Cricket Scorecard

Welcome back for England's innings with the bat. The Indians form a huddle near the ropes and KL Rahul provides a detailed pep-talk before scattering out to the field.

... SECOND INNINGS ...

With memories of the Headingley collapse still fresh, Gill came in with a clear sense of purpose. He understood the task and batted with unshakable patience, refusing to chase anything outside his zone. The most defining feature of his innings was its purity. There were barely any false strokes, and he rarely looked beaten. His presence at the crease gave the innings a spine, a calm rhythm that kept India grounded. He was nicely supported by Ravindra Jadeja for a 144-run stand as Jadeja himsel

A sensational batting effort from the Indians. They brushed off the collapse of Headingley and batted with much more determination on a placid wicket. The tourists lost KL Rahul very early in the innings, but Yashasvi Jaiswal responded magnificently, first partnering with Karun Nair, and then with skipper Shubman Gill. Jaiswal eventually got out on 87, but the Indian skipper took the duty on his shoulders and batted with ease. 

After almost 5 and a half sessions, England have bowled India out on 587. Zak Crawley sprints towards the dressing room to get geared up for batting in this quick turnaround. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes appreciates the efforts of his men as the hosts were made to toil for 151 overs. Despite the conditions against them, they keep pushing, trying every possible angle and tactic. Eventually, their persistence pays off as they manage to claim all ten wickets, but surely, there will be very tired legs in

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! STUMPED! Smartly done by Bashir and India's long first innings comes to an end!

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Gives it a bit more air and throws it on middle, Prasidh Krishna has a swing at it but gets it off the inside edge towards backward square leg and picks up a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Half an appeal for LBW but nothing doing says the umpire. Flighted, but on a dragged length and drifted into the batter. Prasidh Krishna looks to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Floated up on the stumps, Krishna blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up on off, Siraj drives on the front foot and through mid on for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, The nip-backer, on a length and on middle. Prasidh Krishna gets across and dabs it to the right of the short leg fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Length, around middle and leg, blocked off the back foot to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Falls just short! Josh Tongue digs it in, short and on off. Prasidh Krishna tries to fend it out off the back foot, but is undone by the extra bounce. The ball lobs off the handle of the bat and falls just ahead of the backward point fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Nagging length, on middle, Krishna opens up and knocks it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Good shot and these are bonus runs for India! Fuller in length, at middle. Prasidh Krishna flicks it through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run as the mid on fielder chases the ball to the deep.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flatter and quicker, on off, Mohammed Siraj is solid in defence.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Overpitched around off, Krishna drills it to the right of mid off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Around off, full, and blocked off.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Outside off, full and looped up. Siraj goes for the drive but gets an outside edge and the ball rolls to the left of short third. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, A quick single to end the over. Touch full and around off. Mohammed Siraj plays at it and gets an inside edge. The ball then rolls to the widish mid on region and Siraj calls Krishna through for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Slides it way down leg, and Siraj misses to flick. Smith grabs it behind to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Nipping back in on top of middle. Mohammed Siraj hops on the crease and taps it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Wayward down leg, short, Siraj offers no shot and Jamie Smith collects it diving low to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Full and angling down leg, Mohammed Siraj misses to flick as he gets a bit too across.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Pulls the length back, with some turn into the batter. This is clipped off the back foot by Siraj for a single at deep backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! What a shot! After four blocks, Siraj couldn't resist!

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Bashir, this is full and Siraj brings his bat in front of the pads to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted delivery on off, Siraj with a forward defence again.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Spinning in from off, Siraj gets on top of the full ball to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Looped up, full and around off, Mohammed Siraj defends it on the pitch.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Whoa! An attempted yorker from Josh Tongue, on the middle pole. Prasidh Krishna tries to block it, but inside edges onto the pads and the ball rolls beside the leg stump.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Angling on the off pole, short in length. Prasidh Krishna gets squared up and leaves.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Arrowed wayward, way down the leg side, Krishna leaves, and a good diving stop by Jamie Smith to his left.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Cannoned on the leg stump, full, Prasidh Krishna misses the flick and is rammed on the front pad.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up again, quite full and around off, Siraj leans on and smothers the ball down the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted again, full and outside off, Mohammed Siraj leqans right across trying to defend but is beaten past the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Flighted up, quite slow and outside off, Prasidh Krishna waits back well and dabs it past first slip for a single.

Prasidh Krishna is the last batter in for India.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, ! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir traps Akash Deep and picks up his second wicket of the match.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Tossed up outside off, inviting the drive, Akash Deep goes after it but misses.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Tongue, full in length. Mohammed Siraj pushes at it but inside edges as the ball nips in. The ball rolls to the off side.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Mohammed Siraj walks out to bat now.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! GONE! CAUGHT! Finally, England get rid of Shubman Gill after a marathon knock.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and shooting off the deck, outside off, Gill lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and on middle, pulled away to deep square leg. Gill denies the single.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Good fielding in the deep! Short and turning in and across the batter to the leg stump. Akash Deep steers it to deep square leg. The fielder from deep mid-wicket sprints and dives to his right to stop the ball, just before the ropes. Two taken.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Length, on off, punched to mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, BEATEN! Bashir lands this on a fullish length and gets some grip and bounce into the batter. Akash Deep is flummoxed by that and finds himself in an awkward position. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, around off and middle, Gill leans forward and drills it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Shortens the length, does Bashir, outside off, Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it wide of deep backward point for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, ! Oh, a good shot from Akash! Josh Tongue continues to bang the ball on the short length, on middle. Akash Deep gets inside the line and half-pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Short and around off, Akash offers no shot.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, A bumper going down leg, Akash Deep ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Fired in full and on off, Akash Deep pushes at it and gets it off the inner half of the bat to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

All in readiness for the final session on Day 2! A session that could test the endurance of both teams, especially England and could really shape how this Test will be played out. The umpires are in the middle as the players of England make their way out to the field of play as well. Shubman Gill takes his time and seems to be the last one out, wears his helmet and is all set to resume his stay at the crease alongside Akash Deep. A small fist bump from Gill to Akash Deep and it will be Josh T

... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...

Right then, 564 big runs on the board and Shubman Gill unbeaten on 265. Will India be thinking about the declaration? Or will Gill have one eye on scoring 300? Whatever it is, we might see some action straight after Tea. Can Ben Stokes and co muster up some inspiration and make sure that they bowl India out at the earliest? We shall find out soon. Stick around as the final session on Day 2 will begin at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT).

Ben Stokes tried everything in this session but we didn't see him or Woakes bowl. He eventually resorted to the part-timers in order to save some energy for the pacers. Harry Brook and Joe Root bowled as Shoaib Bashir continued to toil. It was Root who got the wicket late in the session and has yet again given a glimmer of hope to England with regards to bowling India out.

India were already in a solid position coming into the afternoon session but had a fairly new batter at the crease. This was England's cue to just hold their lengths and make Washington Sundar play at as many deliveries as possible but they continued with the short stuff for a prolonged period of time and it simply didn't work. Sundar grew in confidence as Gill managed to muster most of the strike and went past not just 200 but also 250, cementing his status as India's prime batter for the next

That is yet another massive session for the Indian batters and for the whole team as well, and skipper Shubman Gill has simply made England toil long and hard in the field. As many as 145 runs came in 31 overs, bringing just one wicket for the hosts, that too very late in the session and via Joe Root. The only positive for England was the over rate which was helped by the use of part-timers in the second part of the session.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, This is darted flat and quick by Root, but down leg, Shubman Gill misses to sweep it away and the ball goes well past the left of the keeper, and rolls to the short fine leg region. A bye taken and that will be TEA ON DAY 2!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and pushed through on middle, flicked away to square leg. 

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Flatter and fuller, on off, Gill leans on and defends it out.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, ! Magnificent! A juicy half volley on off, Shubman Gill plants his front foot out and drives it all along the ground, through covers for a boundary. A lovely free-flowing stroke from the Indian skipper.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and sliding on the leg stump. Clipped to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Full and around off, defended out by Deep. Survives the last ball.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have been curtains for Akash had the throw been perfect to the keeper. Pitched fuller with an in-drift on middle, Shubman Gill pushes it to the right of mid-wicket and calls his partner through for a single. Akash Deep, however, is a bit late to react and eventually skates off to the batting end. Ollie Pope picks the ball and throws it flat, but wayward to the left of the keeper. Akash makes his ground by putting in a dive and dragging his b

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slightly outside off and full, pushed to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Same line, same length, blocked off by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and tossed on off, Shubman Gill lunges ahead and pushes it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On off, spinning in, Shubman Gill goes back and across to knock it to the off side.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Over the wicket now and tossed up full on the pads. Akash Deep looks to block but gets a bit of bat as the ball crashes into the pads. Half an appeal from the English players but there's clearly bat involved.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Stays around the wicket and bowls a bumper, just around leg and Akash Deep manages to get out of the way. Excellent take from Jamie Smith to his left. Root does seem fired up.

Akash Deep is in at 9. Can Root and England sneak in another wicket before the Tea break?

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! TIMBER! What a delivery and that's come out of nowhere!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Loops this one up and bowls it on middle, Sundar pushes it down to long on for a single.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Darted in, full and on middle and leg, Washy eases it to mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, drifting into the legs, Sundar leans forward and wrists it past square leg for another easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On the shorter side and outside off, tapped away off the back foot to deep cover-point for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length, wide of the off stump, looking for some turn which isn't there. Gill puts a stride across and leaves.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and just down leg, Sundar works it 'round the corner on the leg side and turns the strike over.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up full and outside off, driven on the up and down to long off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Wide!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

The on-air graphic shows a huge achievement for the current Indian skipper. Shubman Gill has now etched his name atop the record books for India, surpassing Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 254 at Pune in 2019 to claim the highest individual score by an Indian Test captain.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! Put away with ease! Round arm again, slightly short and on leg, Washington Sundar rocks back and across before pulling it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. The 550 is now up for India as well.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Fuller in length, pretty straight onto the stumps, Sundar plays it to the elft of the bowler.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, On the pads, turned away in front of square leg and into the deep for a single.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on middle and leg, Gill leans on and nudges it to silly mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Good length on the pads, Gill presses back and flicks it down to long leg for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and around middle, tapped across through the mid-wicket region for another single by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled well short over leg, tucked away from the crease and through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, from around the stumps now and around off, Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drops it short and bowls it outside off, this one keeps a tad low. Gill backs away and punches it straight to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Flights it fuller and outside off, Sundar spreads on the crease and drives it straight to the short cover fielder.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Pulls the length back, on off, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of short mid-wicket. Wants a single but Gill sends him back.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. Full and sliding on middle, Sundar pushes it to the leg side.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Slow through the air, on middle, Gill clips this with the spin to short mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Joe Root is into the attack now. Bowls it full and spins in from middle. Shubman Gill presses ahead and pushes it back to Root.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short and at the stumps, pulled away to deep square leg by Gill for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 3 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, spinning in and around off, Shubman Gill rocks back and works it to mid on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, EDGED AND ! Shubman Gill won't mind that and he brings up a stellar 250, even surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's highest score of 248 and goes 9th on the list of top scores by an Indian batter in Test matches.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Slightly pitched up and on the pads, Shubman Gill looks to flick but gets a leading edge that goes towards covers and they pick up a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! A gentle half volley, wide outside off. Shubman Gill leans across and drives it firmly and square through covers for a boundary. Gill is now just one shot away from bringing up his 250.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good length on off and middle, angling in, blocked down to the right of mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Length, around off, blocked off by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Length ball just around off. Gill clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Goes all the way!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, full and on off, pushed straight back by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floats it up, full and on off, Sundar defends it back to Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, straight on off, Gill lunges forward to block.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Length and at the pads. Sundar steers it towards backward square leg for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Darted into the batter, on a length, Sundar keeps it out to the point region.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it late to the deep third region for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Sundar tucks this length ball into the square leg region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Excellent bit of work from Woakes!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated fuller and around off, Gill leans ahead and gently taps it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This stays a tad low on the bounce. Lands around off, and spins in. Shubman Gill negotiates well to block it off the back foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up full and on off, Gill defends it out well.

Shoaib Bashir (34-2-125-1) is now back into the attack, replacing Brydon Carse. Bashir is also bowling from the Pavilion End for the first time in this game.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around the wickets, flat and quick, short and around off, Sundar stands tall and punches it through mid off for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar taps it off the back foot, wide of cover-point for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Into the line of the stumps, Washington Sundar blocks off.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 'Round the stumps, length ball, outside of, Sundar goes inside the crease and dabs it to the left of the keeper.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle, Shubman Gill flicks this to the mid on region for a quick single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, In front of the sticks, full, Gill eases it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, On top of the stumps, short-pitched, Washington Sundar hops and bunts it onto the pitch.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched outside leg, on a length, Gill swivels and pulls it to the right of Zak Crawley at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, BYES! When it rains, it pours! That has evaded everyone. Carse bowls from around the stumps and bangs it short, but outside leg. Shubman Gill does not play at it and the ball dies on the bounce and dribbles behind to the left of the keeper. Jamie Smith dives to the left but gets a bad bounce and the ball goes through to the fence behind.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A half-tracker, on the stumps, Gill tucks it to mid-wicket.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Smartly played! Carse serves it short and on the leg stump line. Shubman Gill shuffles well outside leg and plays the upper cut over backward point for a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Outside off, on a yard behind fuller length, Gill crouches a bit and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Brings the angle into the batter, full in length, Gill flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full again, outside off, Gill drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Darted full and on off, Gill presses forward and knocks it to short cover.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle and leg, pushed to the right of the bowler.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 2 runs.

DRINKS BREAK! What an hour or so after Lunch for India! They have asserted their dominance all over England, who seem to be running out of ideas. Washington Sundar had just come in before the Lunch break and England peppered him with short balls, a few too many and eventually, Sundar was able to muster up some runs as well. However, it was Shubman Gill who went on a rampage and didn't let any bad deliveries go to waste. Gill is now on 222, a huge individual score and he wouldn't want to stop

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A steep bumper from Carse, at 131 kph, over off, Washington Sundar drops his wrists and bat down and arches back to leave. A wry smile from Carse to the batter.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Bashes the hard length again, does Carse, on middle, Washington Sundar gets right behind it and knocks it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Short of a length, on top of middle. Sundar jumps off the back foot and tucks it to the mid on region.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sticks to bowling short, on the bodyline, Sundar gets across and pinches this to square leg.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A sharp bouncer, angling on the leg stump line. Washington Sundar hops off the back foot and drops it down to the off side, beside the pitch.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Four!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful from Shubman!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Too wide and put away by Gill! Length ball, well outside off, Shubman Gill waits well and reaches out before tapping it wide enough of deep third to pick up a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball and on off, Gill opens the bat face and blocks it to cover-point.

As Ben Stokes looks for options, he tosses the ball towards Harry Brook. He replaces Shoaib Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, A gentle full ball, around the fifth stump line, Gill gets forward and punches it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Short from Carse, over middle and around chest height. Shubman Gill lifts one leg up and tries to angle the pull but checks his shot and gets a bit of a top edge perfectly over the square leg region and picks up another single.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sundar has no idea where the ball went! Dug in short again and at the body, Washy is a bit tentative and tries fending it away but the ball takes the under side of the arm guard and goes back onto the pads. That could have easily gone back onto the stumps.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Around the wicket now, bowled a tad short and around off, Sundar blocks it off the back foot.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Dug in short and over middle, Sundar stays compact and hops up before pushing it down to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Quicker one, pushed across off stump from around the wicket, Gill stays back and reaches out before angling the bat and guiding it down wide of first slip and into the deep third fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Reverse-sweep, not for the first time from Shubman Gill in this innings. Fuller one on off and middle, Gill goes for the reverse and brooms it away slightly wide of deep third and into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower and shorter, turning in from around off, Gill gets inside the line a touch and turns it towards mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sundar comes forward and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up on the pads, nudged away around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Down the leg side once again and left alone by Sundar. Tongue might have bowled one too many overs bending his back on every delivery and probably needs a rest.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Another bumper, trying to attack the bodyline but gets it a bit too leg side and Sundar just moves out of the way.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp bumper, banged in over middle and leg and angling away, Sundar awkwardly sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden DOUBLE TON FOR SHUBMAN GILL and what a sensational knock this has been for the Indian skipper.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A maiden! Tossed up, full and straight, Sundar lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, full and on off, solily blocked off by Washy.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and angled into the pads, Sundar plays around it and misses the flick, getting hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Just drags the length back a few inches and drops it onto middle, Sundar staysback and defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up on middle, drifting in a bit, Sundar pushes it towards mid on.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Banged in short again, angling across off, Sundar climbs on top of the bounce and smacks the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a single and will keep strike for the start of the next over again, and the crowd will have to wait for Gill to get on strike as he remains on 199.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Short again from Tongue, around leg and this one stays a bit low. Sundar manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Sundar having a bit of fun now and toying with Josh Tongue. Even shorter and around leg, Sundar walks to the off side and hooks the ball over fine leg for a biggie. India now move on to 470/6!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Nicely played!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length and around off, blocked down into the off side by Sundar.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, This is bowled short and at the bodyline but just sprays it down leg. Sundar hops across and shoulders arms.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice and full, around off, Sundar leans on and smothers the ball wide of point for a quick single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, pushed through at the stumps, Sundar watchfully defends.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up around off, turning away, Sundar makes a leave.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Four!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length outside off, eased away past point for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good running again! Short of a good length and outside off, Gill reaches out and taps the ball away through backward point and races back for the second run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Four!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A short ball now and around off, angling in, Gill ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful! Slightly overpitched and around off, Shubman Gill takes half a stride in front and checks the drive, punching it in between extra cover and mid off for a boundary and he moves into the 190s.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, Gill misses out there! A high full toss from Bashir and on middle, Gill just swats it away down to mid-wicket but he could have hit that one anywhere.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up and around off, defended down the line by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Six!

Is that a six?

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on middle and leg, this one sticks in the deck. Washington Sundar pushes at it and gets it just short and wide of a deepish short leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On a length, bowled quicker and on off, Gill covers the line and blocks it off.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue changes the angle of attack to the left-hander and comes over the wicket. Digs in a short one over off and angles it across. Washy sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length around off and angling further away, Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good, positive running! Good length outside off, pushed to the left of covers for a quick single. With that, Shubman Gill moves to 180 and brings up the highest score by an Indian batter on English soil, beating the previous best of 179 by Mohammad Azharuddin in Manchester in 1990.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Same line, and same length, Sundar gently pushes this to the right of Bashir who collects it.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around off, spins away slightly, Washington Sundar drives it inside out to the cover fielder.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and straight on middle, defended back by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A mild appeal for LBW, but not given. Clearly off the inside edge. This is full and spinning in a shy bit from off. Shubman Gill premeditates and tries to play the reverse, but underedges it on the pads and the ball rolls to the short fine leg region. They collect a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Slides it onto the pads, on a length, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed-up delivery, full and on off, Washington Sundar lunges forward and blocks.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, around off, tapped off the back foot to the backward point region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp lifter from Tongue this, short and going down leg. Washington Sundar leaves as he sways away from the line.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lands it on a good length, outside off, Sundar lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fractionally full and just outside off, Shubman Gill presses forward and knocks the ball into the cover-point region for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On top of off, hard length, Washington Sundar punches this off the back foot and the ball rolls through the cover region. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery, angling on the leg stump. Shubman Gill glances it off the back foot to deep square leg and jogs for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Some turn away from off, on a fullish length. Washington Sundar sees the ball till the last moment and keeps it out on the front foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and in the line of the stumps, Shubman Gill drills this wide of long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! The first boundary of the session. And that's timed and placed to perfection.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Gives the ball some air, and lands it full and on off, Shubman Gill is stubborn with his front foot block.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Darts in on a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it to backward point.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched on middle, Shubman Gill gently flicks this full ball, down to long on for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, on top of off, Washington Sundar solidly blocks it off the back foot.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue tries the bouncer from around the stumps, but it flies down leg and Sundar shows no intent to play at it. Lets the ball through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Keeps the stumps into attack, does Tongue, on a length, angling in. Washington Sundar gets right behind it and drops it on the surface.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Shortish delivery, on off, Washington Sundar gets on his toes to dab it onto the pitch with soft hands. Oh, dear! Another No Ball as Josh Tongue has overstepped.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, just nipping away from middle a touch, with some uneven bounce. Washington Sundar pushes forward to defend, but is beaten by the bounce and is rapped on the front thigh pad.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. It is a length ball, just outside off, Washington Sundar watches it closely and hangs his bat in the air to leave.

Josh Tongue to continue from the other end.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short, outside off, Shubman Gill gets on the toes and dabs it away to deep backward point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and looped up, Sundar smothers it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Confusion!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice loopy delivery, on middle, Washington Sundar clips this to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and on middle, Sundar defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Over the stumps, tossed up through the air, full and on off, Shubman Gill takes a giant stride out and places the ball towards backward point. Gets an easy single.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 2! The sun is shining brightly and the English players are waiting eagerly near the boundary ropes to get going and eventually make their way onto the field. The umpires take their places on the field as the duo of Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar strides out to resume their stay at the crease. It will be Shoaib Bashir to start proceedings with the ball after the break. Let's go...

... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...

Well then, another fascinating session ticks off in this Test, and India remains well ahead. But recent history offers a brutal reminder as well. India were cruising at 430 for 3 on a similar pitch in Leeds before collapsing to 471. England won’t back down easily and will likely throw in fresh plans after Lunch to break through quickly. India, meanwhile, will be focused on preventing another Headingley with skipper Gill leading from the front with the bat. A very exciting second session beg

Stokes eventually spread the field, pulling the slips out and pushing men out into the deep. It was more a tactical retreat than a genuine build-up of pressure, in order to prevent those boundaries from flowing. Gill, calm and calculated, reached his 150 with minimum fuss and continued to hold the innings together with measured precision. And as India were walking through the session almost untouched, Josh Tongue stepped up with a burst of energy. His introduction added fresh bite to a tired att

Despite the passive surface, England's bowlers weren’t short of intent. Their lengths were, on average, shorter today, with a marked uptick in bouncers, especially in Woakes and Carse's early spells. The lines, however, were slightly wider and less disciplined than the previous day, though that could well be a factor that evolves as the ball gets older. Still, the batters looked mostly unbothered. Boundaries came at a steady rate, and the scoreboard ticked along with quiet assurance.

The second new ball at the start of play had only five overs behind it, but it offered nothing of note. There was no seam, no movement, and little life. The pitch mirrored that mood, being placid and slow, giving batters more time to settle in. Jadeja cashed in early, reaching his 23rd Test fifty, while the partnership ticked past the hundred-run mark. The first hour gave India 55 runs with no such fuss, as the batters never looked rushed.

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 Overs, 109 Runs, 1 Wicket. It's been India's morning without a doubt, as they made merry on a flat deck offering nothing much to the bowlers. But coming to the final few minutes of the session, and post the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja, there was indeed some intent and energy shown by the English bowlers. Especially by Josh Tongue, who not only got a wicket, but also probed the new incoming batter with lethal short ones. But overall, the session goes blue as India scored at a h

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Solidly defended and Washington Sundar manages to see out the final over of the session. Just back of a length and around off, Sundar gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out on the off side. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 2!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, That is a pearler from Josh Tongue but it is well played in the end by Washington Sundar. Tongue serves another bumper, angling it at the batter and bowls it over middle. Sundar gets side on to pull but quickly ducks for cover, almost leaving his gloves hanging up as the ball zips through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on off, Sundar blocks it down the line.

Seeing that uneven bounce, Ben Stokes quickly changes the field. Ollie Pope gets on the helmet and closes in to short leg.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No ball! Back of a length and around off, Sunda hops back to defend and edges it down to the right of gully. Good stop there from Ben Duckett.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Oh, that's nasty! Josh Tongue bowls another quick short ball and bowls it right at the batter. Washington Sundar sets up to play at it but the ball keeps a shade low and skids through to smash into the arm guard. That could have been much more nastier but Sundar fends it away well.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lovely delivery!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A length ball at the pads, clipped firmly down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted up, a bit slower and drifted in from around middle. Sundar leans ahead to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter now, on the stumps nd turned through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This is looped up wide outside off, enticing the batter. Gill puts a huge stride across and drives it to the left of covers where Joe Root makes a sharp stop.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Fuller and around leg, Washy watchfully clips it away in front of square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, fuller and around off, Gill lunges across and eases it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up outside off, looking for some turn, Gill strides across and pushes it away to covers.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On a hard length and outside off, seaming away slightly. Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Washington Sundar is in at 8 for India.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wow, what a ripper of a delivery and Josh Tongue has given his team a huge breakthrough. 

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length and sliding down leg, Gill gets his hands out in front of the pads and flicks it down to long leg for one.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length over the stumps, pushed down in front of mid-wicket for a quick but easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Top shot! Bashir comes around the stumps and floats it up full on middle and leg. Shubman Gill gets down on one knee and sweeps it stylishly and aerially over the square leg fence for a biggie. The partnership has now gone past 200 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, hello! Shoaib Bashir brings out the carrom ball and gets it to do something off the deck.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length around off, good energy put into the delivery. Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower through the air, Bashir throws it up outside off. Jadeja waits well and taps it behind point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! No long on in place and Ravindra Jadeja makes merry. This is tossed up around off, Jadeja skips down the pitch and hits through the line, lofting it over the ropes for a six. The 400 also comes up for India with that.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent running! Hard length around off, Jadeja hops back and just dabs it down wide of the keeper in front of the gully region and picks up an easy single.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and really dug in around off, gently seaming away, Jadeja pulls out of the shot and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and at the batter, worked away neatly from the crease and in front of mid-wicket. Jadeja picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide!

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, A quick bumper now! Tongue bends hi back and bowls it shorter over middle and off and gets it at an awkward height. Jadeja manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, On a hard length and angled down the leg side, Jadeja leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! That is picture-perfect from Ravindra Jadeja. Pitched up on middle, Jadeja prods halfway forward and just shows the full face of the blade, bunting it down the ground. The ball goes off the middle of the bat and to the right of mid on and rolls away into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up around middle, nudged across to wide mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, quite full and around off, Shubman Gill gets forward and inside the line, driving it firmly to the right of the bowler who does well to stop it with a dive.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated up, not all that full but lands it down leg. Jadeja moves past the leg stump and shoulders arms, getting hit on the oads.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowled into the pitch and angled in towards the pads, Jadeja stays back and turns it away to backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds it back a bit and flights it on a length around off, Jadeja waits back and keeps it out into the off side.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, The call is for two initially but they won't get it. Full and straight, almost in the blockhole, Jadeja shovels it away towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a single to end the over.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length wide of the off stump, chopped down to wide deep third for a single by Gill.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length, pitching it around the fifth stump line and gets it to angle in. Gill defends down the line.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Very full and outside off, there to be hit but Shubman Gill pings the cover drive straight to the cover fielder.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps the length full but the line it a bit too straight. Jadeja stays forward and clips it away in front of square leg for a single.

Josh Tongue (13-0-66-0) is into the attack for his first spell on Day 2. He replaces Brydon Carse.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Spears in a yorker on off stump from around the stumps. Jadeja digs it out to mid on and looks for the single but decides against it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball on off, Gill gets right back into his disciplined mindset and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Well, well, a very, very rare shot from Shubman Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Fuller in length and around leg as well, flicked away just wide of square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Stays around the wicket to the right-hander as well and floats it up on the pads. Gill tucks it towards square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, More flighted this time and on the legs, nudged away in front of square leg for an easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up a bit quicker and at the toes, Jadeja pushes it to silly mid on.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now and angles in a shortish ball towards the hips. Jadeja just turns it through square leg for one.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and just angled across off, this one doesn't rise up quite as much as Jadeja leans back and lets it through.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A gentle short ball angling down leg, Gill gets inside the line and helps the pull down to fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, The call is for two and they get it with ease. Back of a length and outside off, Gill punches it with a straight bat and through the vacant mid off region. The fielder from extra cover gives chase as the batters pick up two runs.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short and over leg, Jadeja plays a controlled pull shot and gets it behind square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slows it up and flights it outside off, Gill gets a good stride forward and solidly blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Comes around the wicket now and serves it full around off, Gill pushes it away to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length and around off, Gill lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Leg bye.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden score of 150 in Test cricket for Shubman Gill and what a start he has had to his captaincy career in terms of his batting. Lobbed up on off, Gill leans on and eases it down to long on for a single and gets a huge round of applause from the crowd.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Some lateral movement, short and angling across. Ravindra Jadeja drops the wrists to leave and the ball shapes away late as Jamie Smith collects it to his left.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short again, on middle, pulled away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Four!

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, The field is spread out now and Carse again shoots a short ball, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja controls the pull shot to the fielder at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and angled across, on off, Ravindra Jadeja arches back and drops his wrists to leave.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Pulled away neatly! Carse with a short ball, on off, Ravindra Jadeja has all the time in the world to swivel and pull it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Lands it around off and turns it in, on off, Gill watchfully defends it out. Also, this is the first maiden on Day 2.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pulls the length back, at off, Shubman Gill strides to the pitch of the ball, to defend, but the ball spins in a touch and takes the inside edge and drops on the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flat and quick, full and on middle, Shubman Gill pushes it back to Bashir.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Outside off, but with some grip and turn into the batter, Shubman Gill taps his front foot out but leaves it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, and on off, Gill again defends it straight.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

DRINKS BREAK! More or less a perfect first hour on Day 2 for India and they have managed to pile on 55 runs in just 13 overs without losing a single wicket. Both Gill and Jadeja have looked proactive and the English bowlers haven't looked like taking a wicket thus far. There were some words exchanged as Jadeja strolled onto the danger area a couple of times and Stokes didn't like it as England in all likeliness will bat last and the roughs might really come into play. However, for now, EnglandÂ

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Sharp bouncer on top of the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja dodges this bullet and ducks under it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Cannoned fuller and outside off, Shubman Gill cracks the cover drive, but Ollie Pope does well to stop it with a dive to his right. In all fairness, it was travelling at the rate of knots. So well-fielded by Pope there.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A bumper at the shoulder height of the batter. Jadeja swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Dug in short and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the toes, and drops it on the pitch with soft hands.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery, on the stumps, Shubman Gill pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on off, Shubman Gill flicks this full ball to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, The 150-run stand comes up between Jadeja and Gill. Full and floated on middle and leg, steered along the turf to deep square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted on middle, Ravindra Jadeja takes it on the full and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Dropped too full, on off, flicked down to widish long on by Gill. Another single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hard length, and the line is on middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets across to work it into the leg side, but misses and the ball lobs off the front pad and drops in front of the point region. A leg bye taken.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! More runs! This is right out of the coach's manual! Full and outside off now from Carse, Shubman Gill takes a good stride forward and places this magnificently to deep point for a boundary. Duckett gives it a chase from deep third, to his right, but the ball has enough wheels to races into the fence.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Through the gap!

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Slants it in on off and middle, Shubman Gill drills the full ball to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Goes full again, at off, Shubman Gill knocks it to the cover region.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, BEATEN! Good one from Carse!

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slides it onto the pads, Jadeja tickles it straight to short fine leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, More flight given, full, straight and outside off, Shubman Gill waits and flicks it through mid on for a single. And with that, the 350 comes for India!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitches fuller and tosses around off, Shubman Gill eases it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Touch full and on off, Shubman Gill goes back in the crease and knocks it on the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags the length, on off, Shubman Gill nudges it to the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Around off and full, pushed gently to the right of Bashir.

Change.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A short-pitched delivery, right on the radar, on top of off. Ravindra Jadeja leans back and lets it through to the keeper.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Full again, just outside off, Ravindra Jadeja takes a giant stride out to block, but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls on the pitch off his front pad.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs it hard on the pitch, does Carse, on off, Ravindra Jadeja climbs over it and dabs it in the off side. Looks to pinch in a quick single but there's none and Gill sends him with a sharp 'No' call.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowls from a wider angle, slants in from off, on a fullish length. Ravindra Jadeja solidly blocks it off.

Time for the first bowling change of the day as Brydon Carse comes in to replace Ben Stokes. Meanwhile, there is a slight hold-up as well as Ravindra Jadeja is rehydarting himself with a mini drinks break.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Starts from over the stumps, lands it on a length, on middle. Shubman Gill tucks it across into the mid-wicket region for a single.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, A tempter from Woakes! Just outside off and curving in from the angle, Ravindra Jadeja shapes himself to play at it, but bails out of the shot at the last moment and leaves.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps the line of attack on the stumps, tad around off. Ravindra Jadeja plays the ball late and stabs it out to the off side, just beside the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the stumps, length ball, angling on middle. Ravindra Jadeja gets right behind it and blocks it out onto the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Quick tap and run! Hard length, on off, Shubman Gill hops off and taps it to backward point for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! That's gloriously driven! Woakes pitches it really full, and around off, it is a scrambled-seam delivery which goes straight on. Shubman Gill keeps a steady head, taps his front foot out and caresses this through cover for a boundary.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and full, on middle, Gill covers the line and pushes it to mid on.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Another one outside off and on a good length, Jadeja presses ahead but decides to let it be.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Length, fairly outside off, Jadeja does not poke at that and leaves.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Varies the length again. Stokes bowls a short ball, around off, Ravindra Jadeja arches back a bit to leave.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Attacks the stumps and goes fuller, does Stokes, Jadeja respects it and defends it back.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Two in two for Jadeja!

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Punched away neatly! A bit shortish on off, Ravindra Jadeja climbs on the ball, brings his bat in front of the body and punches it through cover for a boundary. A cracking shot that.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Same line, same length, Gill again blocks.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Overthrows!

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes down leg, on a length, Ravindra Jadeja gets inside the line and leaves.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Quick run. Full delivery outside off. Gill leans forward and taps to covers, and takes off for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, A tad fuller in length and in the channel around off. Jadeja makes a watchful leave as the ball carries nicely through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and tighter around off stump, Jadeja hops and awkwardly fends the ball down towards the gully region.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a fuller length and outside off, Gill blocks it towards cover. Also, in between overs, there was some more frustration from the English players with Jadeja wandering into the danger area and Woakes, in particular, seemed unhappy.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length and on middle and leg, tucked away in front of square leg and into the deep for a run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length, in and around off, blocked back towards the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, guided away from the crease and down towards deep third for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball! Fuller in length and wide outside off, gets it to nibble away and Gill just shoulders arms at it. Stokes has now overstepped on the last ball of his over, just like Woakes did in the previous over.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length ball on off and middle, blocked back into the deck.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and over middle, angling in, Jadeja tucks it away off the body and through square leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up on the sixth stump line and leaving the batter pretty late, Jadeja gets a stride in and leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The three-quarter length and around off, Gill stays well forward and defends it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, NO BALL AND !

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length again and around off, Gill is standing well out of his crease and pushes it away towards covers.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On a good length on off, angling in, Gill pushes it down towards mid on.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

The onfield umpire reacts to the concerns of the English players and politely warns Jadeja for running onto the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length around off, Jadeja jams it down onto the deck.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Easy pickings! Loose from Woakes, serves a half volley on the pads and Ravindra Jadeja clips it away elegantly and through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary.

Chris Woakes (21-6-59-2) to operate from the far end.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Drop and run! Back of a length and around off, Jadeja plays it off the back foot and just nudges it down behind point for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, in the channel outside off and going straight on. Jadeja strides across and makes a leave.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and straight now, Jadeja shows the full face of the blade and pushes it just back past the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one in short and over off, Jadeja hops back up on his toes and defends it just past the pitch on the off side. The umpire has a word with Stokes as he is flirting with the danger area on the follow-through.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowled on a fuller length and well outside off. Ravindra Jadeja lets it through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, First run of the day and it comes from the bat of the Indian skipper. Short ball angled into middle at a gentle pace, Gill stays compact and nudges it down to mid-wicket for a single. The 100-run stand is also up between these two.

In all readiness for Day 2 to begin, here in Birmingham. A bit overcast, but not at all threatening as the clouds are fairly scattered in the sky. Already a fair bit of crowd has turned up as the two umpires walk out to the middle. And with a fist-pump, out walk Shubman Gill along with Ravindra Jadeja to resume their overnight batting. England skipper Ben Stokes has the new ball and is raring to go. Let's play...

PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta and Jonathan Trott are inspecting the deck for Day 2. Trott says that the way Gill played was amazing to watch and the partnership with Jadeja will be key. Further talks about the cracks and reckons that the seamers would want to bowl from the end opposite to the cracks. Adds that when the cracks start opening across rather than going up and down, it can cause trouble. Deep reckons that the sun is out and it will be a good day for batting and mentions that there are

The morning session will be key. If Gill and Jadeja can withstand England's renewed charge and add substantial runs, India will be firmly in charge of the match. However, if England's bowlers can break this partnership quickly, they will expose India's lower order, which includes Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna, potentially giving them a chance to limit India's first-innings total and get their formidable batting lineup into action. However, the very first ex

England, having won the toss and elected to bowl, will be desperate for early breakthroughs on Day 2. Chris Woakes (2-59) was the pick of their bowlers on Day 1, and the home side will rely on him and others like Brydon Carse to exploit any lingering assistance from the pitch with the second new ball. The short boundaries at Edgbaston, a talking point from Day 1, could continue to play a role, potentially encouraging England's aggressive 'Bazball' approach once they get to bat.

Day 2 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston promises to be a crucial one, with India resuming at a strong 310/5 thanks to captain Shubman Gill's magnificent unbeaten century (114*). Gill, continuing his stellar form, has anchored the innings brilliantly, and his unbroken 99-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja (41*) has brought India back into a commanding position after a brief wobble on Day 1. The focus for India will be on extending this partnership and pushing their first-innin

... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ...

