Highlights, India vs England, 1st Test, Full Cricket Score: India 21/0 at stumps on Day 1 after bundling England out for 183

Shardul Thakur: (Jonny) Bairstow was poised well to score a fifty so getting him out at that period was crucial. And to get Root, in the 60s, or 90s or early, is always a good wicket to have. If we look at the pitch, it didn’t feel like it would turn a lot so better to go in with four seamers. Enjoying the Dukes ball and English conditions, good preparation in Durham, good idea of how this summer will be, and it’s a good one for us.

After 13 overs,India 21/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 9)

Robinson continues. Huge appeal for LBW off the first delivery against Rohit. It was a nip backer, there was no bat involved but seemed like it would go down leg. Ball tracking also indicates that it would have gone down leg. Unsuccessful review for England. Rohit gets an inside edge, the ball hits his pad and then falls just out of reach of the short leg fielder’s reach. A maiden from Robinson. And that’ll be STUMPS on Day 1.

After 12 overs,India 21/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 9)

Bowling change for England as Sam Curran, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack. And straight away poses problems for Rahul, beating the right-hander’s outside edge twice around the off stump. The left arm pacer’s deliveries are skidding off the surface. Curran starts off with a maiden.

After 11 overs,India 21/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 9)

Robinson continues. Rahul clips the first delivery for towards square leg for single. Half hearted shout for LBW off the fifth delivery against Rohit, but the umpire isn’t interested. Just one run off the over.

After 10 overs,India 20/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 8)

Good stuff from Broad in that over. He surprises Rahul with a short ball first up, he does well to fend it away to the off side. He then gets an outside edge along the ground wide of the slip cordon for a single. Rohit leaves one and then looks to defend one off the front foot but gets an outside edge which falls well short of the third slip fielder. The last one is left alone. One run off the over.

After 9 overs,India 19/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 7)

Robinson is hitting the deck hard and extracting bounce as well. He starts off with one down the leg side but then corrects his length. He brings one back in off the last ball and pings Rohit on the front pad, the umpire turns down the LBW appeal. Looked like height was a factor. Another maiden from Robinson.

Robinson continues….

After 8 overs,India 19/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 7)

Rohit looks calm and composed and patient as well in the middle. He’s leaving them well and defending them solidly. Broad bowled a no ball and drifted one on the pads which ended up as a leg bye. Rahul defends the last two balls to finish the over. Broad hasn’t been hitting the stumps often with his lines but he did look to bowl straight in this over.

After 7 overs,India 17/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 7)

An intriguing over. There were hands on the heads of the English fielders as Robinson delivered a good length delivery which nipped back in sharply. Rahul shouldered his arms and it flew inches wide of the off stump. Rahul then hit a couple of decent shots but the fielder at mid-wicket and point put in good effort to stop them and not give away any runs. After a leave, Rahul goes for a slash outside off but it tails away to beat the outside edge. The last one is a a touch wide outside off, Rahul this time doesn’t fiddle with it. A maiden to start off for Robinson.

Ollie Robinson into the attack now…

Ollie Robinson into the attack now…

After 6 overs,India 17/0 ( Rohit Sharma 9 , KL Rahul 7)

It’s a good battle out there between Anderson and Rahul and Broad and Rohit. Rohit pokes at the first ball of the over and gets beaten. But he straightaway recuperates, defends one solidly, leaves another alone before cracking one through point. The rest two are defended as well without any difficulties. Four runs off the over.

FOUR! Not a good delivery! It’s full and wide from Broad, Rohit leans and drives it through point.

After 5 overs,India 13/0 ( Rohit Sharma 5 , KL Rahul 7)

Despite that four it was a decent over from Anderson. He beat Rahul’s outside edge as well before being hit for the boundary. Anderson again looked to bowl those outswingers. Rahul nicely drove one through cover-point for a four after being beaten by a beautiful outswinger. Rahul looking confident out in the middle.

FOUR! Superbly timed! Full outside off from Anderson, Rahul opens the face of the bat and drives it through cover-point.

Spot on from Harsha!

The mighty Bumrah is back. That WTC final was one of those games all good players experience. This was Bumrah enjoying his bowling and making batting look difficult

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 4, 2021

Anderson continues…

After 4 overs,India 8/0 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , KL Rahul 3)

Broad got a bit of seam movement in the over. He starts off with a ripper, one which moves away from outside off, Rohit feels for it and gets beaten, it swings further and the keeper doesn’t collect it cleanly, they run through for a single. Broad then brought one back in to Rahul who brought his bat down late to defend it. The rest of the deliveries are outside off and left alone by Rahul. The last leave – Rahul decided to leave at the last moment, he played inside the line and let it through. Just the one run off the over.

After 3 overs,India 7/0 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , KL Rahul 3)

A disciplined over from Anderson. He concentrated on bowling outswingers. There was one which held its line and just came back in a little, Rahul left it alone. He was solid in his defense and left well. A maiden from Anderson.

