Highlights, India vs England, 3rd Test in Nottingham, Day 1, Full cricket score: India 307/6 at stumps

The sun did shine on the Indian batting, says Prakash Wakankar, senior BBC commentator, after first day’s play as he analyses first day’s play alongside our correspondent Gaurav Joshi. Watch full analysis here

James Anderson is also the first England bowler to take 100-plus wickets against two teams in Tests (Australia and India).

Stumps, Day 1: If India were asked, if they would take 307/6 after losing the toss, they would have said yes. But after the stand between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, they would be disappointed perhaps at losing an extra wicket. Nonetheless, a great day for India after the crushing loss at Lord’s. The highlight of this session though would be the way Rishabh Pant got off the mark. With a six. 

Dhawan and Rahul laid the foundation. Rahane and Kohli cashed in. Hardik saw off the crucial phase by consuming deliveries while Pant kept the scoreboard ticking. A much better performance from Indian batsmen expect Pujara, who must be kicking himself after being dismissed at the stroke of Lunch. 

India, though, would want a total near 400 on this pitch… a lot depends on how Pant and R Ashwin will fare…

After 87 overs,India 307/6 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 22 , )

A wicket maiden from James Anderson. And it’s stumps.

OUT! James Anderson’s 100th wicket against India. Bowls the outswinger on a good length and Hardik defends it with hard hands. Manages to edge it to only Buttler at second slip. 

Hardik Pandya c Buttler b Anderson 18(58)

James Anderson becomes the first pace bowler to take 100 wickets against an Asian team in Tests. He has done it against India.

After 86 overs,India 307/5 ( Hardik Pandya 18 , Rishabh Pant (W) 22)

Broad bowls a length delivery, outside off and Pant doesn’t miss out. Scores a boundary. Broad tries to make Pant play that shot once again. He doesn’t. The over ends with five dots.

FOUR! Length ball, outside off, Pant goes forward and creams it through cover.

After 85 overs,India 303/5 ( Hardik Pandya 18 , Rishabh Pant (W) 18)

Anderson bowls his 21st over of the day. Five more overs to go for the day with 10 minutes to go for the stumps. Oh, the over rate has been as bad as it gets in this series… A maiden from Jimmy by the way.

After 84 overs,India 303/5 ( Hardik Pandya 18 , Rishabh Pant (W) 18)

Broad has bowled the perfect delivery one can to a left-hander. Length ball, on the fifth stump channel. Pant plays inside the line and still gets beaten on the outside edge. Meanwhile, India went past the 300-run mark in this over.

Stuart Broad has had an absolutely peach day…but that’s if you don’t look at his wickets’ tally… so many times he has gone past the outside edge and beaten the batsmen… on another day, he could have had four or five wickets here… he is bowling wonderfully since that second innings at Lord’s.

FOUR! Shortish and into the body from Stuart Broad. Pant tucks it away to the deep midwicket fence. Brings up the 300-run mark.

After 83 overs,India 299/5 ( Hardik Pandya 18 , Rishabh Pant (W) 14) 

These two have somewhat been decent against the new ball so far. Barring that ridiculously good delivery that Broad bowled, there haven’t been too many balls that have troubled Pandya and Pant…

FOUR! Soft hands… Anderson bowls the outswinger and Hardik defends it right under his eyeline. Takes the outside edge and rolls away to the vacant third man region.

After 82 overs,India 294/5 ( Hardik Pandya 14 , Rishabh Pant (W) 13)

A maiden from Broad. But it could’ve been a wicket maiden. Broad bowls the inswinger and it kicks off the surface. Hardik Pandya goes to defend but it kisses his glove, hits his shoulder and lobs towards Jennings at third slip, who fluffs it… Hardik seemed to be in some pain but has continued.

After 81 overs,India 294/5 ( Hardik Pandya 14 , Rishabh Pant (W) 13)

Anderson bowls the first delivery outside off, Pant tries to drive it away from his body and then inside edges it onto his pads. It is followed by a slight delay as Jimmy had some issues with the footholes. That must have allowed Pant some time to think about his gameplan. Carefully watched out the rest of the over after taking a couple on the third ball.

The second new ball has been taken immediately. Jimmy Anderson, as expected, will take it.

After 80 overs,India 292/5 ( Hardik Pandya 14 , Rishabh Pant (W) 11)

Eighty overs have been bowled. Second new ball is available. Five Indian wickets left. No better opportunity than this for England to stage a comeback today.

After 79 overs,India 290/5 ( Hardik Pandya 13 , Rishabh Pant (W) 10)

Stokes continues. Hardik has already consumsed 32 balls for his 13 runs. All the Indian batsmen, barring Pant (so far), have shown enough patience and left balls alone. Hardik is doing the same. Two in the over.

WHOA....Pant opens his Test account with a SIX. #EngvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 18, 2018

Rishabh Pant becomes the first Indian player to get off the mark with a SIX in Test cricket.

Stokes has changed the complexion of the day’s play with a catch at slips… Kohli gone and Rashid with the wicket… there were murmurs about dropping him… how often do you see Kohli not converting into a hundred… today is one such day. 97! 