Right then, at 310/5, India do seem that they have done a solid job till now but we have seen previously that the lower order can be cleaned up in a jiffy and England will push hard to break this stand in the opening hour of play on Day 2 and create an opening. The pitch should remain fairly the same and should be good for batting, which means if Gill and Jadeja get through the first hour or so, a big total could be on the cards. Well, enough with the assumptions, Day 2 will begin on Thursday a

India needed Shubman Gill to step up under pressure and so he did. Also, an under-fire Ravindra Jadeja also mustered up all of his experience to provide ample support to his skipper. The duo showed controlled aggression and eventually, the English bowlers seemed to have run out of steam. Gill went on to score back-to-back tons in his first two matches as Test captain and made sure that his side didn't lose any more wickets at the end of the day. Jadeja is also unbeaten on 41 and the stand is u

After the Lunch break, the scoring started to slow down as Jaiswal and Gill looked to consolidate. However, Ben Stokes got Jaiswal out for 87, which brought Rishabh Pant to the crease. Gill and Pant started to stitch another good partnership and saw the team through to Tea. Post Tea, things started to change and Pant was undone by some greed as he looked to take Shoaib Bashir to the cleaners and got caught in the deep. Nitish Kumar Reddy then came and went and suddenly, England had the chance t

It was a bit of a cool day to begin with and there was some cloud cover, but the seamers didn't get much movement in the air or off the seam, well apart from Chris Woakes, who seemed to have put a very ordinary 1st Test behind him and hit his stride right away. KL Rahul looked tentative and got out for a low score, but there was a good fightback from Yashasvi Jaiswal and the new number 3 for Indian, Karun Nair. India did lose Nair minutes before Lunch as Brydon Carse broke the stand and evened

Almost like watching a repeat of the 1st Test but at the end of Day 1 here at Edgbaston, India will feel they have done a reasonable job with the bat. Ben Stokes did opt to bowl first, not because there would be help for his seamers early on but simply because of the fact that it is probably a pretty good track for batting and chasing teams have been successful here in recent times.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The partnership moves to 99 runs and Gill and Jadeja see India through the final session! Bowls it straight and full on middle, does Woakes, Shubman Gill walks a few steps forward to push it straight back, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes to the square leg region for a single. And that will be STUMPS ON DAY 1!

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Aims the stumps, full and on middle. Shubman Gill tilts forward to defend, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls to the cover region.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery, angling on middle, Ravindra Jadeja steers this to the square leg region and gets a quick single.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the back foot and nudges this to the leg side.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Comes from around the stumps, does Carse, on middle and on a length. Ravindra Jadeja is on the toes and taps it in the mid-wicket region for a quick single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Banged halfway onto the pitch, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets across a bit and tucks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Speared in full and just outside off, Shubman Gill prods forward and decides to offer no shot at it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good bit of work in the deep by Pope! Back of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it in front of square off the back foot. The ball travels to the deep cover fence and Ollie Pope from deep backward point sprints to his right. Gets to the ball with a slide, but it slips out as he slides on. It then trickles towards the fence, but Pope shows good awareness and picks up right before it touches the cushions. Two taken.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On a length, from around the wicket and darted down the leg side. Jadeja misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On a good length and around off, Jadeja lunges to defend.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the fuller side and outside off, pushed away towards cover for one. Jadeja is a bit slow to react but the batters make it through without a fuss.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hard length over the top of off, Gill defends down the line.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hits a good length and bowls it outside off again, gets some extra lift off the deck as Gill shoulders arms at it.

Chris Woakes (19-6-56-2) to continue.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Pitches the ball up on the fifth stump line, gets it to nip away as well. Gill makes a watchful leave.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hard length around middle, dabbed away wide of the mid on fielder for a quick but easy single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, On a good length and outside off, nibbling away, left alone by Gill.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Dishes out a full and wide one, swinging away. Shubman Gill stays put and goes after it. The ball flies off the outside edge and goes over gully for a boundary. The 300 comes up for India as well.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length and seaming away quite a bit, too wide though from Carse and Gill leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched up around leg stump, Shubman Gill gets his hands out in front and chips it away into the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

With possibly the last 15 minutes or so remaining in the day's play, this is going to be a challenging period for these two batters, against a disciplined English pace attack.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Not far away from going straight to hand! Just back of a length and around off, this one straightens and bounces extra. Ravindra Jadeja is taken aback almost by the lack of pace and hangs his bat out there. The ball takes the outside edge and goes between second slip and gully for a boundary.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now to the left-hander, bowled on a length and in the channel outside off. Jadeja leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goodlength delivery on off, Jadeja watchfully keeps it out.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On the fuller side and around off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on and pats it to the right of cover and strolls out for a single. Shubman Gill sends him back and quickly too.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up around off, going straight on, Jadeja lunges and shows the full face of the bat to defend.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No ball! Short of a good length and around the body, tucked away into the leg side. Uh, oh! Woakes has overstepped and the umpire signals a no ball.

The second new ball is now available. Ben Stokes does opt to take it straightaway. Also, Chris Woakes is brought back into the attack.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and from over the wicket. Bowled around of, Jadeja presses back and punches it down to covers.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Four!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, ! Helped away! Root sticks to bowling outside leg, on a fuller length. Shubman Gill half-sweeps it to deep fine leg for a boundary at deep fine leg. Moves on to 98, does the Indian skipper.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Darted on the fuller length, around the leg stump. Shubman Gill gets forward and bumps it on the bounce to mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full again and Gill does the same. Flicks it to square leg.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Joe Root is into the attack now. Pitches it outside leg, Shubman Gill pushes this full ball to square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pushed through fuller and on off, Shubman Gill drills it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full now, at off, Shubman Gill leans and flicks to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Looped right into the blockhole, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja carves it out and clips it to square leg for one.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and on off, Ravindra Jadeja hangs back and taps it out to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slides on the leg stump, Shubman Gill flicks the full ball between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Length, outside off  Shubman Gill plays the chop-cut off the back foot and gets a single at deep backward point.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Touch full and around off, driven straight to mid off.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! The Indian skipper moves into the 90s with a brilliant shot! Around off, on a good length. Shubman Gill plays it late, and deliberately dabs it wide of the first slip fielder and collects the boundary at deep third.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched around off and full, Gill presses forward and responds with a solid front foot block.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, angling on off, Shubman Gill gets behind it and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short delivery, over the top of middle, Shubman Gill plays with soft hands and hits across to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Very slow through the air, full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it out with a huge stride out.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slides on the leg stump on a length, steered into the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Jadeja has looked much more comfortable against Bashir and hasn't allowed him to settle in the third session. Too full, too wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja plans his front foot out and lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Drags the length back, Ravindra Jadeja tucks this to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Darted full and on the leg stump line. Shubman Gill clips this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full on off, Shubman Gill flicks across to short mid-wicket.

Another halt in the play. The Indian skipper seems to be struggling with his fitness and the physio is called out. It seems like Shubman Gill is having a hamstring issue and is getting it stretched by the physio. Gill does a couple of different hamstring stretches but does look good to continue. Another prolonged delay but we are finally good to go.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Well fielded in the deep!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good length, on middle, Shubman Gill steers this to deep square leg for a single.

There seems to be an issue behind the sightscreen and Shubman Gill is just asking the umpire to get it sorted. It looks like one of the LED boards is burning too bright and that is catching the eye of Gill. A bit of a long hold-up but it gets sorted and we are good to continue.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish delivery, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on his toes and glides it away to the left of deep third for a single. Jadeja moves into the 30s now.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Classic and well-timed! Almost a half-tracker from Tongue, outside off. Enough time for Jadeja to rock back and punch through the covers for a cracking boundary.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, shoots off a bit, outside off, Jadeja stays back to leave.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Quicker and pushed on the fuller length, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja flicks this along the turf to square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and on the stumps, a forward defence from Jadeja.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, around off, kept out on the off side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Too full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja shimmies down the track and smashes it to the left of the bowler. Shoaib Bashir dives on the follow-through to his left, gets his left hand on the ball and parries to the right of mid on. Ben Stokes swiftly moves to the right to intercept but makes a fumble and allows the batters to cross over.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On the stumps, on a good length, cutting in, Shubman Gill lets the ball arrive, sees it till the last moment and taps it out to short cover. A very good comeback over from Tongue.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Slightly outside off, on a fullish length. Shubman Gill closely watches it and decides to hang his bat in the air to leave.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Straight and speared full on off, Shubman Gill with a solid front foot block.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, The nip-backer on a length, cutting in sharply from off. Shubman Gill first looks to leave, but brings the bat down in time to block that off.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja flicks this length-delivery to the deep square leg region and milks another single.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Josh Tongue is back into the attack now. Fuller, around off, Jadeja presses forward and defends it out to the off side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on the stumps, with an in-drift, steered away through square leg for a single. A good, productive over for India this.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! No half measures on that! Pitched a bit outside off by Shoaib, on a yard behind fuller length, Ravindra Jadeja picks the length in a trice, shimmies down the track and smashes it over the bowler for a boundary straight down the ground. Jadeja moves into the 20s as the partnership now moves to 46 (68).

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through fuller, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it under the bat.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wickets and it slides in on middle, Ravindra Jadeja leans forward and eases it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full again, and Gill flicks this to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A bit sloppy from the keeper there. Sprayed down the leg stump, Shubman Gill misses to play at it and the ball goes on the bounce to the left of the diving Jamie Smith behind. He fails to cleanly collect the ball and it deflects off his gloves to roll behind. The batters sneak in a bye.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Quick tap and run! Ben Stokes shows a bit of frustration with that quick single. Short and on off, climbing on the batter. Jadeja rises with the bounce and punches it with soft hands to the cover region. Calls his partner through for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A bumper from Stokes, bowling according to his field with a deep fine leg and deep backward square leg in position. Gill plays a controlled pull shot, along the turf to deep backward square leg. A single taken.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, outside off from around the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja gets on the back foot and punches it between cover and point. Brydon Carse, at cover, dives and makes a half stop to his right and the ball is parried towards Ben Duckett who moves to his left from backward point to pick the ball up. The batters pinch in a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, outside off, punched into the point region for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on off, angling in. Shubman Gill stands tall and opens his bat face, gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls to the second slip fielder.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through quicker and full, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it straight back.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller delivery, sliding on the leg stump, swept by Jadeja, but straight to short fine leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted up, full and wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja presses forward and taps it out. Both look for a single, but eventually decide against it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drifting on middle and leg, Shubman Gill clips this fuller delivery to the square leg region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and quick, on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely looped up, full and on off, Shubman Gill takes a huge stride ahead and chips it on the bounce to short mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length around off, Jadeja rocks onto the back foot and punches it towards cover.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and outside off, driven into the ground and towards covers for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and around off, blocked off by Jadeja.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, On the fuller side, but wide of the off stump. Jadeja lets it through to the keeper.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely tossed up, full and around middle, Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit quicker and drifting it into the batter, Gill nudges it onto the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, on a fullish length and around off, Gill leans across and clips it towards mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted ball at the stumps, pushed down to mid on for a single.

DRINKS BREAK. It has been England's session so far, as they have bowled with disciplined lines and lengths. But if we closely look at the last 20 minutes or so, after those two quick wickets which saw India slip down from 208/3 to 211/5, the scoring rate has picked up a bit. Both Gill and Jadeja have tried to pinch in quick singles and have not spared the looseners in order to counterattack. And the result is, this partnership is 32 runs in 39 balls. However, Stokes will believe that another wic

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. Probably sliding down leg. Ben Stokes has a chat with the bowler and the keeper but in the end the time runs out and Stokes lets it be.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery in the channel, Jadeja defends it to the left of gully and scampers through easily for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly fuller and angled in on middle and off, straightens a touch and Jadeja jams it out. 

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off punched off the back foot through point for a run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard-length delivery around the top of off, punched from the crease and in front of point for a quick single by Jadeja. Good, proactivate running.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched up wide of the off stump, Gill looks to play the cover drive but is a bit loose and mistimes it badly back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and fairly straight, flicked away wide of mid on for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and in the channel, Gill shapes up to cut but realizes that the ball is too close to the body and just dabs it down to deep third for a single. Zak Crawley moves swiftly to his left and keeps the batters down to one.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nearly a yorker. Very full and angled into off and middle, Gill stays watchful and just pushes it down to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and over off stump, Gill punches it from the crease towards covers.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! India just starting to counter-attack now and the skipper is leading the charge. Too full and wide, Gill leans across and reaches out before caressing it square through covers for another boundary. 

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run there! Nagging length on off, this one just darts back in late. Jadeja jams it out to cover-point and looks for the single but is firmly sent back by the skipper and rightly so.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! That's nicely done! Back of a length and in the channel, Jadeja presses back and angles the bat, guiding it down to the right of deep backward point. Shoaib Bashir runs to his right an puts in the dive but it goes in vain.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off, Gill looks to cut it over point but ends up slashing it down to deep third for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, ! In complete control!

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Pitched up around off, looking to slide one through the gate. Gill watches it well and pushes it across to short mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a hard length and around off, Gill defends it down to extra cover.

Michael Atherton and Dinesh Karthik had an engaging exchange on-air, with Atherton expressing his doubts over India's team selection for this Test. He questioned the call to leave out Jasprit Bumrah in such a crucial game and shifted the focus to Kuldeep Yadav, highlighting his underuse, playing just 13 Tests in seven years. Karthik responded by acknowledging Kuldeep's quality and success, but pointed out that India seems to be prioritizing batting depth, especially down the order. He went on to

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and around off, punched off the front foot to mid off.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja just doesn't seem all that comfortable with this shortish length right now. Back of a length and around off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to get on his toes and guide it on the off side but gets another inside edge, this time onto the pads.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery, on the fifth stump line, Jadeja hops across to the off side and then just leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and around off, Jadeja rises up with the bounce and keeps it down into the off side. Well played.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower delivery, back of a length and around off, Jadeja leans on to block but this one sticks in the deck. Jadeja does well to keep it down towards mid on.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length bal outside off, looking to shape it back in but goes straight on. Gill leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nearly a chop-on! Hard length on off, nips back in, Jadeja is late and tries to jam it out but gets an inside edge past lg stump and down to fine leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and over off, banged into the deck, Jadeja gets on his toes and keeps it out on the off side.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball!

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and outside off, staying on the lower side, Jadeja hops back and angles it down to deep third for one more.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Two is the initial call from Gill but he opts against it. Short of a length and outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it away and gets it wide of deep third for a single. 

Double change as Ben Stokes brings himself back into the attack. He is 10-0-33-1 so far and replaces Chris Woakes.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Starts off with a loosener. Pitched up, well outside off, around the tramline and left alone.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tap and run! Back of a length and around off, Gill gets up on his toes and dabs it to the left of Ben Stokes at covers and scampers through for a single. This time, Stokes fumbles on the pick up and Gill gets through with ease.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! That is an eye-catching cover drive from Gill!

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length around off, blocked off.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A risky single but Shubman Gill is well in. Good-length delivery around off, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it to the left of mid off and sets off for the single. Gill obliges but Ben Stokes is quick to latch onto the ball and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end. The third umpire is called in but replays show that Gill is comfortably home.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length, on off and angling in, Jadeja drives it straight but can't get it past the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Starts from around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls it back of a length around off. Jadeja presses back to defend.

Change.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length around off, Gill leans across and blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length on the pads, neatly worked away in front of square leg by Ravindra Jadeja for a single.

Ravindra Jadeja walks in at 7 with India half side down. And the English crowd at Edgbaston has found its voice with these two quick wickets. 

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! BOWLED'EM! What a delivery from Chris Woakes and England are suddenly in the driver's seat. Lovely seam position from Woakes, bowling it on a good length and fairly wide outside off. Nitish Kumar Reddy gets a stride across and shoulders arms, leaving it on line but the ball nips back in a long way off the deck and hits the top of off stump. NKR can hear the death rattle behind him as he departs for just 1 (6) and India are 211/5.

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller in length, bowled outside off and slanted in, NKR makes a watchful leave.

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wider on the crease and pitches it up around middle, Reddy solidly blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off, tapped away to deep backward point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled into the deck and darted in on the pads, Gill tucks it to the left of square leg and picks up a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Quicker and flatter, outside off, Gill gets a stride across and leaves it alone.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flighted ball, full and outside off, Reddy leans forward and punches it towards mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a slightly dragged length, drifted onto middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy watchfully nudges it to the leg side.

Nitish Kumar Reddy walks in at 6 for India.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir has done it, he's got the big fish.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, A surprise bumper from Woakes now, on the shoulder height. Rishabh Pant controls the pull shot and hits it along the ground for a single at deep fine leg. The partnership moves on to 47 (89).

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, shaping away from the batter. Shubman Gill cuts it to the right of the diving Zak Crawley at backward point. Rotates the strike with a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A tempter from Woakes, full and just around the off pole, Shubman Gill plants his front leg out and lets the ball through alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Nice shot, and equally well fielded in the deep! Duckett is the man patrolling the deep point boundary.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Fuller delivery, on the pads, Rishabh Pant flicks this to deep backward square leg for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and full, outside off, Shubman Gill leans forward and drives it to the left of cover. Ollie Pope dives to his left and makes a half stop as the ball is parried just behind him. A single taken.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, on off, Shubman Gill flicks this to deep mid-wicket and jogs off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up fuller and on middle, Shubman Gill gently pushes it back to Bashir.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Overpitched outside off, Rishabh Pant carves it through covers for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, An in-drifter from Bashir, on the stumps, Rishabh Pant defends this full ball.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Slows it through the air, on middle, Pant blocks it out watchfully.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! The 200 comes up for India! Quicker delivery, short of full, on middle. Rishabh Pant plays the tumbling sweep shot, behind square for a boundary at deep fine leg. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Fullish delivery, outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, 2 runs.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Gill shows his cards early by charging forward and seeing that, Woakes cramps the skipper by bowling it into the body, on a length. Shubman Gill taps it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Outside off, and full, Gill leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Full and on off, gentle pace, pushed straight back by Gill.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Hard length, on the body, Rishabh Pant first shapes to pull, but gets very little space to work with and adjusts it nicely. Jabs it away to deep square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated fuller, on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Intent-laden stroke! FIFTY FOR SHUBMAN GILL! His 8th half century in Tests. Dropped fuller by Bashir, just outside off. Shubman Gill dances down the track and with no intention to keep it down, lofts it over the bowler for a boundary at long on. A composed innings so far from him, and the Indians would want their skipper to stay in the middle for as long as possible.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Not that full, on off, spinning slightly in. Shubman Gill blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Drifts it on the leg stump, Rishabh Pant clears his front leg and nudges this into the mid-wicket region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Short and outside off, Pant cuts it off the back foot, but finds the fielder at point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! The first boundary of the last session and this has been sublimely timed! Chris Woakes bowls it full and keeps the stumps in play. Shubman Gill takes a few steps ahead and flicks this through mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. The Indian skipper moves on to 46 (123).

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The stumps are attacked now, full in length, Gill gets behind the line to push it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Again, Gill walks ahead to negate any movement, and seeing this, Woakes hurls it wide of off and on a length, to which, Gill offers no shot.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and around off, on a length, Shubman Gill walks forward and meets the ball under his eyes to block it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, on top of off, Shubman Gill weighs on the back foot and punches it on the pitch.

It seems like England are finally going to get their wish. Ben Stokes brings the ball to umpire Chris Gaffaney for inspection one more time and this time, it doesn't pass the gauge test. The umpire signals for a ball change and Stokes has a quick handshake with vice-captain Ollie Pope. The fourth umpire comes out with a box of balls and they will now choose the one most in resemblance to the original ball.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Trying to be adventurous there, is Pant! Seeing Rishabh dancing down the pitch, Woakes drags the length and keeps the line outside off. Pant goes through his heave across the line, but hits it off the inside half of the bat. The ball rolls through mid-wicket and they cross for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted through the air, around off, Shubman Gill strides forward to keep it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, The skipper clips this full ball to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A loopy ball, on off, Shubman Gill plays it on the full and carves it to mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Drags the length and the ball drifts onto the pads, Rishabh Pant tucks it through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to continue after Tea...

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tossed-up delivery, full and on middle. Pant takes a giant stride out to defend it.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length, on the stumps, Gill blocks back to the bowler. Chris Woakes begins the session with a maiden over.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, BEATEN! A whisperer from Woakes!

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, At off, on a good length, Shubman Gill punches it off the back foot to cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the stumps and Shubman Gill confidently defends it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

All in readiness for the final session on Day 1 to begin! A bit of a slow burner this, but eerily similar to the first Test. The umpires make their way back out to the middle as the English players take their places on the field. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are also set to resume their stays at the crease. Chris Woakes will get proceedings underway with the ball after Tea. Let's play...

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

Another session ticked by in this second Test, and we’re heading into the final one of the day. England will be keen to break this growing stand quickly and try to expose India's lower order, which looked very vulnerable in the first Test. India, meanwhile, will focus on stretching this partnership and getting through the evening without further setbacks or very minimal damage. An exciting post-Tea session is on the cards. It will begin at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT). Stay tuned.

The wicket remained flat and unyielding. It was all calm, almost sluggish, with both sides settling into a rhythm. Then, almost out of nowhere, Ben Stokes returned for another burst and broke the monotony. With the game seemingly going nowhere, he prised out Jaiswal, who played a loose, rash shot to fall on 87. However, post that, bowling seemed to be in control, but Shubman Gill, along with Rishabh Pant, negated the chances of any collapse and batted till the end. Gill, in particular, has look

Flat pitch, not a cloud in sight, and the sun baking down, batting conditions couldn’t be more ideal. The post-Lunch session saw Jaiswal and Gill easing back into rhythm after a pre-interval hiccup. With the surface on the slower side, they had that extra fraction of time to play late and play smart to pinch those singles, doubles, and occasional boundaries. There was no urgency in their approach, just steady rotation of strike, soft hands, and a growing sense of control. England's seamers did

SESSION SUMMARY - 28 Overs, 84 Runs, and 1 Wicket. Quite a slow-paced session in terms of action, but there will be a feel-good factor in the Indian camp for sure, as they didn't lose more than one wicket in this phase. The morning session was a shared one, but this afternoon session belonged to the tourists. Bowling looked much organised from England in the last 45 minutes or so, from Stokes especially, since that wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Bashir too, bowled with control, tried a few variati

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Another dot to finish and that will be TEA ON DAY 1! A bit more round arm, turns out to be a full toss outside off and Rishabh Pant drives it straight to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Well bowled! Tosses it up, a bit quicker but very full and on leg stump. Pant is late to pick up the length but manages to jam it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Pushed through flatter on middle, Rishabh Pant hops back and just manages to tap it around the corner to backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, A bit more energy into the ball, bowled quicker and in towards the pads. Pant nudges it just behind square leg.

England manage to squeeze in one more over before the Tea break. Shoaib Bashir (8-0-30-0) to bowl. 

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short and around off, punchedaway off the back foot through extra cover for one more by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Bowled into the pitch and wide of the off stump, Rishabh Pant slaps it away to deep cover and picks up a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Slightly pitched up and in the channel, Gill lunges and defends it into the off side.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Goes wider on the crease and bowls it on a hard length, angling it back onto the stumps. Gill pats it down the line.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Slower delivery, a bit fuller and on off and middle, Gill watchfully defends it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length and wide outside off, Shubman Gill checks the cut shot and jams it down to point.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length ball outside off, Gill leans across and punches the drive straight to extra cover.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Full and wide, driven through the cover region, in between a couple of fielders and for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! It seems like Rishabh Pant has finally gotten bored of blocking the deliveries and has decided to go airborne. Tossed up around middle, angling in, Pant dances down the pitch and heaves it over long on for a six.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Nice and full again, on middle, blocked back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, full and on middle, Pant makes another solid block.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Fractionally short and around leg, turned off the back foot towards square leg for a quick single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Too full and on leg, Pant nudges it gently behind square leg and picks up a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Good-length delivery just around off, Shubman Gill solidly blocks it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back to over the wicket to the right-hander. Bowls it on a hard length and outside off, punched away to covers.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Good running! Pitched up on off, driven to the right of mid on and Pant scampers across for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Too full and on leg, clipped away to deep square leg for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Nagging length on middle, angling it across, Gill leans on to block but nearly gets a leading edge straight back to the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Just back of a length and at the batter, Pant plays it with a straight bat and wide of mid on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Good length around off, Pant stays inside the crease and eases it to the right of the cover fielder for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Floated up, really full and straight, this one lands right on the popping crease as Pant blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, On a dragged length around off, Rishabh Pant hops back onto the back foot and cuts it straight to backward point.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Gives it a bit more air and drifts it onto middle and leg, Pant leans on and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Nagging length on off, Pant shapes up to sweep but quickly switches and just defends it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Around the wicket to the right-hander as well and darts this one across off on a fullish length. Shubman Gill leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Hard length on the pads, Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to flick and the ball goes wide of square leg. They pick up a single.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Oh, a bit of movement off the deck! Good length in the channel, shaping to angle in but nips away after pitching and Pant has a half poke at it, getting beaten past the outside edge. Not sure if the ball is reversing or if it is the breeze that helped Stokes on this occasion.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, On a length but spilled well down the leg side. Jamie Smith tumbles to his right and pouches it safely.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Pitched-up delivery outside off, punched away on the front foot and to this left of mid off for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Hits the hard length and bowls it over off, Gill pushes it down to mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, full and around off, Gill gets inside the line and plays it through mid on for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags the length back and bowls it around off, Gill stays solid in defense.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, wide of the off stump, Gill gets his front foot across and blocks it towards cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tosses it up and gets it to drift it towards middle, Pant lunges to defend.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Dug in short and over middle, Pant nudges it awkwardly into the vacant space at mid-wicket and he gets off the mark with a single.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Length ball, flirting with the tramline outside off and left alone by Pant.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Fuller in legth and wide outside off, zipping through this time as Pant shoulders arms.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Good length again, closer to the off stump now and Pant watchfully defends.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Rishabh Pant walks out to bat at 5.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! EDGED AND GONE! Ben Stokes provides the inspiration for England yet again and Yashasvi Jaiswal is left rooted to his crease, not wanting to believe what just happened. Stokes comes from around the stumps and goes wider on the crease, serving a gentle half-volley wide outside off stump. Jaiswal with a tired extension of the arms and he throws his bat at it. The ball catches the outside edge and carries into the clutches of the keeper Jamie Smith. Stok

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit quicker, tossed up around off, Shubman Gill defends it solidly off the front foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted and outside off, not all that full, Gill gets a big stride across and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and angled in towards the pads, Jaiswal works it away behind square leg and picks up a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, full and wide outside off, Gill plays a checked drive and gets it well wide of mid off for another single.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter delivery on middle, Jaiswal rocks back and punhces it away through the gap at covers for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a good length, angled in towards the stumps, Gill keeps it out.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Nagging length on off, angling in, Gill jus gets inside the line and drives it towards mid on.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball! Overpitched and wide outside off, Shubman Gill plays a lovely cover drive but straight to the fielder. Also, Stokes has overstepped and a no ball is called.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Very full from around the wicket and targeting the off stump, Jaiswal forces it out towards mid off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Good length on off, darting back in off the deck, Gill tucks it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

The English skipper, Ben Stokes (5-0-23-0), returns for another spell. He replaces Josh Tongue.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A length ball on the fifth stump line and gently nibbling away. Gill shoulders arms.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter on middle, Gill leans on and clips it away in front of square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Down the track and hammered away!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and outside off, a bit quicker, driven straight to short extra cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length around off, Gill watchfully defends.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller now and on leg, Jaiswal makes room and drives it down to long on for a single. The 150 comes up for India now.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched up wide outside off, angling in a bit, easy leave for Gill to make.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length again and on the pads, tucked away around the corner on the leg side and for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shouts of 'Catch' but that falls well short of the man in the deep. Banged in short and around off, Shubman Gill plays a causal pull shot and hits it flat towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands in front of Ollie Pope and Gill gets a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On th fuller side again and angling in from outside off, played off the front foot and back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Top stop from the skipper!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball around middle, Gill leans ahead and pushes it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled flatter and around off, Gill defends it down the line.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up around middle, Shubman Gill decides it's time to step out and hacks it across the line. Not perfectly timed but gets it in front of deep square leg for a couple of runs. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter now, on middle, Shubman Gill leans right on and nudges it to the right of the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up on the fifth stump line, Gill strides across and makes the block.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed-up delivery, turning away from off. Jaiswal leans on and hits it square through the point region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Solidly driven, but straight to the fielder. Length-delivery, around off, Gill drives it to short cover.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Makes the batter draw the front foot out, does Josh, on off, Shubman Gill does that, and pushes it straight to mid off.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Bangs the deck hard, outside off, Shubman Gill waits back and dabs it to point with soft hands.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angled down the leg side, on the good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal misses to flick and the ball deflects off the front pad and rolls behind square on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shapes into the batter, on a length, Shubman Gill nudges it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Full and around off, Gill drives it to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This one keeps sliding on with the arm, on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal casually tries to turn it into the leg side, but misses and is struck on his front thigh pad and the ball lobs to the off side, beside the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags back the length, around off, spinning in, Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it between cover and point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, on off, pushed to the right of the bowler by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the stumps, tossed up through the air, on middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal drives this with the spin, inside out to deep cover for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Looped up, full and outside off, Shubman Gill drives it along the turf to deep extra cover for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! It has been all India in the opening hour after Lunch but runs haven't quite flowed as expected. The pitch has baked under the sun and has flattened out but the English bowlers have held their lines and lengths well. Still, it will take a stellar delivery or a poor shot to bring a wicket, it seems, and Gill and Jaiswal will be hoping they can score runs a bit more freely in the next hour. Let's see whether England can find an opening from somewhere or not. Also, Shoaib Bashir is g

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A slip and leg slip for Bashir, starts full and around off, Gill takes a huge stride ahead to defend.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Deft touch! Short of a good length, just outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back and dabs it along the ground. The ball travels to the left of the diving second slip fielder for a boundary at deep third.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just over the top of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens the bat face late and guides it to point.

England asking the umpires to have a look at the ball and possibly get it changed. The ball passes the gauge test and they have to continue with the same ball for now, but it won't be long before they come asking again. We saw a lot of this in the first Test as well with the Dukes ball wearing off much sooner than expected.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fuller and on off, Shubman Gill defends it off the inside half of the bat and the ball rolls to the right of mid-wicket. Calls his partner through for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched outside off, on a length, Shubman Gill leaves as the ball cuts back in.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Laser-straight, on middle, on a good length, Shubman Gill stabs it across to mid on.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this full ball to deep backward square leg for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight on the leg stump, on a length, Shubman Gill tickles this to deep fine leg. It is hit very fine and the fielder in the deep runs to his right to mop it up. The batters hurry back for the second in the meantime.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Shortens the length a touch, around off, Shubman Gill walks a couple of steps ahead, and taps it out to cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Full and outside off, Gill keeps it out to the off side.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is angled onto the pads, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets inside the line to glance off the back foot, but misses. The ball grazes his thigh pad and rolls behind square on the leg side. They cross for a leg bye.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket, full and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal knocks it back to Woakes.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens up and dabs it onto the pitch.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Length, outside off, cutting in a touch, Gill shoulders arms to leave.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length, outside off, knocked by Gill to the point fielder.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Bowls from a wider angle and spears it on middle, defended well by Gill again.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fuller and on the stumps, pushed straight back to the bowler by Gill.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Full and straight, outside off, Shubman Gill responds with a confident block.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sliding on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, An appeal for LBW from Woakes, but not entertained by the umpire again. Stokes is reluctant to challenge the decision and England do not review it. Good length, at the stumps, with a bit of shape away from middle. Shubman Gill leans forward to defend, but gets rapped high on the front pad. Possibly off the inside edge.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Stands well outside the popping crease, does Gill and defends this full delivery on the front foot.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Closer to the off stump, on a length, Shubman Gill waits and punches it to Ollie Pope at point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, outside off, cut square by Gill, but straight to the point fielder.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length ball, on off, Shubman Gill defends this right under his bat.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Right on the stumps, full in length, Shubman Gill takes a giant stride forward and solidly blocks it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tap and run! Short and on the leg stump, Shubman Gill hops inside the line and nudges it to short mid-wicket for a quick single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Length, on off, worked to mid off.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A big shout for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved. That looks really, really close and Brydon Carse is confident enough and convinces Stokes to take the review! 

Uh, oh! That is too late from Shubman Gill and Brydon Carse is visibly upset with the batter pulling out.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length, on the body, Yashasvi Jaiswal swivels and pulls it to deep fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Follows it up with a well-directed bumper, does Brydon, over the top of off. Yashasvi Jaiswal leans back, and sways out of the line to leave.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fraction full, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it on the up to mid off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A hint of an away swing, outside off and full. Shubman Gill shoulders arms at this one. 8 runs off the over.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, EDGED, !

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length, on middle, Shubman Gill wrists it straight to mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on off, punched off the back foot to backward point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! Flayed away! Back of a length, fairly outside off, Shubman Gill plays it late and is probably beaten by the skids, but manages to guide it past the gully region for a boundary at deep third.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tries the shorter one, does Carse, on middle. Shubman Gill gets inside the line and nudges this to the mid-wicket region for a single. This partnership moves on to 23 (51).

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Close leave! Carse angles this on top of off, on a good length. Shubman Gill prods forward and watches the ball carry through to the keeper.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around off, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, In front of the sticks, fuller, Jaiswal defends right under his bat.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Play and a miss! Carse angles this across off, on a length. Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to slash it through the off side, but misses.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal rises with the bounce and dabs it onto the pitch with soft hands.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and around off, Shubman Gill knocks it towards mid off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Attacks the off pole, does Woakes, shaping away a shy bit. Shubman Gill prods forward and defends it out to backward point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the back of a length with a tinge of shape away, Shubman Gill punches this to the off side with soft hands.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hard length, outside off, just kicks off a bit, Shubman Gill stands tall and punches this between the cover and point fielders. The ball trickles towards the ropes and slows down and is chased by Ollie Pope from the inner ring. Two taken.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Two is the call, and they will get it. Speared fuller this time, on middle and leg, Gill tilts and flicks this along the turf to deep square leg for a brace.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, just around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets the ball arrive and guides it away to deep backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Straighter, short of full, on off, Gill defends it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short again, on top of off, Shubman Gill keeps it out to point.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A bit too full, and around off, carved out by Gill to the cover fielder.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill hops off and cuts it to the point region.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length, angling on middle, Shubman Gill presses ahead and blocks it straight.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hit firmly, but straight to the fielder. Full, straight and on off, Shubman Gill leans ahead and drives it short cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Sliding on the pads, on the fuller length, Gill goes across and flicks it through square leg for one.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the fuller side and outside off, Shubman Gill watches it carefully and leaves it.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the pads, nudged away to mid-wicket by Gill. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length and just outside off, Gill comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to drop it down towards extra cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Fuller and around middle, shaping in, Shubman Gill plants his front leg forward and a bit across to flick but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, over off, Jaiswal pats it down towards cover point and calls his skipper for a quick single. Gill responds and they both complete it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Solid! On the fuller side and just outside off, Shubman Gill takes a big stride forward and defends it right under his eyes towards cover.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nagging length and outside off, stays a bit low as well, but Shubman Gill shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the shorter side and outside off, Jaiswal gets width to free his arms as he slices it to deep backward point for one.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and around off, Jaiswal waits for it and chops it out towards gully. Brook moves to his left from the second slip and collects the ball as Jaiswal was trying to sneak a single but is denied.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Sliding on the pads, nudged it away towards square leg for one by Gill.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, back of a length and around middle, angling in, Gill drops it down into the pitch off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the hard length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on top of the bounce and punches it through covers. Duckett gives it a chase and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A tight single! Good length and on middle, Gill tucks it with soft hands towards square leg and takes a quick run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On a length and around middle, stays a bit low as well, Gill managed to tap it down to mid-wicket by Gill. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short-pitched, just outside off, Shubman Gill rises with the bounce and dabs it down towards cover point.

Chris Woakes to bowl from the other end. He bowled 7 overs for just 15 runs and a wicket in his first spell.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, angling in, Gill gets top on the bounce and turns it towards mid-wicket with a horizontal bat.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and outside off, Jaiswal shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Smart batting! Much fuller and wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits for it and slices it very late towards the gully region for a boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit fuller and around off, Jaiswal comes forward and pushes it towards mid off.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A touch fuller and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves across and drives it on the up. His bottom hang goes off the handle but he completes the bat swing. The ball goes in the gap at covers and they take two runs.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length and around off, Jaiswal gets inside the line and pats it down towards cover point.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off with a hard-length delivery, outside off, shaping away touch, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves across a bit and shoulders his arms over it.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 1! The umpires are back out in the middle and the England players are also ready to get back onto the field. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are ready to resume their stay at the crease for India. The sun is also out. Brydon Carse is all set to get going with the ball. Let's go...

... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ...

Heading into the second session, both teams have plenty to play for. India, now at 98/2, and will look to bat deep and give themselves a solid first-innings platform, with Jaiswal already set and looking fluent. His wicket holds the key. England, on the flip side, will feel they’ve clawed their way back with that late wicket and will hope that the bowlers are able to battle through as the Sun is now out and shining brightly. The pitch looks on the slower side, but the ball is still relatively

On the bowling front, Chris Woakes was the standout early on, exploiting every bit of movement in the air and off the seam. He bowled with rhythm and beat the bat multiple times, bowling out four Maidens. Though he was denied twice by Umpires' calls on LBWs, he got a big wicket of Rahul. Carse did get rewarded late in the session when Nair edged him. Ben Stokes and ​​​Josh Tongue tried unsettling Jaiswal with a few sharp bouncers before lunch, but the left-hander held his nerve and c

Karun Nair, coming in at No. 3, brought with him intent and calmness. He cracked a couple of early boundaries that helped release pressure, and soon, he was rotating strike with ease. Alongside Jaiswal, he formed a 50-run stand in just 53 balls, putting England’s bowlers on the back foot after their tight start. Jaiswal brought up a classy half-century off just 59 balls, peppered with 10 boundaries, and oozed confidence with his strokeplay, even against the short-pitched stuff. But just as it

India had a quiet start with the bat, playing carefully in testing conditions. KL Rahul was overly cautious, and his innings lasted 26 balls for just 2 runs before he was bowled, dragging one back onto his stumps off Chris Woakes. The ball was doing a bit, and it needed grit in the first hour. Jaiswal, however, looked more proactive. He left smartly, waited for width, and played some gorgeous strokes through the off-side whenever bowlers erred. At 15/1 after nearly nine overs, the innings look

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 overs, 98 runs, and 2 wickets! The opening session of Day 1 in this much-anticipated 2nd Test between India and England had a bit of everything from patience to momentum swing. India reached 98/2 in 25 overs, making it a session that both teams can walk away from with mixed feelings. England won the toss and opted to bowl under cloudy skies and used the new ball well early on, but India settled in as the session wore on. Yashasvi Jaiswal played with a blend of caution and c

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, well outside off, Shubman Gill leans across to block. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit of turn now. Lobbed up well outside off, full as well, Shubman Gill goes back and across the off stump to defend it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slows it up and bowls it on a length on middle and leg, Jaiswal waits back and forces it down to long on for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drops it short and around off, Jaiswal backs away and waits before punching it away through the point region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket to begin with and flights it right up at the stumps. Jaiswal lunges and defends.

Last over before the lunch?