Anderson continues…

After 2 overs,India 7/0 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , KL Rahul 3)

Rahul off the mark in that over. Broad didn’t target the stumps, he bowled outside off. Rahul left some but then pushed one through cover-point for a well-run three to get off the mark. The last one is again a good length delivery outside off, Rohit leaves it alone.

Stuart Broad will share the new ball with Anderson

After 1 overs,India 4/0 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , KL Rahul 0)

Lovely shape from Anderson in that over. He concentrated on bowling outswingers. He drew an outside edge which flew wide of the third slip for a streaky four. The rest were either left alone or defended.

FOUR! Edgy! Full and swinging away from Anderson, Rohit pushes at it and gets an outside edge wide of the third slip fielder.

Right! Rohit Sharma on strike, KL Rahul is his partner at the other end. Anderson will start off….

A brilliant bowling performance from India. The pacers pick up all the 10 wickets. Four for Bumrah, three for Shami, two for Shardul, and one for Siraj. The Indian’s bowled good lengths and swung and seamed them off the pitch. They pulled their length up compared to the WTC final and reaped the rewards. England were at one point 138.3 and they crumbled to 183 all out in space of around 15 overs. For England, Root was the top scorer with 64 but overall, England batsmen will be disappointed with their shot selection.

OUT! England 183 all out! No need of a review this time. It’s a yorker on off, the ball crashes onto the stumps even before Anderson could bring his bat down in time.

NOT OUT! It’s swung way too much. It was a yorker, hits Anderson on the boot. The umpire lifts the finger but Anderson opts for a review. Replays show it was missing leg.

OUT! Anderson is trapped LBW. The umpire has lifted the finger. Anderson has asked for a review.

After 65 overs,England 183/9 ( Sam Curran 27 , James Anderson 1)

Anderson survives in that over. But he will be on strike again in the next over. Shami delivers the first one full outside off, Anderson goes for a loose drive but misses. Anderson then pushes one to mid on, Curran sets off but is sent back quickly. Shami then drops one short outside off, Anderson leaves it alone. Shami beats the outside edge again with an outswinger before tucking an inswinger to mid-wicket for a single. Curran then sliced one over point for a four to finish the over.

FOUR! Curran gets a boundary but Anderson will again be on strike in the next over. It’s full and swinging away from Shami, Curran slices it over point..

After 64 overs,England 178/9 ( Sam Curran 23 , James Anderson 0)

Curran gets a boundary again in the over but Anderson is on strike now. Curran looks to thump one over mid on but mistimes it straight to the fielder to start off. He then defends the next before missing the flick off one down the leg side. He then looks to leave one late but gets an outside edge to third man, they don’t take a single. Curran then hits a full toss straight to extra cover before cracking a full delivery through covers for four.

FOUR! Length delivery outside off from Bumrah, Curran cracks it through cover-point.

After 63 overs,England 174/9 ( Sam Curran 19 , James Anderson 0)

Curran got a boundary in that over. He picked one up over mid-wicket for a four. He turned down a single that was available earlier. He cracked one to cover but straight to the fielder. And then mistimed a low full toss to mid off. He then went for a hoick but got an outside edge which fell just short of the charging fielder at third man. Anderson defends the last ball solidly as the crowd applauds.

FOUR! On the leg stump from Shardul, Curran picks it over mid-wicket for four.

Shardul continues….

After 62 overs,England 169/9 ( Sam Curran 14 , James Anderson 0)

Bumrah concentrated on bowling it full and swung it away. Curran defended and left the first five balls. But then takes a single off the last one. However, that last ball is called a NO BALL as Bumrah had overstepped. Bumrah finishes the over with another outswinger which Anderson leaves alone. Just one off the over.

Bumrah continues…

After 61 overs,England 167/9 ( Sam Curran 13 , James Anderson 0)

Curran going for it now. He smashes the second ball over long on for a six. And then after a couple of dots, he goes for that heave again but misses, the ball flies inches wide of the leg stump. Curran then pulls the last one wide of deep mid-wicket. He has the option to take two but takes a single and keeps the strike. 7 runs off the over.

SIX! Hammered! Curran charges and smashes a back of a length delivery from Shardul over long on.

After 60 overs,England 160/9 ( Sam Curran 6 , James Anderson 0)

Bumrah continues. Curran taking the cautious route as he sneaks a single after playing out four dots. The pacer then traps Broad LBW off the last as the left hander misses a full delivery that curled in from leg stump towards off. One run and a wicket. India on top right now.

OUT! What a delivery. A fuller one that curled in from leg stump towards off. Broad missed it got trapped LBW. Indian pacers breathing fire here. Broad lbw b Bumrah 4(3)

After 59 overs,England 159/8 ( Sam Curran 5 , Stuart Broad 4)

Thakur comes into the attack and bowls a brilliant over, getting the prized wicket of Root as well as Robinson, although the latter’s wicket was the result of poor shot selection. Broad, the new man in, announces his arrival with a fine cover drive that fetches him four runs. Another successful over, two wickets and four runs off it. Momentum with India.

