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
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England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith always looks like you’ve just made him down his pint. A little gassy, a little uncomfortable, a little annoyed.
Anon
A maiden from Chris Woakes.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson starts with a couple of dots to Rishabh Pant before the India batter works it into the leg side for a single.
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As much as it was great seeing Shoaib Bashir get the last wicket in the Lord's Test, Liam Dawson seems to have the control required to pin down an end whilst also being threatening. Bashir has a future, but Dawson surely deserves a run in this team. Would prefer seeing an energy sapping 2-63 off 31 overs, than a 5-155 off 32 overs.
Anon
Here's that skip, hop and bump over the boundary from Rishabh Pant to Brydon Carse.
Pant smashes Carse for six
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Image source, PA MediaI think Liam Dawson has bowled well, he's certainly brought some control. I think what Ben Stokes might be enjoying is that he knows how to set a field. There's nothing better than experience for a spin bowler. He knows his game and he knows where the batsmen will be trying to send it.
Liam Dawson, stocky and sporting wrap-around sunglasses, spins one through the gate to Sai Sudharsan. In fact, the ball stayed very low and skidded through a little.
Later in the over, Sudharsan works Dawson left side for a single.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
India have got to get a big score here, they can't fall short like they have before.
That's a fair precis of things, Theo.
Chris Woakes toils away outside the off stump but neither Rishabh Pant nor Sai Sudharsan are willing to indulge in anything too extravagant.
Liam Dawson preparing to enter proceedings.
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Theo: This pitch is offering very little for the bowlers and therefore no jeopardy for the batting side... pretty attritional stuff
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford
You'll be pleased to know the gloom has lifted.
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Image source, Getty ImagesIndia look very comfortable since tea. Archer and Carse the least threatening of England's bowlers. It's gone flat here and England are just allowing this to drift.
Chris at Old Trafford
India's run-rate has increased from this morning to 3.13 per over. Brydon Carse is doing a few stretches after that over. He's got a twinge or a niggle.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Rishabh Pant has been a real thorn in England's side in this series. You've just got to get past him, haven't you?
There is method behind Pant. He might be a very good reader of how the bowler's going to bowl - being a keeper as well.
Ashwanth R Kavuluri
Cricviz analyst
Image source, PA MediaRishabh Pant has crossed 1,000 Test runs in England. He is the sixth Indian batter to achieve the feat.
Have a bit of that!
Rishabh Pant defends a delivery from Brydon Carse. The next ball is near identical - perhaps a fraction fuller - and he plants his front foot down the pitch and boshes Carse back over his head for six.
Marvellous shot.
Pant smashes Carse for six
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper
I just wonder if this partnership could be more aggressive. If both of them start to play more shots, when given the opportunity of course, they could put up a good score.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat's this partnership? 39. India are just digging themselves out of a hole.
It's one such defensive stroke from Rishabh Pant that draws an edge off a delivery from Jofra Archer, but the India batter plays it with such soft hands he could star in an advert for a moisturiser company.
The ball drops short of Zak Crawley in the three-man slip cordon.
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper
It's a dry surface out there, cracks appearing on day one. That's more of a reason as to why you've got to score as many as you can in the first innings.
Rishabh Pant is so fascinating because of his unpredictability. He's the batting pinball machine, with balls flying everywhere, one moment.
The next he's a patient blocker showing classical defensive strokeplay.
It's brightening up at Old Trafford.
| 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,retired hurt Pant, retired hurt | 37 | 48 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 77.08 |
batting,Jadeja,not out batting, Jadeja, not out | 19 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 51.35 |
batting,Thakur,not out batting, Thakur, not out | 19 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 52.78 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 12 Extras, no balls 2, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 12 | |||||||
Total,264 for 4 83.0 overs Total,264 for 4 83.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woakes | 17.0 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.52 |
Archer | 16.0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.75 |
Carse | 16.0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.75 |
Stokes | 14.0 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.35 |
Dawson, bowling | 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 |