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, Shubman Gill gets ono the back foot and blocks it off.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, on off, Gill plays with a straight bat and drives it back towards the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

The indian skipper, Shubman Gill, comes out to bat at number three.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, ! CAUGHT! Brydon Carse returns to the attack and breaks the stand!

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shortish delivery on the hips, Jaiswal dabs it down through backward square leg and rotates the strike.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, Nagging length on off, Karun Nair leans on and blocks it into the gap at covers before scampering through for a quick single.

Change? Yes, Brydon Carse is called back into the attack. 

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard-length delivery over middle, Jaiswal stays back and nudges it across to the fielder just in front of square leg.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short again, pitching on off and angling in. Jaiswal hops up and manages to keep it down into the leg side.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another bumper around off, Jaiswal ducks under it but Stokes takes a tumble on the followthrough.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Hard length over off, angling in a bit, Nair stays back and tucks it down to long leg for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aerial but does not carry! Short ball around off, coming in at an awkward height and Yashasvi Jaiswal takes on the pull. YJ gets a top edge and the ball lands well in front of fine leg and the batters get a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and on the hips, pulled down to fine leg for a single this time. 14 of the over!

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Change of angle from Josh Tongue but the result is the same.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Back-to-back boundaries to bring up the FIFTY from Yashasvi Jaiswal. His 11th Test half century and boy, he loves playing against England, averaging in excess of 80. This is too short and wide, Jaiswal gets up on his toes and cuts it hard through backward point for another boundary.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! No chance for the fielder in the deep and Yashasvi Jaiswal has raced away to 49.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, this one pitches around leg and goes further down. Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Tap and run! Fuller length and outside off, Nair leans across, pushes it to the left of the cover fielder and picks up a single. Good running.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another good short ball from Stokes. Comes around the wicket and jams the ball in halfway down the deck and over middle and off, right at the batter. Jaiswal leans back and gets down to sway away from the line of the ball.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Shorter and at the body, Nair manages to fend it away behind the man at short leg and scampers through for a single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Stokes bends his back and bangs in a proper bumper over middle stump. Nair ducks under it but a NO BALL is called for overstepping. Stokes just over-extending in order to get the bumper right.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and angled in around middle, Nair looks to nudge it away but is early and gets it off the shoulder of the bat onto the deck.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and outside off, sitting right up, Nair taps it away to covers.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Uppish but safe! Pitched up outside off, Karun Nair is drawn into the drive but gets it off the outside half of the bat and in front of the gully fielder.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Full and on the pads, Nair glances it away well wide of leg slip and towards fine leg for a run.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Good length on middle, angling in, Nair is drawn slightly forward and manages to just about block it off.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Length ball, bowled from wider on the crease and angled well down the leg side. Nair misses the flick.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 runs.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length on off, seaming away off the deck, Jaiswal stays back in his crease and plays it out to point.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and on off, defended down the deck by Nair.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Excellent running! Short of a good length and on off, blocked out into the off side for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Does Jaiswal know Wimbledon is being played at SW19 and not at Edgbaston? Banged in short and wide outside off, Jaiswal stays back and forces a cut shot, almost like a backhand slap through backward point and picks up a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, Nair presses back and blocks it into the off side before picking up an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Much more well-directed by Stokes. A bouncer, pitches on off and angles back in around head height. Nair manages to sway away from the line of the ball.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Banged in halfway down the track and this is angled down leg, Nair ducks under it with ease.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length, a bit full and on middle, Jaiswal gets onto the front foot and dead-bats it back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short ball around off, Jaiswal hops and dabs it down in front of point looking for a quick single but the fielder reacts quickly and keeps Jaiswal honest.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Length ball slanted into the pads, flicked away between mid on and mid-wicket for one more. The 50-run stand is also up between these two, in just 53 deliveries.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Banged in short and over middle, Jaiswal hops and just nudges it down through the vacant square leg region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowled full and just around the off stump, Jaiswal is late to react and tries to stride across as the ball zips past him and through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, A bit shorter and over middle, Nair gets his hands out in front and blocks it onto the deck.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, angled into the body, nudged away to mid-wicket for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Gets it away! Very full and speared in towards middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a lovely on drive and punches it down the ground for a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length again and around off, blocked from the crease and in front of point.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Full and angling into the pads, flicked away down to long leg for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Oh, that's clever and Jaiswal ends the over with another boundary. Back of a length, darting back in from around off, YJ hops back a bit and just angles it from the body and to the right of the gully fielder for four runs.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, The in-between length now, hammered in around off, Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length, over off and middle, defended back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Banged in short and outside off, Jaiswal looks to swivel back and pull but mistimes it badly towards mid on.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Picture perfect from Yashasvi Jaiswal!

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! A bit width on offer, begging to be hit! Length ball, wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal just leans across halfway and smacks the drive through covers to pick up a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, Karun Nair moves across a bit and pats it down beside the pitch on the off side.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, A bit fuller and around off, Nair comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to block it off.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, BEAUTY! Hard length and over off, seams away after pitching, Karun Nair is drawn forward into his defence but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, ! Top shot! Fuller but on the pads, Karun Nair plants his front leg forward and uses his wrists to flick it through the gap between mid-wicket and mid on. Both fielders give a chase but the ball wins the race in the end. 

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off with a low full toss, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cashes on it as he drills it through covers. Shoaib Bashir gives it a chase and cuts it off with a slide. Three runs taken. 

Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack now as Chris Woakes gets some much-deserved rest after bowling 7 overs on the trot.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, This is lovely bowling from Josh! That in-between length and outside off, gets to shape away, Karun Nair looks to play out at first but seeing it is well outside off, decides to sway away from it in the end. 

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, No run.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Oh, beaten! Hard length and around the fourth stump, threatens to come in but the ball moves away after pitching, Karun Nair presses back and looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Back of a length and outside off, Nair sways away from it.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, jags back in a bit, Karun Nair chops it out towards cover point and wants to take a quick single as he takes a couple of steps forward into the pitch but is sent back by his partner this time.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Darts in full and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it off the inner half of the bat to the right of deep fine leg and gets a single. He wants to have another but is sent back.

DRINKS BREAK! End of an eventful first hour of play here in Edgbaston and the English bowlers, especially Chris Woakes, have asked the right questions. Woakes seems on top of his game and could have had a wicket or two more. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal has started positively again but KL Rahul looked a bit too passive and lost his wicket. Karun Nair has come out playing some shots as the visitors look to muster up some runs before heading into the Lunch break. Let's see how the next hour of

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Pitched up, around off, Karun Nair comes forward and drives it to the left of the bowler. Registers a couple of runs to his name.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Nagging length and around off, Nair hangs back and defends it.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, A half-appeal for LBW but there is a clear inside edge! Full and around off, shaping in, Nair comes forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. The ball rolls away towards cover.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Better length from Woakes, just outside off, Karun Nair shoulders his arms over it to let it go.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, ! Nicely driven! Much fuller and outside off, Karun Nair comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it through covers for a boundary. He is looking in sublime touch.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens his stance and uses his wrists to nudge it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Nagging length and around off, Nair gets behind the line and pats it down towards backward point.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Oh, close! A bit fuller and in that channel outside off, jags back in sharply with an angle, Karun Nair moves in his crease a bit but shoulders his arms again. The ball comes in and zips past the off stump. 

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Now, Tongue drags his length back and bowls it well outside off, Nair watches it carefully and decides to shoulder his arms.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, ! And another! Again over-pitched, outside off, Karun Nair comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball, and drives it through the same gap at extra cover for another boundary.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, ! BEAUTIFUL! Much fuller and outside off, Karun Nair leans onto it and creams his cover drive through the big gap at extra cover for a boundary.

Josh Tongue comes into the attack, replacing Brydon Carse.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off from around the wicket and bowls it fuller, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward to drive but the bat face gets turned in his hands and the ball goes miscued through mid-wicket. A single taken.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Similar length and line, around middle, Nair blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, A loud appeal for LBW and the umpire shakes his head! However, Stokes talks to his bowler and keeper before taking a review. On a good length and around off, seaming in, Karun Nair moves across and offers no shot as he shoulders his arms. The ball comes in and clips his back pad and goes to roll away behind the keeper. Ball Tracking shows that it is again the Umpire's call on hitting the top of the middle stump. Nair survives but Woakes isn't happy as this is t

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Length and angling into the stumps, Karun Nair is standing well ahead of his crease and shows the full face of the bat to defend.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, ! Glorious! Pitched up, around off, Karun Nair comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball, and shows the full face of the bat to drive it down the ground to the left of the bowler for a boundary.

Meanwhile, Brydon Carse has gone off the field. Probably for a change of boots, as the pair he was wearing seemed uncomfortable. The right choice of boots is so important for a pace bowler and we should see him back pretty soon.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Lands it full and outside off, shaping away, Nair leaves it.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Hard length and around off, nips back in sharply, Karun Nair rises with the bounce but offers no shot as he shoulders his arms. The ball comes in and hits him high on the thighpad.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, Full and on middle, Nair flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single off the front foot to get off the mark.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, angling into the body of the batter, Jaiswal hops back, gets cramped up for room but manages to tuck it towards fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length and outside off, comes in with an angle slightly, Yashasvi Jaiswal shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller and much wider outside off, Jaiswal leaves it alone again.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, From around the wicket, full and outside off, gets it to move away after pitching, Jaiswal comes forward but shoulders his arms to let it go.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, No run.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Short-pitched, around off, Nair presses back and defends it.

Karun Nair walks in at number 3, replacing KL Rahul.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, ! DRAGGED ON! Chris Woakes draws first blood for England and he is pumped up! 

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, Rahul leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Oh, close! A bit fuller and just outside off, nips back in a bit as well, KL Rahul moves across, to cover his off stump and shoulders his arms to let it go. The ball zips past the off stump. 

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, from around the wicket, and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back and looks to defend but plays inside the line as he knows his off stump. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Sliding on the pads, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a quick single by Rahul.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, No run.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Hard length and around middle, KL Rahul goes back and plays out this towards square leg.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Lands it fulll and around off, Rahul drives it straight back to the bowler, where Carse stops it with his left hand on his follow-through and falls over on the pitch in that process.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it towards cover. Another maiden for Woakes.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, BEATEN! Lands it a bit fuller but not that much, and in that channel outside off, gets it swing away from the batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal is drawn forward into the defence but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Massive appeal for LBW but the umpire shakes his head! Ben Stokes consults with the keeper Jamie Smith and signals 'T' for the review. On a good length and on middle, seaming in a bit, Yashasvi Jaiswal plants his front leg forward and looks to defend with a full face of a bat but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad. Nothing on UltraEdge but Bal Tracking shows that it is the Umpire's call on hitting the top of the middle stump.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Baack of a length, from over the wicket, over the off stump, Jaiswal hangs back and drops it down towards cover point.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye! Hard length and around middle, follows the batter with this seam-in delivery, Jaiswal gets cramped up for room and tries to keep it out into the leg side but misses. The ball hits him on the thighpad and rolls away towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slash and a miss! Dragged length and outside off, holds its line, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and throws his hands at it to drive on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! HARDLY DRIVEN! Much fuller and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans onto it and creams his drive through the gap at covers for a cracking boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Excellent effort! Touch short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back quickly and jumps onto that one with a sharp cut shot towards backward point, where Ollie Pope puts in a dive to his right and cuts it off. 

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and angling into the batter, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to block it off.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Back of a length and on off, darting back in, Rahul pushes it back onto the deck off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Another loose delivery, full and down the leg side. Rahul doesn't play at it.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Nicely bowled! Good-length delivery in the channel, Rahul takes a couple of steps out in front and looks to block but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Length ball on the pads, drifting down leg, Rahul misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Very full and on middle, Rahul looks to drive it straight but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, where did that come from?

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good-length delivery, around the sixth stump line and sliding through. Jaiswal makes another leave.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length ball, around off, just angling in a shade, Jaiswal watches it all the way and leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Much more control shown by YJ here. Full and wide again, a bit fuller than the last one, Jaiswal leans on and puts his weight forward before creaming the drive through cover-point for a boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, that is loose from Jaiswal! Full and well wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his hands at it and looks to smash it through covers but falls back a bit and is beaten on the outside edge.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Maiden over for Woakes! Hard length, over off, Rahul presses back and defends it towards cover.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Pitched up, in the channel and seaming away, Rahul makes another watchful leave.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Hits the hard length and gets the ball to nip away a bit from outside off, Rahul leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, A huge, huge appeal for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. Woakes, Ben Stokes and the keeper have a quick chat about the review and decide against it, probably sliding down leg.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Immediately around the wicket to the left-hander. Bowls it very full and on off stump, Jaiswal drills it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Length ball, speared in towards the pads, Rahul nudges it behind square leg and picks up an easy single to get off the mark.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Full and outside off, a bit of wobble on that delivery as Rahul watchfully leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Keeps the length relatively full and looks to angle it back in from around off, Rahul lunges across and blocks it to cover-point.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Much better from Carse! This is pitched up on off stump, KL Rahul presses forward and defends it into the off side looking for a single but is quickly sent back.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, A bit of a loosener to begin with.

Brydon Carse will share the attack from the other end.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit of extra bounce now! Banged in on shortish length and bowled outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to hammer the cut and rises with the bounce but the ball sails over his willow.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! India are up and running andso is Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, The in-between length now, bowled wide outside off, looking to bring the ball back in. Jaiswal leaves as the ball just swings back in late.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drags the length back and brings the line towards middle and off, Jaiswal presses back and defends it down on the deck.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Seam-up from Woakes, hitting the good length and bowling it in the channel outside off. No signs of swing as Yashasvi Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Done with the pre-match formalities and it is now time to get the 2nd Test going. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the England players. It will be the pairing of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal that will open the batting for India. Chris Woakes has the brand-new cherry in hand and is raring to go. Three slips and a gully in place. Just a slight hold up as there is some sun reflecting off a window over the sightscreen and Ben Stokes gets it shut. Let's play...

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the game, but first, the two sets of players line up to pay their respects to former Northamptonshire cricketer Wayne Larkins, who passed away on June 28. We also pay our respects to him and his family. Next up, it will be the respective national anthems. India's first followed by England's.

The Indian skipper, Shubman Gill, says that they would have bowled first as well as if there is anything in the surface, it'll be there on Day 1. Informs that Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are in, and Akash Deep also comes in for Jasprit Bumrah. Adds that they want to manage Bumrah's workload, and the next test could be more important. On playing Kuldeep Yadav, he adds that they were tempted to play him, but with how the lower order performed and they went with the extra batter

The skipper of England, Ben Stokes, says that they are going to bowl first, with the overhead conditions favouring that decision. Adds that the team put in a strong performance last week and they’re carrying plenty of confidence. Mentions that as a Test progresses, you understand the conditions better and can adapt accordingly. Says that they all wanted Jofra in the team, but as he is coming back after a while, they will first look after him. Ends with a cheeky smile, saying he and Baz usually

India (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy (In for Sai Sudharsan), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar (In for Shardul Thakur), Akash Deep (In for Jasprit Bumrah), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

England (Unchanged XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

TOSS - Shubman Gill calls the coin toss wrongly and England have won the toss. Ben Stokes opts to BOWL first.

Welcome back for England's innings with the bat. The Indians form a huddle near the ropes and KL Rahul provides a detailed pep-talk before scattering out to the field.

... SECOND INNINGS ...

With memories of the Headingley collapse still fresh, Gill came in with a clear sense of purpose. He understood the task and batted with unshakable patience, refusing to chase anything outside his zone. The most defining feature of his innings was its purity. There were barely any false strokes, and he rarely looked beaten. His presence at the crease gave the innings a spine, a calm rhythm that kept India grounded. He was nicely supported by Ravindra Jadeja for a 144-run stand as Jadeja himsel

A sensational batting effort from the Indians. They brushed off the collapse of Headingley and batted with much more determination on a placid wicket. The tourists lost KL Rahul very early in the innings, but Yashasvi Jaiswal responded magnificently, first partnering with Karun Nair, and then with skipper Shubman Gill. Jaiswal eventually got out on 87, but the Indian skipper took the duty on his shoulders and batted with ease. 

After almost 5 and a half sessions, England have bowled India out on 587. Zak Crawley sprints towards the dressing room to get geared up for batting in this quick turnaround. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes appreciates the efforts of his men as the hosts were made to toil for 151 overs. Despite the conditions against them, they keep pushing, trying every possible angle and tactic. Eventually, their persistence pays off as they manage to claim all ten wickets, but surely, there will be very tired legs in

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! STUMPED! Smartly done by Bashir and India's long first innings comes to an end!

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Gives it a bit more air and throws it on middle, Prasidh Krishna has a swing at it but gets it off the inside edge towards backward square leg and picks up a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Half an appeal for LBW but nothing doing says the umpire. Flighted, but on a dragged length and drifted into the batter. Prasidh Krishna looks to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Floated up on the stumps, Krishna blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up on off, Siraj drives on the front foot and through mid on for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, The nip-backer, on a length and on middle. Prasidh Krishna gets across and dabs it to the right of the short leg fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Length, around middle and leg, blocked off the back foot to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Falls just short! Josh Tongue digs it in, short and on off. Prasidh Krishna tries to fend it out off the back foot, but is undone by the extra bounce. The ball lobs off the handle of the bat and falls just ahead of the backward point fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Nagging length, on middle, Krishna opens up and knocks it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Good shot and these are bonus runs for India! Fuller in length, at middle. Prasidh Krishna flicks it through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run as the mid on fielder chases the ball to the deep.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flatter and quicker, on off, Mohammed Siraj is solid in defence.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Overpitched around off, Krishna drills it to the right of mid off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Around off, full, and blocked off.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Outside off, full and looped up. Siraj goes for the drive but gets an outside edge and the ball rolls to the left of short third. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, A quick single to end the over. Touch full and around off. Mohammed Siraj plays at it and gets an inside edge. The ball then rolls to the widish mid on region and Siraj calls Krishna through for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Slides it way down leg, and Siraj misses to flick. Smith grabs it behind to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Nipping back in on top of middle. Mohammed Siraj hops on the crease and taps it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Wayward down leg, short, Siraj offers no shot and Jamie Smith collects it diving low to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Full and angling down leg, Mohammed Siraj misses to flick as he gets a bit too across.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Pulls the length back, with some turn into the batter. This is clipped off the back foot by Siraj for a single at deep backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! What a shot! After four blocks, Siraj couldn't resist!

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Bashir, this is full and Siraj brings his bat in front of the pads to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted delivery on off, Siraj with a forward defence again.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Spinning in from off, Siraj gets on top of the full ball to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Looped up, full and around off, Mohammed Siraj defends it on the pitch.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Whoa! An attempted yorker from Josh Tongue, on the middle pole. Prasidh Krishna tries to block it, but inside edges onto the pads and the ball rolls beside the leg stump.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Angling on the off pole, short in length. Prasidh Krishna gets squared up and leaves.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Arrowed wayward, way down the leg side, Krishna leaves, and a good diving stop by Jamie Smith to his left.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Cannoned on the leg stump, full, Prasidh Krishna misses the flick and is rammed on the front pad.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up again, quite full and around off, Siraj leans on and smothers the ball down the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted again, full and outside off, Mohammed Siraj leqans right across trying to defend but is beaten past the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Flighted up, quite slow and outside off, Prasidh Krishna waits back well and dabs it past first slip for a single.

Prasidh Krishna is the last batter in for India.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, ! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir traps Akash Deep and picks up his second wicket of the match.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Tossed up outside off, inviting the drive, Akash Deep goes after it but misses.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Tongue, full in length. Mohammed Siraj pushes at it but inside edges as the ball nips in. The ball rolls to the off side.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Mohammed Siraj walks out to bat now.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! GONE! CAUGHT! Finally, England get rid of Shubman Gill after a marathon knock.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and shooting off the deck, outside off, Gill lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and on middle, pulled away to deep square leg. Gill denies the single.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Good fielding in the deep! Short and turning in and across the batter to the leg stump. Akash Deep steers it to deep square leg. The fielder from deep mid-wicket sprints and dives to his right to stop the ball, just before the ropes. Two taken.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Length, on off, punched to mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, BEATEN! Bashir lands this on a fullish length and gets some grip and bounce into the batter. Akash Deep is flummoxed by that and finds himself in an awkward position. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, around off and middle, Gill leans forward and drills it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Shortens the length, does Bashir, outside off, Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it wide of deep backward point for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, ! Oh, a good shot from Akash! Josh Tongue continues to bang the ball on the short length, on middle. Akash Deep gets inside the line and half-pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Short and around off, Akash offers no shot.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, A bumper going down leg, Akash Deep ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Fired in full and on off, Akash Deep pushes at it and gets it off the inner half of the bat to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

All in readiness for the final session on Day 2! A session that could test the endurance of both teams, especially England and could really shape how this Test will be played out. The umpires are in the middle as the players of England make their way out to the field of play as well. Shubman Gill takes his time and seems to be the last one out, wears his helmet and is all set to resume his stay at the crease alongside Akash Deep. A small fist bump from Gill to Akash Deep and it will be Josh T

... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...

Right then, 564 big runs on the board and Shubman Gill unbeaten on 265. Will India be thinking about the declaration? Or will Gill have one eye on scoring 300? Whatever it is, we might see some action straight after Tea. Can Ben Stokes and co muster up some inspiration and make sure that they bowl India out at the earliest? We shall find out soon. Stick around as the final session on Day 2 will begin at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT).

Ben Stokes tried everything in this session but we didn't see him or Woakes bowl. He eventually resorted to the part-timers in order to save some energy for the pacers. Harry Brook and Joe Root bowled as Shoaib Bashir continued to toil. It was Root who got the wicket late in the session and has yet again given a glimmer of hope to England with regards to bowling India out.

India were already in a solid position coming into the afternoon session but had a fairly new batter at the crease. This was England's cue to just hold their lengths and make Washington Sundar play at as many deliveries as possible but they continued with the short stuff for a prolonged period of time and it simply didn't work. Sundar grew in confidence as Gill managed to muster most of the strike and went past not just 200 but also 250, cementing his status as India's prime batter for the next

That is yet another massive session for the Indian batters and for the whole team as well, and skipper Shubman Gill has simply made England toil long and hard in the field. As many as 145 runs came in 31 overs, bringing just one wicket for the hosts, that too very late in the session and via Joe Root. The only positive for England was the over rate which was helped by the use of part-timers in the second part of the session.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, This is darted flat and quick by Root, but down leg, Shubman Gill misses to sweep it away and the ball goes well past the left of the keeper, and rolls to the short fine leg region. A bye taken and that will be TEA ON DAY 2!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and pushed through on middle, flicked away to square leg. 

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Flatter and fuller, on off, Gill leans on and defends it out.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, ! Magnificent! A juicy half volley on off, Shubman Gill plants his front foot out and drives it all along the ground, through covers for a boundary. A lovely free-flowing stroke from the Indian skipper.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and sliding on the leg stump. Clipped to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Full and around off, defended out by Deep. Survives the last ball.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have been curtains for Akash had the throw been perfect to the keeper. Pitched fuller with an in-drift on middle, Shubman Gill pushes it to the right of mid-wicket and calls his partner through for a single. Akash Deep, however, is a bit late to react and eventually skates off to the batting end. Ollie Pope picks the ball and throws it flat, but wayward to the left of the keeper. Akash makes his ground by putting in a dive and dragging his b

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slightly outside off and full, pushed to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Same line, same length, blocked off by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and tossed on off, Shubman Gill lunges ahead and pushes it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On off, spinning in, Shubman Gill goes back and across to knock it to the off side.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Over the wicket now and tossed up full on the pads. Akash Deep looks to block but gets a bit of bat as the ball crashes into the pads. Half an appeal from the English players but there's clearly bat involved.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Stays around the wicket and bowls a bumper, just around leg and Akash Deep manages to get out of the way. Excellent take from Jamie Smith to his left. Root does seem fired up.

Akash Deep is in at 9. Can Root and England sneak in another wicket before the Tea break?

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! TIMBER! What a delivery and that's come out of nowhere!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Loops this one up and bowls it on middle, Sundar pushes it down to long on for a single.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Darted in, full and on middle and leg, Washy eases it to mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, drifting into the legs, Sundar leans forward and wrists it past square leg for another easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On the shorter side and outside off, tapped away off the back foot to deep cover-point for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length, wide of the off stump, looking for some turn which isn't there. Gill puts a stride across and leaves.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and just down leg, Sundar works it 'round the corner on the leg side and turns the strike over.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up full and outside off, driven on the up and down to long off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Wide!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

The on-air graphic shows a huge achievement for the current Indian skipper. Shubman Gill has now etched his name atop the record books for India, surpassing Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 254 at Pune in 2019 to claim the highest individual score by an Indian Test captain.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! Put away with ease! Round arm again, slightly short and on leg, Washington Sundar rocks back and across before pulling it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. The 550 is now up for India as well.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Fuller in length, pretty straight onto the stumps, Sundar plays it to the elft of the bowler.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, On the pads, turned away in front of square leg and into the deep for a single.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on middle and leg, Gill leans on and nudges it to silly mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Good length on the pads, Gill presses back and flicks it down to long leg for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and around middle, tapped across through the mid-wicket region for another single by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled well short over leg, tucked away from the crease and through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, from around the stumps now and around off, Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drops it short and bowls it outside off, this one keeps a tad low. Gill backs away and punches it straight to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Flights it fuller and outside off, Sundar spreads on the crease and drives it straight to the short cover fielder.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Pulls the length back, on off, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of short mid-wicket. Wants a single but Gill sends him back.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. Full and sliding on middle, Sundar pushes it to the leg side.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Slow through the air, on middle, Gill clips this with the spin to short mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Joe Root is into the attack now. Bowls it full and spins in from middle. Shubman Gill presses ahead and pushes it back to Root.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short and at the stumps, pulled away to deep square leg by Gill for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 3 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, spinning in and around off, Shubman Gill rocks back and works it to mid on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, EDGED AND ! Shubman Gill won't mind that and he brings up a stellar 250, even surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's highest score of 248 and goes 9th on the list of top scores by an Indian batter in Test matches.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Slightly pitched up and on the pads, Shubman Gill looks to flick but gets a leading edge that goes towards covers and they pick up a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! A gentle half volley, wide outside off. Shubman Gill leans across and drives it firmly and square through covers for a boundary. Gill is now just one shot away from bringing up his 250.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good length on off and middle, angling in, blocked down to the right of mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Length, around off, blocked off by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Length ball just around off. Gill clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Goes all the way!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, full and on off, pushed straight back by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floats it up, full and on off, Sundar defends it back to Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, straight on off, Gill lunges forward to block.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Length and at the pads. Sundar steers it towards backward square leg for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Darted into the batter, on a length, Sundar keeps it out to the point region.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it late to the deep third region for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Sundar tucks this length ball into the square leg region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Excellent bit of work from Woakes!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated fuller and around off, Gill leans ahead and gently taps it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This stays a tad low on the bounce. Lands around off, and spins in. Shubman Gill negotiates well to block it off the back foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up full and on off, Gill defends it out well.

Shoaib Bashir (34-2-125-1) is now back into the attack, replacing Brydon Carse. Bashir is also bowling from the Pavilion End for the first time in this game.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around the wickets, flat and quick, short and around off, Sundar stands tall and punches it through mid off for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar taps it off the back foot, wide of cover-point for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Into the line of the stumps, Washington Sundar blocks off.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 'Round the stumps, length ball, outside of, Sundar goes inside the crease and dabs it to the left of the keeper.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle, Shubman Gill flicks this to the mid on region for a quick single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, In front of the sticks, full, Gill eases it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, On top of the stumps, short-pitched, Washington Sundar hops and bunts it onto the pitch.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched outside leg, on a length, Gill swivels and pulls it to the right of Zak Crawley at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, BYES! When it rains, it pours! That has evaded everyone. Carse bowls from around the stumps and bangs it short, but outside leg. Shubman Gill does not play at it and the ball dies on the bounce and dribbles behind to the left of the keeper. Jamie Smith dives to the left but gets a bad bounce and the ball goes through to the fence behind.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A half-tracker, on the stumps, Gill tucks it to mid-wicket.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Smartly played! Carse serves it short and on the leg stump line. Shubman Gill shuffles well outside leg and plays the upper cut over backward point for a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Outside off, on a yard behind fuller length, Gill crouches a bit and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Brings the angle into the batter, full in length, Gill flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full again, outside off, Gill drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Darted full and on off, Gill presses forward and knocks it to short cover.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle and leg, pushed to the right of the bowler.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 2 runs.

DRINKS BREAK! What an hour or so after Lunch for India! They have asserted their dominance all over England, who seem to be running out of ideas. Washington Sundar had just come in before the Lunch break and England peppered him with short balls, a few too many and eventually, Sundar was able to muster up some runs as well. However, it was Shubman Gill who went on a rampage and didn't let any bad deliveries go to waste. Gill is now on 222, a huge individual score and he wouldn't want to stop

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A steep bumper from Carse, at 131 kph, over off, Washington Sundar drops his wrists and bat down and arches back to leave. A wry smile from Carse to the batter.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Bashes the hard length again, does Carse, on middle, Washington Sundar gets right behind it and knocks it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Short of a length, on top of middle. Sundar jumps off the back foot and tucks it to the mid on region.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sticks to bowling short, on the bodyline, Sundar gets across and pinches this to square leg.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A sharp bouncer, angling on the leg stump line. Washington Sundar hops off the back foot and drops it down to the off side, beside the pitch.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Four!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful from Shubman!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Too wide and put away by Gill! Length ball, well outside off, Shubman Gill waits well and reaches out before tapping it wide enough of deep third to pick up a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball and on off, Gill opens the bat face and blocks it to cover-point.

As Ben Stokes looks for options, he tosses the ball towards Harry Brook. He replaces Shoaib Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, A gentle full ball, around the fifth stump line, Gill gets forward and punches it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Short from Carse, over middle and around chest height. Shubman Gill lifts one leg up and tries to angle the pull but checks his shot and gets a bit of a top edge perfectly over the square leg region and picks up another single.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sundar has no idea where the ball went! Dug in short again and at the body, Washy is a bit tentative and tries fending it away but the ball takes the under side of the arm guard and goes back onto the pads. That could have easily gone back onto the stumps.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Around the wicket now, bowled a tad short and around off, Sundar blocks it off the back foot.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Dug in short and over middle, Sundar stays compact and hops up before pushing it down to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Quicker one, pushed across off stump from around the wicket, Gill stays back and reaches out before angling the bat and guiding it down wide of first slip and into the deep third fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Reverse-sweep, not for the first time from Shubman Gill in this innings. Fuller one on off and middle, Gill goes for the reverse and brooms it away slightly wide of deep third and into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower and shorter, turning in from around off, Gill gets inside the line a touch and turns it towards mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sundar comes forward and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up on the pads, nudged away around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Down the leg side once again and left alone by Sundar. Tongue might have bowled one too many overs bending his back on every delivery and probably needs a rest.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Another bumper, trying to attack the bodyline but gets it a bit too leg side and Sundar just moves out of the way.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp bumper, banged in over middle and leg and angling away, Sundar awkwardly sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden DOUBLE TON FOR SHUBMAN GILL and what a sensational knock this has been for the Indian skipper.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A maiden! Tossed up, full and straight, Sundar lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, full and on off, solily blocked off by Washy.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and angled into the pads, Sundar plays around it and misses the flick, getting hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Just drags the length back a few inches and drops it onto middle, Sundar staysback and defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up on middle, drifting in a bit, Sundar pushes it towards mid on.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Banged in short again, angling across off, Sundar climbs on top of the bounce and smacks the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a single and will keep strike for the start of the next over again, and the crowd will have to wait for Gill to get on strike as he remains on 199.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Short again from Tongue, around leg and this one stays a bit low. Sundar manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Sundar having a bit of fun now and toying with Josh Tongue. Even shorter and around leg, Sundar walks to the off side and hooks the ball over fine leg for a biggie. India now move on to 470/6!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Nicely played!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length and around off, blocked down into the off side by Sundar.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, This is bowled short and at the bodyline but just sprays it down leg. Sundar hops across and shoulders arms.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice and full, around off, Sundar leans on and smothers the ball wide of point for a quick single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, pushed through at the stumps, Sundar watchfully defends.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up around off, turning away, Sundar makes a leave.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Four!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length outside off, eased away past point for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good running again! Short of a good length and outside off, Gill reaches out and taps the ball away through backward point and races back for the second run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Four!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A short ball now and around off, angling in, Gill ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful! Slightly overpitched and around off, Shubman Gill takes half a stride in front and checks the drive, punching it in between extra cover and mid off for a boundary and he moves into the 190s.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, Gill misses out there! A high full toss from Bashir and on middle, Gill just swats it away down to mid-wicket but he could have hit that one anywhere.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up and around off, defended down the line by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Six!

Is that a six?

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on middle and leg, this one sticks in the deck. Washington Sundar pushes at it and gets it just short and wide of a deepish short leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On a length, bowled quicker and on off, Gill covers the line and blocks it off.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue changes the angle of attack to the left-hander and comes over the wicket. Digs in a short one over off and angles it across. Washy sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length around off and angling further away, Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good, positive running! Good length outside off, pushed to the left of covers for a quick single. With that, Shubman Gill moves to 180 and brings up the highest score by an Indian batter on English soil, beating the previous best of 179 by Mohammad Azharuddin in Manchester in 1990.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Same line, and same length, Sundar gently pushes this to the right of Bashir who collects it.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around off, spins away slightly, Washington Sundar drives it inside out to the cover fielder.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and straight on middle, defended back by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A mild appeal for LBW, but not given. Clearly off the inside edge. This is full and spinning in a shy bit from off. Shubman Gill premeditates and tries to play the reverse, but underedges it on the pads and the ball rolls to the short fine leg region. They collect a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Slides it onto the pads, on a length, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed-up delivery, full and on off, Washington Sundar lunges forward and blocks.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, around off, tapped off the back foot to the backward point region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp lifter from Tongue this, short and going down leg. Washington Sundar leaves as he sways away from the line.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lands it on a good length, outside off, Sundar lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fractionally full and just outside off, Shubman Gill presses forward and knocks the ball into the cover-point region for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On top of off, hard length, Washington Sundar punches this off the back foot and the ball rolls through the cover region. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery, angling on the leg stump. Shubman Gill glances it off the back foot to deep square leg and jogs for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Some turn away from off, on a fullish length. Washington Sundar sees the ball till the last moment and keeps it out on the front foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and in the line of the stumps, Shubman Gill drills this wide of long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! The first boundary of the session. And that's timed and placed to perfection.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Gives the ball some air, and lands it full and on off, Shubman Gill is stubborn with his front foot block.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Darts in on a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it to backward point.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched on middle, Shubman Gill gently flicks this full ball, down to long on for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, on top of off, Washington Sundar solidly blocks it off the back foot.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue tries the bouncer from around the stumps, but it flies down leg and Sundar shows no intent to play at it. Lets the ball through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Keeps the stumps into attack, does Tongue, on a length, angling in. Washington Sundar gets right behind it and drops it on the surface.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Shortish delivery, on off, Washington Sundar gets on his toes to dab it onto the pitch with soft hands. Oh, dear! Another No Ball as Josh Tongue has overstepped.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, just nipping away from middle a touch, with some uneven bounce. Washington Sundar pushes forward to defend, but is beaten by the bounce and is rapped on the front thigh pad.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. It is a length ball, just outside off, Washington Sundar watches it closely and hangs his bat in the air to leave.

Josh Tongue to continue from the other end.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short, outside off, Shubman Gill gets on the toes and dabs it away to deep backward point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and looped up, Sundar smothers it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Confusion!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice loopy delivery, on middle, Washington Sundar clips this to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and on middle, Sundar defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Over the stumps, tossed up through the air, full and on off, Shubman Gill takes a giant stride out and places the ball towards backward point. Gets an easy single.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 2! The sun is shining brightly and the English players are waiting eagerly near the boundary ropes to get going and eventually make their way onto the field. The umpires take their places on the field as the duo of Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar strides out to resume their stay at the crease. It will be Shoaib Bashir to start proceedings with the ball after the break. Let's go...

... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...

Well then, another fascinating session ticks off in this Test, and India remains well ahead. But recent history offers a brutal reminder as well. India were cruising at 430 for 3 on a similar pitch in Leeds before collapsing to 471. England won’t back down easily and will likely throw in fresh plans after Lunch to break through quickly. India, meanwhile, will be focused on preventing another Headingley with skipper Gill leading from the front with the bat. A very exciting second session beg

Stokes eventually spread the field, pulling the slips out and pushing men out into the deep. It was more a tactical retreat than a genuine build-up of pressure, in order to prevent those boundaries from flowing. Gill, calm and calculated, reached his 150 with minimum fuss and continued to hold the innings together with measured precision. And as India were walking through the session almost untouched, Josh Tongue stepped up with a burst of energy. His introduction added fresh bite to a tired att

Despite the passive surface, England's bowlers weren’t short of intent. Their lengths were, on average, shorter today, with a marked uptick in bouncers, especially in Woakes and Carse's early spells. The lines, however, were slightly wider and less disciplined than the previous day, though that could well be a factor that evolves as the ball gets older. Still, the batters looked mostly unbothered. Boundaries came at a steady rate, and the scoreboard ticked along with quiet assurance.

The second new ball at the start of play had only five overs behind it, but it offered nothing of note. There was no seam, no movement, and little life. The pitch mirrored that mood, being placid and slow, giving batters more time to settle in. Jadeja cashed in early, reaching his 23rd Test fifty, while the partnership ticked past the hundred-run mark. The first hour gave India 55 runs with no such fuss, as the batters never looked rushed.

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 Overs, 109 Runs, 1 Wicket. It's been India's morning without a doubt, as they made merry on a flat deck offering nothing much to the bowlers. But coming to the final few minutes of the session, and post the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja, there was indeed some intent and energy shown by the English bowlers. Especially by Josh Tongue, who not only got a wicket, but also probed the new incoming batter with lethal short ones. But overall, the session goes blue as India scored at a h

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Solidly defended and Washington Sundar manages to see out the final over of the session. Just back of a length and around off, Sundar gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out on the off side. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 2!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, That is a pearler from Josh Tongue but it is well played in the end by Washington Sundar. Tongue serves another bumper, angling it at the batter and bowls it over middle. Sundar gets side on to pull but quickly ducks for cover, almost leaving his gloves hanging up as the ball zips through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on off, Sundar blocks it down the line.

