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5th Test Updates: Pant hits ton; India 338/7 at close
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23:36 Pant hits century; India 338/7 at close
India 338-7 (73 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
One wicket leads to another!
Captain Stokes strikes in the very next over, with the wicket of Thakur (1) with a well-directed short delivery which nicked the gloves and was taken by wicketkeeper Billings.
Stokes bowled a couple of no-balls in that over but kept persisting with the short ball strategy which reaped rewards for England.
Wickets in successive overs as India slip to 323/7 in 68 overs, with Jadeja unbeaten on 68.
Potts, who has taken 2/72 in 14 overs, is back into the attack. Jadeja clips the second ball on the leg side but decides against the single to bring Mohammed Shami on strike so early in the over.
Jadeja turns down the single next ball before he turns over the strike off the fourth ball and Shami promptly defends the last two balls with utmost caution.
Stokes continues from the other end. Jadeja pulls the second ball but again he doesn't take the single and does the same next ball before he takes a single off the fourth ball.
There is a confident appeal for catch down the leg side as Shami tries to glance the bouncer off his hips.
Stokes has a chat with wicketkeeper Billings, before taking the DRS with a second left in the clock.
There is nothing on the UltraEdge as England end up losing their review.
In the next over, Potts strays down the leg side as Jadeja glances it fine for a couple of runs. He cuts the next ball to deep point and is then beaten by a beauty, as the ball moves away just enough to past the edge.
Jadeja pushes the fourth ball to mid-off and rushes across for a quick single and Shami keeps out the last two balls.
Stokes continues to toil hard with the old ball, which has gone soft and made things difficult for the pace bowlers.
Jadeja keeps out the first three balls and easily manages a single off the fourth ball before Shami pokes at a wide delivery and is beaten and he avoids a quick bouncer last ball.
Potts to bowl the final over of the day. The fielders are called up inside the circle.
Potts starts with a half-volley on the stumps which Jadeja flicks through midwicket for a four.
Jadeja tries to steal a quick single but the fielder's wild throw gifts him five overthrows.
Shami leaves the next ball and keeps out the next two to end the first day's play.
India recover after early wickets to finish the rain-hit opening day on a healthy 338/7 in 73 overs.
Jadeja continues to defy the English bowlers as he remains unbeaten on 83 from 163 balls, having hit 10 fours.
It was another session dominated by the Indians, as they scored 164 runs in 29 overs for the loss of two wickets in the post-tea session.
22:58 Pant out for 146; India lose 6th wkt
Root continues as Jadeja blocks the first ball before he slashes the next square for two runs and cuts the fifth ball past point for a four.
India 321-6 (67 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Root continues as Jadeja blocks the first ball before he slashes the next square for two runs and cuts the fifth ball past point for a four.
With 15 minutes left for stumps, England will be hoping to end their day on a high by picking up a wicket and end this partnership.
Good quick short ball from Stokes as Pant is hit on the gloves trying to pull it as the physio comes out to treat him.
Another short ball which Pant pulls for a single and Jadeja takes one next ball.
Stokes oversteps again bowling the bouncer which Pant pulls for a single to fine leg.
Jadeja caught in two minds as he initially looks to duck under the short ball from Stokes before he ends up fending it on the off-side and leaves the next ball, which is again short.
Root continues his attack on spin as he lofts Root back over his head for a six. He attempts another big hit but this time Root slows it down and floats it a bit wide as Pant gets the edge and is caught by Crawley at slip.
Pant walks back to a standing ovation after a sensational knock of 146 from 111 balls, having hit 20 fours and four sixes.
His counter-attacking knock got India back in the contest as he put on 222 from 239 balls with Jadeja (68 not out) for the sixth wicket.
Shardul Thakur gets off the mark with a single to deep extra cover from the last ball of the over.
22:41 Pant slams ton as India go past 300
India 304-5 (64 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Stokes continues as Jadeja pulls the third ball for a single which is also ruled a no-ball for overstepping.