And debutant Rishabh Pant’s first scoring shot in Test cricket is a six… of course it is!

After 78 overs,India 288/5 ( Hardik Pandya 12 , Rishabh Pant (W) 9)

Well, well, if Pant is going to play the way he has started we are all in a delightful passage of play. Nine come in the over. Normal services resume for Adil Rashid.

SIX! Sit down everyone, Rishabh Pant has opened his account in Test cricket with half a dozen. Shimmies down the track and hammers it over long on.

After 77 overs,India 279/5 ( Hardik Pandya 12 , Rishabh Pant (W) 0)

While, we all try to understand how Kohli was dismissed by Rashid, of all bowlers that England have, England will try and slip in four overs quickly and take the second new ball.

Virat Kohli getting dismissed in nineties in Test cricket:

96 v South Africa, Johannesburg, 2013
97 v England, Nottingham, 2018*

After 76 overs,India 279/5 ( Hardik Pandya 12 , )

With Kohli’s wicket, Rashid might have just ensured that gets another Test despite all the horrible balls that he has bowled today. Rishabh Pant is the new man in.

OUT! Adil Rashid might just be forgiven for all the bad balls he has bowled today. Tempts Kohli to play a drive by flighting it outside off, Kohli falls for the bait. Goes for the drive and edges it to Stokes at first slip. 

Kohli falls three short of a century. 

Kohli c Stokes b Adil Rashid 97(152)

After 75 overs,India 277/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 95 , Hardik Pandya 12)

Stokes concedes only one run in his 13th over. All eyes sitll on Kohli…

After 74 overs,India 276/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 94 , Hardik Pandya 12)

England have lost both their reviews. The second one courtesy an overenthusiastic Ben Stokes. Pandya lunged forward to defend with his bat behind the pad. Barring Stokes, no on thought Pandya had been caught behind but Stokes pushes Root to review and he does. Replays show that it had hit kissed the pad and the bat was nowhere near the ball. To make matters worse, Pandya pulls the next ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.

After 73 overs,India 272/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 94 , Hardik Pandya 8)

Stokes returns. Two slips and a gully deployed with Kohli on strike. Kohli taps the second ball, which was slightly short, to third man for a couple. Stokes bangs it short once again and Kohli pulls it with control towards Rashid in the deep. Collects two runs. Four come in the over. Kohli a hit away from his second century in the series.

After 72 overs,India 268/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 90 , Hardik Pandya 8)

England continue to leak runs in the final session. Four come in this over. All the attention though now is on Kohli’s century.

After 72 overs,India 268/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 90 , Hardik Pandya 8)

England continue to leak runs in the final session. Four come in this over. All the attention though now is on Kohli’s century.

FOUR! Anderson bowls the outswinger to Pandya and the Baroda batsman drives it wonderfully through cover.

After 71 overs,India 264/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 90 , Hardik Pandya 4)

Kohli begins the over with a boundary but Broad responds with a couple of good inswingers. However, he becomes overambitious and concedes four byes on the fourth ball. Kohli collects two to backward square leg on the final ball. He is ten away from another century now…

FOUR! Back of a length ball from Broad, Kohli goes back and across and tickles it fine.

After 70 overs,India 254/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 84 , Hardik Pandya 4)

Anderson to Kohli. Once again, Kohli rotates the strike on the first ball. Then Hardik watchfully sees out the over.

After 69 overs,India 253/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 83 , Hardik Pandya 4)

Broad continues. Kohli gets off the strike on the first ball with a single to cover. Pandya opens his account with a boundary. Five come in the over.

Hardik Pandya in this Test series so far:

11, 26, 22, 31.

He has got the start in each innings of this series.

FOUR! Too straight from Broad. Pandya moves slightly across and plays the on drive to perfection. Off the mark with a boundary.

After 68 overs,India 248/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 82 , Hardik Pandya 0)

As expected, Anderson comes back into the attack. And as luck would have it, Kohli will face him. A boundary comes off the third ball followed by a double and single. Hardik Pandya, facing his first delivery, shoulders his arms to an outside off ball.

FOUR! Back of a length ball from Anderson and outside off, Kohli opens his bat face and punches it through point.

James Anderson replaces Chris Woakes.

After 67 overs,India 241/4 ( Virat Kohli (C) 75 , )

Broad finally gives England the much needed breakthrough. A sigh of relief for Joe Root and Co. They must build on this opening though.

Broad seems to have gone off the boil… this could be the last over of his spell. Clouds about, lights are on but Kohli-Rahane looking to plunder as many runs as possible… England won’t mind giving Anderson a spell here. 
Scratch that… Rahane is gone… Broad cannot believe it… nobody else can either… England have their slip catching problems but Cook has pulled off a one-handed blinder here… England have broken through and a sheer moment of magic has brought the wicket for them…. brilliant catch. Rahane playing one too many shots?

