Ha! Mark Wood responds with a short ball, so Sarfaraz leans back and upper-cuts for four more.

He re-enacts the shot for good measure, too.

This guy is great. I don't think Mark Wood agrees, though.

Oh, hello!

Mark Wood is steaming in but Sarfaraz Khan just steps back in his crease and lofts it straight down the ground for four.

Glorious.

Sarfaraz Khan is on the attack. He's had enough of patience.

Tom Hartley drops too short and he clatters it through mid-wicket before another sails just over the head of the fielder in the same position.

England won't mind that he's creating the potential for chances, but the lead has gone past 100 now...

Definite reverse swing for Mark Wood but without much luck.

He beats the defences a couple of times but Padikkal and Sarfaraz are hanging in there.

Just one run from Tom Hartley's over as England start well after drinks.

Devdutt Padikkal is going nicely on 32 from 41 balls while Sarfaraz Khan has reined in his instincts for eight runs from 29 balls. How long can he stay patient?

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Former England captain on TNT Sports

One bit of magic from Ben Stokes changed how the game was played for the next 40 minutes. It felt like India were under some pressure.

It's a reminder what next summer a fit Ben Stokes can do for England.

Ben Stokes is going to have a breather.

He did his job though - get the big breakthrough and give England a lift.

Mark Wood starts with a maiden after the break.

Ben Stokes turns back to spin, as Tom Hartley returns to give Anderson a rest.

Both Sarfaraz and Padikkal enjoy going after the spinners, so it'll be interesting to see their initial approach. Stokes tempts them, keeping mid-on and mid-off in, but they resist the urge for now - and that's drinks.

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I get your point, Paul. But we've been up since 3.15am and spent the first two hours of the morning watching India whack boundary after boundary. You can forgive us for celebrating a couple of wickets.

At one stage it looked like we weren't going to get any today.

Oh, sloppy.

Tom Hartley misfields at deep point to gift Padikkal four more.

As you can imagine, Anderson is not pleased - and even less so when Padikkal clips yet another one off his legs for the third boundary of the over.

The debutant is dealing in boundaries.

That releases some pressure.

Jimmy Anderson offers some width and Padikkal clobbers it through the covers for four. He moves to 26 from 29 balls.

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BBC cricket correspondent

There have been two great England all-rounders in my time, Ian Botham and Ben Stokes. They are often compared to one another.

How’s this: Oval 1986. Botham back in the team after serving a 63-day drugs suspension. First ball: wicket, caught at slip. “Who writes your scripts?” was the cry.

Applies today too!

Ooooft. Stokes, the superhuman that he is, has got the ball on a string.

With reverse swing at a good pace, he gets one to square up Sarfaraz and whistle past the outside edge.

Ben Foakes takes the ball behind the stumps and just looks to the sky in disbelief.

Good battles brewing out there.

Anderson nips one past Padikkal's outside edge in classic Anderson fashion, before the batter fights back with an elegant back-foot punch for four.

Sarfaraz responds with a deliberate edge down to deep third for four more and swaggers down the pitch to punch gloves with his batting partner.

Love that.

Stokes smiles at him. Game respects game.