Another short ball which Pant pulls to fine leg for another run, while Jadeja easily leaves the last couple of balls which are pitched halfway down.
A desperate England introduce part-time spinner Joe Root into the attack. A single each to Pant and Jadeja before the former lofts the fourth ball over the covers for a four.
Root tries the bouncer last ball but Pant is happy to rock back and pull it behind square for another boundary.
Stokes continues with his short ball strategy. This time Jadeja is waiting on the backfoot as he pulls it through square leg for a boundary as the partnership between the two left-hander goes past 200 runs, while India go past the 300-run mark.
Jadeja keeps strike with a single from the last ball into the covers.
22:30 Pant slams ton as India fight back
India 286-5 (61 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Leach continues after the drinks break. Jadeja pushes the first ball into the covers for a single before Pant whips the next ball using his wrists to good effect for a four in the gap through square leg.
Pant is beaten third ball as he pushes forward to defend as wicketkeeper Billings looks to have dropped the catch but he will be relieved to see that there is nothing on the UltraEdge.
A single each to Pant and Jadeja as the scoreboard keeps ticking along at a good rate.
Stokes is back into the attack. The first ball is short but down the leg side as Jadeja leaves it easily. The next ball is a half-tracker as Jadeja easily ducks under it.
The fielders are packed on the leg side especially for the short ball. This time Jadeja takes on the short ball, but only pulls it to the fielder at deep midwicket.
Stokes put in some extra effort in the bouncer as he ends up overstepping to concede a no-ball. The last ball is way down the leg side as it out of reach of wicketkeeper Billings for four byes.
Leach continues as Pant and Jadeja take a single each before the former pulls a short ball through square leg for a four.
He chips down the track and launches Leach high over long-on for a six.
England don't help their cause as the overthrow from the fielder at square leg gifts Rishabh Pant four overthrows.
Pant again uses his feet and this time his trademark one-handed six goes a long way over long-on for the second six.
Leach has been hit for 22 runs in the 61st over, going for a total of 71 runs in his nine overs.
22:13 Pant smashes 89-ball century!
Pacer Broad is back into the attack. Pant clips the first ball off his hips to fine leg for a single.
India 251-5 (58 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Pacer Broad is back into the attack. Pant clips the first ball off his hips to fine leg for a single.
Jadeja cuts the third ball but the fielder at point comes up with a diving stop to save some runs and drives the next into the covers.
A watchful Jadeja plays out the rest of the over as Broad concedes just a single in his 13th over.
Spinner Leach comes back into the attack. Pant pushes the second ball through square leg for a single and Jadeja takes one into the covers.
In the next over, Broad gets some sharp swing but the line is too wide to make Jadeja play. A few balls later, he drifts down the pads as Jadeja misses the glance but gets four leg byes.
In the next over, Pant comes down the track and swings Leach over midwicket for a four to take his score into the 90s.
He jumps down the track to the next ball and lofts it back over the bowler's head for another boundary, followed by a single to square leg to take his score to 97 and Jadeja takes one off the next to the fielder at long-on.
Pant sweeps the last ball to fine leg for another run to inch closer to his hundred.
Broad bowls it short as Pant pulls it to fine leg and rushes back for the second to race to his century from 89 balls.
A terrific knock under pressure from the young left-hander as he counter-attacked to bring India back in the contest.
This is Pant's fifth Test century, with four of them coming away from home.
Pant pulls the next ball to deep square leg for another run before Jadeja steers a wide delivery past the slips for a four to raise the 150-run stand from 182 balls.
Jadeja pushes the fourth ball to mid-on for a single to bring up his fifty from 109 balls, and he celebrates in his trademark style by swirling his bat like a sword.
Broad keeping it short to Pant, who pulls it to deep square leg for just a single and Jadeja clips the last ball for another run as 10 come from the over.
21:49 Pant, Jadeja take India past 200
India 223-5 (53 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Jadeja, meanwhile, has been quite solid at the other end. He defends Anderson to midwicket and blocks the next with a straight bat followed by a leave.
