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23:02 Pacers put India in control on Day 1
India 21-0 (13 ovs) vs England 183 | Scorecard
Left-arm pacer Sam Curran into the attack in place of Broad. Rahul taps the first ball on the leg side and looks for a quick run but is sent back.
Interestingly, both openers on same score from same number of deliveries -- nine from 34 balls.
Rahul then goes chasing after a wide delivery slanted across him and is beaten.
Rahul is beaten again as Curran gets the ball to curve in off the air before it moves away after pitching to go past the edge.
In the next over, Robinson has a huge shout for leg before wicket turned down against Rohit.
England captain Root decides to take the review but the ball tracker shows that the ball is going down to miss the leg stump as the hosts lose their first review.
Another heart in the moment for Rohit in the final over as he gets an inside edge which goes off the pads but falls short of the short leg fielder.
The umpire calls for stumps as India finish the day on 21 for no loss in 12 overs after England were bowled out for 183 in their first innings.
India dominated the opening day courtesy of their pacers and they will look to consolidate with the bat on Day 2 and build a sizeable lead.
22:51 India off to solid start; England 183
Robinson gets the ball to come in as Rohit inside edges it on to his pads before he leaves the next two.
India 21-0 (11 ovs) vs England 183 | Scorecard
Robinson gets the ball to come in as Rohit inside edges it on to his pads before he leaves the next two.
He tries the clip but misses and is hit on the body before the last ball comes in sharply strikes him on the pads but the leg before shout is turned down.
Rahul gets a thick outside edge past the slips for a single and Rohit looks to defend off the front foot but he also gets the edge which is stopped by the fielder diving to his right at third slip.
This has been a good start for India as they reach 20 for no loss in 10 overs.
Robinson bowls the inswinger as Rahul nudges it to fine leg for a single and Rohit blocks the third ball back to the bowler.
The fifth ball comes in as Rohit tries to defend but is struck high on the pads and he keeps out the last ball with a straight bat.
22:39 India off to solid start; England 183
'183 is England's second lowest total at home in match's first innings against a subcontinent team after winning the toss and batting first,' says Rajneesh Gupta on Twitter.
'The lowest still remains 136 vs Imran-led Pakistan at Leeds in 1987. Pakistan went on to win that Test by an innings.'
'The lowest still remains 136 vs Imran-led Pakistan at Leeds in 1987. Pakistan went on to win that Test by an innings.'
22:39 India off to solid start; England 183
India 19-0 (8 ovs) vs England 183 | Scorecard
Rohit plays a loose shot, poking away from his body at a wide delivery from Broad and is lucky that he didn't get the edge.
But he overpitches as Rohit reaches out and drives the third ball square on the off-side for a four.
This is a confident start from the Indians as the two openers have looked quite solid, except for a couple of plays and misses, to score 17 for no loss in six overs.
Pacer Ollie Robinson comes into the attack in place of Anderson, with England desperate for an early breakthrough.
The first ball comes in as Rahul leaves it on length and the ball passes over the stumps before he defends the next two deliveries.
Short delivery from Robinson as Rahul plays the cut shot but can't get it past point and leaves the last ball.
Broad oversteps to give India a no-ball as Rohit defends it on the off-side and leaves the next.
Rohit misses the flick off the incoming delivery but takes a leg bye and Rahul confidently blocks out the last three balls.
22:24 India off to good start; Eng 183 all out
Anderson gets the full delivery to swing away as Rahul pushes it on the off-side and then offers no shot to the next two.
India 13-0 (5 ovs) vs England 183 | Scorecard
Anderson gets the full delivery to swing away as Rahul pushes it on the off-side and then offers no shot to the next two.
Rahul taps the fourth ball to point and looks for a quick run but is sent back and he blocks the last two balls of the over.
Broad pitches it up as Rahul looks to defend but is beaten by some extra bounce and blocks the next with soft hands.
Broad goes wide and Rahul has nothing to do with it, as he has four easy leaves in a row.
The two openers looking for quick singles. This time Rohit taps Anderson on the off-side and picks a quick run.