OUT! What a grab from Alastair Cook. ‘Purely instinctive, almost magical.’ Rahane goes to drive this Stuart Broad length ball but edges it and Cook sticks out his left hand to pouch an extraordinary catch. Rahane falls for a well made 81. 

Rahane c Cook b Broad 81(131)

After 66 overs,India 236/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 74 , Ajinkya Rahane 77)

17 off the over. Three boundaries, one three and two singles. Time to remove Woakes from the attack? Also, the 150-run stand is up. Both the batsmen are batting in their 70s now.

This is the fifth 150-plus stand between Kohli and Rahane in Tests – the joint third most among Indian pairs. The record for the most is held by Dravid-Tendulkar (9).

The 150-run stand is up between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane…

FOUR! Third boundary of the over. Woakes offers width to Rahane, who pounces on it and hammers it through point.

FOUR! Wow. Woakes bowls it marginally ahead of a good length, Kohli lunges forward and drives it down the ground.

FOUR! Another short delivery, around leg. Rahane pulls it, although with not full control, to the fine leg fence.

After 65 overs,India 219/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 66 , Ajinkya Rahane 68)

The Indian duo has looked very comfortable post-Tea as well. Ominous signs these for England. They need someone to break this partnership…

FOUR! Short and around leg. Kohli moves across and helps it on its way to the fine leg fence.

After 64 overs,India 214/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 61 , Ajinkya Rahane 68)

Woakes hasn’t troubled the Indian batsmen at all in this spell. Maybe, Root would like to reintroduce Anderson?

Most runs scored by Indian captains outside India in Tests:

1694 – VIRAT KOHLI* (And counting)

1693 – Sourav Ganguly 

1591 – MS Dhoni

After 63 overs,India 212/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 60 , Ajinkya Rahane 67)

Broad keeps one on Kohli’s pads and the Indian captain flicks it away with total control. Pope, though, hares across from deep square leg and cuts it off. Saves two runs for his side. Two off the over.

Cracking shot from Rahane in that over… another cut symbolising his confidence… Kohli has dropped his strike-rate a tad and is digging in deep against Broad who continues to trouble the batsmen. Rahane meanwhile has taken over the mantle to score more runs.

After 62 overs,India 210/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 58 , Ajinkya Rahane 67)

England have been guilty of bowling slightly short today. Once again, Woakes goes short and Rahane punishes him with a boundary. Four off the over.

FOUR! Woakes bowls a rubbish delivery. Width on offer and the length was short as well. Rahane stands firm and slaps it over the cover-point region.

After 61 overs,India 206/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 58 , Ajinkya Rahane 63)

A fantastic over from Stuart Broad. He angled the second ball in and the ball jagged away off the seam, beating Kohli on the outside edge. Does the same on the final ball. Moves it away after bowling it in the corridor of uncertainty. Maiden.

After 60 overs,India 206/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 58 , Ajinkya Rahane 63)

12 off the last two overs. England seem to be desperate for that wicket in the first hour of this session. The plan is correct but they should be aiming to keeping the run flow in check as well.

FOUR! Kohli plays it late. Opens the bat face and steers it past the third slip. Anderson gives it a chase from third man, even stops the ball. But his body was in contact with the ropes at the same time.

Ajinkya Rahane just completed 3,000 Test runs with that boundary off Broad.

After 59 overs,India 200/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 53 , Ajinkya Rahane 62)

Six come in the over. India have kept the pressure on England since the start of the final session… The 200-run mark is up.

FOUR! Streaky boundary. Rahane goes for the drive but only manages to edge it past the slip cordon.

After 58 overs,India 194/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 52 , Ajinkya Rahane 57)

Woakes to bowl from the other end. Kohli taps this towards point and calls Rahane across, who responds early as they complete the single easily. Fantastic effort on the final delivery. Woakes bowls it short and wide as Rahane goes hard at the cut. Anderson times his jump to perfection, gets his hands to it but fails to pouch it. Saves a boundary nonetheless.

Dropped… England’s chance has come and gone… Rahane is growing in confidence with each ball, and that cut shot was an example of it… but straight to Anderson at backward point who cannot hold on. Costly miss? Only time will tell, but first clear cut opportunity that this pair has given… first chance for England in almost three hours…

After 57 overs,India 193/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 57)

Stuart Broad starts on a poor note. Concedes a boundary on his first ball but doesn’t give a run on the next five balls.

This is surely a bat-first pitch. Guess India's hopelessness in the previous match has played into their hand here. Have to power on to 400 from here, but there's no saying what could happen if one of these two gets out.

— Nitin Sundar🎙️✒️🎦 (@knittins) August 18, 2018

FOUR! Good start for India. Broad pitches it up, Rahane leans forward and drives it through cover.

Welcome back for the final session. Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli are at the centre. Stuart Broad to bowl the first over of the final session.

India’s session out and out… perhaps the first time we can say this since the Birmingham Test. But it feels like they are not out of the woods just yet. There is not much batting – in terms of form or reputation – to come after these two, so they must dig deeper. It is not to say that bowlers have had nothing, but this is the two batsmen’s best chance to score hundreds here.

