Summary

  • Bashir takes key wickets of Jaiswal, Gill, Patidar & Jadeja

  • Anderson nicks off Rohit for 697th Test wicket; Two wickets for Hartley

  • England bowled out for 353 - Root finishes unbeaten on 122

  • Robinson hits first Test half-century; Jadeja takes final three wickets to fall

  • Day two, fourth Test, Ranchi; India lead five-match series 2-1

  1. Eng 307-7published at 92 overs

    Akash Deep, who was brilliant yesterday for his three wickets on debut, starts with a maiden - until that awful no-ball alarm sounds from the final ball.

    I hate that thing. I hate it even more at four in the morning.

  2. Eng 306-7published at 91 overs

    Good recovery from Siraj, who finds some swing which I'm sure will have Jimmy Anderson twitching up in the England dressing room.

  3. new ball

    New ballpublished at 04:03 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

    Two balls in and Siraj has had enough.

    Finally, here's the new ball.

  4. Eng 306-7published at 90.1 overs

    Mohammed Siraj still has the old ball in his hand.

    It doesn't work for him though, as he drifts one down the leg side and Ollie Robinson clips it fine for four.

    That'll do.

  5. Postpublished at 03:59 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

    Right, how will England approach this? Whack it about for the first hour or bat for as long as they can?

    Let's see. Root and Robinson are in the middle.

  6. Postpublished at 03:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

    Seems like the most frustrating thing about England's third Test defeat was their adaptability - or lack of. But that was what was so impressive yesterday, having been five down early they managed to steady the ship before kicking on, thanks to Root and Ben Foakes.

    Former England captain Michael Vaughan called for 'Bazball with Brains', and we got that.

    Our chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt is in Ranchi and has delved into Root's class and what England can learn from this performance.

    Read all about it here.

  7. Postpublished at 03:54 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

    England's Ollie Robinson on TNT Sports: "Me and Jimmy were licking our lips up there watching that first hour yesterday, but when the ball got a bit softer it played OK.

    "So I think for us going forward today, it'll be about early wickets and then Tom Hartley and our spinners looking for those cracks and using that variable bounce.

    "There were a few giggles at Stokes' dismissal, a few of us brave enough to tell him he should've got forward! But yeah, we were thinking of a quick game.

    "But the way Joe played yesterday showed how to play on this pitch and how he applied himself, it was quite different to how we usually go about things but it was incredible so you can definitely bat on it. Early wickets puts us right in the game.

    "We did chat about it in the middle [Root ramping to 100]. He really wanted to do it! But I think he thought one better and the cover drive was all right anyway!"

  8. Postpublished at 03:49 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

    Good morning! I hope you've managed some sleep ahead of what promises to be another thrilling day.

    England start day two on 302-7 - having been 112-5, thanks to that man Joe Root who resumes on 106.

    He has Ollie Robinson for company on 31, and yesterday Zak Crawley said England's total already puts them ahead of the game.

    How many more can they add this morning?

  9. Postpublished at 03:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

    Pretty good, isn't he?

    joe rootImage source, Getty Images