England v. India Test Series

[Donny]

5/298. Pant 19*, Jadeja 1*.

[Donny]

7/346. Jadeja 31*, Anderson 3/58.

[Donny]

All out 364. Jadeja 40, Anderson 5/62.

[Donny]

Siraj was on a hat trick, with Root facing. Averted.

2/41, Burns 18*, Root 10*.

[Donny]

2/101. Root 39*, Burns 46*.

[Donny]

Burns out to Shami for 49.

3/108. Root 43*

[Donny]

Stumps.

3/119. Root 48*, Bairstow 6*.

[K]

England 3/216. Lunch.

Good session for England. Root approaching yet another century. FTB Bairstow has reached 50.

It's a flat pitch now, I reckon. The bowlers in this series have to rely on weather conditions (which cannot be rigged towards the batsmen, unlike the pitch).

[K]

Root scored another century. He's now sailed into the 120s.

I'll go out on a limb and say he's probably the second-best batsman in the world right now, behind only Kane Williamson. He's had to carry the England batting lineup on his own.

[K]

Tea. England are now 50 runs behind with 5 wickets in hand.

Expect near parity after the first two innings.

Can Root make it a big one?

[K]

Root reaches 150.

What about 200 now?

cricinfo tells us this is "Root's 11th 150-plus score in Tests, joint-most for England".

[K]

India finally get a much-needed wicket, Moeen's.

The England tail will need to hang around with Root.

[K]

Curran out for a golden duck!

Ishant Sharma's hat-trick ball will have to wait, 'cos that was the last ball of the over.

[Donny]

Excellent bowling from Ishant, assisted by sharp slips catches by Kohli and Rohit.

7/342. Root 152*.

Hatty averted.

[K]

Bad news for Ishant that Root faced it. He would have loved to have bowled to Robinson!!