Summary

  • Kohli 56*, Rahane 22*

  • India rally from 40-3

  • India led by 200 on first innings

  • Stokes 70, Bairstow 53; Ashwin 5-67

  • 2nd Test, Visakhapatnam; series 0-0

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse and Stephan Shemilt

  1. Cricket dreams

    I once dreamt that I was dating Joe Root. Stuart Broad spoilt it all, as he told Joe to find someone nearer his age. I'm 52.

    Ruth in West Yorks

  2. Ind 0-0

    Lead by 200

    You know that Stuart Broad lbw? Turns out it was missing leg stump. The players are back out there, James Anderson with ball in hand.

  3. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    There's a few question marks that England can target in the Indian batting line-up. In a long series, you can take little scalps along the way. Get Murali Vijay cheaply, or KL Rahul cheaply. You can chip away even after losing a Test.

  4. There will be just over 20 minutes for India to bat before tea, then England will have a slog in the sunshine this evening. It would take something absolutely incredible for England to have a fourth-innings target they could even consider knocking off.

  5. How's stat?!

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    That was Ashwin's 22nd five-for in Test cricket and his first against England.

  6. Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    You can't compete if you're 80-5 in these conditions, against this kind of attack. It's going to be even harder in the fourth innings on this wicket.

  7. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    There was some fight from England today but so much damage was done yesterday, it was difficult to see an escape route for them. It still is, unless they come out and do something spectacular after tea.

  8. I'm with Chris Stocks on that one. Now, this match could well be in danger of limping into a fifth day. The Test may well continue, but the contest is effectively over.

  10. Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    That was a good performance from India. Whatever England have contributed to by poor shots yesterday, India have bowled England out. That's not a pitch where you should worry about too many terrors. One of the top five have to make 100. The problem for me is the 50 and the 70.

  11. Five-wicket haul for Ashwin

    Ashwin 29.5-6-67-5

    Well bowled, Our Ashwin. The India spinner who sounds like he is from Lancashire was kept quiet in Rajkot, but has shown his teeth in Vizag. We've had it confirmed that there will be no follow-on. England have got some hard yakka to do.

    Ashwin celebrates his 5-wicket haulAP

  12. Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    I told you Anderson can't bat. He can't bat normally, how's he going to bat after three months? There's quite a few of them that played back when they should be forward. 

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Anderson lbw Ashwin 0 (Eng 255 all out)

    First ball! If there was the hint of a question over Broad's decision, James Anderson is stone dead. It's five wickets for Ravichandran Ashwin, England are 255 all out and India lead by 200 runs. They can enforce the follow-on if they wish, but we think it's unlikely. Either way, England are deep in the mire.  

  14. Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Stuart wants a review system of his own! I think that did get over more than he thinks.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Broad lbw Ashwin 13 (Eng 255-9)

    This looked close on first look but Stuart Broad, a man never shy to review, would have certainly asked the question had England's not already been burned. Broad goes right back on to his stumps, is struck in front of leg peg by Ravichandran Ashwin, straight enough for the finger to go up. Sliding down? Maybe, but it says 'out' in the scorebook.

    India's Ashwin celebratesReuters

  16. Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    The pitch is playing good. This is a pretty good pitch for India. It doesn't last like some pitches. It always has a bit of a slow turn. For them, it's normal.

  17. Eng 255-8

    Trail by 200 runs

    As a reminder, England were 80-5 from 34 overs. The next three wickets added more than 150 runs in 61 overs. Conclusion? You can bat on this surface. It's not exactly a snakepit. In fact, Rashid and Broad have started to look a tad more comfortable. There are 40 minutes to go until tea.

  18. Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    The tail would have been stronger with Chris Woakes. I am very surprised he got left out. Anderson is a top bowler, and he did bowl well, but Woakes has had a great year.

    England's Chris WoakesPA

  19. Eng 252-8

    Some hardy England fans sit in the shade as Kohli gives Ashwin some instructions. Given the intense way in which he captains, I do worry about Kohli's longevity. He'll be shattered by the end of India's home summer. I've seen some tweets suggesting that Jos Buttler should come in for the next Test. It's funny how you become a better player when you're out of the side.

  20. Cricket dreams

    Text 81111

    I also dozed after checking the score, dreamt Lancashire were playing Somerset in some weird cricket/ultimate frisbee mash-up! It's not like I had any cheese either.

    Joel