Summary

  • England slip to 55-3 - target 482

  • Sibley 3, Burns 25, Leach 0

  • Lawrence counter-attacks for 19*

  • India 286: Ashwin 106, Kohli 62

  • Ashwin dropped on 28, 56 & 71

  • Moeen 4-98, Leach 4-100

  • Second Test, Chennai, day three

  • England lead 1-0 in four-Test series

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Matthew Henry and Stephan Shemilt

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    Blimey. This Foakes fella is some keeper. Wished he played football too - my team Gillingham could do with glovework this skilled!

    Rob in Essex

  2. Ind 56-3

    Lead by 251

    Kohli blocks out the end of Leach's wicket-taking over. Within 15 minutes England have two wickets. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or just speeding up the inevitable.

    Foakes is gaining a whole army of new fans with this display.

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    Yes it's early and I may have early morning giddiness, but India all out for less than 100 and we get the runs...

    Simon from Peterborough

  4. India have promoted Rishabh Pant ahead of Ajinkya Rahane. They want to get on with this.

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    Rohit st Foakes b Leach 26 (Ind 55-3)

    Foakes has hands faster than Usain Bolt on a moped. He whips the bails off in a flash to a ball that has turned and bounced a mile. Rohit has just dragged his boot over the line. It's Foakes' birthday too.

    A lovely start for England.

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  6. Again, there's nothing behind the line for me.

  7. It's tight but England think they have him. Leach is the bowler.

  8. Umpire review

    Hello! Fast hands Ben Foakes is very confident he's got Rohit stumped.

  9. It was the type of dismissal you would see in beach cricket.

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    Marco:Well that's one way to get a wicket...

    Andy: Great work by Pope. That was very bizarre by Pujara.

  11. Ind 55-2

    Lead by 250

    What's the essay on Louis? Can we all chip in? I say that knowing my contributions will be limited.

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    One of the few advantages of writing a politics essay until 3.30am in the morning is it keeps you awake for the early start. I can only hope that England's performance this morning is better than mine...

    Louis in London

  13. Ind 55-2

    Virat Kohli joins Rohit Sharma in the middle. I doubt we'll see Virat trying to bash Moeen out of the rough early again today.

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    Pujara run out Pope 7 (Ind 55-2)

    What a hideous way to get out and a lovely start to the day for England!

    Cheteshwar Pujara has flicked off his pads, taken a step down the pitch before Ollie Pope stopped the ball at short leg. Pujara then tries to turn and make his ground but his bat gets stuck in his sandpit of a pitch short of the line. He then tries to lurch a boot over the line but doesn't get there in time. Remarkable.

    Cheteshwar PujaraGetty Images

  15. Pujara has dropped his bat as he tried to make his ground. He's struggling.

  16. Umpire review

    An early run out from short leg? Cheteshwar Pujara has made an ungainly attempt to get back.

  17. Ind 54-1

    Umpires? Check. Batsmen? Check. England team? Check.

    We're ready to go. It'll be Moeen Ali to begin.

  18. 'You may as well play on a beach'

    Jonathan Agnew
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    One talking point has dominated rest during this Test. The pitch.

    Aggers has had say.

    He takes nothing away from India's performance but says if every pitch was like this then there would be no point in playing the longer format.

    "Yes, you expect it to turn in India, but not like this; it was taking huge holes out of the pitch in the first hour of the first day," he writes.

    "You may as well go and play on a beach."

  19. Full credit for getting up today. This morning was a struggle for me. Is there a scientific reason for why I wake up every 10 minutes from an hour before my alarm? And how can I stop?

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    Jenifer Moore: Getting up at this crazy time for day 3 sure isn't like the last day 3. Really hope our bowlers can get some wickets this morn.