Jadeja keeps out the last three balls as India reach 202/5 in 50 overs.
Captain Stokes has a chat with the young Potts. But he errs with his length, bowling a half-volley on the stumps as Pant plays a glorious flick through midwicket for a four to move into the 80s and also go past 2000 runs in Test cricket.
Pant takes a single to square leg before Jadeja misses the glance off the last ball but it goes fine off his pads for four leg byes.
Pant in the mood now! He comes down the track and lofts Anderson back over his head for a four to continue his assault on the senior England pacer.
The next ball is an effort, short of good length and coming sharply, as Pant is hit high on the pads as he misses the block.
Pant clips the fourth ball for a single and Jadeja takes a leg bye after being hit on the pads.
The runs are flowing quite easily for the Indians with 50 coming from the last 10 overs.
Jadeja continues the flow of boundaries. This time he throws his bat at a wide delivery from Potts, as it goes uppishly off the edge over gully for a four.
Jadeja keeps out the next few balls before he clips the last ball for a couple of runs on the leg side.
21:32 Pant, Jadeja take India past 200
India 202-5 (49 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
No stopping Pant at the moment. This time he slaps a short wide delivery from Potts past point for a four. The next ball is driven straight but the fielder at mid-off puts in the dive to save some runs.
Pant pulls the fifth ball for a single before Jadeja keeps out the last ball.
Pant shows scant respect for Anderson as he reverse sweeps the senior pacer, getting it over the slips for a couple of runs. He tries the big slog sweep against Anderson off the next ball but is beaten, with the ball bouncing over the stumps.
Pant seems to be struggling with some of hamstring issues. Will that hamper his wicketkeeping?
Potts from round the wicket beats Jadeja, who looks to drive the full wide delivery.
The next ball comes in as Jadeja playing from the crease plays and misses yet again.
Jadeja taps the fourth ball on the off-side and rushes across for a quick single and Pant pulls the next ball for a four through fine leg to take his score into the 70s.
The last ball is again short and down the leg side as Pant pulls it fine for another boundary, to take India past 200, in the 49th over.
That also raises the 100-run stand for the sixth wicket as Pant and Jadeja continue to get the Indian innings back on track.
21:19 Pant hits fifty as India fight back
India 186-5 (46 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
The action resumes in the post-tea session as pacer Matthew Potts starts off with the ball.
The first ball is beauty, some extra bounce and movement, as Pant pushing away from his body is beaten.
The next ball is pitched full and wide as Pant hammers it through the covers for a four and two balls later he slashes it square for another boundary.
Anderson from the other end. He starts with a wide half-volley which Jadeja drives in some style through the covers for a four and inside edges the next ball.
The next four balls are pitched wide of the stumps as Jadeja is able to avoid it.
20:50 Pant hits fifty; India 174-5 at tea
Pant rocks back and whips Leach with the spin through midwicket for a boundary to race to his fifty in some style, from just 51 balls.
India 174-5 (44 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Pant rocks back and whips Leach with the spin through midwicket for a boundary to race to his fifty in some style, from just 51 balls.
Another important knock from Pant to rescue India from trouble but the job is only half done and he will be keen to carry on and complete a century.
Stokes to bowl the final over of the session. Jadeja playing for the tea break as he defends the first ball with a straight bat and does the same next ball.
The third ball is pushed towards point but Stokes bowls another no-ball to give India another extra run.
Another leave from Jadeja followed by a push towards point and he rocks back to block the fifth into the covers.
The last ball is short as Jadeja sways out of the way to end the second session.
At the tea break, India have recovered to 174/5 in 44 overs, with Pant stroking his way to 53 from 42 balls, while Jadeja has made 32 from 65 balls.
The duo have led India's superb fightback, putting on 76 runs for the sixth wicket.
Overall, India scored 121 runs in 23.5 overs for three wickets at a run rate of more than five in the post-lunch session.
