24/02/21
Third Test - Day One
England won the toss and opted to bat first. Bairstow, Archer and Anderson returned to the team. Bess was left out. Looks more like a bowling attack for "English conditions".
Update 1 : Lunch - England 81-4. Only Crawley , just out for 53, looked reasonably comfortable. Ducks for Sibley and Bairstow, and Root could only manage 17 runs. The Indian bowlers are well on top, and there's a long England batting "tail" in this game too.
Update 2 : England 112 all out . Usual story - as soon as Root gets out, the rest of the team don't last long. A. Patel 6-38, Ashwin 3-26
Update 3 : Tea/Dinner score - India 5-0
Update 4 : Close of play - India 99-3. (Rohit 57 n.o.). Best England bowler was Leach with 2-27 so far.
Almost impossible for India to lose the four-match series from here.