First Test England V India

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Looking forward to this. Selectors taking a risk. Butler vice captain, only one spinner with Rashid, who hasn't played any red ball cricket this year. Root and the lads have their work cut out against a strong India.

 

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Bugger Cook clean bowled by spinner Ashwin for 13. England 26-1.

 

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Lunch and England 83-1

 

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Jennings unlucky and gets a rebound of his leg that gives India a fluky wicket. Bowled Shami for 42. England 98-2

 

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Bugger Malan gone for 8 LBW off Shami. Review wasted. Umpires call. England 112-3

 

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Mix up between Root and Bairstow. Root run out for 80. England 216-4

 

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Bairstow bowled out for 70. England 223-5

 

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Good grief Butler goes for 0

 

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Followed by Stokes for 21 caught and bowled

 

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Followed by Rashid for 13. England 278-8 after a middle order collapse

 

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Broad continues his rubbish form with the bat. Out for 1.

 

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Curran and Jimmy try to get us to 300

 

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England slip from 216-3 to 283-9

 

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Stumps England 285-9.

 

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Well it was never going to be special with Curran and Jimmy batting. Added 0 before Curran caught. England all out 287

 

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Wow Curran takes 2 in 14th over. India 54-2 with Koli in and 30 mins to lunch

 

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Curran on fire takes his third wicket with Dhawan caught in the slips by Malan. India 59-3

 

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Lunch and India 76-3

 

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Stokes on fire now taking 2 wickets. India 100-5

 

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Curran takes another and now has 4-32 figures. India 158-6 with Kohli on 53. Malan has dropped Kohli twice now.