FOUR! Broad off the mark in style as he creams it through the covers. Announcing his arrival here.

OUT! Soft dismissal. Just short of length, Robinson was beaten by pace there and mistimed the pull, handing an easy catch to Shami at mid-on. Robinson c Shami b Thakur 0(3)

OUT! The big fish, Joe Root, departs for 64. India were desperate for this breakthrough. Plumb in front, the umpire signals out and Root doesn’t opt for a review. Thakur picking up a huge wicket here. Root expected more swing than there was, it was angling into middle and leg and straightened after pitching. Root lbw b Thakur 64(108)

After 57 overs,England 151/6 ( Joe Root (C) 64 , Sam Curran 1)

Three slips and a gully in place as Bumrah returns. Starts off with the nip backer that beats Curran’s outside edge but still finds the fence. Unlucky for the bowler. Once again beats Curran’s edge off the fourth. Just four off it.

FOUR! A nip backer from Bumrah, it takes the outside edge off Curran’s bat and races away between third slip and gully.

After 57 overs,England 151/6 ( Joe Root (C) 64 , Sam Curran 1)

Time for Siraj. He bangs the deck hard off the penultimate delivery and Pant has to fly high to get a hold off it. Easy pickings for Root off the last as he pulls a back of a length delivery behind square on the leg side. Six runs off the over.

FOUR! Back of a length from Siraj and Root is too good to miss out on width. And he pulls it with disdain.

After 56 overs,England 145/6 ( Joe Root (C) 59 , Sam Curran 0)

Bumrah returns. The third one whistled past Buttler’s pads as he attempted a cover drive on the outside off length delivery. The fifth delivery is again bowled from wide of the crease from off and it straightens off the deck after pitching. An outside edge off Buttler’s blade means that his struggles come to end and he departs for a duck. Pressure also playing a part in that dismissal. One run and a wicket off the over.

OUT! That’s what pressure can do! It had been 17 deliveries until that and Buttler failed to get off the mark. Again, Bumrah bowling from wide of the crease and the straightens off the deck. An outside edge off Buttler’s blade and it carries easily to Pant behind the stumps. Buttler c Pant b Bumrah 0(18)

After 55 overs,England 144/5 ( Joe Root (C) 58 , Jos Buttler (W) 0)

Back of a length, good length, and even fuller ones – Shami mixing up his lengths really well at the moment. Just one off the over.

After 54 overs,England 143/5 ( Joe Root (C) 57 , Jos Buttler (W) 0)

Bumrah continues. A few short deliveries from him and then follows it up with an inch perfect yorker off the fifth, Buttler lucky to survive there, it missed the off stump by a whisker. Fine over, a maiden.

After 53 overs,England 143/5 ( Joe Root (C) 57 , Jos Buttler (W) 0)

Shami continues. He’s oozing confidence now, three wickets under his belt already. So disciplined bowling paying dividends here. Root collects a boundary off the last delivery after playing an elegant cover drive.

FOUR! Root slaps it through the covers for a boundary. He has the gift of timing really.

After 52 overs,England 139/5 ( Joe Root (C) 53 , Jos Buttler (W) 0)

Bumrah returns to the attack as Jos Buttler joins Root at the crease. India will be after the prized scalp of Root. England, however, do bat really deep. So picking up wickets at regular intervals will be key for India. Just one off the over.

After 51 overs,England 138/5 ( Joe Root (C) 52 , )

Shami continues. Bowls a lovely inswinger to Bairstow off the second, India appeal for LBW, there’s no bat involved and it’s a successful review for India as it would have gone on to hit the stumps. So Shami has been successful in inducing false shots, but is aiming for more in the wicket-taking charts. 

It is followed by a tea break. Shami then picks up another wicket, that of Lawrence, who tickles a delivery down leg straight to Pant behind the stumps. Successful over, two wickets and one run off it. Unlucky dismissal for England, but India will happily take that.

OUT! Shami has struck once again after the tea breal. Down the leg side, Lawrence tickles it and Pant completes an easy catch behind the stumps. Two wickets in this over by Shami. Lawrence c Pant b Shami 0(4)

TEA, DAY 1 (138/4 after 50.2 overs)

Right at the stroke of tea, England have lost a wicket, that of Bairstow. Shami finally has a breakthrough after bowling some disciplined lines and lengths and inducing false shots from the batsmen. Root, however, is looking really assured at the crease and will be aiming to take his personal tally to three figures here.

OUT! Successful review for India. Beautiful inswinger from Shami and it traps Bairstow LBW. No bat was involved and the ball would have gone on to hit the stumps, as indicated by the review, and the umpire has to overturn his decision. Much needed breakthrough. Bairstow lbw b Shami 29(71)

After 50 overs,England 137/3 ( Joe Root (C) 51 , Jonny Bairstow 29)

Bumrah continues. Root taps the second delivery to cover point for a single, bringing up his 50th Test fifty. But with the ball getting older, he’d want to make the most of that. A no ball, due to overstepping by Bumrah off the last. Four runs off the over.