Seeing that uneven bounce, Ben Stokes quickly changes the field. Ollie Pope gets on the helmet and closes in to short leg.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No ball! Back of a length and around off, Sunda hops back to defend and edges it down to the right of gully. Good stop there from Ben Duckett.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Oh, that's nasty! Josh Tongue bowls another quick short ball and bowls it right at the batter. Washington Sundar sets up to play at it but the ball keeps a shade low and skids through to smash into the arm guard. That could have been much more nastier but Sundar fends it away well.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lovely delivery!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A length ball at the pads, clipped firmly down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted up, a bit slower and drifted in from around middle. Sundar leans ahead to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter now, on the stumps nd turned through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This is looped up wide outside off, enticing the batter. Gill puts a huge stride across and drives it to the left of covers where Joe Root makes a sharp stop.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Fuller and around leg, Washy watchfully clips it away in front of square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, fuller and around off, Gill lunges across and eases it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up outside off, looking for some turn, Gill strides across and pushes it away to covers.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On a hard length and outside off, seaming away slightly. Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Washington Sundar is in at 8 for India.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wow, what a ripper of a delivery and Josh Tongue has given his team a huge breakthrough. 

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length and sliding down leg, Gill gets his hands out in front of the pads and flicks it down to long leg for one.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length over the stumps, pushed down in front of mid-wicket for a quick but easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Top shot! Bashir comes around the stumps and floats it up full on middle and leg. Shubman Gill gets down on one knee and sweeps it stylishly and aerially over the square leg fence for a biggie. The partnership has now gone past 200 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, hello! Shoaib Bashir brings out the carrom ball and gets it to do something off the deck.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length around off, good energy put into the delivery. Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower through the air, Bashir throws it up outside off. Jadeja waits well and taps it behind point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! No long on in place and Ravindra Jadeja makes merry. This is tossed up around off, Jadeja skips down the pitch and hits through the line, lofting it over the ropes for a six. The 400 also comes up for India with that.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent running! Hard length around off, Jadeja hops back and just dabs it down wide of the keeper in front of the gully region and picks up an easy single.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and really dug in around off, gently seaming away, Jadeja pulls out of the shot and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and at the batter, worked away neatly from the crease and in front of mid-wicket. Jadeja picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide!

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, A quick bumper now! Tongue bends hi back and bowls it shorter over middle and off and gets it at an awkward height. Jadeja manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, On a hard length and angled down the leg side, Jadeja leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! That is picture-perfect from Ravindra Jadeja. Pitched up on middle, Jadeja prods halfway forward and just shows the full face of the blade, bunting it down the ground. The ball goes off the middle of the bat and to the right of mid on and rolls away into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up around middle, nudged across to wide mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, quite full and around off, Shubman Gill gets forward and inside the line, driving it firmly to the right of the bowler who does well to stop it with a dive.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated up, not all that full but lands it down leg. Jadeja moves past the leg stump and shoulders arms, getting hit on the oads.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowled into the pitch and angled in towards the pads, Jadeja stays back and turns it away to backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds it back a bit and flights it on a length around off, Jadeja waits back and keeps it out into the off side.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, The call is for two initially but they won't get it. Full and straight, almost in the blockhole, Jadeja shovels it away towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a single to end the over.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length wide of the off stump, chopped down to wide deep third for a single by Gill.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length, pitching it around the fifth stump line and gets it to angle in. Gill defends down the line.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Very full and outside off, there to be hit but Shubman Gill pings the cover drive straight to the cover fielder.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps the length full but the line it a bit too straight. Jadeja stays forward and clips it away in front of square leg for a single.

Josh Tongue (13-0-66-0) is into the attack for his first spell on Day 2. He replaces Brydon Carse.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Spears in a yorker on off stump from around the stumps. Jadeja digs it out to mid on and looks for the single but decides against it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball on off, Gill gets right back into his disciplined mindset and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Well, well, a very, very rare shot from Shubman Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Fuller in length and around leg as well, flicked away just wide of square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Stays around the wicket to the right-hander as well and floats it up on the pads. Gill tucks it towards square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, More flighted this time and on the legs, nudged away in front of square leg for an easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up a bit quicker and at the toes, Jadeja pushes it to silly mid on.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now and angles in a shortish ball towards the hips. Jadeja just turns it through square leg for one.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and just angled across off, this one doesn't rise up quite as much as Jadeja leans back and lets it through.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A gentle short ball angling down leg, Gill gets inside the line and helps the pull down to fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, The call is for two and they get it with ease. Back of a length and outside off, Gill punches it with a straight bat and through the vacant mid off region. The fielder from extra cover gives chase as the batters pick up two runs.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short and over leg, Jadeja plays a controlled pull shot and gets it behind square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slows it up and flights it outside off, Gill gets a good stride forward and solidly blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Comes around the wicket now and serves it full around off, Gill pushes it away to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length and around off, Gill lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Leg bye.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden score of 150 in Test cricket for Shubman Gill and what a start he has had to his captaincy career in terms of his batting. Lobbed up on off, Gill leans on and eases it down to long on for a single and gets a huge round of applause from the crowd.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Some lateral movement, short and angling across. Ravindra Jadeja drops the wrists to leave and the ball shapes away late as Jamie Smith collects it to his left.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short again, on middle, pulled away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Four!

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, The field is spread out now and Carse again shoots a short ball, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja controls the pull shot to the fielder at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and angled across, on off, Ravindra Jadeja arches back and drops his wrists to leave.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Pulled away neatly! Carse with a short ball, on off, Ravindra Jadeja has all the time in the world to swivel and pull it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Lands it around off and turns it in, on off, Gill watchfully defends it out. Also, this is the first maiden on Day 2.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pulls the length back, at off, Shubman Gill strides to the pitch of the ball, to defend, but the ball spins in a touch and takes the inside edge and drops on the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flat and quick, full and on middle, Shubman Gill pushes it back to Bashir.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Outside off, but with some grip and turn into the batter, Shubman Gill taps his front foot out but leaves it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, and on off, Gill again defends it straight.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

DRINKS BREAK! More or less a perfect first hour on Day 2 for India and they have managed to pile on 55 runs in just 13 overs without losing a single wicket. Both Gill and Jadeja have looked proactive and the English bowlers haven't looked like taking a wicket thus far. There were some words exchanged as Jadeja strolled onto the danger area a couple of times and Stokes didn't like it as England in all likeliness will bat last and the roughs might really come into play. However, for now, EnglandÂ

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Sharp bouncer on top of the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja dodges this bullet and ducks under it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Cannoned fuller and outside off, Shubman Gill cracks the cover drive, but Ollie Pope does well to stop it with a dive to his right. In all fairness, it was travelling at the rate of knots. So well-fielded by Pope there.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A bumper at the shoulder height of the batter. Jadeja swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Dug in short and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the toes, and drops it on the pitch with soft hands.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery, on the stumps, Shubman Gill pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on off, Shubman Gill flicks this full ball to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, The 150-run stand comes up between Jadeja and Gill. Full and floated on middle and leg, steered along the turf to deep square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted on middle, Ravindra Jadeja takes it on the full and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Dropped too full, on off, flicked down to widish long on by Gill. Another single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hard length, and the line is on middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets across to work it into the leg side, but misses and the ball lobs off the front pad and drops in front of the point region. A leg bye taken.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! More runs! This is right out of the coach's manual! Full and outside off now from Carse, Shubman Gill takes a good stride forward and places this magnificently to deep point for a boundary. Duckett gives it a chase from deep third, to his right, but the ball has enough wheels to races into the fence.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Through the gap!

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Slants it in on off and middle, Shubman Gill drills the full ball to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Goes full again, at off, Shubman Gill knocks it to the cover region.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, BEATEN! Good one from Carse!

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slides it onto the pads, Jadeja tickles it straight to short fine leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, More flight given, full, straight and outside off, Shubman Gill waits and flicks it through mid on for a single. And with that, the 350 comes for India!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitches fuller and tosses around off, Shubman Gill eases it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Touch full and on off, Shubman Gill goes back in the crease and knocks it on the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags the length, on off, Shubman Gill nudges it to the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Around off and full, pushed gently to the right of Bashir.

Change.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A short-pitched delivery, right on the radar, on top of off. Ravindra Jadeja leans back and lets it through to the keeper.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Full again, just outside off, Ravindra Jadeja takes a giant stride out to block, but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls on the pitch off his front pad.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs it hard on the pitch, does Carse, on off, Ravindra Jadeja climbs over it and dabs it in the off side. Looks to pinch in a quick single but there's none and Gill sends him with a sharp 'No' call.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowls from a wider angle, slants in from off, on a fullish length. Ravindra Jadeja solidly blocks it off.

Time for the first bowling change of the day as Brydon Carse comes in to replace Ben Stokes. Meanwhile, there is a slight hold-up as well as Ravindra Jadeja is rehydarting himself with a mini drinks break.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Starts from over the stumps, lands it on a length, on middle. Shubman Gill tucks it across into the mid-wicket region for a single.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, A tempter from Woakes! Just outside off and curving in from the angle, Ravindra Jadeja shapes himself to play at it, but bails out of the shot at the last moment and leaves.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps the line of attack on the stumps, tad around off. Ravindra Jadeja plays the ball late and stabs it out to the off side, just beside the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the stumps, length ball, angling on middle. Ravindra Jadeja gets right behind it and blocks it out onto the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Quick tap and run! Hard length, on off, Shubman Gill hops off and taps it to backward point for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! That's gloriously driven! Woakes pitches it really full, and around off, it is a scrambled-seam delivery which goes straight on. Shubman Gill keeps a steady head, taps his front foot out and caresses this through cover for a boundary.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and full, on middle, Gill covers the line and pushes it to mid on.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Another one outside off and on a good length, Jadeja presses ahead but decides to let it be.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Length, fairly outside off, Jadeja does not poke at that and leaves.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Varies the length again. Stokes bowls a short ball, around off, Ravindra Jadeja arches back a bit to leave.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Attacks the stumps and goes fuller, does Stokes, Jadeja respects it and defends it back.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Two in two for Jadeja!

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Punched away neatly! A bit shortish on off, Ravindra Jadeja climbs on the ball, brings his bat in front of the body and punches it through cover for a boundary. A cracking shot that.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Same line, same length, Gill again blocks.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Overthrows!

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes down leg, on a length, Ravindra Jadeja gets inside the line and leaves.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Quick run. Full delivery outside off. Gill leans forward and taps to covers, and takes off for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, A tad fuller in length and in the channel around off. Jadeja makes a watchful leave as the ball carries nicely through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and tighter around off stump, Jadeja hops and awkwardly fends the ball down towards the gully region.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a fuller length and outside off, Gill blocks it towards cover. Also, in between overs, there was some more frustration from the English players with Jadeja wandering into the danger area and Woakes, in particular, seemed unhappy.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length and on middle and leg, tucked away in front of square leg and into the deep for a run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length, in and around off, blocked back towards the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, guided away from the crease and down towards deep third for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball! Fuller in length and wide outside off, gets it to nibble away and Gill just shoulders arms at it. Stokes has now overstepped on the last ball of his over, just like Woakes did in the previous over.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length ball on off and middle, blocked back into the deck.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and over middle, angling in, Jadeja tucks it away off the body and through square leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up on the sixth stump line and leaving the batter pretty late, Jadeja gets a stride in and leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The three-quarter length and around off, Gill stays well forward and defends it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, NO BALL AND !

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length again and around off, Gill is standing well out of his crease and pushes it away towards covers.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On a good length on off, angling in, Gill pushes it down towards mid on.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

The onfield umpire reacts to the concerns of the English players and politely warns Jadeja for running onto the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length around off, Jadeja jams it down onto the deck.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Easy pickings! Loose from Woakes, serves a half volley on the pads and Ravindra Jadeja clips it away elegantly and through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary.

Chris Woakes (21-6-59-2) to operate from the far end.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Drop and run! Back of a length and around off, Jadeja plays it off the back foot and just nudges it down behind point for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, in the channel outside off and going straight on. Jadeja strides across and makes a leave.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and straight now, Jadeja shows the full face of the blade and pushes it just back past the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one in short and over off, Jadeja hops back up on his toes and defends it just past the pitch on the off side. The umpire has a word with Stokes as he is flirting with the danger area on the follow-through.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowled on a fuller length and well outside off. Ravindra Jadeja lets it through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, First run of the day and it comes from the bat of the Indian skipper. Short ball angled into middle at a gentle pace, Gill stays compact and nudges it down to mid-wicket for a single. The 100-run stand is also up between these two.

In all readiness for Day 2 to begin, here in Birmingham. A bit overcast, but not at all threatening as the clouds are fairly scattered in the sky. Already a fair bit of crowd has turned up as the two umpires walk out to the middle. And with a fist-pump, out walk Shubman Gill along with Ravindra Jadeja to resume their overnight batting. England skipper Ben Stokes has the new ball and is raring to go. Let's play...

PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta and Jonathan Trott are inspecting the deck for Day 2. Trott says that the way Gill played was amazing to watch and the partnership with Jadeja will be key. Further talks about the cracks and reckons that the seamers would want to bowl from the end opposite to the cracks. Adds that when the cracks start opening across rather than going up and down, it can cause trouble. Deep reckons that the sun is out and it will be a good day for batting and mentions that there are

The morning session will be key. If Gill and Jadeja can withstand England's renewed charge and add substantial runs, India will be firmly in charge of the match. However, if England's bowlers can break this partnership quickly, they will expose India's lower order, which includes Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna, potentially giving them a chance to limit India's first-innings total and get their formidable batting lineup into action. However, the very first ex

England, having won the toss and elected to bowl, will be desperate for early breakthroughs on Day 2. Chris Woakes (2-59) was the pick of their bowlers on Day 1, and the home side will rely on him and others like Brydon Carse to exploit any lingering assistance from the pitch with the second new ball. The short boundaries at Edgbaston, a talking point from Day 1, could continue to play a role, potentially encouraging England's aggressive 'Bazball' approach once they get to bat.

Day 2 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston promises to be a crucial one, with India resuming at a strong 310/5 thanks to captain Shubman Gill's magnificent unbeaten century (114*). Gill, continuing his stellar form, has anchored the innings brilliantly, and his unbroken 99-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja (41*) has brought India back into a commanding position after a brief wobble on Day 1. The focus for India will be on extending this partnership and pushing their first-innin

... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ...

Right then, at 310/5, India do seem that they have done a solid job till now but we have seen previously that the lower order can be cleaned up in a jiffy and England will push hard to break this stand in the opening hour of play on Day 2 and create an opening. The pitch should remain fairly the same and should be good for batting, which means if Gill and Jadeja get through the first hour or so, a big total could be on the cards. Well, enough with the assumptions, Day 2 will begin on Thursday a

India needed Shubman Gill to step up under pressure and so he did. Also, an under-fire Ravindra Jadeja also mustered up all of his experience to provide ample support to his skipper. The duo showed controlled aggression and eventually, the English bowlers seemed to have run out of steam. Gill went on to score back-to-back tons in his first two matches as Test captain and made sure that his side didn't lose any more wickets at the end of the day. Jadeja is also unbeaten on 41 and the stand is u

After the Lunch break, the scoring started to slow down as Jaiswal and Gill looked to consolidate. However, Ben Stokes got Jaiswal out for 87, which brought Rishabh Pant to the crease. Gill and Pant started to stitch another good partnership and saw the team through to Tea. Post Tea, things started to change and Pant was undone by some greed as he looked to take Shoaib Bashir to the cleaners and got caught in the deep. Nitish Kumar Reddy then came and went and suddenly, England had the chance t

It was a bit of a cool day to begin with and there was some cloud cover, but the seamers didn't get much movement in the air or off the seam, well apart from Chris Woakes, who seemed to have put a very ordinary 1st Test behind him and hit his stride right away. KL Rahul looked tentative and got out for a low score, but there was a good fightback from Yashasvi Jaiswal and the new number 3 for Indian, Karun Nair. India did lose Nair minutes before Lunch as Brydon Carse broke the stand and evened

Almost like watching a repeat of the 1st Test but at the end of Day 1 here at Edgbaston, India will feel they have done a reasonable job with the bat. Ben Stokes did opt to bowl first, not because there would be help for his seamers early on but simply because of the fact that it is probably a pretty good track for batting and chasing teams have been successful here in recent times.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The partnership moves to 99 runs and Gill and Jadeja see India through the final session! Bowls it straight and full on middle, does Woakes, Shubman Gill walks a few steps forward to push it straight back, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes to the square leg region for a single. And that will be STUMPS ON DAY 1!

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Aims the stumps, full and on middle. Shubman Gill tilts forward to defend, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls to the cover region.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery, angling on middle, Ravindra Jadeja steers this to the square leg region and gets a quick single.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the back foot and nudges this to the leg side.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Comes from around the stumps, does Carse, on middle and on a length. Ravindra Jadeja is on the toes and taps it in the mid-wicket region for a quick single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Banged halfway onto the pitch, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets across a bit and tucks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Speared in full and just outside off, Shubman Gill prods forward and decides to offer no shot at it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good bit of work in the deep by Pope! Back of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it in front of square off the back foot. The ball travels to the deep cover fence and Ollie Pope from deep backward point sprints to his right. Gets to the ball with a slide, but it slips out as he slides on. It then trickles towards the fence, but Pope shows good awareness and picks up right before it touches the cushions. Two taken.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On a length, from around the wicket and darted down the leg side. Jadeja misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On a good length and around off, Jadeja lunges to defend.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the fuller side and outside off, pushed away towards cover for one. Jadeja is a bit slow to react but the batters make it through without a fuss.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hard length over the top of off, Gill defends down the line.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hits a good length and bowls it outside off again, gets some extra lift off the deck as Gill shoulders arms at it.

Chris Woakes (19-6-56-2) to continue.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Pitches the ball up on the fifth stump line, gets it to nip away as well. Gill makes a watchful leave.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hard length around middle, dabbed away wide of the mid on fielder for a quick but easy single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, On a good length and outside off, nibbling away, left alone by Gill.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Dishes out a full and wide one, swinging away. Shubman Gill stays put and goes after it. The ball flies off the outside edge and goes over gully for a boundary. The 300 comes up for India as well.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length and seaming away quite a bit, too wide though from Carse and Gill leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched up around leg stump, Shubman Gill gets his hands out in front and chips it away into the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

With possibly the last 15 minutes or so remaining in the day's play, this is going to be a challenging period for these two batters, against a disciplined English pace attack.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Not far away from going straight to hand! Just back of a length and around off, this one straightens and bounces extra. Ravindra Jadeja is taken aback almost by the lack of pace and hangs his bat out there. The ball takes the outside edge and goes between second slip and gully for a boundary.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now to the left-hander, bowled on a length and in the channel outside off. Jadeja leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goodlength delivery on off, Jadeja watchfully keeps it out.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On the fuller side and around off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on and pats it to the right of cover and strolls out for a single. Shubman Gill sends him back and quickly too.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up around off, going straight on, Jadeja lunges and shows the full face of the bat to defend.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No ball! Short of a good length and around the body, tucked away into the leg side. Uh, oh! Woakes has overstepped and the umpire signals a no ball.

The second new ball is now available. Ben Stokes does opt to take it straightaway. Also, Chris Woakes is brought back into the attack.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and from over the wicket. Bowled around of, Jadeja presses back and punches it down to covers.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Four!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, ! Helped away! Root sticks to bowling outside leg, on a fuller length. Shubman Gill half-sweeps it to deep fine leg for a boundary at deep fine leg. Moves on to 98, does the Indian skipper.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Darted on the fuller length, around the leg stump. Shubman Gill gets forward and bumps it on the bounce to mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full again and Gill does the same. Flicks it to square leg.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Joe Root is into the attack now. Pitches it outside leg, Shubman Gill pushes this full ball to square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pushed through fuller and on off, Shubman Gill drills it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full now, at off, Shubman Gill leans and flicks to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Looped right into the blockhole, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja carves it out and clips it to square leg for one.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and on off, Ravindra Jadeja hangs back and taps it out to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slides on the leg stump, Shubman Gill flicks the full ball between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Length, outside off  Shubman Gill plays the chop-cut off the back foot and gets a single at deep backward point.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Touch full and around off, driven straight to mid off.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! The Indian skipper moves into the 90s with a brilliant shot! Around off, on a good length. Shubman Gill plays it late, and deliberately dabs it wide of the first slip fielder and collects the boundary at deep third.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched around off and full, Gill presses forward and responds with a solid front foot block.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, angling on off, Shubman Gill gets behind it and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short delivery, over the top of middle, Shubman Gill plays with soft hands and hits across to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Very slow through the air, full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it out with a huge stride out.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slides on the leg stump on a length, steered into the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Jadeja has looked much more comfortable against Bashir and hasn't allowed him to settle in the third session. Too full, too wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja plans his front foot out and lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Drags the length back, Ravindra Jadeja tucks this to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Darted full and on the leg stump line. Shubman Gill clips this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full on off, Shubman Gill flicks across to short mid-wicket.

Another halt in the play. The Indian skipper seems to be struggling with his fitness and the physio is called out. It seems like Shubman Gill is having a hamstring issue and is getting it stretched by the physio. Gill does a couple of different hamstring stretches but does look good to continue. Another prolonged delay but we are finally good to go.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Well fielded in the deep!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good length, on middle, Shubman Gill steers this to deep square leg for a single.

There seems to be an issue behind the sightscreen and Shubman Gill is just asking the umpire to get it sorted. It looks like one of the LED boards is burning too bright and that is catching the eye of Gill. A bit of a long hold-up but it gets sorted and we are good to continue.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish delivery, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on his toes and glides it away to the left of deep third for a single. Jadeja moves into the 30s now.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Classic and well-timed! Almost a half-tracker from Tongue, outside off. Enough time for Jadeja to rock back and punch through the covers for a cracking boundary.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, shoots off a bit, outside off, Jadeja stays back to leave.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Quicker and pushed on the fuller length, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja flicks this along the turf to square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and on the stumps, a forward defence from Jadeja.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, around off, kept out on the off side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Too full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja shimmies down the track and smashes it to the left of the bowler. Shoaib Bashir dives on the follow-through to his left, gets his left hand on the ball and parries to the right of mid on. Ben Stokes swiftly moves to the right to intercept but makes a fumble and allows the batters to cross over.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On the stumps, on a good length, cutting in, Shubman Gill lets the ball arrive, sees it till the last moment and taps it out to short cover. A very good comeback over from Tongue.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Slightly outside off, on a fullish length. Shubman Gill closely watches it and decides to hang his bat in the air to leave.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Straight and speared full on off, Shubman Gill with a solid front foot block.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, The nip-backer on a length, cutting in sharply from off. Shubman Gill first looks to leave, but brings the bat down in time to block that off.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja flicks this length-delivery to the deep square leg region and milks another single.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Josh Tongue is back into the attack now. Fuller, around off, Jadeja presses forward and defends it out to the off side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on the stumps, with an in-drift, steered away through square leg for a single. A good, productive over for India this.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! No half measures on that! Pitched a bit outside off by Shoaib, on a yard behind fuller length, Ravindra Jadeja picks the length in a trice, shimmies down the track and smashes it over the bowler for a boundary straight down the ground. Jadeja moves into the 20s as the partnership now moves to 46 (68).

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through fuller, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it under the bat.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wickets and it slides in on middle, Ravindra Jadeja leans forward and eases it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full again, and Gill flicks this to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A bit sloppy from the keeper there. Sprayed down the leg stump, Shubman Gill misses to play at it and the ball goes on the bounce to the left of the diving Jamie Smith behind. He fails to cleanly collect the ball and it deflects off his gloves to roll behind. The batters sneak in a bye.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Quick tap and run! Ben Stokes shows a bit of frustration with that quick single. Short and on off, climbing on the batter. Jadeja rises with the bounce and punches it with soft hands to the cover region. Calls his partner through for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A bumper from Stokes, bowling according to his field with a deep fine leg and deep backward square leg in position. Gill plays a controlled pull shot, along the turf to deep backward square leg. A single taken.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, outside off from around the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja gets on the back foot and punches it between cover and point. Brydon Carse, at cover, dives and makes a half stop to his right and the ball is parried towards Ben Duckett who moves to his left from backward point to pick the ball up. The batters pinch in a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, outside off, punched into the point region for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on off, angling in. Shubman Gill stands tall and opens his bat face, gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls to the second slip fielder.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through quicker and full, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it straight back.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller delivery, sliding on the leg stump, swept by Jadeja, but straight to short fine leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted up, full and wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja presses forward and taps it out. Both look for a single, but eventually decide against it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drifting on middle and leg, Shubman Gill clips this fuller delivery to the square leg region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and quick, on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely looped up, full and on off, Shubman Gill takes a huge stride ahead and chips it on the bounce to short mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length around off, Jadeja rocks onto the back foot and punches it towards cover.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and outside off, driven into the ground and towards covers for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and around off, blocked off by Jadeja.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, On the fuller side, but wide of the off stump. Jadeja lets it through to the keeper.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely tossed up, full and around middle, Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit quicker and drifting it into the batter, Gill nudges it onto the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, on a fullish length and around off, Gill leans across and clips it towards mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted ball at the stumps, pushed down to mid on for a single.

DRINKS BREAK. It has been England's session so far, as they have bowled with disciplined lines and lengths. But if we closely look at the last 20 minutes or so, after those two quick wickets which saw India slip down from 208/3 to 211/5, the scoring rate has picked up a bit. Both Gill and Jadeja have tried to pinch in quick singles and have not spared the looseners in order to counterattack. And the result is, this partnership is 32 runs in 39 balls. However, Stokes will believe that another wic

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. Probably sliding down leg. Ben Stokes has a chat with the bowler and the keeper but in the end the time runs out and Stokes lets it be.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery in the channel, Jadeja defends it to the left of gully and scampers through easily for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly fuller and angled in on middle and off, straightens a touch and Jadeja jams it out. 

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off punched off the back foot through point for a run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard-length delivery around the top of off, punched from the crease and in front of point for a quick single by Jadeja. Good, proactivate running.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched up wide of the off stump, Gill looks to play the cover drive but is a bit loose and mistimes it badly back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and fairly straight, flicked away wide of mid on for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and in the channel, Gill shapes up to cut but realizes that the ball is too close to the body and just dabs it down to deep third for a single. Zak Crawley moves swiftly to his left and keeps the batters down to one.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nearly a yorker. Very full and angled into off and middle, Gill stays watchful and just pushes it down to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and over off stump, Gill punches it from the crease towards covers.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! India just starting to counter-attack now and the skipper is leading the charge. Too full and wide, Gill leans across and reaches out before caressing it square through covers for another boundary. 

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run there! Nagging length on off, this one just darts back in late. Jadeja jams it out to cover-point and looks for the single but is firmly sent back by the skipper and rightly so.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! That's nicely done! Back of a length and in the channel, Jadeja presses back and angles the bat, guiding it down to the right of deep backward point. Shoaib Bashir runs to his right an puts in the dive but it goes in vain.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off, Gill looks to cut it over point but ends up slashing it down to deep third for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, ! In complete control!

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Pitched up around off, looking to slide one through the gate. Gill watches it well and pushes it across to short mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a hard length and around off, Gill defends it down to extra cover.

Michael Atherton and Dinesh Karthik had an engaging exchange on-air, with Atherton expressing his doubts over India's team selection for this Test. He questioned the call to leave out Jasprit Bumrah in such a crucial game and shifted the focus to Kuldeep Yadav, highlighting his underuse, playing just 13 Tests in seven years. Karthik responded by acknowledging Kuldeep's quality and success, but pointed out that India seems to be prioritizing batting depth, especially down the order. He went on to

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and around off, punched off the front foot to mid off.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja just doesn't seem all that comfortable with this shortish length right now. Back of a length and around off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to get on his toes and guide it on the off side but gets another inside edge, this time onto the pads.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery, on the fifth stump line, Jadeja hops across to the off side and then just leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and around off, Jadeja rises up with the bounce and keeps it down into the off side. Well played.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower delivery, back of a length and around off, Jadeja leans on to block but this one sticks in the deck. Jadeja does well to keep it down towards mid on.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length bal outside off, looking to shape it back in but goes straight on. Gill leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nearly a chop-on! Hard length on off, nips back in, Jadeja is late and tries to jam it out but gets an inside edge past lg stump and down to fine leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and over off, banged into the deck, Jadeja gets on his toes and keeps it out on the off side.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball!

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and outside off, staying on the lower side, Jadeja hops back and angles it down to deep third for one more.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Two is the initial call from Gill but he opts against it. Short of a length and outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it away and gets it wide of deep third for a single. 

Double change as Ben Stokes brings himself back into the attack. He is 10-0-33-1 so far and replaces Chris Woakes.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Starts off with a loosener. Pitched up, well outside off, around the tramline and left alone.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tap and run! Back of a length and around off, Gill gets up on his toes and dabs it to the left of Ben Stokes at covers and scampers through for a single. This time, Stokes fumbles on the pick up and Gill gets through with ease.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! That is an eye-catching cover drive from Gill!

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length around off, blocked off.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A risky single but Shubman Gill is well in. Good-length delivery around off, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it to the left of mid off and sets off for the single. Gill obliges but Ben Stokes is quick to latch onto the ball and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end. The third umpire is called in but replays show that Gill is comfortably home.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length, on off and angling in, Jadeja drives it straight but can't get it past the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Starts from around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls it back of a length around off. Jadeja presses back to defend.

Change.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length around off, Gill leans across and blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length on the pads, neatly worked away in front of square leg by Ravindra Jadeja for a single.

Ravindra Jadeja walks in at 7 with India half side down. And the English crowd at Edgbaston has found its voice with these two quick wickets. 

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! BOWLED'EM! What a delivery from Chris Woakes and England are suddenly in the driver's seat. Lovely seam position from Woakes, bowling it on a good length and fairly wide outside off. Nitish Kumar Reddy gets a stride across and shoulders arms, leaving it on line but the ball nips back in a long way off the deck and hits the top of off stump. NKR can hear the death rattle behind him as he departs for just 1 (6) and India are 211/5.

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller in length, bowled outside off and slanted in, NKR makes a watchful leave.

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wider on the crease and pitches it up around middle, Reddy solidly blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off, tapped away to deep backward point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled into the deck and darted in on the pads, Gill tucks it to the left of square leg and picks up a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Quicker and flatter, outside off, Gill gets a stride across and leaves it alone.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flighted ball, full and outside off, Reddy leans forward and punches it towards mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a slightly dragged length, drifted onto middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy watchfully nudges it to the leg side.

Nitish Kumar Reddy walks in at 6 for India.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir has done it, he's got the big fish.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, A surprise bumper from Woakes now, on the shoulder height. Rishabh Pant controls the pull shot and hits it along the ground for a single at deep fine leg. The partnership moves on to 47 (89).

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, shaping away from the batter. Shubman Gill cuts it to the right of the diving Zak Crawley at backward point. Rotates the strike with a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A tempter from Woakes, full and just around the off pole, Shubman Gill plants his front leg out and lets the ball through alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Nice shot, and equally well fielded in the deep! Duckett is the man patrolling the deep point boundary.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Fuller delivery, on the pads, Rishabh Pant flicks this to deep backward square leg for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and full, outside off, Shubman Gill leans forward and drives it to the left of cover. Ollie Pope dives to his left and makes a half stop as the ball is parried just behind him. A single taken.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, on off, Shubman Gill flicks this to deep mid-wicket and jogs off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up fuller and on middle, Shubman Gill gently pushes it back to Bashir.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Overpitched outside off, Rishabh Pant carves it through covers for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, An in-drifter from Bashir, on the stumps, Rishabh Pant defends this full ball.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Slows it through the air, on middle, Pant blocks it out watchfully.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! The 200 comes up for India! Quicker delivery, short of full, on middle. Rishabh Pant plays the tumbling sweep shot, behind square for a boundary at deep fine leg. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Fullish delivery, outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, 2 runs.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Gill shows his cards early by charging forward and seeing that, Woakes cramps the skipper by bowling it into the body, on a length. Shubman Gill taps it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Outside off, and full, Gill leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Full and on off, gentle pace, pushed straight back by Gill.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Hard length, on the body, Rishabh Pant first shapes to pull, but gets very little space to work with and adjusts it nicely. Jabs it away to deep square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated fuller, on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Intent-laden stroke! FIFTY FOR SHUBMAN GILL! His 8th half century in Tests. Dropped fuller by Bashir, just outside off. Shubman Gill dances down the track and with no intention to keep it down, lofts it over the bowler for a boundary at long on. A composed innings so far from him, and the Indians would want their skipper to stay in the middle for as long as possible.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Not that full, on off, spinning slightly in. Shubman Gill blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Drifts it on the leg stump, Rishabh Pant clears his front leg and nudges this into the mid-wicket region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Short and outside off, Pant cuts it off the back foot, but finds the fielder at point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! The first boundary of the last session and this has been sublimely timed! Chris Woakes bowls it full and keeps the stumps in play. Shubman Gill takes a few steps ahead and flicks this through mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. The Indian skipper moves on to 46 (123).

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The stumps are attacked now, full in length, Gill gets behind the line to push it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Again, Gill walks ahead to negate any movement, and seeing this, Woakes hurls it wide of off and on a length, to which, Gill offers no shot.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and around off, on a length, Shubman Gill walks forward and meets the ball under his eyes to block it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, on top of off, Shubman Gill weighs on the back foot and punches it on the pitch.

It seems like England are finally going to get their wish. Ben Stokes brings the ball to umpire Chris Gaffaney for inspection one more time and this time, it doesn't pass the gauge test. The umpire signals for a ball change and Stokes has a quick handshake with vice-captain Ollie Pope. The fourth umpire comes out with a box of balls and they will now choose the one most in resemblance to the original ball.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Trying to be adventurous there, is Pant! Seeing Rishabh dancing down the pitch, Woakes drags the length and keeps the line outside off. Pant goes through his heave across the line, but hits it off the inside half of the bat. The ball rolls through mid-wicket and they cross for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted through the air, around off, Shubman Gill strides forward to keep it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, The skipper clips this full ball to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A loopy ball, on off, Shubman Gill plays it on the full and carves it to mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Drags the length and the ball drifts onto the pads, Rishabh Pant tucks it through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to continue after Tea...

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tossed-up delivery, full and on middle. Pant takes a giant stride out to defend it.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length, on the stumps, Gill blocks back to the bowler. Chris Woakes begins the session with a maiden over.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, BEATEN! A whisperer from Woakes!

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, At off, on a good length, Shubman Gill punches it off the back foot to cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the stumps and Shubman Gill confidently defends it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

All in readiness for the final session on Day 1 to begin! A bit of a slow burner this, but eerily similar to the first Test. The umpires make their way back out to the middle as the English players take their places on the field. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are also set to resume their stays at the crease. Chris Woakes will get proceedings underway with the ball after Tea. Let's play...

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

Another session ticked by in this second Test, and we’re heading into the final one of the day. England will be keen to break this growing stand quickly and try to expose India's lower order, which looked very vulnerable in the first Test. India, meanwhile, will focus on stretching this partnership and getting through the evening without further setbacks or very minimal damage. An exciting post-Tea session is on the cards. It will begin at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT). Stay tuned.

The wicket remained flat and unyielding. It was all calm, almost sluggish, with both sides settling into a rhythm. Then, almost out of nowhere, Ben Stokes returned for another burst and broke the monotony. With the game seemingly going nowhere, he prised out Jaiswal, who played a loose, rash shot to fall on 87. However, post that, bowling seemed to be in control, but Shubman Gill, along with Rishabh Pant, negated the chances of any collapse and batted till the end. Gill, in particular, has look

Flat pitch, not a cloud in sight, and the sun baking down, batting conditions couldn’t be more ideal. The post-Lunch session saw Jaiswal and Gill easing back into rhythm after a pre-interval hiccup. With the surface on the slower side, they had that extra fraction of time to play late and play smart to pinch those singles, doubles, and occasional boundaries. There was no urgency in their approach, just steady rotation of strike, soft hands, and a growing sense of control. England's seamers did

SESSION SUMMARY - 28 Overs, 84 Runs, and 1 Wicket. Quite a slow-paced session in terms of action, but there will be a feel-good factor in the Indian camp for sure, as they didn't lose more than one wicket in this phase. The morning session was a shared one, but this afternoon session belonged to the tourists. Bowling looked much organised from England in the last 45 minutes or so, from Stokes especially, since that wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Bashir too, bowled with control, tried a few variati

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Another dot to finish and that will be TEA ON DAY 1! A bit more round arm, turns out to be a full toss outside off and Rishabh Pant drives it straight to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Well bowled! Tosses it up, a bit quicker but very full and on leg stump. Pant is late to pick up the length but manages to jam it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Pushed through flatter on middle, Rishabh Pant hops back and just manages to tap it around the corner to backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, A bit more energy into the ball, bowled quicker and in towards the pads. Pant nudges it just behind square leg.

England manage to squeeze in one more over before the Tea break. Shoaib Bashir (8-0-30-0) to bowl. 

