah in Test cricket, as evidenced by his dismissal on the second day of the Lord's Test.

Joe Root didn't mince his words as he addressed the ball change row, saying teams need to stop complaining and get on with it.