50! Half century for Joe Root, his 50th Test fifty. The skipper rising to the occasion here. Nine fours from his blade so far.

After 49 overs,England 133/3 ( Joe Root (C) 49 , Jonny Bairstow 28)

Shami returns to the attack. So no serious injury to his toe. Concedes just two off the over, still getting the ball to move around and mixing it up really well.

After 48 overs,England 131/3 ( Joe Root (C) 49 , Jonny Bairstow 26)

Bumrah continues. An inswinging yorker followed by another inswinging delivery off the fourth and fifth deliveries, Root does well to get bat to ball there. A streaky boundary off Root’s blade concludes the over.

FOUR!  Another inswinger, Root gets an inside edge and the ball races away towards fine leg. Root was lucky there.

After 47 overs,England 127/3 ( Joe Root (C) 45 , Jonny Bairstow 26)

Siraj continues. With the ball getting older, batting is going to become easier as time passes. There is still some assistance from the pitch as far as movement is concerned. An elegant cover drive followed by a straight drive from the blade of Bairstow, who collects a boundary on both occasions. Costly over this, 11 runs off it.

FOUR! Two in two! And now Bairstow just presents the full face of the blade. All class!

FOUR! Bairstow waits for the ball, plays it with the swing, and creams it through the covers. No one moved.

After 46 overs,England 116/3 ( Joe Root (C) 45 , Jonny Bairstow 16)

Bumrah returns to the attack. Meanwhile, visuals of Shami getting his toe bandaged at the boundary. Both Bumrah and Shami have bowled well, induced edges and beaten batsmen at regular intervals. The 50-run stand also comes up between Root and Bairstow for the fourth wicket. Just one run off the over.

After 45 overs,England 115/3 ( Joe Root (C) 44 , Jonny Bairstow 16)

Siraj got one to move in sharply from outside off, Root left it alone. But apart from that, he didn’t get much movement. Root got a single behind square and then Bairstow flicked it wide of fine leg for a quick two. 3 runs off the over.

Siraj continues….

After 44 overs,England 112/3 ( Joe Root (C) 43 , Jonny Bairstow 14)

A nice probing over from Shardul. But Bairstow didn’t seem in hurry. Shardul concentrated on bowling it in the corridor outside off and Bairstow kept leaving them. But Sharful erred in line off one ball, Bairstow flicked it to fine leg for a single. Root then drove another full delivery straight down the ground for a quick single. Two runs off the over.

Shardul continues….

After 43 overs,England 110/3 ( Joe Root (C) 42 , Jonny Bairstow 13)

Root and Bairstow looking confident at the wicket. They look assured in their defence as well. Three singles in that over. Not much movement for Siraj.

Siraj back into the attack…

After 42 overs,England 107/3 ( Joe Root (C) 41 , Jonny Bairstow 11)

Good contest developing between Root and Shardul. Shardul beat Root with a lovely outswinger in that over. Root then pushed one thorugh covers for two and then drove one through covers for a four. Shardul then finishes the over with another outswinger outside off, Root leaves it alone. Six runs off the over.

FOUR! Root looking good out in the middle. Shardul goes full, outside off, Root drives through cover.

After 41 overs,England 101/3 ( Joe Root (C) 35 , Jonny Bairstow 11)

Good comeback from Jadeja in that over. He drops the first one a touch wide, Bairstow cuts it wide of point for a four. Jadeja then gets back his accuracy, varies his pace well to bowl five dots in a row. 4 runs off the over.

FOUR! Good placement! A touch wide from Jadeja, Bairstow cuts it wide of point.

After 40 overs,England 97/3 ( Joe Root (C) 35 , Jonny Bairstow 7)

Another probing over from Shardul. He is concentrating on bowling those outswingers. Root guides one off soft hands wide of gully for a four but then looks to drive one, it hits him high on the bat and falls uppishly and safely to the off side. Root pushes the final delivery to point. Four runs off the over.

FOUR! Nicely placed. A bit risky but effective. It’s the outswinger outside off from Shardul. Root stays in his crease and guides it wide of gully.

After 39 overs,England 93/3 ( Joe Root (C) 31 , Jonny Bairstow 7)

Well, well, Bairstow is luck to be still out there. He survives a run out chance. There was a big mix-up as Bairstow set off for two, Root sent him back. Bairstow was almost half way down as the fielder, Shami, at deep mid-wicket charged towards the ball and picked it up. But he decided to throw it at the wrong end. Root was back in and it allowed Bairstow to get the time to rush back in. There was a mix of flighted and faster deliveries from Jadeja in that over. Bairstow looked to cut one of the quicker ones but missed. Jadeja also overstepped again for the second time today. 6 runs off the over.

FOUR! Superb placement and timing. It’s tossed up outside off from Jadeja, Root leans forward and places it wide of point. It just races away.

Jadeja continues.