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short and around off, punchedaway off the back foot through extra cover for one more by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Bowled into the pitch and wide of the off stump, Rishabh Pant slaps it away to deep cover and picks up a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Slightly pitched up and in the channel, Gill lunges and defends it into the off side.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Goes wider on the crease and bowls it on a hard length, angling it back onto the stumps. Gill pats it down the line.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Slower delivery, a bit fuller and on off and middle, Gill watchfully defends it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length and wide outside off, Shubman Gill checks the cut shot and jams it down to point.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length ball outside off, Gill leans across and punches the drive straight to extra cover.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Full and wide, driven through the cover region, in between a couple of fielders and for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! It seems like Rishabh Pant has finally gotten bored of blocking the deliveries and has decided to go airborne. Tossed up around middle, angling in, Pant dances down the pitch and heaves it over long on for a six.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Nice and full again, on middle, blocked back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, full and on middle, Pant makes another solid block.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Fractionally short and around leg, turned off the back foot towards square leg for a quick single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Too full and on leg, Pant nudges it gently behind square leg and picks up a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Good-length delivery just around off, Shubman Gill solidly blocks it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back to over the wicket to the right-hander. Bowls it on a hard length and outside off, punched away to covers.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Good running! Pitched up on off, driven to the right of mid on and Pant scampers across for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Too full and on leg, clipped away to deep square leg for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Nagging length on middle, angling it across, Gill leans on to block but nearly gets a leading edge straight back to the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Just back of a length and at the batter, Pant plays it with a straight bat and wide of mid on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Good length around off, Pant stays inside the crease and eases it to the right of the cover fielder for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Floated up, really full and straight, this one lands right on the popping crease as Pant blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, On a dragged length around off, Rishabh Pant hops back onto the back foot and cuts it straight to backward point.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Gives it a bit more air and drifts it onto middle and leg, Pant leans on and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Nagging length on off, Pant shapes up to sweep but quickly switches and just defends it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Around the wicket to the right-hander as well and darts this one across off on a fullish length. Shubman Gill leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Hard length on the pads, Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to flick and the ball goes wide of square leg. They pick up a single.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Oh, a bit of movement off the deck! Good length in the channel, shaping to angle in but nips away after pitching and Pant has a half poke at it, getting beaten past the outside edge. Not sure if the ball is reversing or if it is the breeze that helped Stokes on this occasion.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, On a length but spilled well down the leg side. Jamie Smith tumbles to his right and pouches it safely.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Pitched-up delivery outside off, punched away on the front foot and to this left of mid off for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Hits the hard length and bowls it over off, Gill pushes it down to mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, full and around off, Gill gets inside the line and plays it through mid on for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags the length back and bowls it around off, Gill stays solid in defense.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, wide of the off stump, Gill gets his front foot across and blocks it towards cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tosses it up and gets it to drift it towards middle, Pant lunges to defend.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Dug in short and over middle, Pant nudges it awkwardly into the vacant space at mid-wicket and he gets off the mark with a single.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Length ball, flirting with the tramline outside off and left alone by Pant.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Fuller in legth and wide outside off, zipping through this time as Pant shoulders arms.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Good length again, closer to the off stump now and Pant watchfully defends.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Rishabh Pant walks out to bat at 5.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! EDGED AND GONE! Ben Stokes provides the inspiration for England yet again and Yashasvi Jaiswal is left rooted to his crease, not wanting to believe what just happened. Stokes comes from around the stumps and goes wider on the crease, serving a gentle half-volley wide outside off stump. Jaiswal with a tired extension of the arms and he throws his bat at it. The ball catches the outside edge and carries into the clutches of the keeper Jamie Smith. Stok

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit quicker, tossed up around off, Shubman Gill defends it solidly off the front foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted and outside off, not all that full, Gill gets a big stride across and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and angled in towards the pads, Jaiswal works it away behind square leg and picks up a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, full and wide outside off, Gill plays a checked drive and gets it well wide of mid off for another single.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter delivery on middle, Jaiswal rocks back and punhces it away through the gap at covers for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a good length, angled in towards the stumps, Gill keeps it out.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Nagging length on off, angling in, Gill jus gets inside the line and drives it towards mid on.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball! Overpitched and wide outside off, Shubman Gill plays a lovely cover drive but straight to the fielder. Also, Stokes has overstepped and a no ball is called.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Very full from around the wicket and targeting the off stump, Jaiswal forces it out towards mid off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Good length on off, darting back in off the deck, Gill tucks it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

The English skipper, Ben Stokes (5-0-23-0), returns for another spell. He replaces Josh Tongue.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A length ball on the fifth stump line and gently nibbling away. Gill shoulders arms.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter on middle, Gill leans on and clips it away in front of square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Down the track and hammered away!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and outside off, a bit quicker, driven straight to short extra cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length around off, Gill watchfully defends.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller now and on leg, Jaiswal makes room and drives it down to long on for a single. The 150 comes up for India now.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched up wide outside off, angling in a bit, easy leave for Gill to make.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length again and on the pads, tucked away around the corner on the leg side and for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shouts of 'Catch' but that falls well short of the man in the deep. Banged in short and around off, Shubman Gill plays a causal pull shot and hits it flat towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands in front of Ollie Pope and Gill gets a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On th fuller side again and angling in from outside off, played off the front foot and back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Top stop from the skipper!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball around middle, Gill leans ahead and pushes it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled flatter and around off, Gill defends it down the line.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up around middle, Shubman Gill decides it's time to step out and hacks it across the line. Not perfectly timed but gets it in front of deep square leg for a couple of runs. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter now, on middle, Shubman Gill leans right on and nudges it to the right of the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up on the fifth stump line, Gill strides across and makes the block.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed-up delivery, turning away from off. Jaiswal leans on and hits it square through the point region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Solidly driven, but straight to the fielder. Length-delivery, around off, Gill drives it to short cover.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Makes the batter draw the front foot out, does Josh, on off, Shubman Gill does that, and pushes it straight to mid off.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Bangs the deck hard, outside off, Shubman Gill waits back and dabs it to point with soft hands.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angled down the leg side, on the good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal misses to flick and the ball deflects off the front pad and rolls behind square on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shapes into the batter, on a length, Shubman Gill nudges it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Full and around off, Gill drives it to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This one keeps sliding on with the arm, on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal casually tries to turn it into the leg side, but misses and is struck on his front thigh pad and the ball lobs to the off side, beside the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags back the length, around off, spinning in, Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it between cover and point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, on off, pushed to the right of the bowler by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the stumps, tossed up through the air, on middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal drives this with the spin, inside out to deep cover for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Looped up, full and outside off, Shubman Gill drives it along the turf to deep extra cover for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! It has been all India in the opening hour after Lunch but runs haven't quite flowed as expected. The pitch has baked under the sun and has flattened out but the English bowlers have held their lines and lengths well. Still, it will take a stellar delivery or a poor shot to bring a wicket, it seems, and Gill and Jaiswal will be hoping they can score runs a bit more freely in the next hour. Let's see whether England can find an opening from somewhere or not. Also, Shoaib Bashir is g

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A slip and leg slip for Bashir, starts full and around off, Gill takes a huge stride ahead to defend.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Deft touch! Short of a good length, just outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back and dabs it along the ground. The ball travels to the left of the diving second slip fielder for a boundary at deep third.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just over the top of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens the bat face late and guides it to point.

England asking the umpires to have a look at the ball and possibly get it changed. The ball passes the gauge test and they have to continue with the same ball for now, but it won't be long before they come asking again. We saw a lot of this in the first Test as well with the Dukes ball wearing off much sooner than expected.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fuller and on off, Shubman Gill defends it off the inside half of the bat and the ball rolls to the right of mid-wicket. Calls his partner through for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched outside off, on a length, Shubman Gill leaves as the ball cuts back in.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Laser-straight, on middle, on a good length, Shubman Gill stabs it across to mid on.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this full ball to deep backward square leg for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight on the leg stump, on a length, Shubman Gill tickles this to deep fine leg. It is hit very fine and the fielder in the deep runs to his right to mop it up. The batters hurry back for the second in the meantime.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Shortens the length a touch, around off, Shubman Gill walks a couple of steps ahead, and taps it out to cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Full and outside off, Gill keeps it out to the off side.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is angled onto the pads, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets inside the line to glance off the back foot, but misses. The ball grazes his thigh pad and rolls behind square on the leg side. They cross for a leg bye.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket, full and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal knocks it back to Woakes.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens up and dabs it onto the pitch.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Length, outside off, cutting in a touch, Gill shoulders arms to leave.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length, outside off, knocked by Gill to the point fielder.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Bowls from a wider angle and spears it on middle, defended well by Gill again.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fuller and on the stumps, pushed straight back to the bowler by Gill.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Full and straight, outside off, Shubman Gill responds with a confident block.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sliding on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, An appeal for LBW from Woakes, but not entertained by the umpire again. Stokes is reluctant to challenge the decision and England do not review it. Good length, at the stumps, with a bit of shape away from middle. Shubman Gill leans forward to defend, but gets rapped high on the front pad. Possibly off the inside edge.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Stands well outside the popping crease, does Gill and defends this full delivery on the front foot.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Closer to the off stump, on a length, Shubman Gill waits and punches it to Ollie Pope at point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, outside off, cut square by Gill, but straight to the point fielder.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length ball, on off, Shubman Gill defends this right under his bat.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Right on the stumps, full in length, Shubman Gill takes a giant stride forward and solidly blocks it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tap and run! Short and on the leg stump, Shubman Gill hops inside the line and nudges it to short mid-wicket for a quick single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Length, on off, worked to mid off.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A big shout for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved. That looks really, really close and Brydon Carse is confident enough and convinces Stokes to take the review! 

Uh, oh! That is too late from Shubman Gill and Brydon Carse is visibly upset with the batter pulling out.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length, on the body, Yashasvi Jaiswal swivels and pulls it to deep fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Follows it up with a well-directed bumper, does Brydon, over the top of off. Yashasvi Jaiswal leans back, and sways out of the line to leave.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fraction full, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it on the up to mid off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A hint of an away swing, outside off and full. Shubman Gill shoulders arms at this one. 8 runs off the over.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, EDGED, !

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length, on middle, Shubman Gill wrists it straight to mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on off, punched off the back foot to backward point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! Flayed away! Back of a length, fairly outside off, Shubman Gill plays it late and is probably beaten by the skids, but manages to guide it past the gully region for a boundary at deep third.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tries the shorter one, does Carse, on middle. Shubman Gill gets inside the line and nudges this to the mid-wicket region for a single. This partnership moves on to 23 (51).

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Close leave! Carse angles this on top of off, on a good length. Shubman Gill prods forward and watches the ball carry through to the keeper.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around off, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, In front of the sticks, fuller, Jaiswal defends right under his bat.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Play and a miss! Carse angles this across off, on a length. Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to slash it through the off side, but misses.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal rises with the bounce and dabs it onto the pitch with soft hands.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and around off, Shubman Gill knocks it towards mid off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Attacks the off pole, does Woakes, shaping away a shy bit. Shubman Gill prods forward and defends it out to backward point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the back of a length with a tinge of shape away, Shubman Gill punches this to the off side with soft hands.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hard length, outside off, just kicks off a bit, Shubman Gill stands tall and punches this between the cover and point fielders. The ball trickles towards the ropes and slows down and is chased by Ollie Pope from the inner ring. Two taken.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Two is the call, and they will get it. Speared fuller this time, on middle and leg, Gill tilts and flicks this along the turf to deep square leg for a brace.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, just around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets the ball arrive and guides it away to deep backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Straighter, short of full, on off, Gill defends it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short again, on top of off, Shubman Gill keeps it out to point.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A bit too full, and around off, carved out by Gill to the cover fielder.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill hops off and cuts it to the point region.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length, angling on middle, Shubman Gill presses ahead and blocks it straight.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hit firmly, but straight to the fielder. Full, straight and on off, Shubman Gill leans ahead and drives it short cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Sliding on the pads, on the fuller length, Gill goes across and flicks it through square leg for one.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the fuller side and outside off, Shubman Gill watches it carefully and leaves it.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the pads, nudged away to mid-wicket by Gill. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length and just outside off, Gill comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to drop it down towards extra cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Fuller and around middle, shaping in, Shubman Gill plants his front leg forward and a bit across to flick but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, over off, Jaiswal pats it down towards cover point and calls his skipper for a quick single. Gill responds and they both complete it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Solid! On the fuller side and just outside off, Shubman Gill takes a big stride forward and defends it right under his eyes towards cover.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nagging length and outside off, stays a bit low as well, but Shubman Gill shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the shorter side and outside off, Jaiswal gets width to free his arms as he slices it to deep backward point for one.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and around off, Jaiswal waits for it and chops it out towards gully. Brook moves to his left from the second slip and collects the ball as Jaiswal was trying to sneak a single but is denied.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Sliding on the pads, nudged it away towards square leg for one by Gill.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, back of a length and around middle, angling in, Gill drops it down into the pitch off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the hard length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on top of the bounce and punches it through covers. Duckett gives it a chase and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A tight single! Good length and on middle, Gill tucks it with soft hands towards square leg and takes a quick run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On a length and around middle, stays a bit low as well, Gill managed to tap it down to mid-wicket by Gill. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short-pitched, just outside off, Shubman Gill rises with the bounce and dabs it down towards cover point.

Chris Woakes to bowl from the other end. He bowled 7 overs for just 15 runs and a wicket in his first spell.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, angling in, Gill gets top on the bounce and turns it towards mid-wicket with a horizontal bat.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and outside off, Jaiswal shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Smart batting! Much fuller and wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits for it and slices it very late towards the gully region for a boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit fuller and around off, Jaiswal comes forward and pushes it towards mid off.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A touch fuller and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves across and drives it on the up. His bottom hang goes off the handle but he completes the bat swing. The ball goes in the gap at covers and they take two runs.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length and around off, Jaiswal gets inside the line and pats it down towards cover point.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off with a hard-length delivery, outside off, shaping away touch, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves across a bit and shoulders his arms over it.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 1! The umpires are back out in the middle and the England players are also ready to get back onto the field. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are ready to resume their stay at the crease for India. The sun is also out. Brydon Carse is all set to get going with the ball. Let's go...

... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ...

Heading into the second session, both teams have plenty to play for. India, now at 98/2, and will look to bat deep and give themselves a solid first-innings platform, with Jaiswal already set and looking fluent. His wicket holds the key. England, on the flip side, will feel they’ve clawed their way back with that late wicket and will hope that the bowlers are able to battle through as the Sun is now out and shining brightly. The pitch looks on the slower side, but the ball is still relatively

On the bowling front, Chris Woakes was the standout early on, exploiting every bit of movement in the air and off the seam. He bowled with rhythm and beat the bat multiple times, bowling out four Maidens. Though he was denied twice by Umpires' calls on LBWs, he got a big wicket of Rahul. Carse did get rewarded late in the session when Nair edged him. Ben Stokes and ​​​Josh Tongue tried unsettling Jaiswal with a few sharp bouncers before lunch, but the left-hander held his nerve and c

Karun Nair, coming in at No. 3, brought with him intent and calmness. He cracked a couple of early boundaries that helped release pressure, and soon, he was rotating strike with ease. Alongside Jaiswal, he formed a 50-run stand in just 53 balls, putting England’s bowlers on the back foot after their tight start. Jaiswal brought up a classy half-century off just 59 balls, peppered with 10 boundaries, and oozed confidence with his strokeplay, even against the short-pitched stuff. But just as it

India had a quiet start with the bat, playing carefully in testing conditions. KL Rahul was overly cautious, and his innings lasted 26 balls for just 2 runs before he was bowled, dragging one back onto his stumps off Chris Woakes. The ball was doing a bit, and it needed grit in the first hour. Jaiswal, however, looked more proactive. He left smartly, waited for width, and played some gorgeous strokes through the off-side whenever bowlers erred. At 15/1 after nearly nine overs, the innings look

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 overs, 98 runs, and 2 wickets! The opening session of Day 1 in this much-anticipated 2nd Test between India and England had a bit of everything from patience to momentum swing. India reached 98/2 in 25 overs, making it a session that both teams can walk away from with mixed feelings. England won the toss and opted to bowl under cloudy skies and used the new ball well early on, but India settled in as the session wore on. Yashasvi Jaiswal played with a blend of caution and c

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, well outside off, Shubman Gill leans across to block. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit of turn now. Lobbed up well outside off, full as well, Shubman Gill goes back and across the off stump to defend it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slows it up and bowls it on a length on middle and leg, Jaiswal waits back and forces it down to long on for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drops it short and around off, Jaiswal backs away and waits before punching it away through the point region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket to begin with and flights it right up at the stumps. Jaiswal lunges and defends.

Last over before the lunch?

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, Shubman Gill gets ono the back foot and blocks it off.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, on off, Gill plays with a straight bat and drives it back towards the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

The indian skipper, Shubman Gill, comes out to bat at number three.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, ! CAUGHT! Brydon Carse returns to the attack and breaks the stand!

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shortish delivery on the hips, Jaiswal dabs it down through backward square leg and rotates the strike.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, Nagging length on off, Karun Nair leans on and blocks it into the gap at covers before scampering through for a quick single.

Change? Yes, Brydon Carse is called back into the attack. 

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard-length delivery over middle, Jaiswal stays back and nudges it across to the fielder just in front of square leg.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short again, pitching on off and angling in. Jaiswal hops up and manages to keep it down into the leg side.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another bumper around off, Jaiswal ducks under it but Stokes takes a tumble on the followthrough.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Hard length over off, angling in a bit, Nair stays back and tucks it down to long leg for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aerial but does not carry! Short ball around off, coming in at an awkward height and Yashasvi Jaiswal takes on the pull. YJ gets a top edge and the ball lands well in front of fine leg and the batters get a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and on the hips, pulled down to fine leg for a single this time. 14 of the over!

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Change of angle from Josh Tongue but the result is the same.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Back-to-back boundaries to bring up the FIFTY from Yashasvi Jaiswal. His 11th Test half century and boy, he loves playing against England, averaging in excess of 80. This is too short and wide, Jaiswal gets up on his toes and cuts it hard through backward point for another boundary.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! No chance for the fielder in the deep and Yashasvi Jaiswal has raced away to 49.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, this one pitches around leg and goes further down. Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Tap and run! Fuller length and outside off, Nair leans across, pushes it to the left of the cover fielder and picks up a single. Good running.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another good short ball from Stokes. Comes around the wicket and jams the ball in halfway down the deck and over middle and off, right at the batter. Jaiswal leans back and gets down to sway away from the line of the ball.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Shorter and at the body, Nair manages to fend it away behind the man at short leg and scampers through for a single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Stokes bends his back and bangs in a proper bumper over middle stump. Nair ducks under it but a NO BALL is called for overstepping. Stokes just over-extending in order to get the bumper right.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and angled in around middle, Nair looks to nudge it away but is early and gets it off the shoulder of the bat onto the deck.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and outside off, sitting right up, Nair taps it away to covers.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Uppish but safe! Pitched up outside off, Karun Nair is drawn into the drive but gets it off the outside half of the bat and in front of the gully fielder.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Full and on the pads, Nair glances it away well wide of leg slip and towards fine leg for a run.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Good length on middle, angling in, Nair is drawn slightly forward and manages to just about block it off.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Length ball, bowled from wider on the crease and angled well down the leg side. Nair misses the flick.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 runs.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length on off, seaming away off the deck, Jaiswal stays back in his crease and plays it out to point.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and on off, defended down the deck by Nair.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Excellent running! Short of a good length and on off, blocked out into the off side for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Does Jaiswal know Wimbledon is being played at SW19 and not at Edgbaston? Banged in short and wide outside off, Jaiswal stays back and forces a cut shot, almost like a backhand slap through backward point and picks up a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, Nair presses back and blocks it into the off side before picking up an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Much more well-directed by Stokes. A bouncer, pitches on off and angles back in around head height. Nair manages to sway away from the line of the ball.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Banged in halfway down the track and this is angled down leg, Nair ducks under it with ease.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length, a bit full and on middle, Jaiswal gets onto the front foot and dead-bats it back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short ball around off, Jaiswal hops and dabs it down in front of point looking for a quick single but the fielder reacts quickly and keeps Jaiswal honest.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Length ball slanted into the pads, flicked away between mid on and mid-wicket for one more. The 50-run stand is also up between these two, in just 53 deliveries.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Banged in short and over middle, Jaiswal hops and just nudges it down through the vacant square leg region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowled full and just around the off stump, Jaiswal is late to react and tries to stride across as the ball zips past him and through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, A bit shorter and over middle, Nair gets his hands out in front and blocks it onto the deck.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, angled into the body, nudged away to mid-wicket for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Gets it away! Very full and speared in towards middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a lovely on drive and punches it down the ground for a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length again and around off, blocked from the crease and in front of point.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Full and angling into the pads, flicked away down to long leg for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Oh, that's clever and Jaiswal ends the over with another boundary. Back of a length, darting back in from around off, YJ hops back a bit and just angles it from the body and to the right of the gully fielder for four runs.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, The in-between length now, hammered in around off, Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length, over off and middle, defended back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Banged in short and outside off, Jaiswal looks to swivel back and pull but mistimes it badly towards mid on.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Picture perfect from Yashasvi Jaiswal!

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! A bit width on offer, begging to be hit! Length ball, wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal just leans across halfway and smacks the drive through covers to pick up a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, Karun Nair moves across a bit and pats it down beside the pitch on the off side.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, A bit fuller and around off, Nair comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to block it off.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, BEAUTY! Hard length and over off, seams away after pitching, Karun Nair is drawn forward into his defence but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, ! Top shot! Fuller but on the pads, Karun Nair plants his front leg forward and uses his wrists to flick it through the gap between mid-wicket and mid on. Both fielders give a chase but the ball wins the race in the end. 

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off with a low full toss, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cashes on it as he drills it through covers. Shoaib Bashir gives it a chase and cuts it off with a slide. Three runs taken. 

Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack now as Chris Woakes gets some much-deserved rest after bowling 7 overs on the trot.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, This is lovely bowling from Josh! That in-between length and outside off, gets to shape away, Karun Nair looks to play out at first but seeing it is well outside off, decides to sway away from it in the end. 

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, No run.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Oh, beaten! Hard length and around the fourth stump, threatens to come in but the ball moves away after pitching, Karun Nair presses back and looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Back of a length and outside off, Nair sways away from it.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, jags back in a bit, Karun Nair chops it out towards cover point and wants to take a quick single as he takes a couple of steps forward into the pitch but is sent back by his partner this time.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Darts in full and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it off the inner half of the bat to the right of deep fine leg and gets a single. He wants to have another but is sent back.

DRINKS BREAK! End of an eventful first hour of play here in Edgbaston and the English bowlers, especially Chris Woakes, have asked the right questions. Woakes seems on top of his game and could have had a wicket or two more. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal has started positively again but KL Rahul looked a bit too passive and lost his wicket. Karun Nair has come out playing some shots as the visitors look to muster up some runs before heading into the Lunch break. Let's see how the next hour of

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Pitched up, around off, Karun Nair comes forward and drives it to the left of the bowler. Registers a couple of runs to his name.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Nagging length and around off, Nair hangs back and defends it.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, A half-appeal for LBW but there is a clear inside edge! Full and around off, shaping in, Nair comes forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. The ball rolls away towards cover.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Better length from Woakes, just outside off, Karun Nair shoulders his arms over it to let it go.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, ! Nicely driven! Much fuller and outside off, Karun Nair comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it through covers for a boundary. He is looking in sublime touch.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens his stance and uses his wrists to nudge it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Nagging length and around off, Nair gets behind the line and pats it down towards backward point.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Oh, close! A bit fuller and in that channel outside off, jags back in sharply with an angle, Karun Nair moves in his crease a bit but shoulders his arms again. The ball comes in and zips past the off stump. 

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Now, Tongue drags his length back and bowls it well outside off, Nair watches it carefully and decides to shoulder his arms.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, ! And another! Again over-pitched, outside off, Karun Nair comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball, and drives it through the same gap at extra cover for another boundary.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, ! BEAUTIFUL! Much fuller and outside off, Karun Nair leans onto it and creams his cover drive through the big gap at extra cover for a boundary.

Josh Tongue comes into the attack, replacing Brydon Carse.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off from around the wicket and bowls it fuller, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward to drive but the bat face gets turned in his hands and the ball goes miscued through mid-wicket. A single taken.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Similar length and line, around middle, Nair blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, A loud appeal for LBW and the umpire shakes his head! However, Stokes talks to his bowler and keeper before taking a review. On a good length and around off, seaming in, Karun Nair moves across and offers no shot as he shoulders his arms. The ball comes in and clips his back pad and goes to roll away behind the keeper. Ball Tracking shows that it is again the Umpire's call on hitting the top of the middle stump. Nair survives but Woakes isn't happy as this is t

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Length and angling into the stumps, Karun Nair is standing well ahead of his crease and shows the full face of the bat to defend.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, ! Glorious! Pitched up, around off, Karun Nair comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball, and shows the full face of the bat to drive it down the ground to the left of the bowler for a boundary.

Meanwhile, Brydon Carse has gone off the field. Probably for a change of boots, as the pair he was wearing seemed uncomfortable. The right choice of boots is so important for a pace bowler and we should see him back pretty soon.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Lands it full and outside off, shaping away, Nair leaves it.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Hard length and around off, nips back in sharply, Karun Nair rises with the bounce but offers no shot as he shoulders his arms. The ball comes in and hits him high on the thighpad.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, Full and on middle, Nair flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single off the front foot to get off the mark.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, angling into the body of the batter, Jaiswal hops back, gets cramped up for room but manages to tuck it towards fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length and outside off, comes in with an angle slightly, Yashasvi Jaiswal shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller and much wider outside off, Jaiswal leaves it alone again.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, From around the wicket, full and outside off, gets it to move away after pitching, Jaiswal comes forward but shoulders his arms to let it go.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, No run.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Short-pitched, around off, Nair presses back and defends it.

Karun Nair walks in at number 3, replacing KL Rahul.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, ! DRAGGED ON! Chris Woakes draws first blood for England and he is pumped up! 

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, Rahul leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Oh, close! A bit fuller and just outside off, nips back in a bit as well, KL Rahul moves across, to cover his off stump and shoulders his arms to let it go. The ball zips past the off stump. 

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, from around the wicket, and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back and looks to defend but plays inside the line as he knows his off stump. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Sliding on the pads, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a quick single by Rahul.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, No run.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Hard length and around middle, KL Rahul goes back and plays out this towards square leg.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Lands it fulll and around off, Rahul drives it straight back to the bowler, where Carse stops it with his left hand on his follow-through and falls over on the pitch in that process.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it towards cover. Another maiden for Woakes.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, BEATEN! Lands it a bit fuller but not that much, and in that channel outside off, gets it swing away from the batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal is drawn forward into the defence but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Massive appeal for LBW but the umpire shakes his head! Ben Stokes consults with the keeper Jamie Smith and signals 'T' for the review. On a good length and on middle, seaming in a bit, Yashasvi Jaiswal plants his front leg forward and looks to defend with a full face of a bat but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad. Nothing on UltraEdge but Bal Tracking shows that it is the Umpire's call on hitting the top of the middle stump.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Baack of a length, from over the wicket, over the off stump, Jaiswal hangs back and drops it down towards cover point.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye! Hard length and around middle, follows the batter with this seam-in delivery, Jaiswal gets cramped up for room and tries to keep it out into the leg side but misses. The ball hits him on the thighpad and rolls away towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slash and a miss! Dragged length and outside off, holds its line, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and throws his hands at it to drive on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! HARDLY DRIVEN! Much fuller and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans onto it and creams his drive through the gap at covers for a cracking boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Excellent effort! Touch short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back quickly and jumps onto that one with a sharp cut shot towards backward point, where Ollie Pope puts in a dive to his right and cuts it off. 

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and angling into the batter, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to block it off.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Back of a length and on off, darting back in, Rahul pushes it back onto the deck off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Another loose delivery, full and down the leg side. Rahul doesn't play at it.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Nicely bowled! Good-length delivery in the channel, Rahul takes a couple of steps out in front and looks to block but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Length ball on the pads, drifting down leg, Rahul misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Very full and on middle, Rahul looks to drive it straight but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, where did that come from?

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good-length delivery, around the sixth stump line and sliding through. Jaiswal makes another leave.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length ball, around off, just angling in a shade, Jaiswal watches it all the way and leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Much more control shown by YJ here. Full and wide again, a bit fuller than the last one, Jaiswal leans on and puts his weight forward before creaming the drive through cover-point for a boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, that is loose from Jaiswal! Full and well wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his hands at it and looks to smash it through covers but falls back a bit and is beaten on the outside edge.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Maiden over for Woakes! Hard length, over off, Rahul presses back and defends it towards cover.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Pitched up, in the channel and seaming away, Rahul makes another watchful leave.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Hits the hard length and gets the ball to nip away a bit from outside off, Rahul leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, A huge, huge appeal for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. Woakes, Ben Stokes and the keeper have a quick chat about the review and decide against it, probably sliding down leg.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Immediately around the wicket to the left-hander. Bowls it very full and on off stump, Jaiswal drills it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Length ball, speared in towards the pads, Rahul nudges it behind square leg and picks up an easy single to get off the mark.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Full and outside off, a bit of wobble on that delivery as Rahul watchfully leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Keeps the length relatively full and looks to angle it back in from around off, Rahul lunges across and blocks it to cover-point.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Much better from Carse! This is pitched up on off stump, KL Rahul presses forward and defends it into the off side looking for a single but is quickly sent back.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, A bit of a loosener to begin with.

Brydon Carse will share the attack from the other end.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit of extra bounce now! Banged in on shortish length and bowled outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to hammer the cut and rises with the bounce but the ball sails over his willow.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! India are up and running andso is Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, The in-between length now, bowled wide outside off, looking to bring the ball back in. Jaiswal leaves as the ball just swings back in late.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drags the length back and brings the line towards middle and off, Jaiswal presses back and defends it down on the deck.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Seam-up from Woakes, hitting the good length and bowling it in the channel outside off. No signs of swing as Yashasvi Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Done with the pre-match formalities and it is now time to get the 2nd Test going. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the England players. It will be the pairing of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal that will open the batting for India. Chris Woakes has the brand-new cherry in hand and is raring to go. Three slips and a gully in place. Just a slight hold up as there is some sun reflecting off a window over the sightscreen and Ben Stokes gets it shut. Let's play...

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the game, but first, the two sets of players line up to pay their respects to former Northamptonshire cricketer Wayne Larkins, who passed away on June 28. We also pay our respects to him and his family. Next up, it will be the respective national anthems. India's first followed by England's.

The Indian skipper, Shubman Gill, says that they would have bowled first as well as if there is anything in the surface, it'll be there on Day 1. Informs that Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are in, and Akash Deep also comes in for Jasprit Bumrah. Adds that they want to manage Bumrah's workload, and the next test could be more important. On playing Kuldeep Yadav, he adds that they were tempted to play him, but with how the lower order performed and they went with the extra batter

The skipper of England, Ben Stokes, says that they are going to bowl first, with the overhead conditions favouring that decision. Adds that the team put in a strong performance last week and they’re carrying plenty of confidence. Mentions that as a Test progresses, you understand the conditions better and can adapt accordingly. Says that they all wanted Jofra in the team, but as he is coming back after a while, they will first look after him. Ends with a cheeky smile, saying he and Baz usually

India (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy (In for Sai Sudharsan), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar (In for Shardul Thakur), Akash Deep (In for Jasprit Bumrah), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

England (Unchanged XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

TOSS - Shubman Gill calls the coin toss wrongly and England have won the toss. Ben Stokes opts to BOWL first.

Welcome back for England's innings with the bat. The Indians form a huddle near the ropes and KL Rahul provides a detailed pep-talk before scattering out to the field.

... SECOND INNINGS ...

With memories of the Headingley collapse still fresh, Gill came in with a clear sense of purpose. He understood the task and batted with unshakable patience, refusing to chase anything outside his zone. The most defining feature of his innings was its purity. There were barely any false strokes, and he rarely looked beaten. His presence at the crease gave the innings a spine, a calm rhythm that kept India grounded. He was nicely supported by Ravindra Jadeja for a 144-run stand as Jadeja himsel

A sensational batting effort from the Indians. They brushed off the collapse of Headingley and batted with much more determination on a placid wicket. The tourists lost KL Rahul very early in the innings, but Yashasvi Jaiswal responded magnificently, first partnering with Karun Nair, and then with skipper Shubman Gill. Jaiswal eventually got out on 87, but the Indian skipper took the duty on his shoulders and batted with ease. 

After almost 5 and a half sessions, England have bowled India out on 587. Zak Crawley sprints towards the dressing room to get geared up for batting in this quick turnaround. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes appreciates the efforts of his men as the hosts were made to toil for 151 overs. Despite the conditions against them, they keep pushing, trying every possible angle and tactic. Eventually, their persistence pays off as they manage to claim all ten wickets, but surely, there will be very tired legs in

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! STUMPED! Smartly done by Bashir and India's long first innings comes to an end!

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Gives it a bit more air and throws it on middle, Prasidh Krishna has a swing at it but gets it off the inside edge towards backward square leg and picks up a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Half an appeal for LBW but nothing doing says the umpire. Flighted, but on a dragged length and drifted into the batter. Prasidh Krishna looks to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Floated up on the stumps, Krishna blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up on off, Siraj drives on the front foot and through mid on for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, The nip-backer, on a length and on middle. Prasidh Krishna gets across and dabs it to the right of the short leg fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Length, around middle and leg, blocked off the back foot to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Falls just short! Josh Tongue digs it in, short and on off. Prasidh Krishna tries to fend it out off the back foot, but is undone by the extra bounce. The ball lobs off the handle of the bat and falls just ahead of the backward point fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Nagging length, on middle, Krishna opens up and knocks it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Good shot and these are bonus runs for India! Fuller in length, at middle. Prasidh Krishna flicks it through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run as the mid on fielder chases the ball to the deep.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flatter and quicker, on off, Mohammed Siraj is solid in defence.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Overpitched around off, Krishna drills it to the right of mid off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Around off, full, and blocked off.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Outside off, full and looped up. Siraj goes for the drive but gets an outside edge and the ball rolls to the left of short third. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, A quick single to end the over. Touch full and around off. Mohammed Siraj plays at it and gets an inside edge. The ball then rolls to the widish mid on region and Siraj calls Krishna through for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Slides it way down leg, and Siraj misses to flick. Smith grabs it behind to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Nipping back in on top of middle. Mohammed Siraj hops on the crease and taps it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Wayward down leg, short, Siraj offers no shot and Jamie Smith collects it diving low to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Full and angling down leg, Mohammed Siraj misses to flick as he gets a bit too across.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Pulls the length back, with some turn into the batter. This is clipped off the back foot by Siraj for a single at deep backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! What a shot! After four blocks, Siraj couldn't resist!

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Bashir, this is full and Siraj brings his bat in front of the pads to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted delivery on off, Siraj with a forward defence again.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Spinning in from off, Siraj gets on top of the full ball to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Looped up, full and around off, Mohammed Siraj defends it on the pitch.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Whoa! An attempted yorker from Josh Tongue, on the middle pole. Prasidh Krishna tries to block it, but inside edges onto the pads and the ball rolls beside the leg stump.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Angling on the off pole, short in length. Prasidh Krishna gets squared up and leaves.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Arrowed wayward, way down the leg side, Krishna leaves, and a good diving stop by Jamie Smith to his left.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Cannoned on the leg stump, full, Prasidh Krishna misses the flick and is rammed on the front pad.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up again, quite full and around off, Siraj leans on and smothers the ball down the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted again, full and outside off, Mohammed Siraj leqans right across trying to defend but is beaten past the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Flighted up, quite slow and outside off, Prasidh Krishna waits back well and dabs it past first slip for a single.

Prasidh Krishna is the last batter in for India.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, ! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir traps Akash Deep and picks up his second wicket of the match.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Tossed up outside off, inviting the drive, Akash Deep goes after it but misses.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Tongue, full in length. Mohammed Siraj pushes at it but inside edges as the ball nips in. The ball rolls to the off side.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Mohammed Siraj walks out to bat now.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! GONE! CAUGHT! Finally, England get rid of Shubman Gill after a marathon knock.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and shooting off the deck, outside off, Gill lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and on middle, pulled away to deep square leg. Gill denies the single.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Good fielding in the deep! Short and turning in and across the batter to the leg stump. Akash Deep steers it to deep square leg. The fielder from deep mid-wicket sprints and dives to his right to stop the ball, just before the ropes. Two taken.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Length, on off, punched to mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, BEATEN! Bashir lands this on a fullish length and gets some grip and bounce into the batter. Akash Deep is flummoxed by that and finds himself in an awkward position. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, around off and middle, Gill leans forward and drills it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Shortens the length, does Bashir, outside off, Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it wide of deep backward point for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, ! Oh, a good shot from Akash! Josh Tongue continues to bang the ball on the short length, on middle. Akash Deep gets inside the line and half-pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Short and around off, Akash offers no shot.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, A bumper going down leg, Akash Deep ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Fired in full and on off, Akash Deep pushes at it and gets it off the inner half of the bat to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

All in readiness for the final session on Day 2! A session that could test the endurance of both teams, especially England and could really shape how this Test will be played out. The umpires are in the middle as the players of England make their way out to the field of play as well. Shubman Gill takes his time and seems to be the last one out, wears his helmet and is all set to resume his stay at the crease alongside Akash Deep. A small fist bump from Gill to Akash Deep and it will be Josh T

... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...

Right then, 564 big runs on the board and Shubman Gill unbeaten on 265. Will India be thinking about the declaration? Or will Gill have one eye on scoring 300? Whatever it is, we might see some action straight after Tea. Can Ben Stokes and co muster up some inspiration and make sure that they bowl India out at the earliest? We shall find out soon. Stick around as the final session on Day 2 will begin at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT).

Ben Stokes tried everything in this session but we didn't see him or Woakes bowl. He eventually resorted to the part-timers in order to save some energy for the pacers. Harry Brook and Joe Root bowled as Shoaib Bashir continued to toil. It was Root who got the wicket late in the session and has yet again given a glimmer of hope to England with regards to bowling India out.

India were already in a solid position coming into the afternoon session but had a fairly new batter at the crease. This was England's cue to just hold their lengths and make Washington Sundar play at as many deliveries as possible but they continued with the short stuff for a prolonged period of time and it simply didn't work. Sundar grew in confidence as Gill managed to muster most of the strike and went past not just 200 but also 250, cementing his status as India's prime batter for the next

That is yet another massive session for the Indian batters and for the whole team as well, and skipper Shubman Gill has simply made England toil long and hard in the field. As many as 145 runs came in 31 overs, bringing just one wicket for the hosts, that too very late in the session and via Joe Root. The only positive for England was the over rate which was helped by the use of part-timers in the second part of the session.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, This is darted flat and quick by Root, but down leg, Shubman Gill misses to sweep it away and the ball goes well past the left of the keeper, and rolls to the short fine leg region. A bye taken and that will be TEA ON DAY 2!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and pushed through on middle, flicked away to square leg. 

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Flatter and fuller, on off, Gill leans on and defends it out.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, ! Magnificent! A juicy half volley on off, Shubman Gill plants his front foot out and drives it all along the ground, through covers for a boundary. A lovely free-flowing stroke from the Indian skipper.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and sliding on the leg stump. Clipped to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Full and around off, defended out by Deep. Survives the last ball.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have been curtains for Akash had the throw been perfect to the keeper. Pitched fuller with an in-drift on middle, Shubman Gill pushes it to the right of mid-wicket and calls his partner through for a single. Akash Deep, however, is a bit late to react and eventually skates off to the batting end. Ollie Pope picks the ball and throws it flat, but wayward to the left of the keeper. Akash makes his ground by putting in a dive and dragging his b

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slightly outside off and full, pushed to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Same line, same length, blocked off by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and tossed on off, Shubman Gill lunges ahead and pushes it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On off, spinning in, Shubman Gill goes back and across to knock it to the off side.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Over the wicket now and tossed up full on the pads. Akash Deep looks to block but gets a bit of bat as the ball crashes into the pads. Half an appeal from the English players but there's clearly bat involved.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Stays around the wicket and bowls a bumper, just around leg and Akash Deep manages to get out of the way. Excellent take from Jamie Smith to his left. Root does seem fired up.

