England v India: first males’s cricket Take a look at, day one – dwell

69th over: India 275-3 (Gill 90, Pant 24) Woakes beats Pant with a good-length outswinger from across the wicket. Issues are beginning to occur. Pant guides 4 to 3rd man, then presents no stroke to a booming inswinger that whooshes previous off stump.

68th over: India 271-3 (Gill 90, Pant 20) Pant skips all the way down to Bashir, is totally overwhelmed within the flight and adjusts to push the ball defensively on the off facet. Pretty bowling.

Pant has a much bigger let-off later within the over when he heaves an ungainly pull-sweep excessive within the air. It teases Crawley, working again from midwicket, earlier than touchdown safely.

For a lot of the winter Bashir regarded a misplaced soul. That actually hasn’t been the case in the present day and you possibly can argue he has been England’s second-best bowler after Stokes.

67th over: India 266-3 (Gill 89, Pant 16) Woakes bowls an outswinger to Gill that goes a good distance after passing the bat and squirms underneath the diving Smith for a bye. One other further comes within the type of a Woakes no-ball, a reasonably large one by his requirements. However he’s getting the outdated ball to swing, so it may be value England making an attempt a brief spell from Harry Brook Brydon Carse on the different finish.

66th over: India 262-3 (Gill 89, Pant 14) Nonetheless an hour and a half to play tonight, so England could have the choice to take the brand new ball at some stage. For now Bashir is doing a very good job with the outdated, though it’s barely stunning that India haven’t attacked him extra typically. After one other quiet over, Bashir’s figures of 14-4-39-0.

sixty fifth over: India 259-3 (Gill 87, Pant 13) Woakes replaces Stokes after a artistic, vigorous spell of 7-0-22-1. He begins with a grim outdated loosener that’s reduce effortlessly for 4 by Gill. Stokes apart, England’s seamers have bowled too many 4 balls all day.

sixty fourth over: India 253-3 (Gill 82, Pant 12) Pant, channelling his interior Slasher Mackay, performs out a maiden from Bashir. Since smearing his second ball for 4, Pant has performed with virtually exaggerated restraint: he’s scored 8 from his final 32 balls.

63rd over: India 253-3 (Gill 82, Pant 12) Stokes, into his seventh over, bowls a uncommon poor ball that’s touched off the hip for 4 by Gill. He’s 18 runs away from you-know-what.

All 5 of Gill’s Take a look at centuries have been scored in Asia so it’ll be a cracking story if he modifies that narrative on his first day as Indian captain.

62nd over: India 247-3 (Gill 78, Pant 11) Bashir tries his luck across the wicket to the right-handed Gill, an angle of assault that has typically served Nathan Lyon effectively. After a number of sighters, Gill surprises everybody by swiping a brusque boundary over midwicket. Shot! That’s his first boundary in 10 overs.

61st over: India 243-3 (Gill 74, Pant 11) Another over (and the remainder) for Stokes, who attracts Gill ahead with a very good supply that zips by to Smith. Gill might need been hiding his bat, I’m undecided it was a real play-and-miss.

One from the over, the sixth of this spell. Cautious now, Ben.

sixtieth over: India 242-3 (Gill 73, Pant 11) Bashir begins to straighten his line to Pant, who defends one supply after which knocks a single behind sq. on the leg facet.

India are completely satisfied to stockpile singles in the interim, normally two or three an over.

59th over: India 239-3 (Gill 71, Pant 10) Pant presents no stroke to an enormous inswinger from Stokes that bounces simply over the stumps. It was a secure depart on size however a beautiful supply. There’s extra swing later within the over, and Chris Woakes is beginning to get unfastened. This may be an opportunity for England.

Stokes places his palms to his head when Gill will get a thick inside edge off center stump. It’s been such a very good spell from Stokes: 5-0-15-1 as I kind.

58th over: India 236-3 (Gill 69, Pant 9) Shoaib Bashir continues to tease Rishabh Pant by tossing the ball up, and Pant continues to shoulder arms at something that isn’t straight. At some stage the urge to yahoo one into the gang will kick in, however for now Pant is a mannequin of restraint.