Rahul gets a beauty as Anderson gets the ball to move away and bounce to go past the edge.
The right-hander plays a beautiful drive through the covers for a four and keeps out the last ball.
22:13 India's pacers bowl out England for 183
India 7-0 (2 ovs) vs England 183 | Scorecard
A new opening pair for India as Rohit Sharma walks out to open the batting with KL Rahul.
James Anderson makes things happen immediately as Rohit gets the second ball off the outside half of the bat, trying to drive, and it goes past gully for a four to get off the mark.
Anderson goes wide as Rohit offers no stroke and then defends the next before leaving the last ball.
Stuart Broad from the other end. Rahul carefully defends the first ball before he leaves the next three balls, not wanting to chase the wide ones early in his innings.
Rahul drives the fifth ball through the covers for three runs to get off the mark and Rohit offers no shot to the last ball.
21:55 India's pacers bowl out England for 183
England 183-all out (65.4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah beats Anderson all ends up with the full delivery which swings away from the left-hander.
Two balls later, Bumrah finishes off England's innings as Anderson is trapped leg before wicket with the yorker.
However, the review saves him as the ball is going down to miss the leg stump.
But Bumrah cleans up Anderson with the very next delivery with the perfect yorker which crashes into the stumps.
England are bowled out for 183 in 65.4 overs in their first innings.
Bumrah was India's most successful bowler as he took 4/46, while Shami claimed 3/28 as the pacers made most of bowling in helpful conditions on Day 1.
Shardul justified his inclusion with 2/41 including the prized wicket of England captain Root, while Siraj took 1/48.
21:48 India's pacers leave England in a mess
England 183-9 (65 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah keeps it wide to Curran, who is happy to leave as he offers no shot to the first three balls.
He drives a full delivery back to the bowler and pushes the fifth on the off-side.
The last ball is full and on the stumps as Curran does well to tap it to midwicket and steal a quick run to retain strike.
But Bumrah has overstepped to concede a no-ball and he has one delivery to lastman James Anderson.
The last ball is slightly wide and moves as Anderson offers no stroke.
Curran taking the attack to Shardul. This time he picks a full delivery over midwicket for a four, getting it wide of the fielder in the deep.
He mistimes a full toss to the fielder at mid-off before he attempts another slog but gets a thick outside edge which falls just short of substitute Hanuma Vihari rushing in from thirdman.
Anderson watchfully plays out the last ball as he pushes it on the off-side.
Curran tries to swing Bumrah but gets a thick inside edge before he defends the next on the off-side.
He bowls a full toss which Curran hits to the fielder at mid-off before he drives the last ball through the covers for a four.
Shami comes back into the attack. Anderson pokes away from his body and is beaten before he taps the next on the leg side.
Good bowling from Shami as Anderson gets forward to drive the full delivery but is beaten outside the off-stump.
Anderson flicks the fifth ball through midwicket for a single to get off the mark.
Curran makes room and slices Shami over thirdman for another boundary to take his score to 27 as England inch towards the 200-run mark.
21:30 India's pacers leave England in a mess
England 166-9 (61 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah keeps it full as Curran taps the first ball on the off-side and blocks the next again in the same region before the next two balls are down the leg side.
Curran then drives Bumrah through the covers for a single before the pacer strikes with the wicket of Broad.
The full delivery moves away late as Broad is trapped plumb in front to be out leg before wicket for four.
Curran on the attack. He swings Shardul high over midwicket for a six as England look for some quick runs with just one wicket left.
He nearly perishes attempting another big hit down the ground off the fifth ball as the ball narrowly misses the stumps.
Curran pulls the last ball to deep midwicket and settles for a single to retain strike.
21:18 Root out for 64 as England collapse
England 159-8 (59 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami has been given a break as Siraj comes back from the other end. Root taps the first ball for a single to point and Sam Curran picks a quick run off the next to get off the mark.
A quick bouncer from Siraj as Root avoids and wicketkeeper Pant does well to collect it overhead.
The last ball is again short and this time Root pulls it behind square for a four as England go past the 150-run mark.
