Summary

  • England slip from 230-2 to 251-6

  • Knight lbw for 95 after playing back to Sharma

  • Beaumont makes classy 66 before being caught at short leg by Verma

  • England won toss; day one of four, Bristol

  1. Postpublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    Good morning and welcome to the first day of the one-off Test between England and India at the County Ground in Bristol.

    Whether you're sneakily following at work or have booked the week off to bask in the sunshine, you can follow our live text coverage throughout the four-day game.

    We'll also have video clips and ball-by-ball Test Match Special radio commentary.

  2. Postpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    It's been seven years in the making.

    For the first time since 2014, England and India don the whites and play each other in red-ball cricket.

    England v IndiaImage source, Getty Images