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Birmingham: England finished at 285-9 on day one after winning the toss and electing to bat in the first innings of the opening Test at Edgbaston.
R Ashwin got the first breakthrough with a peach of a delivery that bamboozled Alastair Cook. Joe Root and Keaton Jennings fought back to frustrate the visitors. However, soon after tea break, Mohammed Shami got India back on track with wickets of Keaton Jennings and David Malan in quick succession.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow foughtback with a gritty hundred run stand but the script soon took a U-turn. A miscommunication from Jonny Bairstow led to the England skipper’s depature and soon after, Umesh Yadav removed the set right-hander.
Hopes were pinned on Jos Buttler but R Ashwin outfoxed him and later on Ben Stokes also fell into his trap. The Tamil Nadu spinner continued to spin a web around the opposition batsmen as the hosts kept losing wickets.
India could’ve wrapped it up had it not been for some dropped catches with James Anderson and Sam Curran at the crease.
England 283-9 after 85 overs:
LBW! Quicker one by Ashwin, drifts off the deck and that’s plumb. Broad perishes.
England 283-8 after 84 overs:
LBW! Another one bites the dust. Ishant traps Rashid in front of the stumps who looks to play across the line. Kohli decides to go upstairs and the decision is spot on.
England 243-6 after 74 over:
WICKET! Another one gone. Flighted delivery, Stokes rocks back and plays a mindless shot, back to the bowler. Hangs in head in dejection.
England 224-6 after 67 overs:
LBW! Another big wicket for India as Jos Buttler departs. Tossed up, off-spinner turns inside and strikes the batsman on the knee roll. The umpire raises his finger. England in deep, deep trouble.
England 223-5 after 66 overs:
BOWLED! Umesh Yadav joins the party. And now both set batsmen – Root and Bairstow are back to the pavilion. Short ball outside off, Bairstow opts for the cut with no footwork whatsoever. Chops it on.