For the first time in this Test series, a wicket didn’t fall in a session. Absolute class batting from Kohli-Rahane!

Tea, Day 1

India’s session with 107 runs for the loss of no wicket. The two senior most batsmen in the Indian team taking responsibility as they went to score their respective half-centuries and put India in a very good position.

After 56 overs,India 189/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 53)

Woakes bowls the final over off the second session. Rahane tucks one down the leg side for a single. Woakes gets the line wrong for the penultimate delivery, spraying way down the legside. A diving Jonny Bairstow isn’t able to save four runs, despite getting a hand to it. Kohli and Rahane punch fists as they leave the field unscathed. First session in this series were India were batting and no wickets fell.

After 55 overs,India 184/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 52)

After pulling the first ball that went to backward square leg fielder on the bounce. Rahane sways out of his way, takes a short ball on the body, but doesn’t go for any other shot that had an element of risk in it. Given there are only couple of overs remaining before Tea, that was very responsible from Rahane. Rahane takes the single off the fifth ball with a push to point.

After 54 overs,India 183/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 51)

After five dots, a single off the full toss from Woakes off the last ball. Woakes bowled it full and straight. Rahane drives it hard down the ground. Woakes is only able to half-stop it. In the over Rahane as he been in the innings able to defend it solidly.

Ajinkya Rahane’s century stands in Tests:

with Virat Kohli – 6

with all other players – 8

Most century stands for India in this decade in SENA countries in Tests:

3 – Virat Kohli/Ajinkya Rahane*

1 – 18 other pairs

After 53 overs,India 182/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 50)

A deep square, square leg, forward short leg, mid wicket in position. Not too difficult to guess what  Stokes’ length were in the over. Kohli chased one, but missed the pull. Kohli was looking to go on top of a climbing delivery, lucky to not have edged it. After five bumpers, the last ball is called wide, because it was the second ball over the head of the batsmen, brings the 100-run stand for the fourth wicket. Field comes in for the final ball as Stokes completes the over with a short of length delivery that Kohli gets behind and sets off for a quick single but Rahane denies it.

Bowling change: Stokes replaces Anderson

After 52 overs,India 181/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 50)

The boundary off the first ball from Rahane to reach his 13th Test half-century. He has been really solid today. Five dots from Woakes follow.

Ajinkya Rahane scores a fifty after 13 innings in Tests. The last time he scored a fifty-plus score in a Test innings was against Sri Lanka last year at Colombo (SSC).

First fifty for Rahane in 14 innings since his hundred at Colombo last summer… it’s been coming a long time and it has to be a big one. He has done all the hard work and needs to make it count and not throw it away.

FIFTY! A stylish shot over cover point from Rahane to raise his half-century! Little bit of width outside off, was back of a length and Rahane goes up and over. Fine innings from India’s vice captain.

After 51 overs,India 177/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 46)

Sixth maiden for James Anderson in the fifteen overs he has bowled so far.  Kohli plays out the over with much comfort. The ball isn’t swinging over seaming around to create any real problems.

After 50 overs,India 177/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 51 , Ajinkya Rahane 46)

Three singles in the over separated by dots in between. A touch and run for Kohli to which his partner responds immediately, very good running there.

18th Test fifty for Kohli… he has a brilliant conversion rate with 22 hundreds…. India need him to convert this one. And carry Rahane along that mark with him…

Most fifty-plus scores for Indian captains in international cricket in England:

10 – MS Dhoni

8 – VIRAT KOHLI*

7 – Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly

FIFTY! Third 50+ score for Kohli in five innings in England. Taps it on the off side through point to bring his half-century. Applause from the crowd at Trent Bridge, including his teammates. Responsible and well-constructed innings from the Indian captain to notch his 18th Test fifty.

Chris Woakes is back into the attack. Replaces Adil Rashid.

After 49 overs,India 174/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 49 , Ajinkya Rahane 45)

Rahane has played out Anderson really well. Kept Kohli away in the process always. There haven’t been a lot of play and misses from him. Four off the 49th over.

Rashid going for 6 an over… means England have to fall back on their pacers to get a breakthrough… first proper testing situation for England in a while now… perhaps more than their pre-lunch batting at Lord’s on day three… Kohli-Rahane seem to have this under control. They just need to bat and bat.

FOUR! Fraction short from Anderson. Rahane hops on the backfoot, arcs back and forces it through cover-point for a boundary. Super shot!

After 48 overs,India 170/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 49 , Ajinkya Rahane 41)

Singles off the first two balls off the over, before Rashid bowls the ‘hit me’ delivery. Couple off the final ball as Kohli drives to sweeper cover. He moves to 49.

FOUR! Poor delivery from Rashid. Dropped it halfway down the pitch and Kohli pulls it to fine leg helping himself with another boundary.

After 47 overs,India 162/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 42 , Ajinkya Rahane 40)

Little chat between Root and Jimmy before the start off the over. On the pads from Anderson and Kohli works it on the onside for a single. Rahane stonewalls the remaining five deliveries, followed by a loud ‘NO’! Not that Kohli was looking for a run, but never a problem to give your partner the heads up.