Akash Deep is in at 9. Can Root and England sneak in another wicket before the Tea break?

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! TIMBER! What a delivery and that's come out of nowhere!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Loops this one up and bowls it on middle, Sundar pushes it down to long on for a single.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Darted in, full and on middle and leg, Washy eases it to mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, drifting into the legs, Sundar leans forward and wrists it past square leg for another easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On the shorter side and outside off, tapped away off the back foot to deep cover-point for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length, wide of the off stump, looking for some turn which isn't there. Gill puts a stride across and leaves.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and just down leg, Sundar works it 'round the corner on the leg side and turns the strike over.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up full and outside off, driven on the up and down to long off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Wide!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

The on-air graphic shows a huge achievement for the current Indian skipper. Shubman Gill has now etched his name atop the record books for India, surpassing Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 254 at Pune in 2019 to claim the highest individual score by an Indian Test captain.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! Put away with ease! Round arm again, slightly short and on leg, Washington Sundar rocks back and across before pulling it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. The 550 is now up for India as well.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Fuller in length, pretty straight onto the stumps, Sundar plays it to the elft of the bowler.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, On the pads, turned away in front of square leg and into the deep for a single.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on middle and leg, Gill leans on and nudges it to silly mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Good length on the pads, Gill presses back and flicks it down to long leg for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and around middle, tapped across through the mid-wicket region for another single by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled well short over leg, tucked away from the crease and through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, from around the stumps now and around off, Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drops it short and bowls it outside off, this one keeps a tad low. Gill backs away and punches it straight to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Flights it fuller and outside off, Sundar spreads on the crease and drives it straight to the short cover fielder.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Pulls the length back, on off, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of short mid-wicket. Wants a single but Gill sends him back.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. Full and sliding on middle, Sundar pushes it to the leg side.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Slow through the air, on middle, Gill clips this with the spin to short mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Joe Root is into the attack now. Bowls it full and spins in from middle. Shubman Gill presses ahead and pushes it back to Root.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short and at the stumps, pulled away to deep square leg by Gill for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 3 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, spinning in and around off, Shubman Gill rocks back and works it to mid on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, EDGED AND ! Shubman Gill won't mind that and he brings up a stellar 250, even surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's highest score of 248 and goes 9th on the list of top scores by an Indian batter in Test matches.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Slightly pitched up and on the pads, Shubman Gill looks to flick but gets a leading edge that goes towards covers and they pick up a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! A gentle half volley, wide outside off. Shubman Gill leans across and drives it firmly and square through covers for a boundary. Gill is now just one shot away from bringing up his 250.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good length on off and middle, angling in, blocked down to the right of mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Length, around off, blocked off by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Length ball just around off. Gill clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Goes all the way!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, full and on off, pushed straight back by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floats it up, full and on off, Sundar defends it back to Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, straight on off, Gill lunges forward to block.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Length and at the pads. Sundar steers it towards backward square leg for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Darted into the batter, on a length, Sundar keeps it out to the point region.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it late to the deep third region for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Sundar tucks this length ball into the square leg region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Excellent bit of work from Woakes!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated fuller and around off, Gill leans ahead and gently taps it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This stays a tad low on the bounce. Lands around off, and spins in. Shubman Gill negotiates well to block it off the back foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up full and on off, Gill defends it out well.

Shoaib Bashir (34-2-125-1) is now back into the attack, replacing Brydon Carse. Bashir is also bowling from the Pavilion End for the first time in this game.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around the wickets, flat and quick, short and around off, Sundar stands tall and punches it through mid off for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar taps it off the back foot, wide of cover-point for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Into the line of the stumps, Washington Sundar blocks off.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 'Round the stumps, length ball, outside of, Sundar goes inside the crease and dabs it to the left of the keeper.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle, Shubman Gill flicks this to the mid on region for a quick single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, In front of the sticks, full, Gill eases it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, On top of the stumps, short-pitched, Washington Sundar hops and bunts it onto the pitch.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched outside leg, on a length, Gill swivels and pulls it to the right of Zak Crawley at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, BYES! When it rains, it pours! That has evaded everyone. Carse bowls from around the stumps and bangs it short, but outside leg. Shubman Gill does not play at it and the ball dies on the bounce and dribbles behind to the left of the keeper. Jamie Smith dives to the left but gets a bad bounce and the ball goes through to the fence behind.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A half-tracker, on the stumps, Gill tucks it to mid-wicket.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Smartly played! Carse serves it short and on the leg stump line. Shubman Gill shuffles well outside leg and plays the upper cut over backward point for a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Outside off, on a yard behind fuller length, Gill crouches a bit and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Brings the angle into the batter, full in length, Gill flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full again, outside off, Gill drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Darted full and on off, Gill presses forward and knocks it to short cover.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle and leg, pushed to the right of the bowler.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 2 runs.

DRINKS BREAK! What an hour or so after Lunch for India! They have asserted their dominance all over England, who seem to be running out of ideas. Washington Sundar had just come in before the Lunch break and England peppered him with short balls, a few too many and eventually, Sundar was able to muster up some runs as well. However, it was Shubman Gill who went on a rampage and didn't let any bad deliveries go to waste. Gill is now on 222, a huge individual score and he wouldn't want to stop

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A steep bumper from Carse, at 131 kph, over off, Washington Sundar drops his wrists and bat down and arches back to leave. A wry smile from Carse to the batter.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Bashes the hard length again, does Carse, on middle, Washington Sundar gets right behind it and knocks it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Short of a length, on top of middle. Sundar jumps off the back foot and tucks it to the mid on region.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sticks to bowling short, on the bodyline, Sundar gets across and pinches this to square leg.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A sharp bouncer, angling on the leg stump line. Washington Sundar hops off the back foot and drops it down to the off side, beside the pitch.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Four!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful from Shubman!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Too wide and put away by Gill! Length ball, well outside off, Shubman Gill waits well and reaches out before tapping it wide enough of deep third to pick up a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball and on off, Gill opens the bat face and blocks it to cover-point.

As Ben Stokes looks for options, he tosses the ball towards Harry Brook. He replaces Shoaib Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, A gentle full ball, around the fifth stump line, Gill gets forward and punches it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Short from Carse, over middle and around chest height. Shubman Gill lifts one leg up and tries to angle the pull but checks his shot and gets a bit of a top edge perfectly over the square leg region and picks up another single.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sundar has no idea where the ball went! Dug in short again and at the body, Washy is a bit tentative and tries fending it away but the ball takes the under side of the arm guard and goes back onto the pads. That could have easily gone back onto the stumps.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Around the wicket now, bowled a tad short and around off, Sundar blocks it off the back foot.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Dug in short and over middle, Sundar stays compact and hops up before pushing it down to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Quicker one, pushed across off stump from around the wicket, Gill stays back and reaches out before angling the bat and guiding it down wide of first slip and into the deep third fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Reverse-sweep, not for the first time from Shubman Gill in this innings. Fuller one on off and middle, Gill goes for the reverse and brooms it away slightly wide of deep third and into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower and shorter, turning in from around off, Gill gets inside the line a touch and turns it towards mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sundar comes forward and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up on the pads, nudged away around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Down the leg side once again and left alone by Sundar. Tongue might have bowled one too many overs bending his back on every delivery and probably needs a rest.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Another bumper, trying to attack the bodyline but gets it a bit too leg side and Sundar just moves out of the way.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp bumper, banged in over middle and leg and angling away, Sundar awkwardly sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden DOUBLE TON FOR SHUBMAN GILL and what a sensational knock this has been for the Indian skipper.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A maiden! Tossed up, full and straight, Sundar lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, full and on off, solily blocked off by Washy.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and angled into the pads, Sundar plays around it and misses the flick, getting hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Just drags the length back a few inches and drops it onto middle, Sundar staysback and defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up on middle, drifting in a bit, Sundar pushes it towards mid on.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Banged in short again, angling across off, Sundar climbs on top of the bounce and smacks the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a single and will keep strike for the start of the next over again, and the crowd will have to wait for Gill to get on strike as he remains on 199.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Short again from Tongue, around leg and this one stays a bit low. Sundar manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Sundar having a bit of fun now and toying with Josh Tongue. Even shorter and around leg, Sundar walks to the off side and hooks the ball over fine leg for a biggie. India now move on to 470/6!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Nicely played!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length and around off, blocked down into the off side by Sundar.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, This is bowled short and at the bodyline but just sprays it down leg. Sundar hops across and shoulders arms.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice and full, around off, Sundar leans on and smothers the ball wide of point for a quick single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, pushed through at the stumps, Sundar watchfully defends.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up around off, turning away, Sundar makes a leave.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Four!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length outside off, eased away past point for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good running again! Short of a good length and outside off, Gill reaches out and taps the ball away through backward point and races back for the second run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Four!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A short ball now and around off, angling in, Gill ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful! Slightly overpitched and around off, Shubman Gill takes half a stride in front and checks the drive, punching it in between extra cover and mid off for a boundary and he moves into the 190s.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, Gill misses out there! A high full toss from Bashir and on middle, Gill just swats it away down to mid-wicket but he could have hit that one anywhere.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up and around off, defended down the line by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Six!

Is that a six?

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on middle and leg, this one sticks in the deck. Washington Sundar pushes at it and gets it just short and wide of a deepish short leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On a length, bowled quicker and on off, Gill covers the line and blocks it off.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue changes the angle of attack to the left-hander and comes over the wicket. Digs in a short one over off and angles it across. Washy sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length around off and angling further away, Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good, positive running! Good length outside off, pushed to the left of covers for a quick single. With that, Shubman Gill moves to 180 and brings up the highest score by an Indian batter on English soil, beating the previous best of 179 by Mohammad Azharuddin in Manchester in 1990.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Same line, and same length, Sundar gently pushes this to the right of Bashir who collects it.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around off, spins away slightly, Washington Sundar drives it inside out to the cover fielder.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and straight on middle, defended back by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A mild appeal for LBW, but not given. Clearly off the inside edge. This is full and spinning in a shy bit from off. Shubman Gill premeditates and tries to play the reverse, but underedges it on the pads and the ball rolls to the short fine leg region. They collect a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Slides it onto the pads, on a length, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed-up delivery, full and on off, Washington Sundar lunges forward and blocks.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, around off, tapped off the back foot to the backward point region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp lifter from Tongue this, short and going down leg. Washington Sundar leaves as he sways away from the line.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lands it on a good length, outside off, Sundar lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fractionally full and just outside off, Shubman Gill presses forward and knocks the ball into the cover-point region for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On top of off, hard length, Washington Sundar punches this off the back foot and the ball rolls through the cover region. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery, angling on the leg stump. Shubman Gill glances it off the back foot to deep square leg and jogs for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Some turn away from off, on a fullish length. Washington Sundar sees the ball till the last moment and keeps it out on the front foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and in the line of the stumps, Shubman Gill drills this wide of long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! The first boundary of the session. And that's timed and placed to perfection.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Gives the ball some air, and lands it full and on off, Shubman Gill is stubborn with his front foot block.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Darts in on a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it to backward point.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched on middle, Shubman Gill gently flicks this full ball, down to long on for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, on top of off, Washington Sundar solidly blocks it off the back foot.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue tries the bouncer from around the stumps, but it flies down leg and Sundar shows no intent to play at it. Lets the ball through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Keeps the stumps into attack, does Tongue, on a length, angling in. Washington Sundar gets right behind it and drops it on the surface.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Shortish delivery, on off, Washington Sundar gets on his toes to dab it onto the pitch with soft hands. Oh, dear! Another No Ball as Josh Tongue has overstepped.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, just nipping away from middle a touch, with some uneven bounce. Washington Sundar pushes forward to defend, but is beaten by the bounce and is rapped on the front thigh pad.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. It is a length ball, just outside off, Washington Sundar watches it closely and hangs his bat in the air to leave.

Josh Tongue to continue from the other end.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short, outside off, Shubman Gill gets on the toes and dabs it away to deep backward point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and looped up, Sundar smothers it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Confusion!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice loopy delivery, on middle, Washington Sundar clips this to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and on middle, Sundar defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Over the stumps, tossed up through the air, full and on off, Shubman Gill takes a giant stride out and places the ball towards backward point. Gets an easy single.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 2! The sun is shining brightly and the English players are waiting eagerly near the boundary ropes to get going and eventually make their way onto the field. The umpires take their places on the field as the duo of Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar strides out to resume their stay at the crease. It will be Shoaib Bashir to start proceedings with the ball after the break. Let's go...

... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...

Well then, another fascinating session ticks off in this Test, and India remains well ahead. But recent history offers a brutal reminder as well. India were cruising at 430 for 3 on a similar pitch in Leeds before collapsing to 471. England won’t back down easily and will likely throw in fresh plans after Lunch to break through quickly. India, meanwhile, will be focused on preventing another Headingley with skipper Gill leading from the front with the bat. A very exciting second session beg

Stokes eventually spread the field, pulling the slips out and pushing men out into the deep. It was more a tactical retreat than a genuine build-up of pressure, in order to prevent those boundaries from flowing. Gill, calm and calculated, reached his 150 with minimum fuss and continued to hold the innings together with measured precision. And as India were walking through the session almost untouched, Josh Tongue stepped up with a burst of energy. His introduction added fresh bite to a tired att

Despite the passive surface, England's bowlers weren’t short of intent. Their lengths were, on average, shorter today, with a marked uptick in bouncers, especially in Woakes and Carse's early spells. The lines, however, were slightly wider and less disciplined than the previous day, though that could well be a factor that evolves as the ball gets older. Still, the batters looked mostly unbothered. Boundaries came at a steady rate, and the scoreboard ticked along with quiet assurance.

The second new ball at the start of play had only five overs behind it, but it offered nothing of note. There was no seam, no movement, and little life. The pitch mirrored that mood, being placid and slow, giving batters more time to settle in. Jadeja cashed in early, reaching his 23rd Test fifty, while the partnership ticked past the hundred-run mark. The first hour gave India 55 runs with no such fuss, as the batters never looked rushed.

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 Overs, 109 Runs, 1 Wicket. It's been India's morning without a doubt, as they made merry on a flat deck offering nothing much to the bowlers. But coming to the final few minutes of the session, and post the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja, there was indeed some intent and energy shown by the English bowlers. Especially by Josh Tongue, who not only got a wicket, but also probed the new incoming batter with lethal short ones. But overall, the session goes blue as India scored at a h

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Solidly defended and Washington Sundar manages to see out the final over of the session. Just back of a length and around off, Sundar gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out on the off side. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 2!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, That is a pearler from Josh Tongue but it is well played in the end by Washington Sundar. Tongue serves another bumper, angling it at the batter and bowls it over middle. Sundar gets side on to pull but quickly ducks for cover, almost leaving his gloves hanging up as the ball zips through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on off, Sundar blocks it down the line.

Seeing that uneven bounce, Ben Stokes quickly changes the field. Ollie Pope gets on the helmet and closes in to short leg.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No ball! Back of a length and around off, Sunda hops back to defend and edges it down to the right of gully. Good stop there from Ben Duckett.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Oh, that's nasty! Josh Tongue bowls another quick short ball and bowls it right at the batter. Washington Sundar sets up to play at it but the ball keeps a shade low and skids through to smash into the arm guard. That could have been much more nastier but Sundar fends it away well.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lovely delivery!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A length ball at the pads, clipped firmly down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted up, a bit slower and drifted in from around middle. Sundar leans ahead to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter now, on the stumps nd turned through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This is looped up wide outside off, enticing the batter. Gill puts a huge stride across and drives it to the left of covers where Joe Root makes a sharp stop.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Fuller and around leg, Washy watchfully clips it away in front of square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, fuller and around off, Gill lunges across and eases it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up outside off, looking for some turn, Gill strides across and pushes it away to covers.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On a hard length and outside off, seaming away slightly. Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Washington Sundar is in at 8 for India.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wow, what a ripper of a delivery and Josh Tongue has given his team a huge breakthrough. 

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length and sliding down leg, Gill gets his hands out in front of the pads and flicks it down to long leg for one.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length over the stumps, pushed down in front of mid-wicket for a quick but easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Top shot! Bashir comes around the stumps and floats it up full on middle and leg. Shubman Gill gets down on one knee and sweeps it stylishly and aerially over the square leg fence for a biggie. The partnership has now gone past 200 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, hello! Shoaib Bashir brings out the carrom ball and gets it to do something off the deck.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length around off, good energy put into the delivery. Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower through the air, Bashir throws it up outside off. Jadeja waits well and taps it behind point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! No long on in place and Ravindra Jadeja makes merry. This is tossed up around off, Jadeja skips down the pitch and hits through the line, lofting it over the ropes for a six. The 400 also comes up for India with that.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent running! Hard length around off, Jadeja hops back and just dabs it down wide of the keeper in front of the gully region and picks up an easy single.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and really dug in around off, gently seaming away, Jadeja pulls out of the shot and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and at the batter, worked away neatly from the crease and in front of mid-wicket. Jadeja picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide!

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, A quick bumper now! Tongue bends hi back and bowls it shorter over middle and off and gets it at an awkward height. Jadeja manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, On a hard length and angled down the leg side, Jadeja leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! That is picture-perfect from Ravindra Jadeja. Pitched up on middle, Jadeja prods halfway forward and just shows the full face of the blade, bunting it down the ground. The ball goes off the middle of the bat and to the right of mid on and rolls away into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up around middle, nudged across to wide mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, quite full and around off, Shubman Gill gets forward and inside the line, driving it firmly to the right of the bowler who does well to stop it with a dive.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated up, not all that full but lands it down leg. Jadeja moves past the leg stump and shoulders arms, getting hit on the oads.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowled into the pitch and angled in towards the pads, Jadeja stays back and turns it away to backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds it back a bit and flights it on a length around off, Jadeja waits back and keeps it out into the off side.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, The call is for two initially but they won't get it. Full and straight, almost in the blockhole, Jadeja shovels it away towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a single to end the over.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length wide of the off stump, chopped down to wide deep third for a single by Gill.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length, pitching it around the fifth stump line and gets it to angle in. Gill defends down the line.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Very full and outside off, there to be hit but Shubman Gill pings the cover drive straight to the cover fielder.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps the length full but the line it a bit too straight. Jadeja stays forward and clips it away in front of square leg for a single.

Josh Tongue (13-0-66-0) is into the attack for his first spell on Day 2. He replaces Brydon Carse.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Spears in a yorker on off stump from around the stumps. Jadeja digs it out to mid on and looks for the single but decides against it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball on off, Gill gets right back into his disciplined mindset and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Well, well, a very, very rare shot from Shubman Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Fuller in length and around leg as well, flicked away just wide of square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Stays around the wicket to the right-hander as well and floats it up on the pads. Gill tucks it towards square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, More flighted this time and on the legs, nudged away in front of square leg for an easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up a bit quicker and at the toes, Jadeja pushes it to silly mid on.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now and angles in a shortish ball towards the hips. Jadeja just turns it through square leg for one.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and just angled across off, this one doesn't rise up quite as much as Jadeja leans back and lets it through.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A gentle short ball angling down leg, Gill gets inside the line and helps the pull down to fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, The call is for two and they get it with ease. Back of a length and outside off, Gill punches it with a straight bat and through the vacant mid off region. The fielder from extra cover gives chase as the batters pick up two runs.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short and over leg, Jadeja plays a controlled pull shot and gets it behind square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slows it up and flights it outside off, Gill gets a good stride forward and solidly blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Comes around the wicket now and serves it full around off, Gill pushes it away to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length and around off, Gill lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Leg bye.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden score of 150 in Test cricket for Shubman Gill and what a start he has had to his captaincy career in terms of his batting. Lobbed up on off, Gill leans on and eases it down to long on for a single and gets a huge round of applause from the crowd.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Some lateral movement, short and angling across. Ravindra Jadeja drops the wrists to leave and the ball shapes away late as Jamie Smith collects it to his left.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short again, on middle, pulled away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Four!

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, The field is spread out now and Carse again shoots a short ball, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja controls the pull shot to the fielder at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and angled across, on off, Ravindra Jadeja arches back and drops his wrists to leave.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Pulled away neatly! Carse with a short ball, on off, Ravindra Jadeja has all the time in the world to swivel and pull it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Lands it around off and turns it in, on off, Gill watchfully defends it out. Also, this is the first maiden on Day 2.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pulls the length back, at off, Shubman Gill strides to the pitch of the ball, to defend, but the ball spins in a touch and takes the inside edge and drops on the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flat and quick, full and on middle, Shubman Gill pushes it back to Bashir.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Outside off, but with some grip and turn into the batter, Shubman Gill taps his front foot out but leaves it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, and on off, Gill again defends it straight.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

DRINKS BREAK! More or less a perfect first hour on Day 2 for India and they have managed to pile on 55 runs in just 13 overs without losing a single wicket. Both Gill and Jadeja have looked proactive and the English bowlers haven't looked like taking a wicket thus far. There were some words exchanged as Jadeja strolled onto the danger area a couple of times and Stokes didn't like it as England in all likeliness will bat last and the roughs might really come into play. However, for now, EnglandÂ

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Sharp bouncer on top of the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja dodges this bullet and ducks under it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Cannoned fuller and outside off, Shubman Gill cracks the cover drive, but Ollie Pope does well to stop it with a dive to his right. In all fairness, it was travelling at the rate of knots. So well-fielded by Pope there.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A bumper at the shoulder height of the batter. Jadeja swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Dug in short and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the toes, and drops it on the pitch with soft hands.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery, on the stumps, Shubman Gill pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on off, Shubman Gill flicks this full ball to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, The 150-run stand comes up between Jadeja and Gill. Full and floated on middle and leg, steered along the turf to deep square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted on middle, Ravindra Jadeja takes it on the full and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Dropped too full, on off, flicked down to widish long on by Gill. Another single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hard length, and the line is on middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets across to work it into the leg side, but misses and the ball lobs off the front pad and drops in front of the point region. A leg bye taken.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! More runs! This is right out of the coach's manual! Full and outside off now from Carse, Shubman Gill takes a good stride forward and places this magnificently to deep point for a boundary. Duckett gives it a chase from deep third, to his right, but the ball has enough wheels to races into the fence.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Through the gap!

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Slants it in on off and middle, Shubman Gill drills the full ball to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Goes full again, at off, Shubman Gill knocks it to the cover region.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, BEATEN! Good one from Carse!

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slides it onto the pads, Jadeja tickles it straight to short fine leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, More flight given, full, straight and outside off, Shubman Gill waits and flicks it through mid on for a single. And with that, the 350 comes for India!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitches fuller and tosses around off, Shubman Gill eases it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Touch full and on off, Shubman Gill goes back in the crease and knocks it on the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags the length, on off, Shubman Gill nudges it to the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Around off and full, pushed gently to the right of Bashir.

Change.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A short-pitched delivery, right on the radar, on top of off. Ravindra Jadeja leans back and lets it through to the keeper.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Full again, just outside off, Ravindra Jadeja takes a giant stride out to block, but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls on the pitch off his front pad.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Bangs it hard on the pitch, does Carse, on off, Ravindra Jadeja climbs over it and dabs it in the off side. Looks to pinch in a quick single but there's none and Gill sends him with a sharp 'No' call.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowls from a wider angle, slants in from off, on a fullish length. Ravindra Jadeja solidly blocks it off.

Time for the first bowling change of the day as Brydon Carse comes in to replace Ben Stokes. Meanwhile, there is a slight hold-up as well as Ravindra Jadeja is rehydarting himself with a mini drinks break.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Starts from over the stumps, lands it on a length, on middle. Shubman Gill tucks it across into the mid-wicket region for a single.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, A tempter from Woakes! Just outside off and curving in from the angle, Ravindra Jadeja shapes himself to play at it, but bails out of the shot at the last moment and leaves.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps the line of attack on the stumps, tad around off. Ravindra Jadeja plays the ball late and stabs it out to the off side, just beside the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the stumps, length ball, angling on middle. Ravindra Jadeja gets right behind it and blocks it out onto the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Quick tap and run! Hard length, on off, Shubman Gill hops off and taps it to backward point for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! That's gloriously driven! Woakes pitches it really full, and around off, it is a scrambled-seam delivery which goes straight on. Shubman Gill keeps a steady head, taps his front foot out and caresses this through cover for a boundary.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and full, on middle, Gill covers the line and pushes it to mid on.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Another one outside off and on a good length, Jadeja presses ahead but decides to let it be.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Length, fairly outside off, Jadeja does not poke at that and leaves.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Varies the length again. Stokes bowls a short ball, around off, Ravindra Jadeja arches back a bit to leave.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Attacks the stumps and goes fuller, does Stokes, Jadeja respects it and defends it back.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Two in two for Jadeja!

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Punched away neatly! A bit shortish on off, Ravindra Jadeja climbs on the ball, brings his bat in front of the body and punches it through cover for a boundary. A cracking shot that.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Same line, same length, Gill again blocks.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Overthrows!

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes down leg, on a length, Ravindra Jadeja gets inside the line and leaves.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Quick run. Full delivery outside off. Gill leans forward and taps to covers, and takes off for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, A tad fuller in length and in the channel around off. Jadeja makes a watchful leave as the ball carries nicely through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and tighter around off stump, Jadeja hops and awkwardly fends the ball down towards the gully region.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a fuller length and outside off, Gill blocks it towards cover. Also, in between overs, there was some more frustration from the English players with Jadeja wandering into the danger area and Woakes, in particular, seemed unhappy.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length and on middle and leg, tucked away in front of square leg and into the deep for a run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length, in and around off, blocked back towards the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, guided away from the crease and down towards deep third for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball! Fuller in length and wide outside off, gets it to nibble away and Gill just shoulders arms at it. Stokes has now overstepped on the last ball of his over, just like Woakes did in the previous over.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length ball on off and middle, blocked back into the deck.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and over middle, angling in, Jadeja tucks it away off the body and through square leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up on the sixth stump line and leaving the batter pretty late, Jadeja gets a stride in and leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The three-quarter length and around off, Gill stays well forward and defends it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, NO BALL AND !

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length again and around off, Gill is standing well out of his crease and pushes it away towards covers.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On a good length on off, angling in, Gill pushes it down towards mid on.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

The onfield umpire reacts to the concerns of the English players and politely warns Jadeja for running onto the pitch.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length around off, Jadeja jams it down onto the deck.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Easy pickings! Loose from Woakes, serves a half volley on the pads and Ravindra Jadeja clips it away elegantly and through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary.

Chris Woakes (21-6-59-2) to operate from the far end.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Drop and run! Back of a length and around off, Jadeja plays it off the back foot and just nudges it down behind point for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, in the channel outside off and going straight on. Jadeja strides across and makes a leave.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goes full and straight now, Jadeja shows the full face of the blade and pushes it just back past the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Digs this one in short and over off, Jadeja hops back up on his toes and defends it just past the pitch on the off side. The umpire has a word with Stokes as he is flirting with the danger area on the follow-through.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowled on a fuller length and well outside off. Ravindra Jadeja lets it through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, First run of the day and it comes from the bat of the Indian skipper. Short ball angled into middle at a gentle pace, Gill stays compact and nudges it down to mid-wicket for a single. The 100-run stand is also up between these two.

In all readiness for Day 2 to begin, here in Birmingham. A bit overcast, but not at all threatening as the clouds are fairly scattered in the sky. Already a fair bit of crowd has turned up as the two umpires walk out to the middle. And with a fist-pump, out walk Shubman Gill along with Ravindra Jadeja to resume their overnight batting. England skipper Ben Stokes has the new ball and is raring to go. Let's play...

PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta and Jonathan Trott are inspecting the deck for Day 2. Trott says that the way Gill played was amazing to watch and the partnership with Jadeja will be key. Further talks about the cracks and reckons that the seamers would want to bowl from the end opposite to the cracks. Adds that when the cracks start opening across rather than going up and down, it can cause trouble. Deep reckons that the sun is out and it will be a good day for batting and mentions that there are

The morning session will be key. If Gill and Jadeja can withstand England's renewed charge and add substantial runs, India will be firmly in charge of the match. However, if England's bowlers can break this partnership quickly, they will expose India's lower order, which includes Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna, potentially giving them a chance to limit India's first-innings total and get their formidable batting lineup into action. However, the very first ex

England, having won the toss and elected to bowl, will be desperate for early breakthroughs on Day 2. Chris Woakes (2-59) was the pick of their bowlers on Day 1, and the home side will rely on him and others like Brydon Carse to exploit any lingering assistance from the pitch with the second new ball. The short boundaries at Edgbaston, a talking point from Day 1, could continue to play a role, potentially encouraging England's aggressive 'Bazball' approach once they get to bat.

Day 2 of the second Test between England and India at Edgbaston promises to be a crucial one, with India resuming at a strong 310/5 thanks to captain Shubman Gill's magnificent unbeaten century (114*). Gill, continuing his stellar form, has anchored the innings brilliantly, and his unbroken 99-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja (41*) has brought India back into a commanding position after a brief wobble on Day 1. The focus for India will be on extending this partnership and pushing their first-innin

... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ...

Right then, at 310/5, India do seem that they have done a solid job till now but we have seen previously that the lower order can be cleaned up in a jiffy and England will push hard to break this stand in the opening hour of play on Day 2 and create an opening. The pitch should remain fairly the same and should be good for batting, which means if Gill and Jadeja get through the first hour or so, a big total could be on the cards. Well, enough with the assumptions, Day 2 will begin on Thursday a

India needed Shubman Gill to step up under pressure and so he did. Also, an under-fire Ravindra Jadeja also mustered up all of his experience to provide ample support to his skipper. The duo showed controlled aggression and eventually, the English bowlers seemed to have run out of steam. Gill went on to score back-to-back tons in his first two matches as Test captain and made sure that his side didn't lose any more wickets at the end of the day. Jadeja is also unbeaten on 41 and the stand is u

After the Lunch break, the scoring started to slow down as Jaiswal and Gill looked to consolidate. However, Ben Stokes got Jaiswal out for 87, which brought Rishabh Pant to the crease. Gill and Pant started to stitch another good partnership and saw the team through to Tea. Post Tea, things started to change and Pant was undone by some greed as he looked to take Shoaib Bashir to the cleaners and got caught in the deep. Nitish Kumar Reddy then came and went and suddenly, England had the chance t

It was a bit of a cool day to begin with and there was some cloud cover, but the seamers didn't get much movement in the air or off the seam, well apart from Chris Woakes, who seemed to have put a very ordinary 1st Test behind him and hit his stride right away. KL Rahul looked tentative and got out for a low score, but there was a good fightback from Yashasvi Jaiswal and the new number 3 for Indian, Karun Nair. India did lose Nair minutes before Lunch as Brydon Carse broke the stand and evened

Almost like watching a repeat of the 1st Test but at the end of Day 1 here at Edgbaston, India will feel they have done a reasonable job with the bat. Ben Stokes did opt to bowl first, not because there would be help for his seamers early on but simply because of the fact that it is probably a pretty good track for batting and chasing teams have been successful here in recent times.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The partnership moves to 99 runs and Gill and Jadeja see India through the final session! Bowls it straight and full on middle, does Woakes, Shubman Gill walks a few steps forward to push it straight back, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes to the square leg region for a single. And that will be STUMPS ON DAY 1!

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Aims the stumps, full and on middle. Shubman Gill tilts forward to defend, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls to the cover region.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery, angling on middle, Ravindra Jadeja steers this to the square leg region and gets a quick single.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on the back foot and nudges this to the leg side.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Comes from around the stumps, does Carse, on middle and on a length. Ravindra Jadeja is on the toes and taps it in the mid-wicket region for a quick single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Banged halfway onto the pitch, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill gets across a bit and tucks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Speared in full and just outside off, Shubman Gill prods forward and decides to offer no shot at it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good bit of work in the deep by Pope! Back of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it in front of square off the back foot. The ball travels to the deep cover fence and Ollie Pope from deep backward point sprints to his right. Gets to the ball with a slide, but it slips out as he slides on. It then trickles towards the fence, but Pope shows good awareness and picks up right before it touches the cushions. Two taken.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On a length, from around the wicket and darted down the leg side. Jadeja misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On a good length and around off, Jadeja lunges to defend.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the fuller side and outside off, pushed away towards cover for one. Jadeja is a bit slow to react but the batters make it through without a fuss.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hard length over the top of off, Gill defends down the line.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hits a good length and bowls it outside off again, gets some extra lift off the deck as Gill shoulders arms at it.

Chris Woakes (19-6-56-2) to continue.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Pitches the ball up on the fifth stump line, gets it to nip away as well. Gill makes a watchful leave.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hard length around middle, dabbed away wide of the mid on fielder for a quick but easy single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, On a good length and outside off, nibbling away, left alone by Gill.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Dishes out a full and wide one, swinging away. Shubman Gill stays put and goes after it. The ball flies off the outside edge and goes over gully for a boundary. The 300 comes up for India as well.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length and seaming away quite a bit, too wide though from Carse and Gill leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched up around leg stump, Shubman Gill gets his hands out in front and chips it away into the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

With possibly the last 15 minutes or so remaining in the day's play, this is going to be a challenging period for these two batters, against a disciplined English pace attack.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Not far away from going straight to hand! Just back of a length and around off, this one straightens and bounces extra. Ravindra Jadeja is taken aback almost by the lack of pace and hangs his bat out there. The ball takes the outside edge and goes between second slip and gully for a boundary.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now to the left-hander, bowled on a length and in the channel outside off. Jadeja leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Goodlength delivery on off, Jadeja watchfully keeps it out.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, On the fuller side and around off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on and pats it to the right of cover and strolls out for a single. Shubman Gill sends him back and quickly too.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up around off, going straight on, Jadeja lunges and shows the full face of the bat to defend.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, No ball! Short of a good length and around the body, tucked away into the leg side. Uh, oh! Woakes has overstepped and the umpire signals a no ball.

The second new ball is now available. Ben Stokes does opt to take it straightaway. Also, Chris Woakes is brought back into the attack.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and from over the wicket. Bowled around of, Jadeja presses back and punches it down to covers.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Four!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, ! Helped away! Root sticks to bowling outside leg, on a fuller length. Shubman Gill half-sweeps it to deep fine leg for a boundary at deep fine leg. Moves on to 98, does the Indian skipper.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Darted on the fuller length, around the leg stump. Shubman Gill gets forward and bumps it on the bounce to mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full again and Gill does the same. Flicks it to square leg.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Joe Root is into the attack now. Pitches it outside leg, Shubman Gill pushes this full ball to square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pushed through fuller and on off, Shubman Gill drills it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full now, at off, Shubman Gill leans and flicks to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Looped right into the blockhole, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja carves it out and clips it to square leg for one.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and on off, Ravindra Jadeja hangs back and taps it out to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slides on the leg stump, Shubman Gill flicks the full ball between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Length, outside off  Shubman Gill plays the chop-cut off the back foot and gets a single at deep backward point.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Touch full and around off, driven straight to mid off.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! The Indian skipper moves into the 90s with a brilliant shot! Around off, on a good length. Shubman Gill plays it late, and deliberately dabs it wide of the first slip fielder and collects the boundary at deep third.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched around off and full, Gill presses forward and responds with a solid front foot block.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, angling on off, Shubman Gill gets behind it and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short delivery, over the top of middle, Shubman Gill plays with soft hands and hits across to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Very slow through the air, full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it out with a huge stride out.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slides on the leg stump on a length, steered into the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Jadeja has looked much more comfortable against Bashir and hasn't allowed him to settle in the third session. Too full, too wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja plans his front foot out and lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Drags the length back, Ravindra Jadeja tucks this to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Darted full and on the leg stump line. Shubman Gill clips this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full on off, Shubman Gill flicks across to short mid-wicket.

Another halt in the play. The Indian skipper seems to be struggling with his fitness and the physio is called out. It seems like Shubman Gill is having a hamstring issue and is getting it stretched by the physio. Gill does a couple of different hamstring stretches but does look good to continue. Another prolonged delay but we are finally good to go.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Well fielded in the deep!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good length, on middle, Shubman Gill steers this to deep square leg for a single.

There seems to be an issue behind the sightscreen and Shubman Gill is just asking the umpire to get it sorted. It looks like one of the LED boards is burning too bright and that is catching the eye of Gill. A bit of a long hold-up but it gets sorted and we are good to continue.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish delivery, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja gets on his toes and glides it away to the left of deep third for a single. Jadeja moves into the 30s now.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Classic and well-timed! Almost a half-tracker from Tongue, outside off. Enough time for Jadeja to rock back and punch through the covers for a cracking boundary.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, shoots off a bit, outside off, Jadeja stays back to leave.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Quicker and pushed on the fuller length, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja flicks this along the turf to square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and on the stumps, a forward defence from Jadeja.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, around off, kept out on the off side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Too full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja shimmies down the track and smashes it to the left of the bowler. Shoaib Bashir dives on the follow-through to his left, gets his left hand on the ball and parries to the right of mid on. Ben Stokes swiftly moves to the right to intercept but makes a fumble and allows the batters to cross over.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On the stumps, on a good length, cutting in, Shubman Gill lets the ball arrive, sees it till the last moment and taps it out to short cover. A very good comeback over from Tongue.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Slightly outside off, on a fullish length. Shubman Gill closely watches it and decides to hang his bat in the air to leave.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Straight and speared full on off, Shubman Gill with a solid front foot block.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, The nip-backer on a length, cutting in sharply from off. Shubman Gill first looks to leave, but brings the bat down in time to block that off.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja flicks this length-delivery to the deep square leg region and milks another single.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Josh Tongue is back into the attack now. Fuller, around off, Jadeja presses forward and defends it out to the off side.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on the stumps, with an in-drift, steered away through square leg for a single. A good, productive over for India this.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! No half measures on that! Pitched a bit outside off by Shoaib, on a yard behind fuller length, Ravindra Jadeja picks the length in a trice, shimmies down the track and smashes it over the bowler for a boundary straight down the ground. Jadeja moves into the 20s as the partnership now moves to 46 (68).