In the next over, Curran gets a thick outside edge off Bumrah for a four past the slip fielders.
A full delivery from Bumrah as Curran watchfully pushes it on the off-side, covering nicely for the late swing.
The next ball is a bit shorter in length as Curran looks to defend, playing away from his body and is beaten before he is struck on the pads by the incoming delivery.
Shardul comes back into the attack. He strikes with the big wicket of Root, who is trapped leg before wicket after scoring 64.
The full delivery accounted for Root, who was looking to flick it across the line but it moved away late to strike the pads plumb in front and he walks off without taking the review.
England lose their third wicket of the session to be reduced to 155/7.
Three balls later, Shardul strikes again as Ollie Robinson offer a simple catch to Shami at mid-on to perish for a duck.
Stuart Broad gives the home crowd something to cheer for as he drives the first ball he faces through the covers for a four to get off the mark in style.
20:58 Buttler out for duck; England 6 down
Buttler throws his bat at a wide delivery from Bumrah as he slices it uppishly but it falls just wide of Jadeja at point.
England 145-6 (56 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Buttler throws his bat at a wide delivery from Bumrah as he slices it uppishly but it falls just wide of Jadeja at point.
The next ball moves away sharply as Buttler pokes and is beaten before he blocks the next ball back to the bowler.
Bumrah bowls a good yorker which beats Bumrah on the inside edge and is not that far from the off-stump.
Root keeps things single as he nudges Shami on the leg side for a single and Buttler this time plays out the remaining few deliveries with utmost caution.
Bumrah causing the batsmen a few problems after tea with some late movement.
Root pokes away from his body and is beaten before he takes a quick single to point.
Buttler then looks to drive away from his body without any footwork and is beaten.
Bumrah ends Buttler's suffering as the right-hander gets the edge this time and is caught behind for a 18-ball duck.
Buttler kept fishing outside the off-stump and the Indian pacers knew it was only a matter of time before they found the edge.
England in trouble on 145/6 on Day 1 after they had elected to bat.
Sam Curran at No 8 nervously pokes at the first ball he faces as he steers Bumrah off the outside half of the bat to gully.
20:49 Shami picks 3rd wkt; England 5 down
England 143-5 (53 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami to continue his over after the tea break. New batsman Dan Lawrence defends the first few balls he faces before he is caught down the leg side trying to glance it fine.
This has been a terrific spell by Shami, taking three wickets, including two in one over on either side of the tea interval.
India on top as England are reduced to 138/5 in 51 overs.
Jos Buttler walks in at No 7 with his task cut out as England need a big partnership to get above the 200-run mark.
Root pushes Bumrah for a single and Buttler drives the next in the covers and then is hit high on the pads trying to clip it on the leg side.
Buttler is then beaten as Bumrah gets the ball to move away late before he blocks out the last two balls.
Shami produces a beauty to beat Root, who is completely squared up as the ball moves away late.
But he gets back at the bowler, driving the last ball in some style through the covers for a four.
20:19 Test updates: Bairstow out for 29; Eng lose 4th wkt
England 138-4 (50.2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami has a huge appeal for leg before wicket turned down against Bairstow before Kohli decides to review it.
The incoming delivery strikes Bairstow on the pads just below the knee roll as he tries to defend with a straight bat.
The ball tracker shows that the impact is in line and the ball is going to hit the leg stump as India manage to overturn the decision.
Bairstow is given out leg before wicket on review as he walks back after scoring 29.
England go into the tea break on 138/4 in 50.2 overs, with Root unbeaten on 52.
India keep chipping away at the wickets, picking up two for 77 in 25.2 overs in the post-lunch session.
The key wicket for India will be Root, who has once again proved to be a thorn in the flesh for the Indians.
Shami took both wickets in the second session, for superb figures of 2/18 in 13.2 overs, while Siraj and Bumrah took one wicket each.
20:09 Root hits 50th Test fifty to rally Eng
England 137-3 (50 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami comes back for another short burst before the tea interval. Bairstow clips the second ball for two runs through square leg before he misses the flick two balls later.
