Summary

  • Duckett hits sublime unbeaten 133 as England close on 207-2, trailing by 238

  • Pope trapped lbw on review by Siraj for 39

  • Ashwin dismisses Crawley to reach 500 Test wickets

  • India 445: Rohit 131, Jadeja 112, Sarfaraz 62; Wood 4-114

  • Third Test, day two, Rajkot - series level at 1-1

  1. Postpublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    You said it, Julian.

    Here we go.

    Bumrah to Crawley...

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

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    If England can also bat for 130 overs, that should give them a nice 200-run lead.

    Julian, Worcestershire

  3. Postpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Confidence, Adam. I like it.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

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    25 mins before tea? so like 120 runs before tea?

    Adam, London

  5. Postpublished at 08:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are going to have to do it the hard way.

    Jasprit Bumrah has already taken off his cap and grabbed the ball.

  6. Postpublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain

    England have to bat with a little bit of sense and time. No way they can give the bowlers just 70/80 overs rest. If they come out Bazballing they could hand India a few cheap ones...

  7. Postpublished at 08:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Rajkot

    This next innings could be the defining one of the series. If England get it right, they are right in there. Get it wrong and...

  8. Postpublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    That wicket means after a quick changeover England will have about 25 minutes to bat before tea.

    If you want some optimism, England scored 537 in the first innings the last time they batted on this ground.

    India scored 649-9 declared last time here too.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 130.5 overs

    Bumrah lbw b Wood 26 (Ind 445 all out)

    Good enough. It would have hit a good chunk of leg stump.

    Mark Wood finishes with four wickets but India, from 33-3, have done very well.

  10. Postpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    I tell you what. It's not as out as I first thought...

  11. India reviewpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    This one is out though, surely?!

    Jasprit Bumrah plumb in front.

  12. Not outpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Yep. It was missing leg stump from Mark Wood. On we go.

  13. England reviewpublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    England are reviewing another lbw.

    Optmisitic at best, I fear.

  14. What you've missedpublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Ben StokesImage source, Getty Images

    England are struggling to wrap up this India innings.

    Like yesterday, the day started well for England when James Anderson quickly removed nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav and Joe Root had Ravindra Jadeja caught and bowled for 112.

    At that stage India were 331-7 with England right in the hunt but debutant wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and Ravichandran Ashwin halted the tourists' progress with a steady partnership of 77.

    Despite two dropped catches, Ashwin and Jurel departed in relatively quick succession, both to Rehan Ahmed, after lunch but now last pair Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are slogging it around.

  15. Postpublished at 07:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    Siraj has damaged his knee playing that reverse sweep. Why do number 11s think they can do it? I remember Tuffers trying to reverse sweep Warne. Wasn’t pretty at all.

    I can tell you from painful experience that a blow from a ball in the knee is agony. Javed Miandad drilled one into my knee as I fielded at mid off. I felt quite sick.

  16. Postpublished at 07:58 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Siraj has taken off his pad and is sat on the outfield as the physio tries to strap up his knee.

  17. Ind 443-9published at 130.2 overs

    Mohammed Siraj, meanwhile, is struggling. He drops his bat and hobbles away after running two.

    The physio is coming back.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 07:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

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    Call me cocky, but this is in the bag for India and we've deserved it. Bring on the next innings.

    Toby

  19. Ind 441-9published at 130.1 overs

    Back under way and Jasprit Bumrah flogs a slower ball from Mark Wood to the mid-wicket boundary!

  20. Postpublished at 07:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain

    Low bounce. More spin. Ashwin. Problems.