Summary

  • India close on 135-1, just 83 behind, with Rohit unbeaten on 52

  • Jaiswal stumped off Bashir for 57

  • Woeful England slump from 175-3 to 218 all out; Crawley hits 79

  • India spinners take all 10 wickets - Kuldeep 5-72, Ashwin 4-51, Jadeja 1-17

  • Fifth Test, day one, Dharamsala

  • India have unassailable 3-1 lead in series

  1. Ind 115-1published at 24 overs

    Tom Hartley's turn to drop short and Shubman Gill again capitalises. It's a more conventional shot this time, smacking it into the mid-wicket fence.

    Six overs or 23 minutes left in the day.

  2. Postpublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

    Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper

    Bashir to Shubman Gill is a good match-up. It seems like he's in Shubman's head a bit, he is having to change his approach.

    England will try and bowl to Shubman as much as possible in this final passage of play.

  3. Ind 111-1published at 23 overs

    Shoaib Bashir strays short and down the leg side, perhaps trying to premeditate that Shubman Gill may charge him, but he doesn't.

    It allows the India batter to just smack it round the corner and pick up a boundary.

  4. Ind 105-1published at 22 overs

    Trail by 113

    Yashasvi Jaiswal had scored 46 runs off 25 balls from Shoaib Bashir in this innings before that wicket. It's encouraging signs for England that Bashir is still able to hold himself together despite that and come back to get the wicket.

    It'll be interesting to see how England rank Jack Leach, Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed and Bashir after this series.

    We'll likely only see one in the summer but England do tour Pakistan next winter.

  5. Postpublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

    Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper

    Shoaib Bashir has got something about him. That's beautifully bowled. He's got good awareness and a big heart.

  6. Ind 104-1published at 21 overs

    Can England get another wicket or two tonight? That would put them back in the game.

    There are nine overs left in the day. We'll play until 11:30 GMT at the latest.

  7. Postpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner

    Bashir gets the big breakthrough after some very harsh treatment from Jaiswal.

    But he's kept his composure - well bowled.

  8. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 20.4 overs

    Jaiswal st Foakes b Bashir 57 (Ind 104-1)

    Good comeback Shoaib Bashir!

    Yashasvi Jaiswal brought up his half-century with a cut for four and then followed it up with a slog-sweep into the boundary too.

    Bashir then drops slightly shorter, and Jaiswal, adrenaline pumping through his body, skips down the pitch looking to go over the top.

    He misses. Ben Foakes collects and whips off the bails.

  9. 50 runs

    50 for Yashasvi Jaiswalpublished at 20.2 overs

    Ind 100-0

    Death, taxes, Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring runs.

    What a talent.

    He's got at least one half-century in every single Test in this series. England have no answers to him.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

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    Completely agree with Jack (9:45) about the opening partnership. We are on to a winner there. The big frustration is that for so many years we've talked about having a great middle order, if only they were given a platform. Pope played one glorious knock, but averages under 12 otherwise, similar for Root. Bairstow hasn't looked good enough and Stokes (it feels like blasphemy to say this) hasn't justified his place as a batter only and has had a terrible tour. Brook has been a huge miss

    Andy

  11. 50 runs

    Ind 94-0published at 20 overs

    Close!

    Rohit Sharma decides to go for the big shot but doesn't connect properly.

    He gets enough on it to clear James Anderson at a deep mid-on though.

    Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal are both on 47. It's a race to a half-century.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

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    I don’t buy into the notion that this tour hasn’t been that bad. A loss is a loss and we can’t rely on the moral victory line of thinking. The middle order is experienced and should do better. Apart from Crawley they have all not capitalised on starts or have crumbled at the most important times in the series. You win big games on those moments. You can’t class yourselves as the best without performing in those moments. India have a far more inexperienced set of players that have performed when called upon.

    Prit, London

  13. Ind 90-0published at 19 overs

    Trail by 128

    Ah. As I say that Yashasvi Jaiswal decides to go through the gears a little with back-to-back boundaries.

    The first is drilled to the long-on boundary before a gorgeous flick into mid-wicket. He's just on cruise control.

    He's got 702 runs in this series. Zak Crawley is next on 407.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 10:46 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

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    I’m not a fan of this ‘at least we’re competing’ line, this series has been far worse than last time. Getting into positions of strength and throwing it away is far worse than getting drubbed for me as a fan. Even though we’re seeing both today.

    Sam, Leominster

  15. Ind 80-0published at 18 overs

    Trail by 138

    A single for Yashasvi Jaiswal takes him to 38. Rohit Sharma has 42 at the other end.

    Both seem pretty happy to just knock the ball around and punish the bad ball at the moment.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

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    Aside from winning games, surely the next most important role of coach and captain is to improve players. Openers aside, has any England regular improved as a cricketer since Bazball?

    Patrick

  17. Ind 79-0published at 17 overs

    Five singles from Shoaib Bashir's over.

    There's a minimum of 13 left in the day so we'll be playing for the extra half an hour and may still not get them all in.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 10:37 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

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    I disagree with Dan (see 10:24 GMT). England has played really well in at, but not consistently and the batting has at times been kamikaze, snatching defeat from victory. And India has also not been playing it's first choice eleven. If anything, the teams have been fairly matched making for a fascinating series, but at key moments, England just blew it.

    Josh

  19. Ind 74-0published at 16 overs

    Trail by 144

    Tom Hartley twirls through another over and India add two singles to the scoreboard.

    There's a bit of encouragement from Ben Foakes but overall England are pretty quiet in the field.

  20. Postpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March

    Thanks Ffion.

    This is turning into a pretty messy day for England, isn't it?

    By no means are they out of this Test though. Not yet anyway.