After 38 overs,England 87/3 ( Joe Root (C) 26 , Jonny Bairstow 7)

Good stuff from Shardul. He’s relentlessly bowling in that corridor outside off and getting them to swing away. There was a stifled appeal for an LBW but Root had got an inside edge onto his pads. He then invited Root for a drive and the England captain pushed it to point for a couple. There was another full delivery outside off but this time Root hit it straight to the fielder. After a leave outside off, Root pushes one in the gap on the off side to take a single and make it 3 off the over.

Shardul continues…

After 37 overs,England 84/3 ( Joe Root (C) 23 , Jonny Bairstow 7)

Decent start from Jadeja. He didn’t get much spin in the over but he tied to flight them. He overstepped off one ball and give away an extra but overall, Bairstow was watchful and assured in his front foot defence, until the last ball where Jadeja pushed one quicker and Bairstow missed his late cut.

Spin for the first time. Jadeja into the attack. One slip and a forward short leg for him.

After 36 overs,England 83/3 ( Joe Root (C) 23 , Jonny Bairstow 7)

Shardul nearly has Root in that over. He got good shape, bowled those outswingers outside off, some on length and some on the full. He bowls one full outside off, Root looks to drive but gets an outside edge which falls short of the gully fielder. Root then drives the next full outswinger off the middle but straight to mid off. Shardul finishes the over with a probing outswinger from a good length but Root leaves it alone.

Such a precious batsman for England! 

With that cover-drive, Root becomes England's leading runscorer in all internationals - now has 15,739, two more than Cook.

— Scott Redler  (@RedDogT73) August 4, 2021

Shardul into the attack now…

After 35 overs,England 83/3 ( Joe Root (C) 23 , Jonny Bairstow 7)

Siraj again disciplined. He looks to go wide of the crease and angle it in. Bairstow is solid in his defence. There was one ball which Siraj dangled outside off but Bairstow left it alone. Siraj finishes with a bouncer. Bairstow ducks under it without any unease.

Siraj Continues….

After 34 overs,England 83/3 ( Joe Root (C) 23 , Jonny Bairstow 7)

Good over from Shami. He concentrated on bowling it full and bringing it in. Bairstow missed a couple of flicks from outside off. He then drove one straight to Shami who misfielded and allowed a single. The last one also jags back in from a good length and misses hits Root on his thigh pads as he misses his defence.

Shami continues…

After 33 overs,England 82/3 ( Joe Root (C) 23 , Jonny Bairstow 6)

It was turning out to be a good disciplined over from Siraj. He concentrated on bowling it on the length outside off, in the corridor. But off the final ball, it errs in length. Overpitches it in search for swing, Root thumps it through cover-point for four.

FOUR! Root’s looking good out in the middle. It’s full outside off from Siraj, Root leans and caresses it through cover-point.

Siraj replaces Bumrah…

After 32 overs,England 78/3 ( Joe Root (C) 19 , Jonny Bairstow 6)

A disciplined and probing over from Shami. Root looked to push them through the off side. He connected just one off the middle, got a thick edge off one along the ground to the slip cordon and then got an inside edge on one to the leg side. Shami then brought one back in sharply, it swung in late and seamed back in. Joot looked to defend but got an inside edge onto his thigh pad. Shami then dropped one short, Root pulled it to fine leg for a single. Root has looked positive at the crease, looking to score runs.

Shami continues…

After 31 overs,England 77/3 ( Joe Root (C) 18 , Jonny Bairstow 6)

A hint of swing in that over for Bumrah. The first one is angled in, Bairstow flicks it to square leg. Bumrah then bowls an outswinger which Bairstow pushes to the off side and then bowls one which straightens which Bairstow defends into the ground. Bumrah then drifts one onto Bairstow’s pads and he flicks it uppishly for a four. With two slips and a gully and the square leg pushed back, Bumrah dangles a carrot outside off, Bairstow doesn’t fiddle with it. Bumrah follows up with a full one on off, Bairstow punches it to mid on.

FOUR! There were shouts of catch it but it’s gone past the fielder. On the pads, Bairstow looks to flick but checks his shot at the last moment, it flies uppishly wide of the diving square leg fielder.

After 30 overs,England 73/3 ( Joe Root (C) 18 , Jonny Bairstow 2)

Shami continues. Root looks rock solid with his defence off the first and nudges the next past square leg for a single. After three dots, Bairstow flicks the final delivery towards deep mid wicket for a single. Two off the over.

After 29 overs,England 71/3 ( Joe Root (C) 17 , Jonny Bairstow 1)

Bumrah continues. The pacer erred in his line once as he bowled down the leg side and it fetched England four runs, courtesy leg byes though.

FOUR! Into the pads and Bairstow just helps the ball on its way. Oh, not from the bat, those are byes.

After 28 overs,England 67/3 ( Joe Root (C) 17 , Jonny Bairstow 1)

Shami continues and gets the breakthrough, removing Sibley, who flicks it straight to Rahul and short mid wicket. The trap was set and the batsman fell in it. Two slips, a gully and a short mid wicket for Bairstow, the new man in, who get off the mark off the fifth delivery. Just one run and  a wicket in that over.

