India close on 264-4 after bad light ends play early - day one report
Stokes removes Gill playing no shot and Sudharsan out hooking
England win toss; Fourth Test, day one, Old Trafford
England 2-1 up in five-Test series
Ben Stokes into his third over and he beats the bat on a couple of occasions as KL Rahul defends outside his off stump.
India's openers remain watchful and Rahul sees off a maiden from the England captain.
The run rate is at 2.76 India will not be bothered by that in the slightest. If they can get through to lunch with 10 wickets in the hutch it will be job done.
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Jack Rutter: A lot of people saying we should have batted first. Overcast conditions, we have bowled well and have beaten the edge about a dozen times. On another day India would be two or three wickets down. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter at Old Trafford
I was late this morning. Dropped my daughter off at nursery, then discovered I'd forgotten my accreditation to get into the ground, so had to go home to get it.
By the time I got here, the queues outside were pretty long, in places where I haven't seen them at this ground before. One fan told a steward he was diabetic and was wary about being asked to stand for so long.
There are still quite a few empty seats in the temporary stand, but that isn't unusual here for a working day.
Unlucky Woakes doesn't get a wicket against India
To the naked eye it seems like there's been a lot of movement through the air today for England's seamers - and especially Chris Woakes.
However, Ashwanth from CricViz has just dug out the following which suggests maybe the overheads are creating the illusion.
Average swing in the first 15 overs on day one
Average seam movement in the first 15 overs on day one
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We arrived at 10.45 and were in 30 mins later. It was still slow but admittedly we cut it fine. Reading that someone got here an hour earlier and isn't in the ground over an hour after us makes us feel very lucky with our queue choice but it's madness. Must be some terrible organisation going on with directing "traffic" and having enough staff at each entrance for bag checks. Not good enough.
Tom, Manchester
Old Trafford's organisation was also shocking last summer and the one before that. Had to queue at least 15 minutes to go to the loo in the middle of play each time, end up missing about an hour's play across the day because of the shoddy facilities.
James, Birmingham
Re Chris @ 12.11: It shouldn’t be necessary to rock up three hours before the start of play. Absolutely shameful scenes at Old Trafford. I turned up at Lord’s around 10.30am on day one and was inside the ground literally within two minutes.
Andrew, London
Ben Stokes is coming down the pitch on his follow through to Yashasvi Jaiswal and possibly trying to engage or unsettle the India opener.
Jaiswal is stone-faced in response, though.
A bouncer from the England captain midway through the over has Jaiswal taking evasive action, but he does not seem remotely perturbed.
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Re Anon @ 12:07: Normally, I’d agree, but hasn’t this England side shown it’s one of the greatest chasing sides in cricketing history in recent years? It also seems to me that they are more comfortable chasing than defending a lead.
Ant
Re Anon @ 12:07: Heaven forbid this England team have to chase the game to win, famously Stokes and his team hate to do that don't they. An hour in and the doom mongering commences!
Sam, Brighton
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
Yashasvi Jaiswal got a thick edge. It went very, very quickly indeed.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Technically, that was a catchable shot but it was a one in a thousand chance.
Wonderful stuff, Phil.
England have three slips in place for Brydon Carse.
Yashasvi Jaiswal flashes a cut which comes off the shoulder of his bat and whooshes past third slip. Zak Crawley dives but cannot quite get a hand on it.
Four more added to Jaiswal's score.
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Tuning in to TMS with my one-week-old son Robin — already wearing his tiny cricket vest, hand-knitted by his grandma (stitching at 90mph, just like Jofra Archer). His mum’s here too, pretending not to mind that I’m encouraging his first word to be ‘ROOOOT'. First of many Tests together.
Phil, London
Image source, ReutersBen Stokes hits KL Rahul on the front pad as the India opener attempts to work his penultimate ball to leg. There's a loud appeal, but the ball looks to be slipping down the leg side.
Stokes grimaces and decides not to review.
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
KL Rahul has four Test centuries as an opener in England over 12 Tests.
Rahul hits Woakes for four
Ben Stokes decides he's the man to get England the breakthrough and replaces Chris Woakes after KL Rahul picks up four off the final ball of Brydon Carse's over with a cut.
Prakash Wakankar
BBC Test Match Special commentator
This is the phase where you think the ball would do more now.
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Image source, Getty ImagesArrived Old Trafford 09:45. Still way back in huge queue moving slower than a snail's pace. Have paid over £100 for ticket. Several breweries in and around Stretford and Salford nearby. Hopefully whoever has orchestrated this hasn't also organised drinks there later.
