Summary

  • Rohit 161, Rahane 67, Pant 33*

  • India slip from 248-3 to 284-6

  • Rohit & Rahane add 162 from 86-3

  • Five wickets fall to spin on dusty pitch

  • Gill 0, Pujara 21, Kohli 0

  • Dusty pitch offering turn on first day

  • Second Test, Chennai; India won toss

  • England lead 1-0 in four-Test series

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Stephan Shemilt

  1. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on The Cricket Social

    You feel that there is enough happening for England to now knock off the tail here quite quickly.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Ashwin c Pope b Root 13 (Ind 284-6)

    Another wicket for England! This has been a remarkably action-packed period of play.

    Ashwin inside edges a regulation catch to short leg via the pad. Ollie Pope is positioned there and seems to not realise there was an edge. He throws the ball straight back at the stumps with Ashwin out of his ground but the catch is deemed to have been taken,

  3. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on The Cricket Social

    That's where the DRS works so well. He was given out on the field but he got nowhere near it.

  4. Not out

    Pant has missed that by a couple of inches. He knew straight away. The cheers tell you he has survived to keep on swinging.

  5. The ball has flicked his pocket. We need to see if it hit bat first.

  6. India review

    But is Pant out this time? He is given caught behind but reviews immediately.

  7. Ind 280-5

    Sensational batting from Rishabh Pant who reverse sweeps another grenade off his stumps and over back ward point to the fence.

    He drills this next ball from Moeen hard down the ground for another boundary.

  8. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on The Cricket Social

    I think this is a match-winning first innings score on this kind of wicket. It's doing all sorts.

    I reckon it's the kind of pitch where the team who loses the toss should be allowed three innings, and you're still not favourites to win.

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    Ni Gel La: Credit to the match officials for recognising their mistake and giving England the review back. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if Rahane was still batting though.

  10. Ind 276-5

    Pant and Ashwin continue to live on the edge with the latter gloving a sweep over leg slip. Given the pitch, this will be India's day regardless but England will be boosted if they take a couple more wickets before the close. Root still hasn't taken that new ball.

  11. Root is bringing himself on, perhaps sparing us from the Pant v Leach sequel. It may have been more Jaws: The Revenge than Empire Strikes Back anyway.

  12. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on The Cricket Social

    I'd take the new ball but with the spinners. This pitch is exploding, huge puffs of dust. It's like a day four wicket.

  13. Ind 271-5

    When there's so much turn it's inexcusable for a spinner to be bowling full tosses. Ashwin is able to lurch forward and he plonks Moeen into a big gap on the off side with very little danger. Four runs.

    The new ball is new available. What does Root do now?

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    Grant Kennett: England get their review back to the delight of everyone - except Jack Leach...

  15. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on The Cricket Social

    In this world of all the technology, I don't understand how he's not rolled the tape on a little bit longer. Or how nobody has told him to.

    It's inexcusable in this era of professional sport.

  16. Ind 266-5

    Pant must be itching to have another swing but resists for now.

    It has been confirmed England have had their review reinstated for that Rahane non-dismissal. They made an appeal to the match referee.

  17. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on The Cricket Social

    Joe Root has a decision to make shortly. With the two spinners and the new ball available in a couple of overs, do you take it? Those two wickets were absolutely crucial for England. If they can just squeeze one more wicket out there.

  18. 6 runs

    Ind 265-5

    Anyone ready for a sequel? It's Pant v Leach II.

    The left-hander strikes first with a big blow over the leg side.

  19. Ind 258-5

    Pant 5, Ashwin 4

    There are two overs to go until the new ball becomes available.

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    Rachel T: Another one of my favourite cricketing phrases is ‘village’. And that umpiring definitely was!