After 46 overs,India 161/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 41 , Ajinkya Rahane 40)

Rashid into his fourth over. Rahane drives it past short cover for a couple, after Kohli got off the strike with a single off the first ball. Four dots to end the over.

After 45 overs,India 158/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 40 , Ajinkya Rahane 38)

Anderson continues. Lot of positive defending from Jinx in the over. Throughout the series he has looked very solid but has fallen to some bizzare, uncharacterstic shots. Plays out a maiden from Anderson and does with so much assurity that it is difficult to make out, why this man hasn’t got runs in the last year or so.

After 44 overs,India 158/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 40 , Ajinkya Rahane 38)

Rahane drives for a single off the first ball. Kohli plays out four deliveries, driving it to cover. Two runs off the last ball as he work it through backward square leg.

After 43 overs,India 155/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 38 , Ajinkya Rahane 37)

Inswinger into Kohli’s pads and an appeal follows. Erasmus denies it and England do not challenge. A well struck boundary the only runs in the over.

FOUR! Little bit of width outside off and Kohli drives it through cover point. Top shot!

After 42 overs,India 151/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 34 , Ajinkya Rahane 37)

Rashid continues. No real turn on offer for Rashid as he has pushed the slider, rather than tossing it in the air. Kohli drives it to deep extra cover for single. Couple on the either side off the field for Rahane as he places the ball in the gap. Fielders in the deep with some neat work. Couple of decent deliveries on length to finish for Rashid.

After 41 overs,India 146/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 33 , Ajinkya Rahane 33)

Six runs off Anderson’s over. These two have batted with a lot of certainty in the first over after Lunch. Players take drinks.

FOUR! Overpitched on middle and leg from Anderson and Rahane flicks it to mid wicket fence.

Ajinkya Rahane involved in a fifty-plus stand in the last one year in Tests:

55 with Bhuvneshwar Kumar v South Africa at Johannesburg in 2018

58* with Virat Kohli, This Test*

After 40 overs,India 140/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 33 , Ajinkya Rahane 27)

Poor start from Rashid. Some real filth in the over, giving away ten easy runs. The 50-run stand between Kohli and Rahane that slowly brings the Indian innings back on track.

50-run partnership for Kohli and Rahane. They have done a fine rebuilding job but must continue… Kohli has been solid like always. Rahane had some difficulty initially leaving the ball but has regained his composure. He needs a big innings to get his confidence going and these are the best batting conditions of the series for them.

FOUR! Touch too full and outside off from Rashid. Kohli gets low and drives it firmly through covers.

FOUR! Dragged halfway down the pitch from Rashid and Kohli swivels to put it to backward square leg boundary. Easiest four runs for Kohli.

Time for some spin. Adil Rashid into the attack.

After 39 overs,India 130/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 23 , Ajinkya Rahane 27)

Little uncertainty off the first ball from Rahane as the ball is brought back in. Luckily gets an inside edge. No doubts in negating the next five deliveries. Maiden from Anderson.

The last time James Anderson dismissed Virat Kohli was in Manchester, 2014. Since then Kohli has faced 46.1 overs against him without getting dismissed.

After 38 overs,India 130/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 23 , Ajinkya Rahane 27)

Couple of boundaries for both batsmen in Stokes’ over. This has been a good start for India in the second session. Poor delivery to end the over.

FOUR! Stokes was aiming for the stumps this time. Was a little too full, Kohli clips the full toss through mid wicket

FOUR! Short of a length from Stokes outside off and Rahane stabs it past point fielder. The ball was in the air for sometime but in the vacant space.

One of the interesting ploys England have used through this series is when third slip fielder wears a helmet and stands two steps forward…. mostly happens against Virat Kohli because he is looking to play with soft hands, especially when trying to guide the ball past slip.

After 37 overs,India 119/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 18 , Ajinkya Rahane 21)

Rahane gets forward and times a drive through covers for three. Shot of a lot off confidence. Couple for Kohli as he guides it wide of third slip.

Another bowling change: James Anderson is back into the attack. He replaces Chris Woakes.

After 36 overs,India 114/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 16 , Ajinkya Rahane 18)

Same field for Stokes. Three slips in position with Jennings still under the helmet, closer to the batsmen. That plan almost worked it. Sucker ball from Stokes and Kohli who was looking to jam it out through covers, mistimes it to cover.

FOUR! Slight bit of extra bounce on that ocassion. Rahane looks to climb on top off that rising delivery. Rahane gets it almost off the handle and the outside edge falls just wide off Jennings and the ball runs to third man fence.

Bowling change: Ben Stokes into the attack. He replaces Stuart Broad.

After 35 overs,India 109/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 16 , Ajinkya Rahane 13)

A boundary off the first ball that should help Kohli gain a lot of confidence and not sure if it was the shot helped him, but left the ball in the over with much more certainty.

