Prior out for five to leave England in trouble
July 11, 2014  19:57
Eng 197-5 (70 ovs) vs India 457 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar gets Root to edge the outswinger but it falls short of the fielder at first slip. He then takes a couple of steps down and across but is beaten and survives a LBW shout with the ball looking to slip down the leg side. Root is looking very shaky out in the middle as he edges another one which goes on the bounce to first slip.

Dhoni comes up to the stumps in a bid to stop Root from skipping down the track to the pacer.

Meanwhile, Ali, who hit a century in his previous Test, seems to be continuing in the same vein of form. Shami overpitches and Ali plays a beautiful drive through the covers off the first ball of the over and ends the over in same fashion with another magnificent drive to take his score to 14.

Time for some spin as Jadeja comes back for a fresh spell. Root tries to make room and play it through the off-side but the ball darts in sharply and he defends it at the very last minute. He turns the last ball fine on the leg side for a couple.

Shami finally gets it right. He attempts a bouncer which doesn't rise as much as expected and Ali takes his eyes off it but gets hit on the back of the bat and is caught in the slips for 14.

England continue to slip, losing their fourth wicket of the session and are reduced to 197 for five after 70 overs.
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