OUT! Short mid wicket in place for exactly that shot. Angling into the pads and Sibley flicks it straight to Rahul. The trap was set and paid dividends there. Sibley c Rahul b Shami 18

After 27 overs,England 66/2 ( Dominic Sibley 18 , Joe Root (C) 17)

Bumrah in action now, three slips and a gully in place for Root. A copybook cover drive from Root off the penultimate delivery and it fetches four runs.

FOUR! Overpitched delivery from Bumrah and Root elegantly drives it through the covers. And he holds the pose as well! All class!

After 26 overs,England 62/2 ( Dominic Sibley 18 , Joe Root (C) 13)

Shami with the ball after lunch. Mixes up his line and length really well. Five dots followed by a single from Root, who clipped the final delivery off his pads.

Welcome back. Time for the second session of the day. Shami with the ball in hand.

Lunch, Day 1

A shared session. India managing to get two breakthroughs. Two reviews there as well, only one successful though. Sibley has got his eye in. Root looks assured too, although a couple of streaky fours from his blade towards the end of the session.

Stay tuned for the second session of the day.

After 25 overs,England 61/2 ( Dominic Sibley 18 , Joe Root (C) 12)

Right, final over before lunch and Bumrah with the ball in hand. Huge appeal for LBW off the last delivery against Sibley but India didn’t opt for a review. Pant was keen for a review, Bumrah felt it had height on it. Just a run in that over, courtesy a bye.

After 24 overs,England 60/2 ( Dominic Sibley 18 , Joe Root (C) 12)

Thakur continues. We’re just minutes away from Lunch now. Just a brace in the over, by Sibley, but barring that, Thakur kept testing the batsman outside the off stump.

After 23 overs,England 58/2 ( Dominic Sibley 16 , Joe Root (C) 12)

Siraj continues. A hattrick of boundaries from Root’s blade off the final three deliveries, although only the last boundary was intentional, the other two were edges. Some probing bowling by Siraj, he shouldn’t be disheartened with that. 12 runs off the over.

FOUR! Three in three! Suddenly. Overpitched from Siraj and Root whips it off his toes.

FOUR! Two in two! Root looking to drive it through the covers, edges it and the ball once again races away towards the third man region.

FOUR! Superb delivery from Siraj, Root in two minds whether to leave or play it. Just checked his shot at the last moment and the ball races away towards third man.

After 22 overs,England 46/2 ( Dominic Sibley 16 , Joe Root (C) 0)

Thakur continues as Joe Root joins Sibley at the crease after Crawley’s departure. Concedes a boundary off the first from the blade of Sibley, but comes back well and bowls five dots. So learning quickly from his mistake there. Four off the over.

FOUR! On the toes and Sibley clips it through square leg. That will give him confidence.

After 21 overs,England 42/2 ( Dominic Sibley 12 , Joe Root (C) 0)

Siraj continues. A sharp, sharp inswinger from Siraj and Sibley is beaten. Poor review from India off the second. It had a lot of height on it. Pant caught that one and seemed like they appealed for caught behind, but there was no bat involved there. Another review by India off the final delivery, but this time it’s successful as Crawley inside edged it straight into Pant’s gloves. Pant’s call there, Kohli backing him and how elated are the Indians. Just one run and a wicket off it.

OUT! Finally an unsuccessful review followed by a successful one. Another lovely inswinger from Siraj and this time, Crawley departs after inside edging it straight into Pant’s gloves behind the stumps. Crawley c Pant b Siraj 27(68)

After 20 overs,England 41/1 ( Dominic Sibley 11 , Zak Crawley 27)

Shardul continues. Welcome boundary for England off the second as Crawley stands tall and pulls it with disdain. The seamer largely keeps things tight off the remaining deliveries. Four off the over.

FOUR! Short from Shardul, Crawley stands tall, swivels on his feet and pulls it away for a boundary.

After 19 overs,England 37/1 ( Dominic Sibley 11 , Zak Crawley 23)

Another maiden for India as Siraj bowls the inswinger for a majority of the over. And Sibley with all respect for Siraj’s disciplined lines and lengths in that over.

After 18 overs,England 37/1 ( Dominic Sibley 11 , Zak Crawley 23)

Shardul continues. Crawley plays an elegant cover drive off the second but fetches no run, going straight to the fielder. Shardul bowls a scrambled seam delivery measuring 134 kphs that nearly takes Crawley’s outside edge off the third. Crawley opts to leave the remaining deliveries outside the off stump. Maiden for Shardul, second maiden on the trot for India.

After 17 overs,England 37/1 ( Dominic Sibley 11 , Zak Crawley 23)

Siraj continues. After two dots, Sibley flicks it towards backward square leg and collects a brace. Sibley and Crawley sneak quick singles off the next two deliveries, although Crawley’s was a leg bye. Four runs off the over.

After 16 overs, England 33/1 ( Dominic Sibley 8 , Zak Crawley 23)

Bowling change for India as Shardul Thakur, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack. And he starts off with an absolute peach of a delivery that beats Crawley’s outside edge. Inch perfect line and length there. Pant and Kohli were all smiles behind the stumps after that delivery. It is followed by five dots as Crawley either leaves or defends. Maiden over for Shardul, fine start for him.