FOUR! Kohli pounces on the slightest opportunity available. Woakes provides some width and with the ball moving away from Kohli, he extends his arm as he beautifully creams it through covers

After 34 overs,India 105/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 12 , Ajinkya Rahane 13)

A very good maiden over by Stuart Broad. He keeps it outside off stumps for most off the over and Rahane did well to leave or defend the ball.

After 33 overs,India 105/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 12 , Ajinkya Rahane 13)

Extended spell for Woakes continues. Into his 10th over. Starts with a very good ball on the off stumps with a hint of inward drift. Kohli gets some bat before the ball thuds into the pads. India’s 100th run comes off a leg bye. Kohli gets to the other end and practises a flick off the hips that he thinks he should have put it away. Woakes hard done for some good bowling as Rahane gets a lucky boundary. Half-shout off the final ball off the over against Kohli. He had big stride out and the fact he is batting outside the crease would have meant the ball had some distance to cover and would miss the stumps.

FOUR! Stroke of luck for Ajinkya Rahane. Woakes bowls the outswinger from wide of the crease. The ball was aimed at the wickets with the shape taking it away from the right hander, cause of its line, Rahane was opened up, looking to work it through leg side, but got an leading edge. The ball goes through the gap between slips and gully for a boundary.

One of the interesting ploys England have used through this series is when third slip fielder wears a helmet and stands two steps forward…. mostly happens against Virat Kohli because he is looking to play with soft hands, especially when trying to guide the ball past slip.

After 32 overs,India 99/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 12 , Ajinkya Rahane 9)

Broad draws an edge from Kohli again. The ball once again drops short of Keaton Jennings at third slip. Jennings calls for an helmet and stands closer to the batsman. Little too straight from Broad and Kohli is able to flick it past mid on for one. Rahane taps off the back foot and shouts out a loud and clear ‘NO!’ to his partner. Dot to finish.

Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane’s last five stands in Tests:

34, 17, 41, 34, 4

The last time when they had a fifty-plus stand was in July, 2017 at Galle against Sri Lanka.

Ajinkya Rahane has to be careful here as no other bowler has dismissed him most times in international cricket than Stuart Broad (8).

After 31 overs,India 98/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 11 , Ajinkya Rahane 9)

Some runs in Woakes’ over. Boundary off the second ball and after maintaining the outside the offstump line. Woakes tries to shape one from the middle and leg stump, a well-composed Rahane was able to meet the ball under his eye and firmly push to mid wicket fielder, however Anderson with some embarassing fielding, lets the ball through him, the batsmen run three. Single off the last ball from Kohli.

FOUR! Teaser for the mid off fielder as Rahane strokes the full ball outside off from Woakes for his first boundary.

After 30 overs,India 90/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 10 , Ajinkya Rahane 2)

Kohli presses forward and opens the face of the bat to push it past point for two. He tried that on the previous ball but was well stopped by Stokes. Another clip through midwicket earns a couple. Edges the final ball, but with soft hands, bounces few times before the ball gets to third slip.

Ajinkya Rahane has to be careful here as no other bowler has dismissed him most times in international cricket than Stuart Broad (8).

After 29 overs,India 86/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 6 , Ajinkya Rahane 2)

Woakes send down another good over to Rahane, who is leaving the ball confidently and is solid in defence. The two runs came off the over with a flick to deep square leg.

After 28 overs,India 84/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 6 , Ajinkya Rahane 0)

Broad continues. After couple of dots, Kohli steers it past the slips and returns for the second run. Kohil gets a beauty from Broad that was slanted in and straightened after pitching. Kohli was drawn into playing it, lucky to have not edged it. Virat was in two minds – to play or to leave – while playing the final ball, he tried to take his bat out of the way, but was a little late, got an inside edge…but safe.

Ajinkya Rahane is the only top-order (1-7) player in the last one year in Test cricket with a batting average of under 15 among players who have batted at least 10 times.

After 27 overs,India 82/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 4 , Ajinkya Rahane 0)

Woakes begins the afternoon session as he completes the success over that included Pujara’s wicket with couple of outswingers that new man Rahane sees off. A Wicket maiden.

Captain Virat Kohli strides out with his deputy Ajinkya Rahane, along side him. Hopes will pinned on two of the most senior batsmen in the side to help India out of this difficult situation and perhaps bat through the afternoon session. Can the vice-captain be Kohli’s biggest ally or will England bowlers continue to have the upper hand against Indian batsmen. Let’s find out…

Two down would have been fine for India… but disaster again… Pujara has pulled that straight to Adil Rashid and Woakes has three… why would you play that shot just before lunch break? Where is the risk assessment? I don’t remember the last time I saw Pujara play a pull stroke up in the air…

Lunch, Day 1: India clearly edged England in the first hour of the session but England took three wickets in the next hour to give them the upperhand. Pujara will like to avoid both his captain and coach for sometime. Played an uncharacteristic to end what could clearly have been India’s session. 

India are three down with 82 runs on the board and it is Woakes, who has done all the damage.

