Summary

  • India reach 421-7 at the end of day two with a lead of 175

  • Jadeja unbeaten on 81, Axar 35 not out

  • Rahul makes 86, Bharat 41

  • Two wickets for Root, including Jaiswal (80) c&b in first over of day

  • Two for debutant Hartley, one for Ahmed & Leach

  • Leach hampered by knee issue

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  1. Postpublished at 06:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    As the morning closes, how many balls have beaten the bat in that session? Half a dozen? Be assured this pitch has not gone to sleep.

  2. Ind 217-3published at 49 overs

    Shreyas Iyer ends Rehan Ahmed's over with a beautifully-timed four down the ground.

    There's a boundary ball an over at the moment from England. The gulf between the spinners from both sides (early days, of course) is pretty vast.

  3. 50 runs

    50 for KL Rahulpublished at 48 overs

    Ind 211-3

    Kl RahulImage source, Getty Images

    A fine innings. He was dropped by on nought Ben Foakes - a tough chance - but has been very assured since.

    He reaches his fifty from 72 balls after Shreyas Iyer whacked Joe Root for four through the covers earlier in the over.

  4. Ind 206-3published at 47.1 overs

    Hurrah!

    Joe Root was out there all along.

  5. Ind 205-3published at 47 overs

    10 minutes until lunch. My next coffee is in sight.

  6. Postpublished at 05:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    I reckon the England supporters’ travel group organisers will be anxiously thumbing through their ‘what-to-do in Hyderabad’ guide books.

    There's a good chance there will be two days to kill!

  7. Ind 203-3published at 46 overs

    Another quiet Tom Hartley over passes by.

    Elsewhere, West Indies have got rid of both Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne in the first two overs of their Test match. So there's some good news to celebrate.

  8. Postpublished at 05:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Hyderabad

    There is a slight wonderment why Tom Hartley has bowled so many overs this morning and Jack Leach, the senior spinner, only two. Leach, remember, is playing his first Test since recovering from a back stress fracture.

  9. Ind 202-3published at 45 overs

    Trail by 44

    Another four runs come comfortably from Rehan Ahmed's over as India pass 200.

    They're going to bat all day, aren't they?

  10. Ind 198-3published at 44.1 overs

    I desperately wish I was that young, but alas. Sadly, I do know what the Yellow Pages were.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 05:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    #bbccricket via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (standard network charges apply)

    RE Anon and T W Hartley (5:05). I would say for the younger readers it was a Yellow Pages advert but fear the response would be: Yellow what?

    Mick, Myanmar

  12. Ind 198-3published at 44 overs

    Tom Hartley twirls his way through another (!) over that KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer easily negotiate and take three singles with minimal effort.

    He's not bowling badly here, by any means.

    But when Root got genuine turn and bounce, and has only bowled four overs, Leach was at least building pressure with dot balls and has only bowled 11 and Rehan Ahmed only just coming back on? I don't doubt for a minute that Ben Stokes knows what he's doing (certainly more than I do) but I am struggling to make sense of it.

  13. West Indies all outpublished at 05:37 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    And just like that - West Indies are all out.

    Kevin Sinclair hits a four and a six off Nathan Lyon to bring up a half-century on Test debut, but Lyon has him stumped next ball to dismiss the tourists for 311.

    You can listen to ABC Grandstand commentary of that match by heading over here.

  14. Ind 195-3published at 43 overs

    Rehan starts well with five balls that test Shreyas Iyer's defence but the last is too short and he pummels it for four.

    But as a young leg-spinner, that'll happen. He is still a wicket-taking threat.

  15. Ind 191-3published at 42.2 overs

    Here's Rehan Ahmed.

    For context, he has bowled three overs so far. Yes, he's gone for 22 runs from them but when Tom Hartley has been given 18 overs, that seems absolutely baffling to me.

    And he gets his first two deliveries to zip past the edge. Sigh.

  16. Postpublished at 05:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Hyderabad

    If the plan was for Wood to get at Shreyas, it hasn't worked out for England. In Wood's four overs, he's only bowled nine deliveries at Shreyas.

  17. Ind 191-3published at 42 overs

    Fair play to Mark Wood. He keeps steaming in, banging it short but the batters are just about withstanding it - and he's mainly bowling at KL Rahul instead of Shreyas, so they've sussed out his plan.

    That's the fourth over of his spell done. Can Stokes get another out of him?

  18. Postpublished at 05:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Hyderabad

    Rehan is getting loose. That might be the end of Hartley for now. He possibly bowled one over too many.

  19. 6 runs

    Ind 189-3published at 41 overs

    Trail by 57

    Earlier, Mike asked us to approve his breakfast options. We're not sure what he decided on but I do know that India are being served pies for lunch.

    Shreyas Iyer launches a half-tracker from Tom Hartley over mid-wicket for the first six of the day.

  20. West Indies nine down at the Gabbapublished at 05:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    Australia celebrate wicketImage source, Getty Images

    There has been a comedy run out on day two of the second Test between Australia and West Indies in Brisbane.

    Kemar Roach, look away now.

    Roach sets off for a single off Pat Cummins, but is sent back by partner Kevin Sinclair and ends up slipping on his backside, giving Marnus Labuschagne the simple task of whipping off the bails with Roach stranded on the floor halfway down the track.