After 15 overs,England 33/1 ( Dominic Sibley 8 , Zak Crawley 23)

Siraj not getting the same movement as Shami and Bumrah got. He starts off with one outside off, Sibley leaves it alone. Siraj then angles one in, Sibley misses his flick, there is an appeal for an LBW but the umpire says no. It looked like going down. Crawley then leaves one alone before missing his flick and getting hit on the thigh pad. Crawley then pushes one slightly off the outside edge to gully for a single. Siraj ends the over with a bouncer which Sibley ducks under without any fuss.

Siraj continues….

After 14 overs,England 31/1 ( Dominic Sibley 8 , Zak Crawley 22)

A couple of lovely deliveries there from Shami in that over. Shami starts off with one straying down the leg side but then comes up with a beauty that has Crawley walking into his drive and beating his outside edge. Shami then goes short and Crawley pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Shami then again drifts one down, to Sibley, and they run through for a leg bye. Shami then hits a hard length and gets it to move away from off, Sibley looks to defend off the back foot but it whizzes past the outside edge. And then he bowls one on length which Sibley plays inside the line and misses. 2 runs off the over.

Shami continues….

Time for drinks….

After 13 overs,England 29/1 ( Dominic Sibley 8 , Zak Crawley 21)

Runs in that over for England. Siraj didn’t get much movement. And that’s why he struggled off the full deliveries. Crawley drove one off the middle but straight to mid off. But then found the gap off the next delivery as he leaned into the drive through covers off a full delivery. Crawley then flicked one through mid-wicket for a single. Before Siraj pulled his length back to good length outside off and Sibley left it alone. 5 runs off the over.

FOUR! Lovely shot from Crawley. It’s in the slot outside off, Crawley comes forward and drives it through cover. No stopping it.

First change for India, Siraj into the attack now….

After 12 overs,England 24/1 ( Dominic Sibley 8 , Zak Crawley 16)

Shami mixed them up in that over, good length, full, bouncer, outswinger, inswinger. Sibley has a couple of tight leaves. The last one was full and tailing in, Sibley went for a drive but got an inside edge onto his pads. A maiden from Shami.

Shami continues…

After 11 overs,England 24/1 ( Dominic Sibley 8 , Zak Crawley 16)

A very good over from Bumrah. He finally seemed to have got his lengths right at the end of the over. There was a heart in mouth moment for Crawley in that over, off the first ball. He pushed one slightly wide of mid on and set off for a risky single. Shardul moved to his right, turned and responded with a quick throw but missed his direct hit. Had it hit, Crawly might have been back in the hut. A RISKY, RISKY SINGLE. Bumrah concentrated on bowling slightly back of good length off the next two balls before bowling one full and swinging in. It swung way too much as Sibley missed his flick and got hit on the pads. There was some excitement from the bowlers and fielders but it was going down. Bumrah then delivered another full inswinger, Sibley pushed it to the off side for a single. And then another one but this time an outswinger, Crawley completely missed it as he was early into his flick and it whizzed inches past the outside edge.

Bumrah continues…

After 10 overs,England 22/1 ( Dominic Sibley 7 , Zak Crawley 15)

Shami has the control while bowling outside off but he hasn’t got that same control while looking to bowl onto the stumps. In his last over he dragged one onto the pads and Sibley trickled it to the fine leg fence and in this over too, he bowls one way down the leg side. The keeper did well to dive and collect. But there were a couple of outswingers outside off which beat Sibley’s outside edge. Sibley flicked one to the leg side for a couple off the penultimate ball and then left the last one alone.

Shami continues….

After 9 overs,England 20/1 ( Dominic Sibley 5 , Zak Crawley 15)

The English batsmen still look a bit tentative at the crease. The first straightens from outside off and Crawley plays a half hearted defensive shot but it whizzes past the outside edge. There were a couple of deliveries off which Crawley looked a bit unsure and played inside the line and played and missed. He, however, drove one full delivery through covers for a four. The last one was very full, almost a yorker, Crawley looks to squeeze but gets an inside edge onto his pads. 4 runs off the over.

FOUR! Nicely timed! A touch full from Bumrah, Crawley drives it on the up, through covers and it races away.

After 8 overs,England 16/1 ( Dominic Sibley 5 , Zak Crawley 11)

Shami bowled a decent over, a good mix of inswing and outswing. However, he erred in line off just one ball in that over and got punished. Drifted it on the pads of Sibley and he trickled it to fine leg for a four. Shami mainly concentrated on bowling it in the corridor outside off. Four runs off the over.

FOUR! Poor delivery. England get their second boundary. On the pads, Sibley flicks it to fine leg. It races away.