OUT! Pujara has gifted his wicket to Chris Woakes here. Ravi Shastri isn’t impressed. India lose their third wicket at the stroke of Lunch. Short from Woakes and Pujara fails to resist. Goes for the pull and Rashid takes it easily at fine leg. 

Pujara c Adil Rashid b Woakes 14(31)

Impact outside off and Kohli is safe… not been the most comfortable stay for him at the crease so far… Broad is in the middle of a sensational spell here.

After 26 overs,India 82/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 14 , Virat Kohli (C) 4)

Is that out? Broad is confident like he always is during his bowling. Root takes a review after a long discussion with Bairstow. Kohli has been rapped on the pad. This could be a huge moment in the game. But the impact is outside off and England waste their review. Huge relief for Indian fans. Kohli plays out the rest of the over without any trouble.

After 25 overs,India 82/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 14 , Virat Kohli (C) 4)

Woakes to continue. His 6th over. Kohli collects three runs on the second ball and Pujara sees off the rest of the over.

After 24 overs,India 79/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 14 , Virat Kohli (C) 1)

Broad returns to the attack. Kohli to face his first ball and he gets beaten after reaching out for the ball. Another top delivery. Manages to generate late movement and Pujara looks to deadbat it but the ball bounces over the stumps. Broad can’t believe how didn’t that hit the stumps. Won’t be wrong to assume that Pujara’s thinking the same.

After 23 overs,India 76/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 12 , Virat Kohli (C) 0)

It’s been 12 balls since Kohli arrived at the crease and he hasn’t faced a ball yet. Pujara’s doing both right now: scoring runs and eating up the balls as well.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Pujara lunges forward and times his drive wonderfully throigh cover.

After 22 overs,India 72/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Virat Kohli (C) 0)

Stokes is trying to bowl the magical inswinging yorker to Pujara. Concedes four byes in the process. Bowls another overpitched delivery and Pujara drills it through cover for three.

After 21 overs,India 65/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 5 , )

A top, top over from Chris Woakes. Kept Rahul on toes throughout the over. Beats the outside edge on the third ball and then has him trapped LBW for 23. India two down. Virat Kohli arrives at the centre.

Pujara has cost India a review… Woakes has another… Rahul hit on the back leg and he knew it… straight away… started walking but called back by Pujara… ball was not doing much and three reds…. 

Remember when I said the ball does more after 15 overs? India have lost two in two overs…

OUT! Two wickets in three overs. India have lost both their openers. Looked plumb to the naked eye after Rahul gets rapped after he fails to defend an inswinger but Pujara urged his partner to review. Three reds and Rahul has to walk. India also lose their review. 

Rahul lbw b Woakes 23(53)

After 20 overs,India 65/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 23 , Cheteshwar Pujara 5)

Stokes and Woakes have asked more questions than Anderson and Broad this morning. Stokes surprises Pujara with a inswinging yorker but Che manages to dig it out.

FOUR! Stokes strays on the pads. Easy runs for Pujara, who tickles it to the fine leg fence.

After 19 overs,India 61/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 23 , Cheteshwar Pujara 1)

Woakes breaks India’s highest stand of the series, which brings Cheteshwar Pujara at the centre. Che gets off the mark with a push towards cover.

Fuller from Woakes and a wicket has come… Dhawan was having a little more trouble against him and now he is gone… you have to commend Dhawan’s short innings today, but India needed more. Over to Pujara now.

OUT! Chris Woakes draws first blood. On a length and swinging away, Dhawan defends from the crease and edges it. Buttler, at second slip, takes an easy catch. 

Dhawan c Buttler b Woakes 35(65)

After 18 overs,India 60/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 35 , Lokesh Rahul 23)

Luck favours Rahul as he escapes after playing a terrible shot. And Stokes responds with a peach. Bowls the inswinger as Rahul defends inside the line.

The ongoing stand between Dhawan and Rahul is now India’s highest stand of the series. The previous highest was 57 runs between Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav for the 10th wicket in the first Test.

FOUR! Loose, very loose. Rahul flashes at a delivery outside off and the ball flies over the slip cordon.

After 17 overs,India 56/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 35 , Lokesh Rahul 19)

Woakes and Stokes have conceded three boundaries in two overs. Compare this to the Lord’s Test… oh the boundaries were a rarity. Nine in the 17th over. The partnership is worth 56 runs.

FOUR! Two consecutive boundaries. Rahul looks to defend a length ball but it takes the outside edge and rolls away past the slip cordon.

The 50-run stand is up between Dhawan and Rahul. Second opening stand of the series for India. Dhawan has been a part of both of them. Rahul brings up the milestone with a gorgeous cover drive for a boundary.

After 16 overs,India 47/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 35 , Lokesh Rahul 10)

Stokes induces a genuine edge off Dhawan on the second ball but the ball falls short of the third slip. Five dots and a boundary off the over.

Drinks break… India have negotiated the first hour of play without losing any wicket. Does that call for a mini celebration? On a more serious note, a bit of short length from England and lot more watchful cricket from the openers have brought us to 43/0 in 15 overs. Feels normal after Lord’s.