In the next over, Root takes a quick run on the off-side to bring up his 50th Test fifty in his 194th innings, from 89 balls.
Bairstow takes a single on the off-side and Root does the same next ball before the pacer oversteps to concede an extra.
20:02 Root, Bairstow take England past 100
Bumrah comes back into the attack as he takes over from Shardul. The line is quite good as Root is made to defend on the off-side. He tries the variation with the incoming deliver but Root is able to glance it for a single to raise the 50-run stand for the fourth wicket.
England 131-3 (48 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah comes back into the attack as he takes over from Shardul. The line is quite good as Root is made to defend on the off-side. He tries the variation with the incoming deliver but Root is able to glance it for a single to raise the 50-run stand for the fourth wicket.
In the next over, Root misses the flick off Siraj and gets a leg bye before Bairstow crashes an overpitched delivery through the covers for a four to take his score to 20.
The next ball is driven handsomely back past the bowler for a straight boundary as the two England batsmen settle down nicely in good conditions for batting on the opening day.
The last ball is clipped through midwicket for a couple of runs as England get a move along.
Bumrah getting the ball to tail into the right-hander as Root confidently keeps it out.
He gets an inside edge off the last ball which goes fine on the leg side for a four.
19:42 Root, Bairstow take England past 100
England 115-3 (45 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Root
drives Thakur through the covers and then gets an inside edge on the
leg side. The third ball beats Root who pokes away from his body but is
beaten.
Root then steers the fourth delivery
past the slips for a couple and then smashes the next for a four past
point and leaves the last ball.
Siraj comes back into the attack as Jadeja is replaced after bowling just three overs in his first spell.
He tries the short ball which Bairstow pulls for a single and Root taps the next on the leg side for another run.
Bairstow cuts a short ball for the third single in a row and Root keeps out the last two balls.
Shardul is getting to ball to move away from the right-handers. Bairstow defends the first ball before he is able to leave the next three.
Shardul goes full and straight as Bairstow clips it to fine leg for one and Root keeps strike with a quick single to mid-on.
Root closing in on his fifty as flicks Siraj to deep square leg for one to take his score to 44.
He goes for the short ball which bounces quite high and Bairstow has enough time to duck under it before he glances the last ball fine for two runs.
19:37 Root, Bairstow take England past 100
England 101-3 (41 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Spin for the first time in the match as Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, to bowl the 37th over.
The first ball is watchfully defended by Bairstow before the spinner over steps off the next to give away a free hit.
Some flight from Jadeja but Bairstow happy to just play with caution and play out the spinner's first over.
He goes for the cut shot last ball but is beaten as wicketkeeper Pant collects it.
In the next over, Root steers a wide delivery from Shardul behind square on the off-side for two runs.
Shardul gets the ball to move away a great deal after pitching but it is too wide to make Root play before he pushes the last ball through the covers for a single.
Another no-ball from Jadeja before Root drills the next delivery through the covers for a four.
A close shave for England as Bairstow is sent back halfway down the pitch going for the second run and is lucky that the throw is at the wrong end.
Bairstow drawn into a foul shot as he makes room and tries to cut Jadeja but is beaten as the ball narrowly misses the off-stump.
In the next over, Root makes most of some width from Shardul as he guides the pacer past the fielder at gully for a four.
He drives the fifth ball uppishly in the covers but it falls well short of the fielder.
Width from Jadeja as Bairstow cuts it past the fielder in the slips for a four to take England past the 100-run mark.
19:28 Root, Bairstow take England past 100
England 101-3 (40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Spin for the first time in the match as Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack, to bowl the 37th over.
The first ball is watchfully defended by Bairstow before the spinner over steps off the next to give away a free hit.
Some flight from Jadeja but Bairstow happy to just play with caution and play out the spinner's first over.
He goes for the cut shot last ball but is beaten as wicketkeeper Pant collects it.
In the next over, Root steers a wide delivery from Shardul behind square on the off-side for two runs.
Shardul gets the ball to move away a great deal after pitching but it is too wide to make Root play before he pushes the last ball through the covers for a single.