After 7 overs,England 12/1 ( Dominic Sibley 1 , Zak Crawley 11)

England get their first boundary in that over. Bumrah still concentrating on that good, short of good length. He’s hasn’t bowled much fuller. The first one was short of length, Crawley mistimed his pull to mid on. The next one was defended with soft hands and then Crawley pushed one hard to mid on but Shardul did well to get around and make the stop. Bumrah then went full, one of those rare deliveries, Crawley drove him for a boundary. The next one was a beauty, an outswinger, and it flew inches wide of the outside edge. Crawley left alone the last one cautiously. Four runs off the over.

FOUR! First one of the innings. A touch fuller from Bumrah. Crawly comes half forward and drives it through covers. Jadeja chases but the ball wins the race.

Bumrah continues….

After 6 overs,England 8/1 ( Dominic Sibley 1 , Zak Crawley 7)

A disciplined over from Shami. One of them swung sharply from outside off, and even after Crawley left it alone. Shami bowled a good mix of inswingers and outswingers and short of a length deliveries as well. He had started with the bouncer, the first of the match but Crawley ducked under it. He again darted in a short delivery off the penultimate ball, Crawley tucked it off the gloves for a single. He was trying to push Crawley back inside the crease. Shami finished the over with a probing outswinger which Sibley left alone. One run off the over.

After 5 overs,England 7/1 ( Dominic Sibley 1 , Zak Crawley 6)

England getting the scoreboard moving now.5 runs off it. Bumrah mixing it up nicely in that over. He started off with a couple of sharp inswingers. One was a tad wide and left alone by Crawley, the other was tucked away to the leg side for three. Crawley was a bit cramped on that shot as it had swung in sharply. After a couple of dots (one inswinger and one outswinger), Sibley pushed one straight down the ground for a single and then Crawley tucked one behind square leg for another run.

Bumrah continues….

After 4 overs,England 2/1 ( Dominic Sibley 0 , Zak Crawley 2)

Nicely bowled again from Shami. Good swing and carry for him. Indian’s still not going for that full length. Just bowling about good length deliveries. After an outswinger which is left alone, Shami brings one back in, Crawley gets an inside edge to the leg side. He then beats Crawley with a lovely outswinger. Crawley then pushes one to covers and scampers through for a quick single. Shami finally bowls it full off the last ball, Sibley drives it to mid on where Shardul dives and makes a good stop.

After 3 overs,England 1/1 ( Dominic Sibley 0 , Zak Crawley 1)

England finally manage to get their first run in that over. Bumrah started off with an outswinger which was left alone by Crawley and then brought one back in from a length and it nipped back in sharply to beat Crawley’s inside edge and hit him high on the thigh pad. The rest were outswingers, Craawley pushed one down the ground for a single to get England off the mark.

After 2 overs,England 0/1 ( Dominic Sibley 0 , Zak Crawley 0)

Good probing over from Shami. Pace, bounce and movement off the seam. Shami concentrated on bowling outswing, beat Sibley with one and then induced a slight outside edge which went along the ground to the slip cordon. The rest were defended or left alone. Another maiden.

Zak Crawley is the new batsman at the crease. Mohammed Shami will share the new ball…

After 1 overs,England 0/1 ( Dominic Sibley 0 , Zak Crawley 0)

What a first over by Bumrah. He got some swing straightaway. He concentrated on bowling outswing for the first four balls but then brought one back in and Burns had no answer to it. Burns left alone the first and then defended the next three solidly. But then Bumrah swung one back and trapped him in front. There was another outswinger, a touch wide outside off to the new man Crawley but he left it alone cautiously. A wicket maiden.

OUT! Bumrah strikes early. Burns is trapped LBW! Brilliant set up by Bumrah. He bowled four outswingers but then brought this one back in. It pitches on middle and leg and nips back in. Beats Burns’ defence and gets trapped in front. The umpire raises his finger on the appeal. Burns opts for a review but replays show it was clipping the bails – umpire’s call. Burns departs.

Right then! England openers – Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley – are out in the middle. Jasprit Bumrah will start off proceedings for India.

The players are out for the national anthems…

India XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

England XI: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

Team news: For England, Bairstow comes back into the team. Curran as well. England have gone with four bowlers – an all pace attack. Anderson, Broad, Ollie Robinson, and Curran.

India have brought in KL Rahul to open with Rohit Sharma. And surprisingly, they have gone in with four pacers and one spinner. Jadeja is chosen over Ashwin. Shardul, Shami, Siraj and Bumrah is the pace attack.

Toss – Joe Root has won the toss and ENGLAND WILL bat first.

Pitch Report: The pitch looks excellent, if you are a bowler that is, says Michael Holding. there is a lot of grass on it, about 10 mm. the batsmen shouldn’t be too worried, because it’s dry and hard underneath and the ball will come on to bat nicely. Holding says personally he would like to bat and get the runs on the board.

Nice and sunny in Nottingham: The sun is out in Nottingham. Former England captain Alastair Cook, on broadcast, is pretty excited about the day’s play. It’s sunny right now but the weather is slated to change over the next two days. The pitch is green but a little soft as well. Going to be a tough decision at the toss, reckons Cook.

The first one of the series…..

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