Summary

  • Pant hammers 115-ball century - brings up hundred with a six

  • Pant and Sundar frustrate England after India fall to 146-6

  • Disciplined England bowlers dominate before Pant & Sundar stand

  • Pacemen Anderson & Stokes miserly in long spells

  • Three wickets for Anderson, two for Leach & Stokes

  • Struggles continue for Bess - 0-56 off 15

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse

  1. Dom Bess is off and Jack Leach is on.

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    Dan: Joe Root is a better bowler than Dom Bess.

    Renry: We have a grip on this game that will slip away if Root keeps bowling Bess.

  3. Ind 172-6

    Trail by 33

    Just a single from the latest Joe Root over.

  4. Daniel, if you're reading...

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    Well Bjorn from Worcestershire...I was actually Daniel Craig's hand and foot double in Spectre ... beat that! All two seconds of filming took five days!

    Ben in London

  6. Ind 171-6

    Close!

    Not controlled from Washington Sundar as he goes driving outside off stump, but he manages to hustle this Dom Bess delivery over the head of the leaping mid-off fielder and pick up four.

  7. ouch!

    Ind 167-6

    Ooh, that'll sting.

    Rishabh Pant sets off at the non striker's end, gets sent back, and ends up wearing a very good throw from Dan Lawrence on his shoulder. Ouchie.

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on The Cricket Social

    Dom Bess needs a bit more of a run-up. His release currently happens all at one, like an explosion at the end.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on The Cricket Social

    Dom Bess bowled so well in South Africa - you'd never have had him down then as someone bowling regular full tosses in India.

  10. Ind 166-6

    Trail by 39

    Wait, *the* cricket episode of Midsomer?! That's my favourite text we've ever had in. If whoever used a giant wheel of cheese to kill off Martine McCutcheon in another episode gets in touch, then I'm retiring.

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    Bowled the "death over" in an episode of Midsomer Murders where my character went for 20 off the last 4 balls to lose the game. It aired in 2017 and I'm still getting grief for it.

    Johnny in Richmond

  12. Ind 165-6

    It's not nice seeing someone struggle. You can sense the close fielders willing Bess on. He finishes with a couple of tidy dot balls.

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

    Dom Bess is in the middle of a horrendous over here.

  14. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on The Cricket Social

    He's got to come off.

  15. Ind 164-6

    Dom Bess is back, and starts his latest over with a full toss than an enthusiastic Washington Sundar whips for four.

    What a shot that is! Risabh Pant plonks himself on the back foot and carves a short ball away with the cut shot that dreams are made of. Four more.

  16. England opener Tammy Beaumont on life in New Zealand: "New Zealand went back into level two restrictions because of one case in Auckland but before that the first week in Queenstown felt like a holiday because we were so free. I don't want to make people back home jealous and we did switch on when we needed to, but it was great."

  17. Ind 155-6

    Trail by 50

    Joe Root's got a great appeal technique. Spins on his heel, down on one knee, arms outstretched as he strikes Washington Sundar on the pad.

  18. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on The Cricket Social

    There is still a huge amount to come in this game today alone. You feel India are in the stronger position but then they do have to bat last on this pitch.

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  19. Settle in for this evening session, folks. It'll be Joe Root to get us going.

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on The Cricket Social

    England have fought their way back into this Test beautifully today. How crucial could that umpire's call on Rishabh Pant prove to be?