Another no-ball from Jadeja before Root drills the next delivery through the covers for a four.
A close shave for England as Bairstow is sent back halfway down the pitch going for the second run and is lucky that the throw is at the wrong end.
Bairstow drawn into a foul shot as he makes room and tries to cut Jadeja but is beaten as the ball narrowly misses the off-stump.
In the next over, Root makes most of some width from Shardul as he guides the pacer past the fielder at gully for a four.
He drives the fifth ball uppishly in the covers but it falls well short of the fielder.
Width from Jadeja as Bairstow cuts it past the fielder in the slips for a four to take England past the 100-run mark.
19:03 Shami strikes; England lose 3rd wkt
England 83-3 (36 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami tries the inswinger but it strays down the leg side as Root is unable to flick it.
The next ball moves away as Root pushes away from the body but with soft hands as he gets a thick outside edge which goes on the bounce to the fielder at second slip.
Shami gets the fifth ball to move in sharply as Root is caught by surprise and has to fend it on the leg side.
The last ball is short as Root swivels and pulls it to fine leg for a single.
Change in the bowling as Siraj replaces Bumrah. The first ball is left alone by Root before he blocks the next on the off-side followed by another leave.
He blocks the next two deliveries on the off-side before Root plays another cracking drive through the covers for a four to take his score to 23.
Shami bowling a good spell on the opening day. He has made the batsmen play a lot while getting the ball to move both ways. Bairstow is struck on the pads off an inside edge as he tries to flick before a fumble off his bowling by Shami gifts England a single.
Siraj follows it up with a tidy over, bowling in a good channel to Bairstow, who plays out a maiden over.
Shardul comes back into the attack as he replaces Shami. Root leaves the first ball before he pushes the next on the off-side and then offers no shot to the third.
Root then pushes forward as he gets a thick outside edge which falls well short of the gully fielder and he plays out the last two balls for the second maiden over in a row.
18:40 Shami strikes; England lose 3rd wkt
England 77-3 (31 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bairstow misses the glances as the ball goes off the pads and is taken down the leg side by Pant, who appeals initially but is aware that there is no bat.
Another leg side delivery and this time it goes fine off Bairstow's pads for four leg byes.
Bumrah corrects his line to outside the off-stump as Bairstow is able to keep out the remaining four deliveries of the over.
In the next over, Shami bowls it too straight as Root clips it square on the leg side for one and Bairstow gets a thick inside edge trying to push it in the covers.
The last ball is clipped along the ground to deep square leg for a single.
Bumrah bowls it on the stumps as Bairstow flicks to square leg and then defends the next two deliveries.
Bairstow flicks the fourth ball uppishly over square leg wide of the fielder in the deep for a four.
18:26 Shami strikes; India on top
England 67-3 (28 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami to start off with the ball in the post-lunch session. Joe Root drives the first ball straight but can't get it past mid-off and leaves the next and blocks the third ball.
The next two balls are again blocked by Root before he takes a single to fine leg off the last ball to retain strike.
Bumrah from the other end. Root pushes the first ball on the leg side and cuts the third ball but can't get it in the gap.
Bumrah overpitches and gives width as Root plays a stylish front foot drive through the covers for a four.
Shami makes the breakthrough in the third over of the second session. Sibley flicks the pace bowler straight into the hands of KL Rahul at midwicket to perish for 18.
Jonny Bairstow walks in at No 5. He gets off the mark with a single on the off-side and Root keeps out the last ball.
17:34 England 61/2 at lunch on Day 1
England 61-2 (25 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shardul goes greedy as he overpitches on the stumps with Sibley easily flicking it through square leg for a four.
He adjusts his line but this time he is too wide and Sibley is able to leave the next two deliveries.
Another one on the stumps as Sibley pushes it to mid-on and drives the fifth to the covers and leaves the last ball.
In the next over, Siraj bowls a wide delivery to Root which he leaves and then taps the next to point.
A few balls later, Root steers a wide delivery from Siraj past gully fielder for a four.
The next ball comes off the thick outside edge of the bat and goes uppishly past point for another boundary.