FOUR! Width on offer and Dhawan pounces on it. Rocks back and cuts it through cover-point.

After 15 overs,India 43/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 31 , Lokesh Rahul 10)

Woakes is on now. Root wants wickets and his opening bowlers have not provided the breakthrough.

India have batted 14 overs in this Test without losing an opening wicket – the most that they have batted in this series so far. 

This is also the first time that Indian openers have lasted for 10-plus overs on the first morning of a Test outside Asia since Brisbane, 2014.

Chris Woakes, right-arm fast, into the attack.

Ball hasn’t really swung much so far… word is that this batch of Dukes ball starts swinging more around the 15th over… there is a bit more cloud cover now. So let’s wait and see what happens in the next 5-6 overs. India’s start is good though. 
Anderson-Broad have bowled a tad shorter as well…

After 14 overs,India 42/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 30 , Lokesh Rahul 10)

Stokes continues. He is continuing to run in from round the wicket to Dhawan. The ball is doing a lot right now after pitching. Stokes can be very dangerous here. The openers have to watch out and not get complancent after having played so well so far.

Stokes continues.

After 13 overs,India 41/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 29 , Lokesh Rahul 10)

Anderson continues. He is erring in length here. Rahul looked to cut him on the very first ball. Who knows it is a ploy to give him that confidence to start playing those shots again.

Anderson continues.

After 12 overs,India 41/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 29 , Lokesh Rahul 10)

Stokes into his second over. Dhawan has looked very positive so far. He is playing very close to his body. A bit of a friendly banter between Dhawan and Stokes after the last ball as both collided while a run was taken.

FOUR! Stokes comes round the wicket and gives room to Dhawan, who rocks back and smashes it through the covers for a boundary.

Stokes continues.

After 11 overs,India 35/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 24 , Lokesh Rahul 9)

No change from the other end. Anderson continues. Dhawan has played him well again. Rahul looking to leave everything, shaping away from him. Guess Anderson will continue bowling for now.

Anderson continues

First change of the morning… Ben Stokes and welcomed with a pull shot from Rahul… India are without loss, which should be deemed progress after what happened at Lord’s… and smack… almost to celebrate it… Dhawan creams that through cover…

After 10 overs,India 34/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 23 , Lokesh Rahul 9)

Stokes come in, replaces Broad. Dhawan is looking calm now, playing his shots when the bad deliveries are bowled. Rahul, on the other hand, is still confused between what to leave and what to play. 8 runs from first Stokes over.

FOUR! Bad ball from Stokes, he gives  short, outside the off-stump delivery to Dhawan, who punches it through point for a boundary.

Ben Stokes, right-arm right medium, is into the attack.

So far… so good for India

Broad-Anderson haven't bowled full enough...Indian openers have been more patient....India's got a start. Fingers Crossed. #EngvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 18, 2018

After 9 overs,India 26/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 18 , Lokesh Rahul 7)

Anderson continues. KL Rahul looked very edgy against him in the last over as he was beaten on a number of occasions. In this over, he has looked to leave more. He is 7 off 21 and is taking his good time to settle in.

Anderson to continue

After 8 overs,India 25/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 18 , Lokesh Rahul 6)

Broad continues. From round the wicket to Dhawan he comes in again, trying to angle the ball in to the batsman and then next ball goes away. Rare bad balls from Broad to Dhawan and he has got two important boundaries. These boundaries are important for India at the start, will ease out the pressure.

Anderson cranking it up against Rahul… almost an unplayable delivery in that over and Rahul could do nothing but dab at it… 

Meanwhile, Dhawan has a new trigger movement against Broad at least… takes half a step towards off stump as he gets ready to face the ball… is this a new way to counter the away movement?

FOUR! Same ball and the same result, flicked to fine leg for a boundary. Broad is erring in line here.

FOUR! On the leg side and Dhawan flicks it for a boundary to backward square leg.

Broad to continue.

After 7 overs,India 17/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , Lokesh Rahul 6)

A maiden from Anderson. Tested Rahul continously. That’s the Jimmy we know. But so far, the Indian batsmen have been happy to leave balls alone and not worry about the runs. The tactic is working… so far.

After 6 overs,India 17/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , Lokesh Rahul 6)

The over starts with a boundary and single off Rahul’s bat. And then the battle between Broad – from around the wicket – and Dhawan resumes. The southpaw is hanging in there albeit with uncertainty.

FOUR! Broad errs and bowls a half-volley. Rahul eans forward and times it beautifully through cover.

Dhawan beaten thrice outside the off stump… Broad and Anderson looking to take the ball away from him… and then flicks a four off his legs… that should get his confidence up.

After 5 overs,India 12/0 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , Lokesh Rahul 1)

Eventful over. Jaffas. Boundaries. Lucky boundaries. On another day, Anderson could’ve easily got rid of Dhawan but a thick outside edge helps the Delhi southpaw. Two boundaries and a single off the over.

FOUR! Back of a length, outside off. Dhawan goes to punch but it takes the outside edge and flies over the slip cordon.