20:40 Pant, Jadeja take India past 150
India 167-5 (42 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Pant gives Leach the charge but can only defend before he does the same next ball followed by a single on the leg side as he sweeps the third ball.
Jadeja also keeps the scoreboard ticking along with another run and Pant keeps out the last two balls.
Captain Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack, to bowl the 40th over. He oversteps first delivery to concede a no-ball which Jadeja taps on the leg side for a single.
The next ball is full and on the pads as Pant looks to swing it away but fails to connect.
He then throws his bat at a short wide delivery but misses again before he hits the fourth ball square on the off-side for a couple of runs.
The fifth ball is wide and this time Pant steers it behind point for a four to inch closer to the fifty-run mark.
Leach continues as Jadeja easily keeps out the first five balls before he takes a single off the last ball to long-on to keep strike.
In the next, Stokes bowls another no-ball before Pant steers a wide delivery behind point for three runs and Jadeja pulls the last ball for a single.
20:22 Pant, Jadeja take India past 150
India 150-5 (38 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
England's pacer have erred with their lengths to Jadeja. This time Broad overpitches and gives width as Jadeja drives it past the fielder at mid-off for a four.
However, he is beaten next ball as he drives away from his body before he leaves the next ball and does the same for the rest of the over.
Spinner Leach is back into the attack as senior pro Anderson gets a break. The first ball is flighted up as Pant blocks it back to the bowler before he comes down the drives the third ball straight back for a four.
The next ball is short and this time Pant pulls it for another four.
Pant taking on the spinner as he gives Leach the charge and lofts him for a straight six, to raise the 50-run stand for the sixth wicket from 54 balls.
Pant has played in his trademark aggressive fashion, smashing his way to 39 from 37 balls.
India have raised the tempo in the last few overs, scoring 38 from the last four overs.
In the next over, Jadeja clips Broad for a couple of runs to bring up India's 150, in the 38th over.
He goes back to the wide line for the rest of the over as Jadeja is able to easily keep it out.
20:08 Bowlers put England in control
India 130-5 (35 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Broad from round the wicket to Pant, who pushes the second ball into the off-side for a single.
Jadeja gets a thick outside edge off the fourth ball but it falls well short of the slips.
He again gets an edge off the fifth ball as Joe Root at first slip dives to his right to take the catch but he is unsure of whether he has taken it cleanly as the umpires want to check with the TV umpire.
Interestingly, the soft signal from umpire Aleem Dar is not out and that turns out to be a good call the TV umpire sticks to the same decision.
However, the bowler Broad is unhappy with the call as he believes Root got his fingers underneath the ball.
Jadeja drives the last ball straight to Ben Stokes at mid-off, who is unable to stop the ball cleanly and he slips while trying to turn to run after the ball and looks in some pain.
Anderson continues as Jadeja inside edges the third ball back on to his pads before he is struck on the pads next ball but the leg before shout is turned down.
Jadeja pushes the fifth ball into the covers for a single and Pant is hit on the pads last ball as Anderson gets some sharp swing into the left-hander.
Broad overpitches as Jadeja plays a beautiful straight drive for a boundary past mid-on.
The third ball is again pitched up and this time Jadeja flicks it through midwicket for three runs.
The last ball is in the slot as Pant crashes it through the covers for the second four of the over.
Jadeja showing his utility with the bat. Anderson overpitches as Jadeja whos the full face of the bat to drive it back past the bowler for a four and clips the next to deep square leg for a single.
Pant whips the second ball in the gap throigh midwicket for three runs as Potts makes a superb stop to keep the ball inside the ropes and Jadeja nudges the fourth ball of his hips for a single.
Pant and Jadeja have batted positively to steady the ship somewhat for the Indians, as they take the score to 130/5 in 35 overs.
19:41 Iyer out for 15; India lose 5th wkt
India 107-5 (31 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
With fast bowlers doing the damage in overcast conditions, England make a surprise decision to bring in left-arm spinner Jack Leach to bowl the 29th over.
Pant hits the first ball into the covers where the fielder misfields to concede a couple of runs, which brings India's 100, in the 29th over.
