Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator

304 is a decent total, notwithstanding the small boundaries, but England’s bowlers will need to use change up deliveries if they’re to extract the slight unevenness of bounce that is clearly there.

It’s a defendable target but they will have to bowl very well, and they’re without Archer and again only have one frontline spinner.

I think England are about 20 runs below par on the surface they were batting.

The issue could be that if the dew does arrive, stopping the ball spinning and making it skid on, that could look like 40 below before long.

England opener Ben Duckett: "It felt like a pretty good surface, the odd ball keeping low. Interesting to see if dew takes over and it gets better, or hopefully it spins and it gets worse."

On his partnership with Phil Salt: "It's great, most of the time I feel like he's the one who's going to get is off to a flier and I'll play second fiddle. But we're early and we're learning."

"I think when you get 300 it's a decent total, it's pretty quick scoring here."

England are in the game at least.

Would they have hoped for more at 248-4 in the 43rd over? Absolutely.

They have to hold onto the fact this pitch was not straightforward. It was slow and the bounce was uneven at times.

The worry will be that the dew could come in and make things easier for the batters.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator

How does one assess that innings from England? There were good signs of progress in the middle overs as Root, Brook and Buttler steadily accumulated, but once again batters got out just as they had set the platform for an assault.

Liam Livingstone desperately tries to sprint back again.

He dives full-length to make his ground but India think he's out.

Livingstone dropped on 38published at 49.3 overs

49.3 overs

This would have been an extraordinary catch.

Shubman Gill spills it running back.

Livingstone gets back for two...

Now Livingstone turns down a single in order to keep the strike.

Liam Livingstone drills Shami's first delivery for four to push England over 300.

Mohammed Shami will bowl the last...

New batter Mark Wood swings at his first ball and is almost bowled.

England will hope that's the last delivery he has to face.

Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst

Adil Rashid has now come out to bat in 22 of his last 26 ODIs (85% of the time). Between 2016 and 2019, he had come out to bat on 30 occasions in 79 ODIs (38% of the time).

Rohit Sharma doesn't look at ease, suggesting he's at least at little concerned.

Eng 294-7published at 48.1 overs

48.1 overs

Munched.

Liam Livingstone sends a slower ball over mid-wicket.

Harshit Rana is going to bowl the penultimate over. He begins with a wide but is not happy with the decision.

Skipper Rohit Sharma has come in to complain too. They reckon Livingstone had stepped across his stumps and are probably right.