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through fuller, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it under the bat.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wickets and it slides in on middle, Ravindra Jadeja leans forward and eases it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full again, and Gill flicks this to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A bit sloppy from the keeper there. Sprayed down the leg stump, Shubman Gill misses to play at it and the ball goes on the bounce to the left of the diving Jamie Smith behind. He fails to cleanly collect the ball and it deflects off his gloves to roll behind. The batters sneak in a bye.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Quick tap and run! Ben Stokes shows a bit of frustration with that quick single. Short and on off, climbing on the batter. Jadeja rises with the bounce and punches it with soft hands to the cover region. Calls his partner through for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A bumper from Stokes, bowling according to his field with a deep fine leg and deep backward square leg in position. Gill plays a controlled pull shot, along the turf to deep backward square leg. A single taken.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, outside off from around the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja gets on the back foot and punches it between cover and point. Brydon Carse, at cover, dives and makes a half stop to his right and the ball is parried towards Ben Duckett who moves to his left from backward point to pick the ball up. The batters pinch in a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, outside off, punched into the point region for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on off, angling in. Shubman Gill stands tall and opens his bat face, gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls to the second slip fielder.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through quicker and full, on off, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it straight back.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller delivery, sliding on the leg stump, swept by Jadeja, but straight to short fine leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted up, full and wide of off, Ravindra Jadeja presses forward and taps it out. Both look for a single, but eventually decide against it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drifting on middle and leg, Shubman Gill clips this fuller delivery to the square leg region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and quick, on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely looped up, full and on off, Shubman Gill takes a huge stride ahead and chips it on the bounce to short mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length around off, Jadeja rocks onto the back foot and punches it towards cover.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and outside off, driven into the ground and towards covers for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and around off, blocked off by Jadeja.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, On the fuller side, but wide of the off stump. Jadeja lets it through to the keeper.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely tossed up, full and around middle, Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit quicker and drifting it into the batter, Gill nudges it onto the leg side.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, on a fullish length and around off, Gill leans across and clips it towards mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted ball at the stumps, pushed down to mid on for a single.

DRINKS BREAK. It has been England's session so far, as they have bowled with disciplined lines and lengths. But if we closely look at the last 20 minutes or so, after those two quick wickets which saw India slip down from 208/3 to 211/5, the scoring rate has picked up a bit. Both Gill and Jadeja have tried to pinch in quick singles and have not spared the looseners in order to counterattack. And the result is, this partnership is 32 runs in 39 balls. However, Stokes will believe that another wic

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. Probably sliding down leg. Ben Stokes has a chat with the bowler and the keeper but in the end the time runs out and Stokes lets it be.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery in the channel, Jadeja defends it to the left of gully and scampers through easily for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly fuller and angled in on middle and off, straightens a touch and Jadeja jams it out. 

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off punched off the back foot through point for a run.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard-length delivery around the top of off, punched from the crease and in front of point for a quick single by Jadeja. Good, proactivate running.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched up wide of the off stump, Gill looks to play the cover drive but is a bit loose and mistimes it badly back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and fairly straight, flicked away wide of mid on for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and in the channel, Gill shapes up to cut but realizes that the ball is too close to the body and just dabs it down to deep third for a single. Zak Crawley moves swiftly to his left and keeps the batters down to one.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nearly a yorker. Very full and angled into off and middle, Gill stays watchful and just pushes it down to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and over off stump, Gill punches it from the crease towards covers.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! India just starting to counter-attack now and the skipper is leading the charge. Too full and wide, Gill leans across and reaches out before caressing it square through covers for another boundary. 

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, No run there! Nagging length on off, this one just darts back in late. Jadeja jams it out to cover-point and looks for the single but is firmly sent back by the skipper and rightly so.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, ! That's nicely done! Back of a length and in the channel, Jadeja presses back and angles the bat, guiding it down to the right of deep backward point. Shoaib Bashir runs to his right an puts in the dive but it goes in vain.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off, Gill looks to cut it over point but ends up slashing it down to deep third for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, ! In complete control!

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Pitched up around off, looking to slide one through the gate. Gill watches it well and pushes it across to short mid-wicket.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a hard length and around off, Gill defends it down to extra cover.

Michael Atherton and Dinesh Karthik had an engaging exchange on-air, with Atherton expressing his doubts over India's team selection for this Test. He questioned the call to leave out Jasprit Bumrah in such a crucial game and shifted the focus to Kuldeep Yadav, highlighting his underuse, playing just 13 Tests in seven years. Karthik responded by acknowledging Kuldeep's quality and success, but pointed out that India seems to be prioritizing batting depth, especially down the order. He went on to

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and around off, punched off the front foot to mid off.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja just doesn't seem all that comfortable with this shortish length right now. Back of a length and around off, Ravindra Jadeja looks to get on his toes and guide it on the off side but gets another inside edge, this time onto the pads.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Good-length delivery, on the fifth stump line, Jadeja hops across to the off side and then just leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and around off, Jadeja rises up with the bounce and keeps it down into the off side. Well played.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower delivery, back of a length and around off, Jadeja leans on to block but this one sticks in the deck. Jadeja does well to keep it down towards mid on.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length bal outside off, looking to shape it back in but goes straight on. Gill leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Nearly a chop-on! Hard length on off, nips back in, Jadeja is late and tries to jam it out but gets an inside edge past lg stump and down to fine leg for a single.

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and over off, banged into the deck, Jadeja gets on his toes and keeps it out on the off side.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball!

Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and outside off, staying on the lower side, Jadeja hops back and angles it down to deep third for one more.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Two is the initial call from Gill but he opts against it. Short of a length and outside off, Shubman Gill cuts it away and gets it wide of deep third for a single. 

Double change as Ben Stokes brings himself back into the attack. He is 10-0-33-1 so far and replaces Chris Woakes.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Starts off with a loosener. Pitched up, well outside off, around the tramline and left alone.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tap and run! Back of a length and around off, Gill gets up on his toes and dabs it to the left of Ben Stokes at covers and scampers through for a single. This time, Stokes fumbles on the pick up and Gill gets through with ease.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! That is an eye-catching cover drive from Gill!

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length around off, blocked off.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, A risky single but Shubman Gill is well in. Good-length delivery around off, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it to the left of mid off and sets off for the single. Gill obliges but Ben Stokes is quick to latch onto the ball and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end. The third umpire is called in but replays show that Gill is comfortably home.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length, on off and angling in, Jadeja drives it straight but can't get it past the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Starts from around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls it back of a length around off. Jadeja presses back to defend.

Change.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length around off, Gill leans across and blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length on the pads, neatly worked away in front of square leg by Ravindra Jadeja for a single.

Ravindra Jadeja walks in at 7 with India half side down. And the English crowd at Edgbaston has found its voice with these two quick wickets. 

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! BOWLED'EM! What a delivery from Chris Woakes and England are suddenly in the driver's seat. Lovely seam position from Woakes, bowling it on a good length and fairly wide outside off. Nitish Kumar Reddy gets a stride across and shoulders arms, leaving it on line but the ball nips back in a long way off the deck and hits the top of off stump. NKR can hear the death rattle behind him as he departs for just 1 (6) and India are 211/5.

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fuller in length, bowled outside off and slanted in, NKR makes a watchful leave.

Chris Woakes to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Wider on the crease and pitches it up around middle, Reddy solidly blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and outside off, tapped away to deep backward point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled into the deck and darted in on the pads, Gill tucks it to the left of square leg and picks up a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Quicker and flatter, outside off, Gill gets a stride across and leaves it alone.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Flighted ball, full and outside off, Reddy leans forward and punches it towards mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Nitish Kumar Reddy, On a slightly dragged length, drifted onto middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy watchfully nudges it to the leg side.

Nitish Kumar Reddy walks in at 6 for India.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir has done it, he's got the big fish.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, A surprise bumper from Woakes now, on the shoulder height. Rishabh Pant controls the pull shot and hits it along the ground for a single at deep fine leg. The partnership moves on to 47 (89).

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, shaping away from the batter. Shubman Gill cuts it to the right of the diving Zak Crawley at backward point. Rotates the strike with a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A tempter from Woakes, full and just around the off pole, Shubman Gill plants his front leg out and lets the ball through alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Nice shot, and equally well fielded in the deep! Duckett is the man patrolling the deep point boundary.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Fuller delivery, on the pads, Rishabh Pant flicks this to deep backward square leg for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and full, outside off, Shubman Gill leans forward and drives it to the left of cover. Ollie Pope dives to his left and makes a half stop as the ball is parried just behind him. A single taken.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, on off, Shubman Gill flicks this to deep mid-wicket and jogs off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up fuller and on middle, Shubman Gill gently pushes it back to Bashir.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Overpitched outside off, Rishabh Pant carves it through covers for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, An in-drifter from Bashir, on the stumps, Rishabh Pant defends this full ball.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Slows it through the air, on middle, Pant blocks it out watchfully.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! The 200 comes up for India! Quicker delivery, short of full, on middle. Rishabh Pant plays the tumbling sweep shot, behind square for a boundary at deep fine leg. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Fullish delivery, outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, 2 runs.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Gill shows his cards early by charging forward and seeing that, Woakes cramps the skipper by bowling it into the body, on a length. Shubman Gill taps it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Outside off, and full, Gill leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Full and on off, gentle pace, pushed straight back by Gill.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Hard length, on the body, Rishabh Pant first shapes to pull, but gets very little space to work with and adjusts it nicely. Jabs it away to deep square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated fuller, on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Intent-laden stroke! FIFTY FOR SHUBMAN GILL! His 8th half century in Tests. Dropped fuller by Bashir, just outside off. Shubman Gill dances down the track and with no intention to keep it down, lofts it over the bowler for a boundary at long on. A composed innings so far from him, and the Indians would want their skipper to stay in the middle for as long as possible.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Not that full, on off, spinning slightly in. Shubman Gill blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Drifts it on the leg stump, Rishabh Pant clears his front leg and nudges this into the mid-wicket region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Short and outside off, Pant cuts it off the back foot, but finds the fielder at point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! The first boundary of the last session and this has been sublimely timed! Chris Woakes bowls it full and keeps the stumps in play. Shubman Gill takes a few steps ahead and flicks this through mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. The Indian skipper moves on to 46 (123).

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, The stumps are attacked now, full in length, Gill gets behind the line to push it back to the bowler.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Again, Gill walks ahead to negate any movement, and seeing this, Woakes hurls it wide of off and on a length, to which, Gill offers no shot.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight and around off, on a length, Shubman Gill walks forward and meets the ball under his eyes to block it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, on top of off, Shubman Gill weighs on the back foot and punches it on the pitch.

It seems like England are finally going to get their wish. Ben Stokes brings the ball to umpire Chris Gaffaney for inspection one more time and this time, it doesn't pass the gauge test. The umpire signals for a ball change and Stokes has a quick handshake with vice-captain Ollie Pope. The fourth umpire comes out with a box of balls and they will now choose the one most in resemblance to the original ball.

Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Trying to be adventurous there, is Pant! Seeing Rishabh dancing down the pitch, Woakes drags the length and keeps the line outside off. Pant goes through his heave across the line, but hits it off the inside half of the bat. The ball rolls through mid-wicket and they cross for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted through the air, around off, Shubman Gill strides forward to keep it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, The skipper clips this full ball to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A loopy ball, on off, Shubman Gill plays it on the full and carves it to mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Drags the length and the ball drifts onto the pads, Rishabh Pant tucks it through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to continue after Tea...

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tossed-up delivery, full and on middle. Pant takes a giant stride out to defend it.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length, on the stumps, Gill blocks back to the bowler. Chris Woakes begins the session with a maiden over.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, BEATEN! A whisperer from Woakes!

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, At off, on a good length, Shubman Gill punches it off the back foot to cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the stumps and Shubman Gill confidently defends it out.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

All in readiness for the final session on Day 1 to begin! A bit of a slow burner this, but eerily similar to the first Test. The umpires make their way back out to the middle as the English players take their places on the field. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are also set to resume their stays at the crease. Chris Woakes will get proceedings underway with the ball after Tea. Let's play...

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

Another session ticked by in this second Test, and we’re heading into the final one of the day. England will be keen to break this growing stand quickly and try to expose India's lower order, which looked very vulnerable in the first Test. India, meanwhile, will focus on stretching this partnership and getting through the evening without further setbacks or very minimal damage. An exciting post-Tea session is on the cards. It will begin at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT). Stay tuned.

The wicket remained flat and unyielding. It was all calm, almost sluggish, with both sides settling into a rhythm. Then, almost out of nowhere, Ben Stokes returned for another burst and broke the monotony. With the game seemingly going nowhere, he prised out Jaiswal, who played a loose, rash shot to fall on 87. However, post that, bowling seemed to be in control, but Shubman Gill, along with Rishabh Pant, negated the chances of any collapse and batted till the end. Gill, in particular, has look

Flat pitch, not a cloud in sight, and the sun baking down, batting conditions couldn’t be more ideal. The post-Lunch session saw Jaiswal and Gill easing back into rhythm after a pre-interval hiccup. With the surface on the slower side, they had that extra fraction of time to play late and play smart to pinch those singles, doubles, and occasional boundaries. There was no urgency in their approach, just steady rotation of strike, soft hands, and a growing sense of control. England's seamers did

SESSION SUMMARY - 28 Overs, 84 Runs, and 1 Wicket. Quite a slow-paced session in terms of action, but there will be a feel-good factor in the Indian camp for sure, as they didn't lose more than one wicket in this phase. The morning session was a shared one, but this afternoon session belonged to the tourists. Bowling looked much organised from England in the last 45 minutes or so, from Stokes especially, since that wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Bashir too, bowled with control, tried a few variati

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Another dot to finish and that will be TEA ON DAY 1! A bit more round arm, turns out to be a full toss outside off and Rishabh Pant drives it straight to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Well bowled! Tosses it up, a bit quicker but very full and on leg stump. Pant is late to pick up the length but manages to jam it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Pushed through flatter on middle, Rishabh Pant hops back and just manages to tap it around the corner to backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, A bit more energy into the ball, bowled quicker and in towards the pads. Pant nudges it just behind square leg.

England manage to squeeze in one more over before the Tea break. Shoaib Bashir (8-0-30-0) to bowl. 

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short and around off, punchedaway off the back foot through extra cover for one more by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Bowled into the pitch and wide of the off stump, Rishabh Pant slaps it away to deep cover and picks up a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Slightly pitched up and in the channel, Gill lunges and defends it into the off side.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Goes wider on the crease and bowls it on a hard length, angling it back onto the stumps. Gill pats it down the line.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Slower delivery, a bit fuller and on off and middle, Gill watchfully defends it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Short of a good length and wide outside off, Shubman Gill checks the cut shot and jams it down to point.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Length ball outside off, Gill leans across and punches the drive straight to extra cover.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Full and wide, driven through the cover region, in between a couple of fielders and for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, ! It seems like Rishabh Pant has finally gotten bored of blocking the deliveries and has decided to go airborne. Tossed up around middle, angling in, Pant dances down the pitch and heaves it over long on for a six.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Nice and full again, on middle, blocked back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, full and on middle, Pant makes another solid block.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Fractionally short and around leg, turned off the back foot towards square leg for a quick single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Too full and on leg, Pant nudges it gently behind square leg and picks up a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Good-length delivery just around off, Shubman Gill solidly blocks it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Back to over the wicket to the right-hander. Bowls it on a hard length and outside off, punched away to covers.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Good running! Pitched up on off, driven to the right of mid on and Pant scampers across for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Too full and on leg, clipped away to deep square leg for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Nagging length on middle, angling it across, Gill leans on to block but nearly gets a leading edge straight back to the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Just back of a length and at the batter, Pant plays it with a straight bat and wide of mid on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Good length around off, Pant stays inside the crease and eases it to the right of the cover fielder for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Floated up, really full and straight, this one lands right on the popping crease as Pant blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, On a dragged length around off, Rishabh Pant hops back onto the back foot and cuts it straight to backward point.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Gives it a bit more air and drifts it onto middle and leg, Pant leans on and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Nagging length on off, Pant shapes up to sweep but quickly switches and just defends it off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Around the wicket to the right-hander as well and darts this one across off on a fullish length. Shubman Gill leaves it alone.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Hard length on the pads, Pant gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to flick and the ball goes wide of square leg. They pick up a single.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Oh, a bit of movement off the deck! Good length in the channel, shaping to angle in but nips away after pitching and Pant has a half poke at it, getting beaten past the outside edge. Not sure if the ball is reversing or if it is the breeze that helped Stokes on this occasion.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, On a length but spilled well down the leg side. Jamie Smith tumbles to his right and pouches it safely.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Pitched-up delivery outside off, punched away on the front foot and to this left of mid off for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Hits the hard length and bowls it over off, Gill pushes it down to mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, full and around off, Gill gets inside the line and plays it through mid on for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags the length back and bowls it around off, Gill stays solid in defense.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, wide of the off stump, Gill gets his front foot across and blocks it towards cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Rishabh Pant, Tosses it up and gets it to drift it towards middle, Pant lunges to defend.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Dug in short and over middle, Pant nudges it awkwardly into the vacant space at mid-wicket and he gets off the mark with a single.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Length ball, flirting with the tramline outside off and left alone by Pant.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Fuller in legth and wide outside off, zipping through this time as Pant shoulders arms.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, Good length again, closer to the off stump now and Pant watchfully defends.

Ben Stokes to Rishabh Pant, No run.

Rishabh Pant walks out to bat at 5.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! EDGED AND GONE! Ben Stokes provides the inspiration for England yet again and Yashasvi Jaiswal is left rooted to his crease, not wanting to believe what just happened. Stokes comes from around the stumps and goes wider on the crease, serving a gentle half-volley wide outside off stump. Jaiswal with a tired extension of the arms and he throws his bat at it. The ball catches the outside edge and carries into the clutches of the keeper Jamie Smith. Stok

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit quicker, tossed up around off, Shubman Gill defends it solidly off the front foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted and outside off, not all that full, Gill gets a big stride across and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a length and angled in towards the pads, Jaiswal works it away behind square leg and picks up a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, full and wide outside off, Gill plays a checked drive and gets it well wide of mid off for another single.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Flatter delivery on middle, Jaiswal rocks back and punhces it away through the gap at covers for a single.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, On a good length, angled in towards the stumps, Gill keeps it out.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Nagging length on off, angling in, Gill jus gets inside the line and drives it towards mid on.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, No ball! Overpitched and wide outside off, Shubman Gill plays a lovely cover drive but straight to the fielder. Also, Stokes has overstepped and a no ball is called.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Very full from around the wicket and targeting the off stump, Jaiswal forces it out towards mid off.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, Good length on off, darting back in off the deck, Gill tucks it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

The English skipper, Ben Stokes (5-0-23-0), returns for another spell. He replaces Josh Tongue.

Ben Stokes to Shubman Gill, A length ball on the fifth stump line and gently nibbling away. Gill shoulders arms.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter on middle, Gill leans on and clips it away in front of square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Down the track and hammered away!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, full and outside off, a bit quicker, driven straight to short extra cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length around off, Gill watchfully defends.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller now and on leg, Jaiswal makes room and drives it down to long on for a single. The 150 comes up for India now.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched up wide outside off, angling in a bit, easy leave for Gill to make.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length again and on the pads, tucked away around the corner on the leg side and for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shouts of 'Catch' but that falls well short of the man in the deep. Banged in short and around off, Shubman Gill plays a causal pull shot and hits it flat towards deep mid-wicket. The ball lands in front of Ollie Pope and Gill gets a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On th fuller side again and angling in from outside off, played off the front foot and back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Top stop from the skipper!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball around middle, Gill leans ahead and pushes it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled flatter and around off, Gill defends it down the line.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up around middle, Shubman Gill decides it's time to step out and hacks it across the line. Not perfectly timed but gets it in front of deep square leg for a couple of runs. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter now, on middle, Shubman Gill leans right on and nudges it to the right of the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up on the fifth stump line, Gill strides across and makes the block.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed-up delivery, turning away from off. Jaiswal leans on and hits it square through the point region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Solidly driven, but straight to the fielder. Length-delivery, around off, Gill drives it to short cover.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Makes the batter draw the front foot out, does Josh, on off, Shubman Gill does that, and pushes it straight to mid off.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Bangs the deck hard, outside off, Shubman Gill waits back and dabs it to point with soft hands.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angled down the leg side, on the good length. Yashasvi Jaiswal misses to flick and the ball deflects off the front pad and rolls behind square on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shapes into the batter, on a length, Shubman Gill nudges it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Full and around off, Gill drives it to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This one keeps sliding on with the arm, on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal casually tries to turn it into the leg side, but misses and is struck on his front thigh pad and the ball lobs to the off side, beside the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drags back the length, around off, spinning in, Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it between cover and point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, on off, pushed to the right of the bowler by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the stumps, tossed up through the air, on middle. Yashasvi Jaiswal drives this with the spin, inside out to deep cover for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Looped up, full and outside off, Shubman Gill drives it along the turf to deep extra cover for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! It has been all India in the opening hour after Lunch but runs haven't quite flowed as expected. The pitch has baked under the sun and has flattened out but the English bowlers have held their lines and lengths well. Still, it will take a stellar delivery or a poor shot to bring a wicket, it seems, and Gill and Jaiswal will be hoping they can score runs a bit more freely in the next hour. Let's see whether England can find an opening from somewhere or not. Also, Shoaib Bashir is g

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A slip and leg slip for Bashir, starts full and around off, Gill takes a huge stride ahead to defend.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Deft touch! Short of a good length, just outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back and dabs it along the ground. The ball travels to the left of the diving second slip fielder for a boundary at deep third.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just over the top of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens the bat face late and guides it to point.

England asking the umpires to have a look at the ball and possibly get it changed. The ball passes the gauge test and they have to continue with the same ball for now, but it won't be long before they come asking again. We saw a lot of this in the first Test as well with the Dukes ball wearing off much sooner than expected.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fuller and on off, Shubman Gill defends it off the inside half of the bat and the ball rolls to the right of mid-wicket. Calls his partner through for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Pitched outside off, on a length, Shubman Gill leaves as the ball cuts back in.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Laser-straight, on middle, on a good length, Shubman Gill stabs it across to mid on.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this full ball to deep backward square leg for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Straight on the leg stump, on a length, Shubman Gill tickles this to deep fine leg. It is hit very fine and the fielder in the deep runs to his right to mop it up. The batters hurry back for the second in the meantime.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Shortens the length a touch, around off, Shubman Gill walks a couple of steps ahead, and taps it out to cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Full and outside off, Gill keeps it out to the off side.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is angled onto the pads, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets inside the line to glance off the back foot, but misses. The ball grazes his thigh pad and rolls behind square on the leg side. They cross for a leg bye.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket, full and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal knocks it back to Woakes.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens up and dabs it onto the pitch.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Length, outside off, cutting in a touch, Gill shoulders arms to leave.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length, outside off, knocked by Gill to the point fielder.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Bowls from a wider angle and spears it on middle, defended well by Gill again.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fuller and on the stumps, pushed straight back to the bowler by Gill.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Full and straight, outside off, Shubman Gill responds with a confident block.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sliding on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, An appeal for LBW from Woakes, but not entertained by the umpire again. Stokes is reluctant to challenge the decision and England do not review it. Good length, at the stumps, with a bit of shape away from middle. Shubman Gill leans forward to defend, but gets rapped high on the front pad. Possibly off the inside edge.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Stands well outside the popping crease, does Gill and defends this full delivery on the front foot.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Closer to the off stump, on a length, Shubman Gill waits and punches it to Ollie Pope at point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, outside off, cut square by Gill, but straight to the point fielder.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Length ball, on off, Shubman Gill defends this right under his bat.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Right on the stumps, full in length, Shubman Gill takes a giant stride forward and solidly blocks it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tap and run! Short and on the leg stump, Shubman Gill hops inside the line and nudges it to short mid-wicket for a quick single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Length, on off, worked to mid off.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A big shout for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved. That looks really, really close and Brydon Carse is confident enough and convinces Stokes to take the review! 

Uh, oh! That is too late from Shubman Gill and Brydon Carse is visibly upset with the batter pulling out.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length, on the body, Yashasvi Jaiswal swivels and pulls it to deep fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Follows it up with a well-directed bumper, does Brydon, over the top of off. Yashasvi Jaiswal leans back, and sways out of the line to leave.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fraction full, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it on the up to mid off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A hint of an away swing, outside off and full. Shubman Gill shoulders arms at this one. 8 runs off the over.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, EDGED, !

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length, on middle, Shubman Gill wrists it straight to mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, on off, punched off the back foot to backward point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, ! Flayed away! Back of a length, fairly outside off, Shubman Gill plays it late and is probably beaten by the skids, but manages to guide it past the gully region for a boundary at deep third.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Tries the shorter one, does Carse, on middle. Shubman Gill gets inside the line and nudges this to the mid-wicket region for a single. This partnership moves on to 23 (51).

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Close leave! Carse angles this on top of off, on a good length. Shubman Gill prods forward and watches the ball carry through to the keeper.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around off, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, In front of the sticks, fuller, Jaiswal defends right under his bat.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Play and a miss! Carse angles this across off, on a length. Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to slash it through the off side, but misses.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal rises with the bounce and dabs it onto the pitch with soft hands.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and around off, Shubman Gill knocks it towards mid off.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Attacks the off pole, does Woakes, shaping away a shy bit. Shubman Gill prods forward and defends it out to backward point.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the back of a length with a tinge of shape away, Shubman Gill punches this to the off side with soft hands.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Hard length, outside off, just kicks off a bit, Shubman Gill stands tall and punches this between the cover and point fielders. The ball trickles towards the ropes and slows down and is chased by Ollie Pope from the inner ring. Two taken.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Two is the call, and they will get it. Speared fuller this time, on middle and leg, Gill tilts and flicks this along the turf to deep square leg for a brace.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, just around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets the ball arrive and guides it away to deep backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Straighter, short of full, on off, Gill defends it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short again, on top of off, Shubman Gill keeps it out to point.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A bit too full, and around off, carved out by Gill to the cover fielder.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short of a length, outside off, Shubman Gill hops off and cuts it to the point region.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Good length, angling on middle, Shubman Gill presses ahead and blocks it straight.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hit firmly, but straight to the fielder. Full, straight and on off, Shubman Gill leans ahead and drives it short cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Sliding on the pads, on the fuller length, Gill goes across and flicks it through square leg for one.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the fuller side and outside off, Shubman Gill watches it carefully and leaves it.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On the pads, nudged away to mid-wicket by Gill. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Good length and just outside off, Gill comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to drop it down towards extra cover.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Fuller and around middle, shaping in, Shubman Gill plants his front leg forward and a bit across to flick but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, over off, Jaiswal pats it down towards cover point and calls his skipper for a quick single. Gill responds and they both complete it.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Solid! On the fuller side and just outside off, Shubman Gill takes a big stride forward and defends it right under his eyes towards cover.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nagging length and outside off, stays a bit low as well, but Shubman Gill shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the shorter side and outside off, Jaiswal gets width to free his arms as he slices it to deep backward point for one.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and around off, Jaiswal waits for it and chops it out towards gully. Brook moves to his left from the second slip and collects the ball as Jaiswal was trying to sneak a single but is denied.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Sliding on the pads, nudged it away towards square leg for one by Gill.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, back of a length and around middle, angling in, Gill drops it down into the pitch off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the hard length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on top of the bounce and punches it through covers. Duckett gives it a chase and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, A tight single! Good length and on middle, Gill tucks it with soft hands towards square leg and takes a quick run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, On a length and around middle, stays a bit low as well, Gill managed to tap it down to mid-wicket by Gill. 

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, No run.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Short-pitched, just outside off, Shubman Gill rises with the bounce and dabs it down towards cover point.

Chris Woakes to bowl from the other end. He bowled 7 overs for just 15 runs and a wicket in his first spell.

Chris Woakes to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, angling in, Gill gets top on the bounce and turns it towards mid-wicket with a horizontal bat.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and outside off, Jaiswal shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Smart batting! Much fuller and wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits for it and slices it very late towards the gully region for a boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit fuller and around off, Jaiswal comes forward and pushes it towards mid off.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A touch fuller and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves across and drives it on the up. His bottom hang goes off the handle but he completes the bat swing. The ball goes in the gap at covers and they take two runs.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length and around off, Jaiswal gets inside the line and pats it down towards cover point.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off with a hard-length delivery, outside off, shaping away touch, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves across a bit and shoulders his arms over it.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 1! The umpires are back out in the middle and the England players are also ready to get back onto the field. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are ready to resume their stay at the crease for India. The sun is also out. Brydon Carse is all set to get going with the ball. Let's go...

... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ...

Heading into the second session, both teams have plenty to play for. India, now at 98/2, and will look to bat deep and give themselves a solid first-innings platform, with Jaiswal already set and looking fluent. His wicket holds the key. England, on the flip side, will feel they’ve clawed their way back with that late wicket and will hope that the bowlers are able to battle through as the Sun is now out and shining brightly. The pitch looks on the slower side, but the ball is still relatively

On the bowling front, Chris Woakes was the standout early on, exploiting every bit of movement in the air and off the seam. He bowled with rhythm and beat the bat multiple times, bowling out four Maidens. Though he was denied twice by Umpires' calls on LBWs, he got a big wicket of Rahul. Carse did get rewarded late in the session when Nair edged him. Ben Stokes and ​​​Josh Tongue tried unsettling Jaiswal with a few sharp bouncers before lunch, but the left-hander held his nerve and c

Karun Nair, coming in at No. 3, brought with him intent and calmness. He cracked a couple of early boundaries that helped release pressure, and soon, he was rotating strike with ease. Alongside Jaiswal, he formed a 50-run stand in just 53 balls, putting England’s bowlers on the back foot after their tight start. Jaiswal brought up a classy half-century off just 59 balls, peppered with 10 boundaries, and oozed confidence with his strokeplay, even against the short-pitched stuff. But just as it

India had a quiet start with the bat, playing carefully in testing conditions. KL Rahul was overly cautious, and his innings lasted 26 balls for just 2 runs before he was bowled, dragging one back onto his stumps off Chris Woakes. The ball was doing a bit, and it needed grit in the first hour. Jaiswal, however, looked more proactive. He left smartly, waited for width, and played some gorgeous strokes through the off-side whenever bowlers erred. At 15/1 after nearly nine overs, the innings look

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 overs, 98 runs, and 2 wickets! The opening session of Day 1 in this much-anticipated 2nd Test between India and England had a bit of everything from patience to momentum swing. India reached 98/2 in 25 overs, making it a session that both teams can walk away from with mixed feelings. England won the toss and opted to bowl under cloudy skies and used the new ball well early on, but India settled in as the session wore on. Yashasvi Jaiswal played with a blend of caution and c

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball, well outside off, Shubman Gill leans across to block. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A bit of turn now. Lobbed up well outside off, full as well, Shubman Gill goes back and across the off stump to defend it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slows it up and bowls it on a length on middle and leg, Jaiswal waits back and forces it down to long on for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drops it short and around off, Jaiswal backs away and waits before punching it away through the point region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket to begin with and flights it right up at the stumps. Jaiswal lunges and defends.

Last over before the lunch?

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, Shubman Gill gets ono the back foot and blocks it off.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, on off, Gill plays with a straight bat and drives it back towards the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

The indian skipper, Shubman Gill, comes out to bat at number three.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, ! CAUGHT! Brydon Carse returns to the attack and breaks the stand!

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shortish delivery on the hips, Jaiswal dabs it down through backward square leg and rotates the strike.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, Nagging length on off, Karun Nair leans on and blocks it into the gap at covers before scampering through for a quick single.

Change? Yes, Brydon Carse is called back into the attack. 

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard-length delivery over middle, Jaiswal stays back and nudges it across to the fielder just in front of square leg.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short again, pitching on off and angling in. Jaiswal hops up and manages to keep it down into the leg side.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another bumper around off, Jaiswal ducks under it but Stokes takes a tumble on the followthrough.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Hard length over off, angling in a bit, Nair stays back and tucks it down to long leg for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aerial but does not carry! Short ball around off, coming in at an awkward height and Yashasvi Jaiswal takes on the pull. YJ gets a top edge and the ball lands well in front of fine leg and the batters get a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and on the hips, pulled down to fine leg for a single this time. 14 of the over!

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Change of angle from Josh Tongue but the result is the same.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Back-to-back boundaries to bring up the FIFTY from Yashasvi Jaiswal. His 11th Test half century and boy, he loves playing against England, averaging in excess of 80. This is too short and wide, Jaiswal gets up on his toes and cuts it hard through backward point for another boundary.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! No chance for the fielder in the deep and Yashasvi Jaiswal has raced away to 49.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length, this one pitches around leg and goes further down. Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Tap and run! Fuller length and outside off, Nair leans across, pushes it to the left of the cover fielder and picks up a single. Good running.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Another good short ball from Stokes. Comes around the wicket and jams the ball in halfway down the deck and over middle and off, right at the batter. Jaiswal leans back and gets down to sway away from the line of the ball.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Shorter and at the body, Nair manages to fend it away behind the man at short leg and scampers through for a single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Stokes bends his back and bangs in a proper bumper over middle stump. Nair ducks under it but a NO BALL is called for overstepping. Stokes just over-extending in order to get the bumper right.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and angled in around middle, Nair looks to nudge it away but is early and gets it off the shoulder of the bat onto the deck.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and outside off, sitting right up, Nair taps it away to covers.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Uppish but safe! Pitched up outside off, Karun Nair is drawn into the drive but gets it off the outside half of the bat and in front of the gully fielder.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Full and on the pads, Nair glances it away well wide of leg slip and towards fine leg for a run.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Good length on middle, angling in, Nair is drawn slightly forward and manages to just about block it off.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Length ball, bowled from wider on the crease and angled well down the leg side. Nair misses the flick.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 runs.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length on off, seaming away off the deck, Jaiswal stays back in his crease and plays it out to point.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and on off, defended down the deck by Nair.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Excellent running! Short of a good length and on off, blocked out into the off side for a quick single.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Does Jaiswal know Wimbledon is being played at SW19 and not at Edgbaston? Banged in short and wide outside off, Jaiswal stays back and forces a cut shot, almost like a backhand slap through backward point and picks up a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, Nair presses back and blocks it into the off side before picking up an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Much more well-directed by Stokes. A bouncer, pitches on off and angles back in around head height. Nair manages to sway away from the line of the ball.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Banged in halfway down the track and this is angled down leg, Nair ducks under it with ease.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length, a bit full and on middle, Jaiswal gets onto the front foot and dead-bats it back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short ball around off, Jaiswal hops and dabs it down in front of point looking for a quick single but the fielder reacts quickly and keeps Jaiswal honest.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Length ball slanted into the pads, flicked away between mid on and mid-wicket for one more. The 50-run stand is also up between these two, in just 53 deliveries.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Banged in short and over middle, Jaiswal hops and just nudges it down through the vacant square leg region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bowled full and just around the off stump, Jaiswal is late to react and tries to stride across as the ball zips past him and through to the keeper.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, A bit shorter and over middle, Nair gets his hands out in front and blocks it onto the deck.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, angled into the body, nudged away to mid-wicket for an easy single.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Gets it away! Very full and speared in towards middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a lovely on drive and punches it down the ground for a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length again and around off, blocked from the crease and in front of point.

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Full and angling into the pads, flicked away down to long leg for a single.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Oh, that's clever and Jaiswal ends the over with another boundary. Back of a length, darting back in from around off, YJ hops back a bit and just angles it from the body and to the right of the gully fielder for four runs.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, The in-between length now, hammered in around off, Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length, over off and middle, defended back to the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Banged in short and outside off, Jaiswal looks to swivel back and pull but mistimes it badly towards mid on.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Picture perfect from Yashasvi Jaiswal!

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! A bit width on offer, begging to be hit! Length ball, wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal just leans across halfway and smacks the drive through covers to pick up a boundary.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, Karun Nair moves across a bit and pats it down beside the pitch on the off side.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, A bit fuller and around off, Nair comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to block it off.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, BEAUTY! Hard length and over off, seams away after pitching, Karun Nair is drawn forward into his defence but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, No run.

Ben Stokes to Karun Nair, ! Top shot! Fuller but on the pads, Karun Nair plants his front leg forward and uses his wrists to flick it through the gap between mid-wicket and mid on. Both fielders give a chase but the ball wins the race in the end. 

Ben Stokes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off with a low full toss, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cashes on it as he drills it through covers. Shoaib Bashir gives it a chase and cuts it off with a slide. Three runs taken. 

Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack now as Chris Woakes gets some much-deserved rest after bowling 7 overs on the trot.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, This is lovely bowling from Josh! That in-between length and outside off, gets to shape away, Karun Nair looks to play out at first but seeing it is well outside off, decides to sway away from it in the end. 

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, No run.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Oh, beaten! Hard length and around the fourth stump, threatens to come in but the ball moves away after pitching, Karun Nair presses back and looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Back of a length and outside off, Nair sways away from it.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Back of a length and around off, jags back in a bit, Karun Nair chops it out towards cover point and wants to take a quick single as he takes a couple of steps forward into the pitch but is sent back by his partner this time.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Darts in full and around middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it off the inner half of the bat to the right of deep fine leg and gets a single. He wants to have another but is sent back.

DRINKS BREAK! End of an eventful first hour of play here in Edgbaston and the English bowlers, especially Chris Woakes, have asked the right questions. Woakes seems on top of his game and could have had a wicket or two more. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal has started positively again but KL Rahul looked a bit too passive and lost his wicket. Karun Nair has come out playing some shots as the visitors look to muster up some runs before heading into the Lunch break. Let's see how the next hour of

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Pitched up, around off, Karun Nair comes forward and drives it to the left of the bowler. Registers a couple of runs to his name.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Nagging length and around off, Nair hangs back and defends it.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, A half-appeal for LBW but there is a clear inside edge! Full and around off, shaping in, Nair comes forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. The ball rolls away towards cover.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Better length from Woakes, just outside off, Karun Nair shoulders his arms over it to let it go.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, ! Nicely driven! Much fuller and outside off, Karun Nair comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it through covers for a boundary. He is looking in sublime touch.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens his stance and uses his wrists to nudge it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Nagging length and around off, Nair gets behind the line and pats it down towards backward point.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Oh, close! A bit fuller and in that channel outside off, jags back in sharply with an angle, Karun Nair moves in his crease a bit but shoulders his arms again. The ball comes in and zips past the off stump. 

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, Now, Tongue drags his length back and bowls it well outside off, Nair watches it carefully and decides to shoulder his arms.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, ! And another! Again over-pitched, outside off, Karun Nair comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball, and drives it through the same gap at extra cover for another boundary.

Josh Tongue to Karun Nair, ! BEAUTIFUL! Much fuller and outside off, Karun Nair leans onto it and creams his cover drive through the big gap at extra cover for a boundary.

Josh Tongue comes into the attack, replacing Brydon Carse.