Pant clips the third ball for a single before Ravindra Jadeja comes down the track and launches the last ball back over the bowler's head for a four to get off the mark.
Pacer Broad is back into the attack. Pant defends the first two balls before he comes down the track but gets the inside edge for a single on the leg side.
Jadeja is stuck on the crease as he looks to defend with the ball striking the pads but the leg before shout is turned down. He keeps strike with a single from the last ball of the over.
Leach is taken off after bowling just one over as Anderson comes back into the attack.
It has gone quite dark at Edgbaston as Anderson keeps it full and on the stumps to Jadeja, who inside edges the first ball, before he blocks the next few.
The fourth ball is down the leg side as Jadeja leaves followed by another one outside the off-stump and the last ball is ignored too.
19:26 Iyer out for 15; India lose 5th wkt
Anderson bowls it full and too straight as Pant clips it through midwicket for two runs and gets a leg bye off the next as he misses the glance.
India 98-5 (28 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Anderson bowls it full and too straight as Pant clips it through midwicket for two runs and gets a leg bye off the next as he misses the glance.
Anderson bowls a quick bouncer to Iyer, who awkwardly avoids it before he clips the fifth ball to deep square leg for one and Pant keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
Potts continues as Pant defends the first few balls before he drives the fourth ball past mid-off for three runs.
The last ball is pitched up as Iyer drives it through the covers for a four.
In the next over, Pant chips down the track to Anderson as he smashes the veteran pacer straight back for a four.
Pant nudges the next ball for a single as Anderson is all smiles as the two players cross each other at the non-striker's end.
Anderson leaves India in further strife with the wicket of Iyer, who is caught down the leg side courtesy of a brilliant diving catch by wicketkeeper Billings for 15.
Iyer didn't look comfortable against the short ball down the leg side as he tried to glance it fine off his hips, but got the edge with wicketkeeper Billings diving full length to his left to take a stunning catch.
The top five batters are back in the hut as India slip to 98/5.
19:12 Kohli out for 11; India in trouble
India 81-4 (25 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Pant steps down the track to Anderson as he gets an inside edge fine on the leg side for a single.
Kohli pushes the fourth ball into the off-side for another run before Pant hangs his bat out to the wide outswinger and is beaten.
Potts made another crucial strike with the big wicket of Kohli, who is bowled for 11.
Kohli caught in two minds whether to leave the ball or defend and gets the inside edge which crashes into the stumps as India slip to 71/4 in the 25th over.
Shreyas Iyer gets off the mark with two runs past the fielder at long-off. He throws his bat at the last ball, hitting it uppishly square on the off-side for a four.
18:59 Vihari out for 20; India in trouble
Play resumes under bright sunshine at Edgbaston as Virat Kohli and Hanuma Vihari walk out to bat and Matthew Potts resuming with the ball.
India 69-3 (23 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Play resumes under bright sunshine at Edgbaston as Virat Kohli and Hanuma Vihari walk out to bat and Matthew Potts resuming with the ball.
Kohli nearly loses his wicket first ball after the resumption. He pushes at the length ball from Potts but gets the inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps and goes fine on the leg side for a four.
Kohli realises his mistake as he leaves the next ball and does the same to the fourth ball, followed by a block and a leave to end the first over of the session.
Anderson from the other end. Vihari pushes the second ball into the covers for a single and Kohli taps the incoming delivery on the off-side for another run.
Anderson bowls the wide outswinger as Vihari leaves easily by playing well inside the line and is struck high on the pads as this time the ball comes in.
Vihari guides the wide delivery past the gully region as Kohli pushes him for the third run.
In the next over, Vihari looks to clip Potts through the leg side but gets a thick outside edge past the slips for a couple of runs.
The next ball is fuller and swings in sharply as Vihari is struck plumb in front as Kohli advises him not to take the review.
Vihari walks back for 20 with India in trouble on 64/3 in the 23rd over.
