England v India: The essential third Test day four stats to help keep you ahead of the game

We take a look at the historic figures ahead of the fourth day of the Lord's Test to keep you ahead of the game

It's all to play for after the third day of the third Test between England and India at Lord's after the hosts bounced back from KL Rahul's century and middle-order resistance from the visitors.

We've teamed up with Betfair to give you all the stats you need to know for each day of the series.

For those interested in how the batters might go today, the average number of runs scored per session on day four of Lord's Tests since 2006 is 79.66 before lunch, 85.39 between lunch and tea, and 101 after tea.

Meanwhile, if you're interested in how many times the ball crosses the rope in the day ahead, the average number of fours scored is 26.09, while the average number of sixes is 1.06.

This compares unfavourably with day three averages of 284 for fours, although the third day's average for sixes is 0.45.

For the bowlers, 5.81 wickets have fallen on average to seam on day four of Lord's Tests during the same timeframe, with spinners claiming an average of 2.4. This compares with six to seam and 1.59 to spin on day three.

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