Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum hold private talks with Lord's officials over pitch ahead of crunch third India Test after Edgbaston run-fest

Mail Sport understands that a 20-minute discussion starting around 8am also involved Lord's head groundsman Karl McDermott and MCC's director of cricket operations Rob Lynch

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