Siraj goes full and straight as Root clips it in some style through square leg to complete a hat-trick of fours as the England captain is off to a confident start.
In the next over, Sibley drives a wide delivery from Shardul through the covers for a couple of runs and then pushes the next on the off-side.
Shardul getting some good movement but the line is a bit too wide to make Sibley play.
Bumrah comes back into the attack, to bowl the final over of the session. Root cuts the first ball but can't beat point before he leaves the next and blocks the third ball.
The fourth ball is down the leg side as Root leaves and Pant is unable to collect it cleanly to concede a bye before Sibley survives a huge leg before wicket shout.
The incoming delivery strikes him on the pads but the umpire turns it down and Kohli decides against the review.
England go into the lunch break on 61/2 in 25 overs, with Sibley on 18 and Root on 12.
Siraj and Bumrah picked up a wicket each as India came up with a good bowling performance in the morning session.
17:16 Crawley out for 27; England 2 down
England 42-2 (21 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Siraj has a huge appeal for leg before wicket turned down against Crawley. India take the review but the impact is outside the line and the ball is missing the stumps as India lose their first review.
A few balls later, wicketkeeper Pant forces captain to take the review for caught behind.
And that turns out to be a brilliant call. Crawley inside edges the incoming delivery onto the pads before it is taken by Pant, who is absolutely convinced that there is an inside edge.
Crawley walks back for 27 caught off an inside edge and given out on the review.
This has been a good passage of play for India and they were rewarded with a timely wicket, their second of the morning session.
The most interesting part of the review was that Kohli was asking the bowler first and was quite unsure but Pant didn't give up and ultimately convinced his captain to take the DRS.
17:07 Sibley, Crawley keep India at bay
England 41-1 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Thakur gives some wdith as Crawley drives but can't find the gap in the covers.
Thakur's medium pace is easy to ignore whenever he goes a little wide of the off-stump.
He comes closer to the stumps and this time Crawley is committed to the poke and is beaten outside the off-stump.
Siraj comes up with a tidy over, sticking to just on and around the off-stump as Sibley plays out a maiden over.
Thakur tries the short ball as Crawley pulls it through midwicket for a four.
He pitches the next ball up as Crawley is beaten trying to defend as he plays away from his body but blocks out the last two balls.
16:57 Sibley, Crawley steady England
England 37-1 (17 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami, fresh from the drinks break, as he gets the ball to jag away late to beat Crawley.
He then takes a single to square leg before Sibley takes a leg bye as he misses the clip.
Shami beats Crawley again, this time off the shorter length as the right-hander pokes and is beaten on the outside edge. The next ball is fuller as Sibley plays and misses again outside the off-stump.
Siraj gets the ball to come in as Sibley is hit on the pads but it is going down the leg side as he takes a leg bye.
Two balls later, Crawley guides Siraj behind point for a single before Sibley ducks under a bouncer.
Shardul Thakur comes into the attack. He starts with a cracking delivery, getting the ball to seam away to beat Crawley but he manages to defend the next on the leg side.
Thakur goes wide as Crawley is able to leave the next four balls easily to play out the Thakur over.
In the next over, Siraj gets the ball to come in as Sibley gets an inside edge on to the pads before he clips the third ball square for two runs and gets the next on the leg side for one.
Another indipper from Siraj as Crawley is struck on the thigh pads for a leg bye.
16:37 Sibley, Crawley steady England
England 29-1 (13 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Crawley has a close shave as he takes a risky single to Thakur at mid-on who is quick to get to the ball but misses the direct hit. He would have been gone had Thakur hit the stumps.
Bumrah bowls a couple of outswingers as Sibley offers no shot before the incoming full delivery strikes the right-hander on the pads but that is going down the leg side.
Sibley then takes a single before Crawley is beaten all ends up trying to clip a full delivery through midwicket but the ball moves away at the very late minute to go past the edge.
Sibley leaves the incoming delivery from Shami as it passes very close to the stumps and he pushes the next to midwicket.
Shami goes for the bouncer but Sibley ducks under it before he digs out the yorker.