Josh Tongue to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Starts off from around the wicket and bowls it fuller, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward to drive but the bat face gets turned in his hands and the ball goes miscued through mid-wicket. A single taken.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Similar length and line, around middle, Nair blocks it off.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, A loud appeal for LBW and the umpire shakes his head! However, Stokes talks to his bowler and keeper before taking a review. On a good length and around off, seaming in, Karun Nair moves across and offers no shot as he shoulders his arms. The ball comes in and clips his back pad and goes to roll away behind the keeper. Ball Tracking shows that it is again the Umpire's call on hitting the top of the middle stump. Nair survives but Woakes isn't happy as this is t

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Length and angling into the stumps, Karun Nair is standing well ahead of his crease and shows the full face of the bat to defend.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, ! Glorious! Pitched up, around off, Karun Nair comes forward, gets to the pitch of the ball, and shows the full face of the bat to drive it down the ground to the left of the bowler for a boundary.

Meanwhile, Brydon Carse has gone off the field. Probably for a change of boots, as the pair he was wearing seemed uncomfortable. The right choice of boots is so important for a pace bowler and we should see him back pretty soon.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Lands it full and outside off, shaping away, Nair leaves it.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Hard length and around off, nips back in sharply, Karun Nair rises with the bounce but offers no shot as he shoulders his arms. The ball comes in and hits him high on the thighpad.

Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, Full and on middle, Nair flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single off the front foot to get off the mark.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, angling into the body of the batter, Jaiswal hops back, gets cramped up for room but manages to tuck it towards fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length and outside off, comes in with an angle slightly, Yashasvi Jaiswal shoulders his arms.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller and much wider outside off, Jaiswal leaves it alone again.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, From around the wicket, full and outside off, gets it to move away after pitching, Jaiswal comes forward but shoulders his arms to let it go.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, No run.

Chris Woakes to Karun Nair, Short-pitched, around off, Nair presses back and defends it.

Karun Nair walks in at number 3, replacing KL Rahul.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, ! DRAGGED ON! Chris Woakes draws first blood for England and he is pumped up! 

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Back of a length and outside off, Rahul leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Oh, close! A bit fuller and just outside off, nips back in a bit as well, KL Rahul moves across, to cover his off stump and shoulders his arms to let it go. The ball zips past the off stump. 

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, from around the wicket, and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back and looks to defend but plays inside the line as he knows his off stump. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Sliding on the pads, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a quick single by Rahul.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, No run.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Hard length and around middle, KL Rahul goes back and plays out this towards square leg.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Lands it fulll and around off, Rahul drives it straight back to the bowler, where Carse stops it with his left hand on his follow-through and falls over on the pitch in that process.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nagging length and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it towards cover. Another maiden for Woakes.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, BEATEN! Lands it a bit fuller but not that much, and in that channel outside off, gets it swing away from the batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal is drawn forward into the defence but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Massive appeal for LBW but the umpire shakes his head! Ben Stokes consults with the keeper Jamie Smith and signals 'T' for the review. On a good length and on middle, seaming in a bit, Yashasvi Jaiswal plants his front leg forward and looks to defend with a full face of a bat but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad. Nothing on UltraEdge but Bal Tracking shows that it is the Umpire's call on hitting the top of the middle stump.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Baack of a length, from over the wicket, over the off stump, Jaiswal hangs back and drops it down towards cover point.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Leg bye! Hard length and around middle, follows the batter with this seam-in delivery, Jaiswal gets cramped up for room and tries to keep it out into the leg side but misses. The ball hits him on the thighpad and rolls away towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slash and a miss! Dragged length and outside off, holds its line, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and throws his hands at it to drive on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! HARDLY DRIVEN! Much fuller and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans onto it and creams his drive through the gap at covers for a cracking boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Excellent effort! Touch short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses back quickly and jumps onto that one with a sharp cut shot towards backward point, where Ollie Pope puts in a dive to his right and cuts it off. 

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and angling into the batter, on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes forward and shows the full face of the bat to block it off.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Back of a length and on off, darting back in, Rahul pushes it back onto the deck off the back foot.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Another loose delivery, full and down the leg side. Rahul doesn't play at it.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Nicely bowled! Good-length delivery in the channel, Rahul takes a couple of steps out in front and looks to block but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Length ball on the pads, drifting down leg, Rahul misses the flick.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Very full and on middle, Rahul looks to drive it straight but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid on.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, where did that come from?

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good-length delivery, around the sixth stump line and sliding through. Jaiswal makes another leave.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length ball, around off, just angling in a shade, Jaiswal watches it all the way and leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! Much more control shown by YJ here. Full and wide again, a bit fuller than the last one, Jaiswal leans on and puts his weight forward before creaming the drive through cover-point for a boundary.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, that is loose from Jaiswal! Full and well wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his hands at it and looks to smash it through covers but falls back a bit and is beaten on the outside edge.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Maiden over for Woakes! Hard length, over off, Rahul presses back and defends it towards cover.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Pitched up, in the channel and seaming away, Rahul makes another watchful leave.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Hits the hard length and gets the ball to nip away a bit from outside off, Rahul leaves it alone.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, No run.

Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, A huge, huge appeal for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. Woakes, Ben Stokes and the keeper have a quick chat about the review and decide against it, probably sliding down leg.

Brydon Carse to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Immediately around the wicket to the left-hander. Bowls it very full and on off stump, Jaiswal drills it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Length ball, speared in towards the pads, Rahul nudges it behind square leg and picks up an easy single to get off the mark.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Full and outside off, a bit of wobble on that delivery as Rahul watchfully leaves it alone.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Keeps the length relatively full and looks to angle it back in from around off, Rahul lunges across and blocks it to cover-point.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, Much better from Carse! This is pitched up on off stump, KL Rahul presses forward and defends it into the off side looking for a single but is quickly sent back.

Brydon Carse to KL Rahul, A bit of a loosener to begin with.

Brydon Carse will share the attack from the other end.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit of extra bounce now! Banged in on shortish length and bowled outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to hammer the cut and rises with the bounce but the ball sails over his willow.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, ! India are up and running andso is Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, The in-between length now, bowled wide outside off, looking to bring the ball back in. Jaiswal leaves as the ball just swings back in late.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drags the length back and brings the line towards middle and off, Jaiswal presses back and defends it down on the deck.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No run.

Chris Woakes to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Seam-up from Woakes, hitting the good length and bowling it in the channel outside off. No signs of swing as Yashasvi Jaiswal leaves it alone.

Done with the pre-match formalities and it is now time to get the 2nd Test going. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the England players. It will be the pairing of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal that will open the batting for India. Chris Woakes has the brand-new cherry in hand and is raring to go. Three slips and a gully in place. Just a slight hold up as there is some sun reflecting off a window over the sightscreen and Ben Stokes gets it shut. Let's play...

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the game, but first, the two sets of players line up to pay their respects to former Northamptonshire cricketer Wayne Larkins, who passed away on June 28. We also pay our respects to him and his family. Next up, it will be the respective national anthems. India's first followed by England's.

The Indian skipper, Shubman Gill, says that they would have bowled first as well as if there is anything in the surface, it'll be there on Day 1. Informs that Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are in, and Akash Deep also comes in for Jasprit Bumrah. Adds that they want to manage Bumrah's workload, and the next test could be more important. On playing Kuldeep Yadav, he adds that they were tempted to play him, but with how the lower order performed and they went with the extra batter

The skipper of England, Ben Stokes, says that they are going to bowl first, with the overhead conditions favouring that decision. Adds that the team put in a strong performance last week and they’re carrying plenty of confidence. Mentions that as a Test progresses, you understand the conditions better and can adapt accordingly. Says that they all wanted Jofra in the team, but as he is coming back after a while, they will first look after him. Ends with a cheeky smile, saying he and Baz usually

India (Playing XI) - Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy (In for Sai Sudharsan), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar (In for Shardul Thakur), Akash Deep (In for Jasprit Bumrah), Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

England (Unchanged XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

TOSS - Shubman Gill calls the coin toss wrongly and England have won the toss. Ben Stokes opts to BOWL first.

Welcome back for England's innings with the bat. The Indians form a huddle near the ropes and KL Rahul provides a detailed pep-talk before scattering out to the field.

... SECOND INNINGS ...

With memories of the Headingley collapse still fresh, Gill came in with a clear sense of purpose. He understood the task and batted with unshakable patience, refusing to chase anything outside his zone. The most defining feature of his innings was its purity. There were barely any false strokes, and he rarely looked beaten. His presence at the crease gave the innings a spine, a calm rhythm that kept India grounded. He was nicely supported by Ravindra Jadeja for a 144-run stand as Jadeja himsel

A sensational batting effort from the Indians. They brushed off the collapse of Headingley and batted with much more determination on a placid wicket. The tourists lost KL Rahul very early in the innings, but Yashasvi Jaiswal responded magnificently, first partnering with Karun Nair, and then with skipper Shubman Gill. Jaiswal eventually got out on 87, but the Indian skipper took the duty on his shoulders and batted with ease. 

After almost 5 and a half sessions, England have bowled India out on 587. Zak Crawley sprints towards the dressing room to get geared up for batting in this quick turnaround. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes appreciates the efforts of his men as the hosts were made to toil for 151 overs. Despite the conditions against them, they keep pushing, trying every possible angle and tactic. Eventually, their persistence pays off as they manage to claim all ten wickets, but surely, there will be very tired legs in

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! STUMPED! Smartly done by Bashir and India's long first innings comes to an end!

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Gives it a bit more air and throws it on middle, Prasidh Krishna has a swing at it but gets it off the inside edge towards backward square leg and picks up a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Half an appeal for LBW but nothing doing says the umpire. Flighted, but on a dragged length and drifted into the batter. Prasidh Krishna looks to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Floated up on the stumps, Krishna blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up on off, Siraj drives on the front foot and through mid on for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, The nip-backer, on a length and on middle. Prasidh Krishna gets across and dabs it to the right of the short leg fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Length, around middle and leg, blocked off the back foot to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Falls just short! Josh Tongue digs it in, short and on off. Prasidh Krishna tries to fend it out off the back foot, but is undone by the extra bounce. The ball lobs off the handle of the bat and falls just ahead of the backward point fielder.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Nagging length, on middle, Krishna opens up and knocks it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Good shot and these are bonus runs for India! Fuller in length, at middle. Prasidh Krishna flicks it through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run as the mid on fielder chases the ball to the deep.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flatter and quicker, on off, Mohammed Siraj is solid in defence.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Overpitched around off, Krishna drills it to the right of mid off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Around off, full, and blocked off.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Outside off, full and looped up. Siraj goes for the drive but gets an outside edge and the ball rolls to the left of short third. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, A quick single to end the over. Touch full and around off. Mohammed Siraj plays at it and gets an inside edge. The ball then rolls to the widish mid on region and Siraj calls Krishna through for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Slides it way down leg, and Siraj misses to flick. Smith grabs it behind to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Nipping back in on top of middle. Mohammed Siraj hops on the crease and taps it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Wayward down leg, short, Siraj offers no shot and Jamie Smith collects it diving low to his left.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Full and angling down leg, Mohammed Siraj misses to flick as he gets a bit too across.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Pulls the length back, with some turn into the batter. This is clipped off the back foot by Siraj for a single at deep backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, ! What a shot! After four blocks, Siraj couldn't resist!

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Bashir, this is full and Siraj brings his bat in front of the pads to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted delivery on off, Siraj with a forward defence again.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Spinning in from off, Siraj gets on top of the full ball to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Looped up, full and around off, Mohammed Siraj defends it on the pitch.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Whoa! An attempted yorker from Josh Tongue, on the middle pole. Prasidh Krishna tries to block it, but inside edges onto the pads and the ball rolls beside the leg stump.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Angling on the off pole, short in length. Prasidh Krishna gets squared up and leaves.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, No run.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Arrowed wayward, way down the leg side, Krishna leaves, and a good diving stop by Jamie Smith to his left.

Josh Tongue to Prasidh Krishna, Cannoned on the leg stump, full, Prasidh Krishna misses the flick and is rammed on the front pad.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up again, quite full and around off, Siraj leans on and smothers the ball down the pitch.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Mohammed Siraj, Flighted again, full and outside off, Mohammed Siraj leqans right across trying to defend but is beaten past the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Prasidh Krishna, Flighted up, quite slow and outside off, Prasidh Krishna waits back well and dabs it past first slip for a single.

Prasidh Krishna is the last batter in for India.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, ! CAUGHT! Shoaib Bashir traps Akash Deep and picks up his second wicket of the match.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Tossed up outside off, inviting the drive, Akash Deep goes after it but misses.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, Aims the sticks, does Tongue, full in length. Mohammed Siraj pushes at it but inside edges as the ball nips in. The ball rolls to the off side.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Josh Tongue to Mohammed Siraj, No run.

Mohammed Siraj walks out to bat now.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! GONE! CAUGHT! Finally, England get rid of Shubman Gill after a marathon knock.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and shooting off the deck, outside off, Gill lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short and on middle, pulled away to deep square leg. Gill denies the single.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Good fielding in the deep! Short and turning in and across the batter to the leg stump. Akash Deep steers it to deep square leg. The fielder from deep mid-wicket sprints and dives to his right to stop the ball, just before the ropes. Two taken.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Length, on off, punched to mid off.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, BEATEN! Bashir lands this on a fullish length and gets some grip and bounce into the batter. Akash Deep is flummoxed by that and finds himself in an awkward position. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full, around off and middle, Gill leans forward and drills it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Shortens the length, does Bashir, outside off, Shubman Gill hangs back and cuts it wide of deep backward point for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, ! Oh, a good shot from Akash! Josh Tongue continues to bang the ball on the short length, on middle. Akash Deep gets inside the line and half-pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Short and around off, Akash offers no shot.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, No run.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, A bumper going down leg, Akash Deep ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Akash Deep, Fired in full and on off, Akash Deep pushes at it and gets it off the inner half of the bat to the leg side.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

All in readiness for the final session on Day 2! A session that could test the endurance of both teams, especially England and could really shape how this Test will be played out. The umpires are in the middle as the players of England make their way out to the field of play as well. Shubman Gill takes his time and seems to be the last one out, wears his helmet and is all set to resume his stay at the crease alongside Akash Deep. A small fist bump from Gill to Akash Deep and it will be Josh T

... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...

Right then, 564 big runs on the board and Shubman Gill unbeaten on 265. Will India be thinking about the declaration? Or will Gill have one eye on scoring 300? Whatever it is, we might see some action straight after Tea. Can Ben Stokes and co muster up some inspiration and make sure that they bowl India out at the earliest? We shall find out soon. Stick around as the final session on Day 2 will begin at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT).

Ben Stokes tried everything in this session but we didn't see him or Woakes bowl. He eventually resorted to the part-timers in order to save some energy for the pacers. Harry Brook and Joe Root bowled as Shoaib Bashir continued to toil. It was Root who got the wicket late in the session and has yet again given a glimmer of hope to England with regards to bowling India out.

India were already in a solid position coming into the afternoon session but had a fairly new batter at the crease. This was England's cue to just hold their lengths and make Washington Sundar play at as many deliveries as possible but they continued with the short stuff for a prolonged period of time and it simply didn't work. Sundar grew in confidence as Gill managed to muster most of the strike and went past not just 200 but also 250, cementing his status as India's prime batter for the next

That is yet another massive session for the Indian batters and for the whole team as well, and skipper Shubman Gill has simply made England toil long and hard in the field. As many as 145 runs came in 31 overs, bringing just one wicket for the hosts, that too very late in the session and via Joe Root. The only positive for England was the over rate which was helped by the use of part-timers in the second part of the session.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, This is darted flat and quick by Root, but down leg, Shubman Gill misses to sweep it away and the ball goes well past the left of the keeper, and rolls to the short fine leg region. A bye taken and that will be TEA ON DAY 2!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and pushed through on middle, flicked away to square leg. 

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Flatter and fuller, on off, Gill leans on and defends it out.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, ! Magnificent! A juicy half volley on off, Shubman Gill plants his front foot out and drives it all along the ground, through covers for a boundary. A lovely free-flowing stroke from the Indian skipper.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Full and sliding on the leg stump. Clipped to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Akash Deep, Full and around off, defended out by Deep. Survives the last ball.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have been curtains for Akash had the throw been perfect to the keeper. Pitched fuller with an in-drift on middle, Shubman Gill pushes it to the right of mid-wicket and calls his partner through for a single. Akash Deep, however, is a bit late to react and eventually skates off to the batting end. Ollie Pope picks the ball and throws it flat, but wayward to the left of the keeper. Akash makes his ground by putting in a dive and dragging his b

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slightly outside off and full, pushed to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Same line, same length, blocked off by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Full and tossed on off, Shubman Gill lunges ahead and pushes it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On off, spinning in, Shubman Gill goes back and across to knock it to the off side.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Over the wicket now and tossed up full on the pads. Akash Deep looks to block but gets a bit of bat as the ball crashes into the pads. Half an appeal from the English players but there's clearly bat involved.

Joe Root to Akash Deep, Stays around the wicket and bowls a bumper, just around leg and Akash Deep manages to get out of the way. Excellent take from Jamie Smith to his left. Root does seem fired up.

Akash Deep is in at 9. Can Root and England sneak in another wicket before the Tea break?

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! TIMBER! What a delivery and that's come out of nowhere!

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Loops this one up and bowls it on middle, Sundar pushes it down to long on for a single.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Darted in, full and on middle and leg, Washy eases it to mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, drifting into the legs, Sundar leans forward and wrists it past square leg for another easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On the shorter side and outside off, tapped away off the back foot to deep cover-point for a run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length, wide of the off stump, looking for some turn which isn't there. Gill puts a stride across and leaves.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and just down leg, Sundar works it 'round the corner on the leg side and turns the strike over.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up full and outside off, driven on the up and down to long off for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Wide!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

The on-air graphic shows a huge achievement for the current Indian skipper. Shubman Gill has now etched his name atop the record books for India, surpassing Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 254 at Pune in 2019 to claim the highest individual score by an Indian Test captain.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, ! Put away with ease! Round arm again, slightly short and on leg, Washington Sundar rocks back and across before pulling it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. The 550 is now up for India as well.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Fuller in length, pretty straight onto the stumps, Sundar plays it to the elft of the bowler.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, On the pads, turned away in front of square leg and into the deep for a single.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on middle and leg, Gill leans on and nudges it to silly mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Good length on the pads, Gill presses back and flicks it down to long leg for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and around middle, tapped across through the mid-wicket region for another single by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Bowled well short over leg, tucked away from the crease and through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, from around the stumps now and around off, Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Drops it short and bowls it outside off, this one keeps a tad low. Gill backs away and punches it straight to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Flights it fuller and outside off, Sundar spreads on the crease and drives it straight to the short cover fielder.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Pulls the length back, on off, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of short mid-wicket. Wants a single but Gill sends him back.

Joe Root to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. Full and sliding on middle, Sundar pushes it to the leg side.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Slow through the air, on middle, Gill clips this with the spin to short mid-wicket.

Joe Root to Shubman Gill, Joe Root is into the attack now. Bowls it full and spins in from middle. Shubman Gill presses ahead and pushes it back to Root.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Short and at the stumps, pulled away to deep square leg by Gill for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 3 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, spinning in and around off, Shubman Gill rocks back and works it to mid on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, EDGED AND ! Shubman Gill won't mind that and he brings up a stellar 250, even surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's highest score of 248 and goes 9th on the list of top scores by an Indian batter in Test matches.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Slightly pitched up and on the pads, Shubman Gill looks to flick but gets a leading edge that goes towards covers and they pick up a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! A gentle half volley, wide outside off. Shubman Gill leans across and drives it firmly and square through covers for a boundary. Gill is now just one shot away from bringing up his 250.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good length on off and middle, angling in, blocked down to the right of mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Length, around off, blocked off by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Length ball just around off. Gill clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Goes all the way!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower through the air, full and on off, pushed straight back by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floats it up, full and on off, Sundar defends it back to Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Nice and full, straight on off, Gill lunges forward to block.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Length and at the pads. Sundar steers it towards backward square leg for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Darted into the batter, on a length, Sundar keeps it out to the point region.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it late to the deep third region for a couple of runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Sundar tucks this length ball into the square leg region for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Excellent bit of work from Woakes!

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated fuller and around off, Gill leans ahead and gently taps it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This stays a tad low on the bounce. Lands around off, and spins in. Shubman Gill negotiates well to block it off the back foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up full and on off, Gill defends it out well.

Shoaib Bashir (34-2-125-1) is now back into the attack, replacing Brydon Carse. Bashir is also bowling from the Pavilion End for the first time in this game.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around the wickets, flat and quick, short and around off, Sundar stands tall and punches it through mid off for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, outside off, Sundar taps it off the back foot, wide of cover-point for a single.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, No run.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, Into the line of the stumps, Washington Sundar blocks off.

Harry Brook to Washington Sundar, 'Round the stumps, length ball, outside of, Sundar goes inside the crease and dabs it to the left of the keeper.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle, Shubman Gill flicks this to the mid on region for a quick single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, In front of the sticks, full, Gill eases it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, On top of the stumps, short-pitched, Washington Sundar hops and bunts it onto the pitch.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Pitched outside leg, on a length, Gill swivels and pulls it to the right of Zak Crawley at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, BYES! When it rains, it pours! That has evaded everyone. Carse bowls from around the stumps and bangs it short, but outside leg. Shubman Gill does not play at it and the ball dies on the bounce and dribbles behind to the left of the keeper. Jamie Smith dives to the left but gets a bad bounce and the ball goes through to the fence behind.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A half-tracker, on the stumps, Gill tucks it to mid-wicket.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, ! Smartly played! Carse serves it short and on the leg stump line. Shubman Gill shuffles well outside leg and plays the upper cut over backward point for a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Outside off, on a yard behind fuller length, Gill crouches a bit and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Brings the angle into the batter, full in length, Gill flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full again, outside off, Gill drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Darted full and on off, Gill presses forward and knocks it to short cover.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Full and on middle and leg, pushed to the right of the bowler.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, 2 runs.

DRINKS BREAK! What an hour or so after Lunch for India! They have asserted their dominance all over England, who seem to be running out of ideas. Washington Sundar had just come in before the Lunch break and England peppered him with short balls, a few too many and eventually, Sundar was able to muster up some runs as well. However, it was Shubman Gill who went on a rampage and didn't let any bad deliveries go to waste. Gill is now on 222, a huge individual score and he wouldn't want to stop

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A steep bumper from Carse, at 131 kph, over off, Washington Sundar drops his wrists and bat down and arches back to leave. A wry smile from Carse to the batter.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Bashes the hard length again, does Carse, on middle, Washington Sundar gets right behind it and knocks it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Short of a length, on top of middle. Sundar jumps off the back foot and tucks it to the mid on region.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sticks to bowling short, on the bodyline, Sundar gets across and pinches this to square leg.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, A sharp bouncer, angling on the leg stump line. Washington Sundar hops off the back foot and drops it down to the off side, beside the pitch.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, No run.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Four!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful from Shubman!

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, ! Too wide and put away by Gill! Length ball, well outside off, Shubman Gill waits well and reaches out before tapping it wide enough of deep third to pick up a boundary.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, Good-length ball and on off, Gill opens the bat face and blocks it to cover-point.

As Ben Stokes looks for options, he tosses the ball towards Harry Brook. He replaces Shoaib Bashir.

Harry Brook to Shubman Gill, A gentle full ball, around the fifth stump line, Gill gets forward and punches it back to the bowler.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Short from Carse, over middle and around chest height. Shubman Gill lifts one leg up and tries to angle the pull but checks his shot and gets a bit of a top edge perfectly over the square leg region and picks up another single.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Sundar has no idea where the ball went! Dug in short again and at the body, Washy is a bit tentative and tries fending it away but the ball takes the under side of the arm guard and goes back onto the pads. That could have easily gone back onto the stumps.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Around the wicket now, bowled a tad short and around off, Sundar blocks it off the back foot.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, No run.

Brydon Carse to Washington Sundar, Dug in short and over middle, Sundar stays compact and hops up before pushing it down to covers.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Quicker one, pushed across off stump from around the wicket, Gill stays back and reaches out before angling the bat and guiding it down wide of first slip and into the deep third fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Reverse-sweep, not for the first time from Shubman Gill in this innings. Fuller one on off and middle, Gill goes for the reverse and brooms it away slightly wide of deep third and into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slower and shorter, turning in from around off, Gill gets inside the line a touch and turns it towards mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sundar comes forward and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up on the pads, nudged away around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Down the leg side once again and left alone by Sundar. Tongue might have bowled one too many overs bending his back on every delivery and probably needs a rest.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Another bumper, trying to attack the bodyline but gets it a bit too leg side and Sundar just moves out of the way.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp bumper, banged in over middle and leg and angling away, Sundar awkwardly sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden DOUBLE TON FOR SHUBMAN GILL and what a sensational knock this has been for the Indian skipper.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A maiden! Tossed up, full and straight, Sundar lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball, full and on off, solily blocked off by Washy.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, A bit flatter and angled into the pads, Sundar plays around it and misses the flick, getting hit on the pads.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Just drags the length back a few inches and drops it onto middle, Sundar staysback and defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up on middle, drifting in a bit, Sundar pushes it towards mid on.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Banged in short again, angling across off, Sundar climbs on top of the bounce and smacks the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a single and will keep strike for the start of the next over again, and the crowd will have to wait for Gill to get on strike as he remains on 199.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Short again from Tongue, around leg and this one stays a bit low. Sundar manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Sundar having a bit of fun now and toying with Josh Tongue. Even shorter and around leg, Sundar walks to the off side and hooks the ball over fine leg for a biggie. India now move on to 470/6!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, ! Nicely played!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length and around off, blocked down into the off side by Sundar.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, This is bowled short and at the bodyline but just sprays it down leg. Sundar hops across and shoulders arms.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice and full, around off, Sundar leans on and smothers the ball wide of point for a quick single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, pushed through at the stumps, Sundar watchfully defends.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed up around off, turning away, Sundar makes a leave.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Four!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length outside off, eased away past point for a single.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good running again! Short of a good length and outside off, Gill reaches out and taps the ball away through backward point and races back for the second run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Four!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A short ball now and around off, angling in, Gill ducks under it.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, ! Beautiful! Slightly overpitched and around off, Shubman Gill takes half a stride in front and checks the drive, punching it in between extra cover and mid off for a boundary and he moves into the 190s.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, Gill misses out there! A high full toss from Bashir and on middle, Gill just swats it away down to mid-wicket but he could have hit that one anywhere.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up and around off, defended down the line by Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Six!

Is that a six?

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on middle and leg, this one sticks in the deck. Washington Sundar pushes at it and gets it just short and wide of a deepish short leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, On a length, bowled quicker and on off, Gill covers the line and blocks it off.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue changes the angle of attack to the left-hander and comes over the wicket. Digs in a short one over off and angles it across. Washy sways away from the line of the ball.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length around off and angling further away, Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Good, positive running! Good length outside off, pushed to the left of covers for a quick single. With that, Shubman Gill moves to 180 and brings up the highest score by an Indian batter on English soil, beating the previous best of 179 by Mohammad Azharuddin in Manchester in 1990.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Same line, and same length, Sundar gently pushes this to the right of Bashir who collects it.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Around off, spins away slightly, Washington Sundar drives it inside out to the cover fielder.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and straight on middle, defended back by Sundar.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, A mild appeal for LBW, but not given. Clearly off the inside edge. This is full and spinning in a shy bit from off. Shubman Gill premeditates and tries to play the reverse, but underedges it on the pads and the ball rolls to the short fine leg region. They collect a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Slides it onto the pads, on a length, Washington Sundar tucks this to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Tossed-up delivery, full and on off, Washington Sundar lunges forward and blocks.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, around off, tapped off the back foot to the backward point region for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, A sharp lifter from Tongue this, short and going down leg. Washington Sundar leaves as he sways away from the line.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lands it on a good length, outside off, Sundar lets it be.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Fractionally full and just outside off, Shubman Gill presses forward and knocks the ball into the cover-point region for a quick single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On top of off, hard length, Washington Sundar punches this off the back foot and the ball rolls through the cover region. A single taken.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Shortish delivery, angling on the leg stump. Shubman Gill glances it off the back foot to deep square leg and jogs for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Some turn away from off, on a fullish length. Washington Sundar sees the ball till the last moment and keeps it out on the front foot.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched fuller and in the line of the stumps, Shubman Gill drills this wide of long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! The first boundary of the session. And that's timed and placed to perfection.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Gives the ball some air, and lands it full and on off, Shubman Gill is stubborn with his front foot block.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Darts in on a length, outside off, Sundar cuts it to backward point.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Pitched on middle, Shubman Gill gently flicks this full ball, down to long on for a single.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Nagging length, on top of off, Washington Sundar solidly blocks it off the back foot.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Tongue tries the bouncer from around the stumps, but it flies down leg and Sundar shows no intent to play at it. Lets the ball through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Keeps the stumps into attack, does Tongue, on a length, angling in. Washington Sundar gets right behind it and drops it on the surface.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Shortish delivery, on off, Washington Sundar gets on his toes to dab it onto the pitch with soft hands. Oh, dear! Another No Ball as Josh Tongue has overstepped.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Back of a length, just nipping away from middle a touch, with some uneven bounce. Washington Sundar pushes forward to defend, but is beaten by the bounce and is rapped on the front thigh pad.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Around the stumps to Sundar. It is a length ball, just outside off, Washington Sundar watches it closely and hangs his bat in the air to leave.

Josh Tongue to continue from the other end.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Short, outside off, Shubman Gill gets on the toes and dabs it away to deep backward point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Full and looped up, Sundar smothers it back to the bowler.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Confusion!

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Nice loopy delivery, on middle, Washington Sundar clips this to short mid-wicket.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Floated up, full and on middle, Sundar defends it out.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Over the stumps, tossed up through the air, full and on off, Shubman Gill takes a giant stride out and places the ball towards backward point. Gets an easy single.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 2! The sun is shining brightly and the English players are waiting eagerly near the boundary ropes to get going and eventually make their way onto the field. The umpires take their places on the field as the duo of Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar strides out to resume their stay at the crease. It will be Shoaib Bashir to start proceedings with the ball after the break. Let's go...

... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...

Well then, another fascinating session ticks off in this Test, and India remains well ahead. But recent history offers a brutal reminder as well. India were cruising at 430 for 3 on a similar pitch in Leeds before collapsing to 471. England won’t back down easily and will likely throw in fresh plans after Lunch to break through quickly. India, meanwhile, will be focused on preventing another Headingley with skipper Gill leading from the front with the bat. A very exciting second session beg

Stokes eventually spread the field, pulling the slips out and pushing men out into the deep. It was more a tactical retreat than a genuine build-up of pressure, in order to prevent those boundaries from flowing. Gill, calm and calculated, reached his 150 with minimum fuss and continued to hold the innings together with measured precision. And as India were walking through the session almost untouched, Josh Tongue stepped up with a burst of energy. His introduction added fresh bite to a tired att

Despite the passive surface, England's bowlers weren’t short of intent. Their lengths were, on average, shorter today, with a marked uptick in bouncers, especially in Woakes and Carse's early spells. The lines, however, were slightly wider and less disciplined than the previous day, though that could well be a factor that evolves as the ball gets older. Still, the batters looked mostly unbothered. Boundaries came at a steady rate, and the scoreboard ticked along with quiet assurance.

The second new ball at the start of play had only five overs behind it, but it offered nothing of note. There was no seam, no movement, and little life. The pitch mirrored that mood, being placid and slow, giving batters more time to settle in. Jadeja cashed in early, reaching his 23rd Test fifty, while the partnership ticked past the hundred-run mark. The first hour gave India 55 runs with no such fuss, as the batters never looked rushed.

SESSION SUMMARY - 25 Overs, 109 Runs, 1 Wicket. It's been India's morning without a doubt, as they made merry on a flat deck offering nothing much to the bowlers. But coming to the final few minutes of the session, and post the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja, there was indeed some intent and energy shown by the English bowlers. Especially by Josh Tongue, who not only got a wicket, but also probed the new incoming batter with lethal short ones. But overall, the session goes blue as India scored at a h

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Solidly defended and Washington Sundar manages to see out the final over of the session. Just back of a length and around off, Sundar gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out on the off side. That will be LUNCH ON DAY 2!

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, That is a pearler from Josh Tongue but it is well played in the end by Washington Sundar. Tongue serves another bumper, angling it at the batter and bowls it over middle. Sundar gets side on to pull but quickly ducks for cover, almost leaving his gloves hanging up as the ball zips through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Hard length on off, Sundar blocks it down the line.

Seeing that uneven bounce, Ben Stokes quickly changes the field. Ollie Pope gets on the helmet and closes in to short leg.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No ball! Back of a length and around off, Sunda hops back to defend and edges it down to the right of gully. Good stop there from Ben Duckett.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Oh, that's nasty! Josh Tongue bowls another quick short ball and bowls it right at the batter. Washington Sundar sets up to play at it but the ball keeps a shade low and skids through to smash into the arm guard. That could have been much more nastier but Sundar fends it away well.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, Lovely delivery!

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, A length ball at the pads, clipped firmly down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Flighted up, a bit slower and drifted in from around middle. Sundar leans ahead to block.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Straighter now, on the stumps nd turned through square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, This is looped up wide outside off, enticing the batter. Gill puts a huge stride across and drives it to the left of covers where Joe Root makes a sharp stop.

Shoaib Bashir to Washington Sundar, Fuller and around leg, Washy watchfully clips it away in front of square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Floated up, fuller and around off, Gill lunges across and eases it down to long on for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up outside off, looking for some turn, Gill strides across and pushes it away to covers.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, On a hard length and outside off, seaming away slightly. Sundar leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Josh Tongue to Washington Sundar, No run.

Washington Sundar is in at 8 for India.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wow, what a ripper of a delivery and Josh Tongue has given his team a huge breakthrough. 

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length and sliding down leg, Gill gets his hands out in front of the pads and flicks it down to long leg for one.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length over the stumps, pushed down in front of mid-wicket for a quick but easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Top shot! Bashir comes around the stumps and floats it up full on middle and leg. Shubman Gill gets down on one knee and sweeps it stylishly and aerially over the square leg fence for a biggie. The partnership has now gone past 200 runs.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Oh, hello! Shoaib Bashir brings out the carrom ball and gets it to do something off the deck.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nagging length around off, good energy put into the delivery. Gill leans on to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower through the air, Bashir throws it up outside off. Jadeja waits well and taps it behind point for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, ! No long on in place and Ravindra Jadeja makes merry. This is tossed up around off, Jadeja skips down the pitch and hits through the line, lofting it over the ropes for a six. The 400 also comes up for India with that.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent running! Hard length around off, Jadeja hops back and just dabs it down wide of the keeper in front of the gully region and picks up an easy single.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and really dug in around off, gently seaming away, Jadeja pulls out of the shot and lets it through to the keeper.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and at the batter, worked away neatly from the crease and in front of mid-wicket. Jadeja picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide!

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, A quick bumper now! Tongue bends hi back and bowls it shorter over middle and off and gets it at an awkward height. Jadeja manages to duck under it.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, On a hard length and angled down the leg side, Jadeja leaves it alone.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, ! That is picture-perfect from Ravindra Jadeja. Pitched up on middle, Jadeja prods halfway forward and just shows the full face of the blade, bunting it down the ground. The ball goes off the middle of the bat and to the right of mid on and rolls away into the fence.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted up around middle, nudged across to wide mid on.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Tossed up, quite full and around off, Shubman Gill gets forward and inside the line, driving it firmly to the right of the bowler who does well to stop it with a dive.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated up, not all that full but lands it down leg. Jadeja moves past the leg stump and shoulders arms, getting hit on the oads.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowled into the pitch and angled in towards the pads, Jadeja stays back and turns it away to backward square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Holds it back a bit and flights it on a length around off, Jadeja waits back and keeps it out into the off side.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, The call is for two initially but they won't get it. Full and straight, almost in the blockhole, Jadeja shovels it away towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a single to end the over.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Hard length wide of the off stump, chopped down to wide deep third for a single by Gill.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, On a good length, pitching it around the fifth stump line and gets it to angle in. Gill defends down the line.

Josh Tongue to Shubman Gill, Very full and outside off, there to be hit but Shubman Gill pings the cover drive straight to the cover fielder.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Keeps the length full but the line it a bit too straight. Jadeja stays forward and clips it away in front of square leg for a single.

Josh Tongue (13-0-66-0) is into the attack for his first spell on Day 2. He replaces Brydon Carse.

Josh Tongue to Ravindra Jadeja, Spears in a yorker on off stump from around the stumps. Jadeja digs it out to mid on and looks for the single but decides against it.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Flighted ball on off, Gill gets right back into his disciplined mindset and blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, ! Well, well, a very, very rare shot from Shubman Gill.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Fuller in length and around leg as well, flicked away just wide of square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Stays around the wicket to the right-hander as well and floats it up on the pads. Gill tucks it towards square leg.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, More flighted this time and on the legs, nudged away in front of square leg for an easy single.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up a bit quicker and at the toes, Jadeja pushes it to silly mid on.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now and angles in a shortish ball towards the hips. Jadeja just turns it through square leg for one.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and just angled across off, this one doesn't rise up quite as much as Jadeja leans back and lets it through.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, A gentle short ball angling down leg, Gill gets inside the line and helps the pull down to fine leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, No run.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, The call is for two and they get it with ease. Back of a length and outside off, Gill punches it with a straight bat and through the vacant mid off region. The fielder from extra cover gives chase as the batters pick up two runs.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short and over leg, Jadeja plays a controlled pull shot and gets it behind square leg for a single.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Slows it up and flights it outside off, Gill gets a good stride forward and solidly blocks it off.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Comes around the wicket now and serves it full around off, Gill pushes it away to short cover.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Nicely flighted, on a nagging length and around off, Gill lunges to defend.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, No run.

Shoaib Bashir to Ravindra Jadeja, Leg bye.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, There it is, a maiden score of 150 in Test cricket for Shubman Gill and what a start he has had to his captaincy career in terms of his batting. Lobbed up on off, Gill leans on and eases it down to long on for a single and gets a huge round of applause from the crowd.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Some lateral movement, short and angling across. Ravindra Jadeja drops the wrists to leave and the ball shapes away late as Jamie Smith collects it to his left.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Short again, on middle, pulled away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shubman Gill, Four!

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, The field is spread out now and Carse again shoots a short ball, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja controls the pull shot to the fielder at long leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and angled across, on off, Ravindra Jadeja arches back and drops his wrists to leave.

Brydon Carse to Ravindra Jadeja, ! Pulled away neatly! Carse with a short ball, on off, Ravindra Jadeja has all the time in the world to swivel and pull it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Shoaib Bashir to Shubman Gill, Lands it around off and turns it in, on off, Gill watchfully defends it out. Also, this is the first maiden on Day 2.