Rishabh Pant walks in at No 5 ahead of Shreyas Iyer. He pushes the first ball into the covers and wants a quick single but Kohli sends him back.
He gets a thick inside edge off the next ball back on to his pads playing casually away from his body.
Pant clips the fourth ball to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark.
The last ball is on the pads as Kohli glances it fine on the leg side for a four.
18:29 Play to resume at 6.45pm IST
It has stopped raining at Edgbaston with the umpires ruling that play will resume at 6.45pm IST.
"Play to restart at 2.15PM (6:45PM IST).
2nd session - 1415-1615
3rd session - 1635-1830
84 overs today and 97 tomorrow permitting weather. #TeamIndia," BCCI tweeted.
2nd session - 1415-1615
3rd session - 1635-1830
84 overs today and 97 tomorrow permitting weather. #TeamIndia," BCCI tweeted.
18:20 Rain stops play; India 53/2 at lunch
India 53-2 (20.1 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
It looks like the umpires' inspection could be delayed as light rain has arrived at Edgbaston.
The groundstaff have scampered back to the pitch with the covers.
This could delay the resumption of proceedings after the lunch break.
18:17 Rain stops play; India 53/2 at lunch
The umpires aren't too happy with the state of the outfield and have decided to conduct another inspection at 1.45pm local (6.15pm IST).
India 53-2 (20.1 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
The umpires aren't too happy with the state of the outfield and have decided to conduct another inspection at 1.45pm local (6.15pm IST).
"UPDATE - It has stopped raining! The umpires will have another look at 1.45 PM local time (6.15 PM IST)," tweeted BCCI.
17:44 Rain stops play; India 53/2
India 53-2 (20.1 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
It has stopped raining at Edgbaston as the grounstaff work towards getting the outfield dry.
The umpires should come out soon to conduction an inspection and also take a decision on when play could resume.
Stay tuned!
17:05 India both openers in morning session
India 53-2 (20.1 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
The umpires have called for lunch as India go into the break on 53/2 in 20.1 overs.
India lost both their openers in the morning session. Shubman Gill looked to play a few shots against the new ball despite the early movement. He stroked a fluent 17 before he was caught at second slip off James Anderson in the seventh over.
Pujara, asked to open the innings in place of the absent Rohit Sharma, battled hard for his 13 from 46 balls before Anderson produced a beauty to have him caught by Crawley in the slips.
Vihari, unbeaten on 14, got a lifeline when Crawley put him down on Matthew Potts.
Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the rescheduled fifth Test.
With skipper Rohit Sharma ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, Jasprit Bumrah became India's 36th Test captain. Ravichandran Ashwin was left out as Ravindra Jadeja bagged the lone spinner's slot, while Shardul Thakur got the nod in a four-man pace attack.
With skipper Rohit Sharma ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, Jasprit Bumrah became India's 36th Test captain. Ravichandran Ashwin was left out as Ravindra Jadeja bagged the lone spinner's slot, while Shardul Thakur got the nod in a four-man pace attack.
16:40 Rain stops play; India 53/2
India 53-2 (20.1 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Potts also happy to plug all day long in the channel outside the off-stump to Vihari, who is happy to leave.
The first three balls are left alone before Potts bowls it full and bit too straight which Vihari drives to mid-on.
The fifth ball is glanced to fine leg where the fielder puts in the dive but is unable to stop the boundary to bring up India's 50, in the 19th over.
The last ball is clipped to deep square leg for another couple of runs.
The crowd at Edgbaston is excited as Anderson bowls to Kohli. The first ball is wide of the stumps as Kohli offers no stroke before he does the same next three balls.
The fifth is on the stumps as Kohli blocks before he takes a quick single off the last ball to get off the mark.
Potts continues from the other end. The first ball strikes Kohli high on the pads as it starts raining the ground with the umpires calling the players off the field.
India are 53/2 in 20.1 overs at the rain interval with Vihari on 14 and Kohli on 1.
