Summary

  • Kohli 147*, J Yadav 30*

  • Unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 87

  • Kohli dropped on 68, Yadav on 8

  • Vijay 136, Pujara 47, Jadeja 25

  • Moeen, Root & Rashid two wickets

  • India lead 2-0 in five-Test series

  1. Postpublished at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

  2. Postpublished at 06:10 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

  3. Postpublished at 06:06 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    Henry Blofeld
    BBC Test Match Special

    What attractive batting we've seen. A splendid hundred by Vijay but Kohli has really carried all before him in the classical way. What a wonderful copybook cricketer he is.

  4. Lunch - Ind 247-2published at 83 overs

    Trail by 153 runs

    Moeen goes over the wicket for half his over and then round for the second half. He can't prevent Vijay bringing up the 100 partnership with a two, courtesy of an outside edge past slip. That is lunch.

    Virat KohliImage source, AP
  5. Ind 245-2published at 82 overs

    Too easy for Vijay, who flicks a short Rashid ball fine off his legs and is only denied a boundary by the diving Stokes. The bowler hits back with a beauty to Kohli that lands on leg and spins sharply past the outside edge. Is that lunch? No, we'll have one more.

  6. Ind 242-2published at 81 overs

    Vijay brings out the reverse sweep to add a second single to the one scored by Kohli earlier in the Moeen over. England are ready for lunch. After such a promising start, this has been a punishing session.

  7. Postpublished at 05:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Rashid has bowled quite tidily. He's not trying to experiment. After yesterday and the situation England are in, he's trying to get some rhythm into his bowling and keep some control. That's smart and sensible.

  8. Ind 240-2published at 80 overs

    Vijay enjoys his prolonged life at the crease by guiding a Rashid ball wide of slip to add two runs to his total. Lots of disconsolate looking England players out there now.

  9. Not outpublished at 79.2 overs

    Oh, he's got away with it. The review shows a tiny inside edge before the ball hit the pad. A hammer blow for England. There is a lot of pointing at the screen from England players but they can't have any complaints.

  10. Postpublished at 05:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    I think this might be out because the umpire has given it out. If it's hitting half the stump, that's it.

  11. India reviewpublished at 79.2 overs

    Ind 238-2

    If this is out I'm claiming commentator's curse. Rashid traps Vijay in front. Looks out. Umpire's finger goes up and India go upstairs.

  12. Postpublished at 05:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    Geoffrey Boycott
    Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    You get the impression that whatever England try, they don't really look like getting a wicket. It has to be a mistake - Vijay trying to get on top of the bowling and whacking almost every ball, or somebody tries to loft a drive. I don't see anywhere where the bowler is going to defeat the batsman.

  13. Ind 238-2published at 79 overs

    The Anderson experiment ends and Moeen returns. He is over the wicket now and is milked for a single by Vijay on the sweep. It's the only run. Fine, but there remains zero threat. It's like jousting with a baguette. 

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    Get Involvedpublished at 05:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

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    400 is looking less and less like a decent total. The pundits once again getting it completely wrong!

    Jez

    Geoffrey predicted a high score of 500 runs yesterday. Shame it's India doing it...

    Matt, up with the kids, deepest darkest Kent

  15. Test Match Special at lunchpublished at 05:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    TMS tweet
  16. Ind 237-2published at 78 overs

    England look like they need a mistake to make the breakthrough. Never a good position in which to be. This is a better over from Rashid - consistent, no variation, just looking for a length to draw his man forward.

  17. Postpublished at 05:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    You feel the way the flow of the game, and it felt this way the yesterday afternoon, that England don't have the resources to get among India's batsmen. They have the personnel but they're not in the same class as India's.

  18. How's stat?!published at 05:41 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    This is Murali Vijay's eighth Test hundred and his third against England. It came from 231 balls in 284 minutes, with eight fours and three sixes. 

  19. Ind 236-2published at 77 overs

    India trail by 164 runs

    Emphatic stuff from Vijay who launches Anderson down the ground for four and holds his drive just to rub a bit of salt in the wound. Only the diving Woakes prevents Vijay scoring a second four on the pull. India's century-maker is on the charge.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 05:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

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    Just woken up after routine back surgery in a Sheffield hospital (who have looked after me wonderfully) - checked the score and buzzed for the nurse for some more painkillers. "Is it bad?" she asks. "It's starting to look that way thanks to Vijay" says I.

    Richard in Sheffield

    Murali Vijay celebratesImage source, Reuters