PitchedOutsideLeg
The organisation at Old Trafford today is really not helping the arguments against its exclusion from the 2027 Ashes series.
Chris, Leicestershire
Hearing about the queues to get into Old Trafford does justify my dad’s decision for us all to meet at the tram station just after 8am with a 6am wake up.
The Oliver/Warren family
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesI do think when Ben Stokes got to the ground, it was bowl first conditions. About 15 minutes before the toss, the weather changed slightly. I would've batted first but England haven't bowled badly at all.
Suitably refreshed, Chris Woakes continues after drinks.
Again there's late movement after he beats the bat. He finishes the over with his hands on his head.
England have just not had the breaks this morning.
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Not batting first in a Test match is very foolish. A wicket very rarely improves during a test match. Batting second you are always chasing the game.
Anon
Win the toss, and bat. If you're not sure, win the toss, think about it, then bat. If you're really not sure, win the toss, consult the coach, then bat.
Luke, frustrated in Athens
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's been an hour that's belonged to India. They've been on top many hours in this series yet somehow they find themselves losing.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaiswal,caught Brook, bowled Dawson Jaiswal, caught Brook, bowled Dawson | 58 | 107 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 187 | 54.21 |
Rahul,caught Crawley, bowled Woakes Rahul, caught Crawley, bowled Woakes | 46 | 98 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 46.94 |
Sai Sudharsan,caught Carse, bowled Stokes Sai Sudharsan, caught Carse, bowled Stokes | 61 | 151 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 196 | 40.40 |
Gill,leg before wicket, bowled Stokes Gill, leg before wicket, bowled Stokes | 12 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 52.17 |
Pant,bowled Archer Pant, bowled Archer | 54 | 75 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 295 | 72.00 |
Jadeja,caught Brook, bowled Archer Jadeja, caught Brook, bowled Archer | 20 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 50.00 |
Thakur,caught Duckett, bowled Stokes Thakur, caught Duckett, bowled Stokes | 41 | 88 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 46.59 |
Washington,caught Woakes, bowled Stokes Washington, caught Woakes, bowled Stokes | 27 | 90 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 30.00 |
Kamboj,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Kamboj, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Bumrah,caught Smith, bowled Archer Bumrah, caught Smith, bowled Archer | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 57.14 |
Siraj,not out Siraj, not out | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 71.43 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 14, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 30 Extras, no balls 4, wides 14, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 30 | |||||||
Total,358 all out 114.1 overs Total,358 all out 114.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 23.0 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.86 |
Archer | 26.1 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 121 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2.78 |
Carse | 21.0 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.38 |
Stokes | 24.0 | 3 | 72 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3.00 |
Dawson | 15.0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Root | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
94 for 1 (29.6 overs) | Rahul |
120 for 2 (40.1 overs) | Jaiswal |
140 for 3 (49.1 overs) | Gill |
235 for 4 (73.5 overs) | Sai Sudharsan |
266 for 5 (84.5 overs) | Jadeja |
314 for 6 (101.4 overs) | Thakur |
337 for 7 (109.2 overs) | Washington |
337 for 8 (109.5 overs) | Kamboj |
349 for 9 (112.3 overs) | Pant |
358 for 10 (114.1 overs) | Bumrah |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Rahul, bowled Jadeja Crawley, caught Rahul, bowled Jadeja | 84 | 113 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 176 | 74.34 |
Duckett,caught substitute, bowled Kamboj Duckett, caught substitute, bowled Kamboj | 94 | 100 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 204 | 94.00 |
Pope,caught Rahul, bowled Washington Pope, caught Rahul, bowled Washington | 71 | 128 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 55.47 |
batting,Root,not out batting, Root, not out | 134 | 225 | 149 | 14 | 0 | 313 | 59.56 |
Brook,stumped substitute, bowled Washington Brook, stumped substitute, bowled Washington | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25.00 |
batting,Stokes,not out batting, Stokes, not out | 46 | 89 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 51.69 |
Extras, no balls 11, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 13, total 28 Extras, no balls 11, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 13, total 28 | |||||||
Total,460 for 4 109.2 overs Total,460 for 4 109.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bumrah | 23.0 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.43 |
Kamboj | 18.0 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4.94 |
Siraj | 22.0 | 3 | 98 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.45 |
Thakur | 11.0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.00 |
Jadeja | 23.0 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.95 |
Washington, bowling | 12.2 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.51 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
166 for 1 (31.6 overs) | Crawley |
197 for 2 (38.1 overs) | Duckett |
341 for 3 (76.1 overs) | Pope |
349 for 4 (80.1 overs) | Brook |