“Re: 54th over,” says Richard O’Hagan. “I keep in mind the nice outdated days, when the OBO readers simply used to stalk each other relatively than the commentators. Now we’re all scattered across the nation – and in some circumstances the globe. Really, possibly that’s the reason individuals now stalk the commentators.”

Information to me.

57th over: India 234-3 (Gill 68, Pant 8) Stokes virtually dupes Pant with an extravagant, crazy slower ball, not not like the Merv Hughes traditional to Chris Broad on this floor in 1989. Pant did effectively to identify the flight of the ball and crouch to maintain it out.

Pant evades a zingy, well-directed bouncer later within the over. That is wonderful from Stokes, who’s in make-things-happen mode. However England must watch out he doesn’t overdo it; that was the fourth over of this spell and his tenth of the day.

56th over: India 231-3 (Gill 67, Pant 6) Brook saves runs, most likely 4, with a diving cease within the covers when Gill slaps Bashir inside out. He’s two-thirds of the way in which to turning into the fifth Indian batsman to make a century on their captaincy debut. I’d must examine however I feel the 5 are Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Virat Kohli.

fifty fifth over: India 229-3 (Gill 65, Pant 6) Stokes is bowling a wonderful size, simply full of fine. For all of the comprehensible speak concerning the centurions, Stokes’ efficiency with the ball was the large plus for England after they performed Zimbabwe. He hasn’t regarded this sharp because the summer time of 2022.

Three singles from the over.

54th over: India 226-3 (Gill 64, Pant 5) Bashir tosses up three tempters to Pant, all of which ignores. One doesn’t miss off stump by that a lot but it surely was in the end a secure depart.

“Assume I’ve simply walked previous Simon Burnton on the Headingley concourse and want I’d stated hello,” says Ed Bannister. “Hopefully he’ll see this as an alternative! If I see James Wallace I’ll try to speak to him about The Nationwide and Graham Thorpe.”

53rd over: India 226-3 (Gill 63, Pant 5) Laughable cricket from Rishabh Pant, who fees his second ball and smears it again over Stokes’ head for 4. Stokes bursts out laughing on the audacity and says one thing to Pant. I’m 99.94 per cent it was a pleasant chat. However in 2025, who is aware of something.

Ben Stokes has bowled Yashasvi Jaiswal with a magnificence. It was angled in from around the wicket and straightened sharply to rattle the off stump as Jaiswal pushed down the flawed line. Yeah, that’s a critical supply.

Jaiswal receives a effective hand on his method off, and fairly proper too: he made a glowing 101 from 159 balls, with 14 fours and a six. Dukes ball my derriere.

If you would like a factor executed effectively…

52nd over: India 221-2 (Jaiswal 101, Gill 63) A large supply from Bashir is reduce simply for 4 by Gill. For now India are completely satisfied to attend for the unhealthy ball, however they may certainly go after Bashir at some stage. This will likely be an extended session, two and a half hours, and England might be getting into a world of ache.

“From about 11:27 onwards I’ve been considering of Headingley 89,” writes Steve Pye. “I don’t like occupied with Headingley 89. Additionally, on days like this, I do marvel how edgy Nass should be within the Sky commentary field, sitting there and pondering how lengthy it will likely be earlier than the banter begins.”

It’s attention-grabbing that Nasser’s choice at Brisbane is cited fairly so typically. Australia’s 492 in that first innings is simply the sixty fifth highest rating in a Take a look at by a crew who have been put into bat. And it may be 66th by tomorrow night time.

The gamers are able to resume. Shoaib Bashir will proceed to Shubman Gill with a slip and leg slip.

Teatime emails

Taha Hashim “You’re not alone – I’ve spent this complete innings occupied with Ollie Robinson.”

Krishnamoorthy V “I don’t thoughts any variety of centuries as long as there’s a good contest and a end in every of the Take a look at matches. Not 940/7 dec vs 850 all out type of video games.”

Amitabh “England vs India: the place each toss seems like a win, each session seems like a twist, and Jaiswal’s century seems like the long run arriving in fashion.”

