Summary

  • Bess - dropped on 19 by Rohit - ends 28 not out

  • Ishant takes two wickets in two balls in final hour of day

  • Root hits 218 - his fifth double-century - before being trapped lbw

  • Stokes - dropped twice in his 30s - hits aggressive 82

  • Pitch already breaking up - signs of spin and uneven bounce

  • First Test, day two, Chennai

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Callum Matthews

  1. Jasprit Bumrah, who already has 27 overs in his legs, is back on.

    There will be a third new ball in 13 overs.

  2. Joe Root and Ollie Pope are back out in the middle.

    There are 33 overs left in the day so expect Close to be between 11:15-11:30 GMT.

    What will England be on by then? 560? They added well over a hundred in the final session yesterday as the bowlers tired.

  3. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batsman on The Cricket Social

    The trouble is for the India batsmen that this pitch will deteriorate even further as the match goes on.

    If the England spinners can find their rhythm, get settled in their line and length, it's not going to be easy.

  4. Back to Chennai.

    A penny for this guy's thoughts right now.

    KohliBCCI

  5. Pakistan earn first-innings lead

    Finally, we're into day three of the second Test between Pakistan and South Africa in Rawalpindi.

    Pakistan are just starting their second innings after bowling the tourists out for 201, earning them a lead of 71.

    Hassan Ali took 5-54, while Temba Bavuma top-scored for South Africa with just 44.

    Pakistan won the first Test so South Africa need to win this to take anything from the series.

    Follow the score here.

    South Africa's Keshav Maharaj is bowled out by Pakistan's Hasan AliGetty Images

  6. Bangladesh set WI 395 to win

    We're in the final session on day four of the first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies in Chittagong.

    Bangladesh made 223-8 declared in their second innings with captain Mominul Haque making 115.

    That means that West Indies need 395 to win and they've made a decent start with John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite taking him to 27 without loss.

    Follow the score from that game here.

    Bangladesh v West IndiesGetty Images

  7. Listen to Big Bash final commentary

    There's plenty of cricket around the globe today and the Big Bash final between defending champions Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers has just got under way with the Sixers batting first.

    England opener Jason Roy is out injured for the Scorchers but Liam Livingstone does play for them, and James Vince is in the Sixers side.

    You can listen to commentary and follow the score here.

    Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers badge graphicBBC Sport

  8. I'm going to whizz through some 'elsewhere in cricket' for you.

  9. Thanks Matt.

    Shall we starting thinking of a new superlative to describe Joe Root? There's enough of us to campaign to get it in the Oxford dictionary.

  10. England lost Ben Stokes but still added another 99 runs in that session. They've dominated again.

    Can it continue? Callum Matthews will take you to the close to find out.

  11. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on the Cricket Social

    Would it be fair to say that the definition of India struggling is Rohit Sharma is bowling?

  12. Virat Kohli gives Root a tap on the gloves as the players wander off.

    The non-playing members of the India squad greet their weary team-mates with a drink on the boundary edge.

    England are still well in command.

  13. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician on the Cricket Social

    Joe Root now has the highest score by an England player in India.

  14. Tea - Eng 454-4

    Root 209, Pope 24

    This feels like a good time to remind you England have NEVER lost a Test when Joe Root has scored a century. Never.

    Rohit twirls through an over of loopy spin with his orange sunglasses on. The England batsmen test out the throwing arm of the fielders in the deep.

    That, my friends, is tea.

  15. 'No reason for England to declare'

    Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batsman on The Cricket Social

    It's about batting for as long as they can. There's no reason for them to declare anytime soon. Even if that means batting until lunch tomorrow. If they can get to 600/700, they have a good chance of bowling India out twice in the remaining session.

    There's a great opportunity for England to win this Test match.

    RootBCCI

  16. Eng 451-4

    Root 207, Pope 23

    Root goes back to Nadeem and the ball finds the middle of his bat. Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V.

  17. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on the Cricket Social

    Root knows in these conditions that his technique is very good.

    When you're in a good technical mind, you know you're in control and batting becomes a lot easier.

  18. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batsman on The Cricket Social

    India are desperate for wickets, you can see every time they appeal or are looking for a review.

  19. I reckon so, Kieran!

    There will likely be a couple more overs before tea.

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    Kieran O'Leary: If you told me on the first morning that Joe Root would smack Ashwin back over his head for 6, bringing up his 200 and England’s 440. And England would have only lost 4 wickets ... I think I’d have took that