The last ball is full and comes in sharply as Sibley gets it off the inside edge on to the pads.
First change in the bowling as Mohammed Siraj replaces Bumrah, who bowled a good first spell of 1/16 in six overs.
Crawley offers no shot to the first ball and he pushes the next into the off-side.
Crawley then makes most of the wide half-volley as he drills it through the covers for a four and then picks a single off the fifth.
The first hour has been quite exciting as England rallied after an early wicket to reach 29/1 in 13 overs. The Indian pacers have bowled a testing spell with the testing ball, beating the bat quite a few times but haven't found the edge.
Rory Burns fell in the first over when he was trapped leg before wicket for a duck.
Crawley has looked to adopt a positive approach to score 21 from 37 balls, while Sibley is on eight.
16:22 Sibley, Crawley steady England
England 22-1 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Crawley struggling to pick Bumrah, who is getting the ball to move both ways.
This time he again gets the ball to move away late as Crawley, batting outside the crease, tries to defend but is beaten.
He goes chasing after a wide delivery and punches it through the point region for another boundary.
The last ball is a yorker as Crawley inside edges it on to his pads trying to block it.
Shami also gets the new ball to move away as Sibley is beaten outside the off-stump this time around.
Shami tries the inswinger but it goes down the leg side and the next is left alone.
The fast bowler then gets the fourth ball to go away as Sibley pokes and is beaten again before he clips the next through midwicket for a couple.
England have bounced back well after the early wicket to reach 22/1 in 10 overs with Sibley on seven and Crawley on 15.
16:14 Sibley, Crawley steady England
Shami starts his third over with a bouncer which Crawley ducks under and then leaves the next.
England 16-1 (8 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Shami starts his third over with a bouncer which Crawley ducks under and then leaves the next.
Shami then bowls a big inswinger as Crawley watches it go through before he nudges a short ball off his hips on the leg side for a single.
Crawley hits the first boundary of the match as he plays a beautiful drive through the covers off Bumrah, who made the mistake of giving some width.
However, he nearly strikes next ball as he gets the ball to move away late with Crawley committed to the defensive push and is beaten.
In the next over, Sibley punishes a half-volley from Shami through square leg for his first four.
Shami corrects his line next ball, getting it on the channel around the off-stump as Sibley defends and leaves the last two balls.
15:58 Bumrah strikes; England lose early wkt
England 7-1 (5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah starts his second over with a full delivery as Zak Crawley defends watchfully and offers no stroke to a wide delivery which moves away.
Bumrah gets the third ball to jag in sharply as Crawley blocks it out and then takes a single to mid-on to get England off the mark and leaves the last ball easily.
Shami starts his second over with a wide delivery which is left alone. The next ball is closer to the stumps as Crawley blocks but gets it off the inside half of the bat on the leg side.
Crawley taps Shami into the covers for a single and Sibley plays a beautiful straight drive off the last ball but Shardul at mid-on puts in the dive to save some runs.
In the next over, Crawley clips Bumrah's inswinger off his pads through midwicket for three runs.
A full delivery from Bumrah as Sibley blocks it out straight for a single and Crawley picks one off the last ball.
15:43 Bumrah strikes; England lose early wkt
England 0-1 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Jasprit Bumrah to open the bowling for India. The first ball is slanted across left-hander Rory Burns, who leaves it alone and then defends the next two on the off-side.
Bumrah strikes in the first over with the wicket of Burns, who is beaten by the full inswinger and caught plumb in front. He decides to review the decision after a chat with his partner Dominic Sibley.
The wickets is umpire's call as the decision stays with England losing an early wicket in the first over of the match.
Burns walks back for a five-ball duck with India striking early.
Mohammed Shami from the other end. The first ball is left alone by Sibley before he blocks the next.
Extra bounce for Shami as Sibley pokes and is beaten but he easily leaves the fourth ball and does the same last two balls.
15:26 India include Jadeja and Shardul
The inclusion of Shardul and Jadeja has lengthened India's batting line-up with the two all-rounders capable of contributing with the bat.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
England: Joe Root (captain), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler (w/k), Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Picking Jadeja ahead of Ashwin has certainly been the talking point ahead of the match.