Teatime studying

A close to good session for India, who scored 118 at 4.63 per over with out shedding a wicket. Yashasvi Jaiswal made an exhilarating fifth Take a look at hundred – the unhealthy information for England is that the primary 4 have been all daddies – whereas the brand new captain Shubman Gill was at his swish finest in reaching 58 not out.

England don’t do rain-unaffected attracts, which suggests the upcoming night session is a biggie. They want a minimum of three wickets, and if eight come alongside by 5pm then that’s simply tickedyboo.

51st over: India 215-2 (Jaiswal 100, Gill 58) Ben Stokes brings himself on simply earlier than tea. He is aware of England have been right here earlier than – New Zealand have been 405/4 at Trent Bridge in 2022 and misplaced – however he’ll additionally know they’ve been unfastened with the ball.

When it rains, it pours. Jaiswal feels for a very good supply and edges it on the bounce to slide, the place the diving Brook appears to make a very good partial cease… just for the ball to roll into the helmet sitting behind Jamie Smith. Meaning 5 bonus runs to India. The batters ran a single however they hadn’t crossed earlier than it hit the helmet.

An excellent over from Stokes ends with one other soft-handed edge effectively in need of second slip. That’s tea.

“Overlook Nasser at Brisbane,” says Richard O’Hagan. “That is Ponting at Edgbaston territory, having a bowl on a flat monitor when your finest fast is out injured.”

Ollie Robinson’s injured?

fiftieth over: India 209-2 (Jaiswal 100, Gill 57) A maiden from Bashir to Jaiswal. That’s already Jaiswal’s third Take a look at hundred towards England, the identical as Keith Miller, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Manjrekar, Kim Hughes, Kumar Sangakkara, David Warner, Everton Weekes…

Oh, and Jaiswal turned the primary two centuries into doubles.

forty ninth over: India 209-2 (Jaiswal 100, Gill 57) England have two slips and a leg slip for Jaiswal. Carse switches around the wicket… and he shouldn’t have bothered. He can’t discover the fitting line and Jaiswal hits him for successive boundaries by level and further cowl.

That takes him to 99, and he dabs a fast single off the following ball to achieve a superb hundred! He roars with delight, punches the air and to hell with any ache. He has scored a century in his first Take a look at in England, simply as he did in Australia within the winter. He’s among the best younger openers we’ve seen in many years.

Oh, the numbers: 144 balls, 16 fours, one six.

48.2 overs: India 200-2 (Jaiswal 91, Gill 57) Carse begins his over with a rank unhealthy ball that Jaiswal cuts for 4. That brings up India’s 200 and strikes Jaiswal into the nineties. However he’s actually struggling and I’m not he’ll make it to tea, which continues to be quarter-hour away. The physio is approaching once more.

“Any probability of England discovering some bowling down the again of the couch?” writes Ed Wilson. “I’ve by some means blagged tickets for Lord’s AND Outdated Trafford – undecided the spouse has realised but – it will be good to see one thing aside from Indian centuries…”

There’s an honest probability you’ll see Jofra. And a few Indian centuries!

forty eighth over: India 196-2 (Jaiswal 87, Gill 57) Jaiswal continues however he’s wringing his hand between deliveries. Bashir ought to attempt a few moon balls, the equal of a soccer crew peppering an injured goalkeeper. Or simply give him a single and let Carse do his worst on the different finish.

Bashir ends one other good over with a big-spinning supply that Gill leaves. Given the context, particular person and collective, I feel he’s began very well.

“With regards to drinks bottles, let’s all hope that the charming advertising wonks at Ryanair by no means get their mitts on a cricket floor sponsorship deal,” says Jeremy Boyce. “Think about that: NO drinks allowed to be introduced in (solely overpriced stuff accessible within the floor), pay further to deliver your backpack in, restrict on backpack measurement, pay further to order a seat the place you really wish to sit, pay further to realize early entry….”

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“If Roses Match naming rights are allowed to transcend cricket, how concerning the Bleasdale/Bennett?” writes Anthony Baxter. “The groups might compete for the Shavings, a classic pencil sharpener reputed to be stuffed with charred pencil swarf.”