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 06:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain

    Lower-order partnerships are always a concern when you don’t have a world-class spinner. The fact England don’t have fielders around the bat tells you everything.

  2. Ind 392-7published at 114 overs

    Jurel 31, Ashwin 29

    There are no slips or any fielders down the ground. Wood has a short leg, a leg gully and two fielders in the deep.

    The plan is clear. At least I thought it was.

    Perhaps this was the bluff from Wood who goes full only to be driven down the ground for four by Ashwin.

  3. Ind 338-7published at 113 overs

    It's going to be more from Mark Wood first thing after the break.

    There wasn't one wicket in the afternoon session yesterday. Just saying.

  4. Postpublished at 06:38 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Right. Who is up?

    The second session will be under way in a mo.

  5. What you've missedpublished at 06:29 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    James Anderson celebrates wicketImage source, Getty Images

    Like yesterday, the day started well for England but since India have hit back strongly.

    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 have halted the tourists' progress with a steady partnership of 57.

    Their biggest fright came when Ashwin was punished five penalty runs for running down the middle of the pitch.

  6. Williamson's century-making numberspublished at 06:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Kane WIlliamsonImage source, Getty Images

    Williamson's century is his 32nd in Tests and moves him level with Australia's Steve Smith as the most among active players. England's Joe Root is next on 30.

    Williamson has reached 32 hundreds in fewer innings than any player in Test history, taking two fewer innings than Smith's 174.

    Australia great Ricky Ponting took 176 innings, while India legend Sachin Tendulkar, who hit a record 51 Test tons, took 179 innings.

    The 33-year-old is now joint 11th on the all-time list of Test century makers, one behind former England opener Alastair Cook's haul of 33.

    Where does Williamson rank among the so-called Fab Four? He could end with the best record of the lot.

  7. Williamson leads New Zealand to victory againpublished at 06:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Kane WilliamsonImage source, Getty Images

    We've already had one result this morning with New Zealand having beaten South Africa by seven wickets in Hamilton.

    Kane Williamson scored an unbeaten 133 from 260 balls - his seventh hundred in as many Tests - to steer the Black Caps home in pursuit of 267.

    Tom Latham fell to leave the hosts 53-2 but Williamson put on 64 with Rachin Ravindra and 152 unbeaten with Will Young, who ended 60 not out.

    It means New Zealand win the series against the under-strength Proteas 2-0.

  8. Postpublished at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    I thought Ben Stokes looked grumpy with his England fielders at times yesterday. He waved his arms in frustration in the last couple of overs there too.

    England have not been at their best so far.

  9. Postpublished at 06:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Rajkot

    It's a curious one, isn't it? We can say that England got carried away with the bouncers, but it is a plan that worked yesterday for Rohit. Jurel and Ashwin played them much better today. England did look tetchy, though, perhaps more distracted than they have ever been in the Bazball era.

  10. Postpublished at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Thanks Mike. I'll be sure to keep my sandwiches close when you're around.

  11. Postpublished at 06:09 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Right, I'm off to see if anyone in the BBC office will serve me breakfast. If the canteen isn't open I'll just nab the food from the desks of the BBC Breakfast presenters - they're on air, they can't stop me.

    I'll leave you in the capable hands of Matt Henry.

  12. Postpublished at 06:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner

    It was another great session of Test cricket. India will just be the happier. Great partnership between Ashwin and Jurel.

    Anything over 400 will be a good score with England batting last.

  13. Postpublished at 06:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    In that last over Hartley bowled a long hop that was cut for four then a fizzer that beat the bat.

    That's why this is a good score because India’s spinners won’t be so loose.

  14. Ind 388-7published at 113 overs

    Lovely shot from Jurel, driving Hartley through point, the ball just evading a diving Rehan Ahmed running around the boundary.

    Hartley responds with another bat-beater, but a first wicket of the match still eludes him.

    That's lunch - we've had 62 runs from the session's 27 overs, with two wickets falling early in the day.

  15. Ind 384-7published at 112 overs

    A rare mistake for Ben Foakes as he fumbles Wood's delivery, Ashwin takes the chance to run a leg bye.

    We'll squeeze in one more over before lunch.

  16. Postpublished at 05:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain

    This looks like a surface where the extra experience and expertise of the Indian spinners will shine through.

  17. Ind 382-7published at 111 overs

    And there's the fifty partnership, Jurel dropping the ball down to long-on for a single.

    This has been an important pairing for India, the loss of Jadeja could have easily prompted a collapse in the tail.

  18. Postpublished at 05:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket writer in Rajkot

    Why, Zac?

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 05:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

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    Stephan Shemilt - can’t quite imagine you at a Taylor Swift concert…

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  20. Postpublished at 05:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 February

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner

    Jurel is playing the bouncers well from round the wicket. Wood needs to use one as a surprise delivery and threaten the stumps. He's only going to have four or five overs up his sleeve. This feels like a waste.