The inclusion of Shardul and Jadeja has lengthened India's batting line-up with the two all-rounders capable of contributing with the bat.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
England: Joe Root (captain), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Daniel Lawrence, Jos Buttler (w/k), Sam Curran, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
15:21 Rahul to open the batting for India
A big responsibility for KL Rahul as the opener, who scored a century at No 5 in the three-day warm-up match against County XI last month.
Infact, batting at the top of the order is not new to Rahul. The Karnataka right-hander has opened in 34 Tests, scoring 1915 runs at an average of 36, with five centuries and 10 fifties.
He hit a splendid 149 as the opener in the fifth and final Test at Manchester, during India's last tour of UK in 2018.
15:20 India include Jadeja and Shardul
England captain Joe Root has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test in Nottingham.
India have gone in with five bowlers, including four pacers and a spinner.
KL Rahul will open the batting with Rohit Sharma, while Ravindra Jadeja gets the nod ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin as the lone spinner.
Shardul Thakur is picked as the seam bowling all-rounder, while Mohammed Siraj is selected ahead of veteran Ishant Sharma to partner Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
With Ben Stokes absent, England have brought in all-rounder Sam Curran. The hosts have not picked a frontline spinner with Jonny Bairstow making a comeback.
14:31 India brace for tough English Test
First choice Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the five-match series with injury, while Mayank Agarwal will miss the first Test after suffering a blow on the head during nets on Monday.
KL Rahul is the likely choice as the opener but India could also tempted to try out the gutsy Hanuma Vihari at the top of the order.
Who do you think should open with Rohit?
It will be interesting to see who partners Rohit as the opener in the first Test.
First choice Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the five-match series with injury, while Mayank Agarwal will miss the first Test after suffering a blow on the head during nets on Monday.
KL Rahul is the likely choice as the opener but India could also tempted to try out the gutsy Hanuma Vihari at the top of the order.
Who do you think should open with Rohit?
14:26 India brace for tough English Test
Both sides are smarting from the mauling they received from New Zealand in June with England losing at home and India in the WTC final in Southampton.
England will be also gunning for revenge after suffering a 1-3 series defeat in India earlier this year.
India are struggling with a injury worries going into the series opener.
Opener Shubman Gill, all-rounder Washington Sundar and pace bowler Avesh Khan have returned home with injuries even before the start of the series.
KL Rahul could partner Rohit Sharma at the top of their batting order in Nottingham with Mayank Agarwal ruled out of the first Test after being hit on the helmet while batting during a training session.
Vice captain Ajinkya Rahane is also recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the warm-up match in Durham.
New Zealand exposed India's vulnerability in seam-friendly conditions in Southampton, but Kohli is determined not to let James Anderson and Stuart Broad dominate.
"The idea from here on will be to try to score runs and not worry about getting out in testing conditions," Kohli said of the challenge ahead.
Welcome to the coverage of the first Test between India and England in Nottingham on Wednesday.
India will be aiming to get back to winning ways when they take on England in the first Test in Nottingham, starting on Wednesday, kicking off a new World Test Series (WTC) cycle in the process.
Both sides are smarting from the mauling they received from New Zealand in June with England losing at home and India in the WTC final in Southampton.
England will be also gunning for revenge after suffering a 1-3 series defeat in India earlier this year.
India are struggling with a injury worries going into the series opener.
Opener Shubman Gill, all-rounder Washington Sundar and pace bowler Avesh Khan have returned home with injuries even before the start of the series.
KL Rahul could partner Rohit Sharma at the top of their batting order in Nottingham with Mayank Agarwal ruled out of the first Test after being hit on the helmet while batting during a training session.
Vice captain Ajinkya Rahane is also recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the warm-up match in Durham.
New Zealand exposed India's vulnerability in seam-friendly conditions in Southampton, but Kohli is determined not to let James Anderson and Stuart Broad dominate.
"The idea from here on will be to try to score runs and not worry about getting out in testing conditions," Kohli said of the challenge ahead.
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