16:29 Pujara out for 13; India 2 down
India 46-2 (18 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Broad continues after the drinks break. Vihari taps the first ball on the leg side for a single before Pujara cuts a short wide delivery from the pacer square on the off-side for a four.
Pujara is given out caught behind off the inside edge by Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar before the Indian reviews it straightaway.
There is nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat as the decision is overturned.
In the next over,Vihari edges Potts as he looks to defend but the edges falls well short of first slip. The next ball is full as Vihari drives it straight to the fielder at mid-on followed by a leave.
Anderson is back into the attack in place of Broad, who bowled a long first spell of seven overs.
The first ball is just outside the off-stump as Pujara pushes it towards point and blocks the next and does the same next three balls.
A wily Anderson gets the last ball to jag in sharply as Pujara leaves with the ball passing close to the off-stump.
Potts also sticking to a good line and length in the channel just outside the off-stump, playing on the patience of both Vihari and Pujara.
He gets the ball to swing away as Vihari is beaten looking to defend before he is dropped off the last ball.
Vihari (7) pushes away from his body as he gets the edge but Crawley puts down a sharp chance to his right.
However, Anderson strikes in the next over. Some extra bounce as Pujara is hit on the shoulder of the bat and this time Crawley pouches the simple catch at second slip.
Pujara walks back after scoring 13 as India are reduced to 46/2 in 18 overs.
Anderson has taken both the wickets to fall so far, with superb figures of 2/14 in seven overs.
This is the 12th time that Pujara has fallen to Anderson in Test matches.
16:03 Pujara, Vihari steady India
India 38-1 (13 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Fast bowler Matthew Potts comes into the attack in place of Anderson, who bowled a good first spell of 1/13 in five overs.
Vihari punches the second ball in the gap through the covers for a couple of runs and then misses the flick but manages to get a leg bye.
Pujara clips the fourth ball towards midwicket where the fielder makes a good stop to save some runs.
The fifth ball moves away as Pujara looking to defend is beaten on the outside edge and he leaves the last ball.
Pujara has a narrow escape. Vihari taps Broad to the fielder at mid-on and looks for a quick single but Pujara is slow to react and is lucky that the fielder misses the direct hit.
Pujara clips the third ball through square leg for a single before Vihari defends the next and leaves the last two ball.
Potts continues as Pujara clips the second ball for a single to mid-on and Vihari misses the clip as he takes the leg bye.
India are 38/1 in 13 overs in the first hour with Pujara on nine and Vihari on five.
15:49 Gill out for 17; India lose 1st wkt
Pujara taps the third ball of Broad's new over on the off-side for a quick single.
India 31-1 (10 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Pujara taps the third ball of Broad's new over on the off-side for a quick single.
Vihari gets another cracking delivery, extra bounce and swing for Broad, as it beats the edge.
The India No 3 is beaten again last ball as Broad produces another beauty to go past the edge.
Pujara doing well to rotate the strike as he taps Anderson on the off-side and takes a quick single.
Anderson sticks to the line just outside the off-stump as Vihari is happy to watch it go through to the keeper as he offers no shot to the next five deliveries.
Pujara looking quite positive with his footwork even while defending. He gets well forward to defend Broad into the covers and then taps the next off the backfoot into the off-side.
Broad gets the full delivery to swing in sharply as Pujara offers no shot and the ball passes very close to the off-stump.
India are 31/1 in 10 overs, with Pujara on seven and Vihari on two.
15:37 Gill out for 17; India lose 1st wkt
India 29-1 (7 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Gill looks in some good touch. This time he takes on the short ball from Broad, pulling it through midwicket for his third four.
The next ball is full and straightens a touch as Gill is beaten and struck on the pads.
The third ball is steered past gully for another boundary through thirdman. The right-hander defends the next two balls before offering no shot to a wide delivery.
Anderson continues as Pujara takes a single off the first ball on the leg side.
Gill perishes next ball as he pushes at a wide delivery and gets the edge which is held by Zak Crawley in the slips.
Gill walks back for 17 as India lose an early wicket.
Hanuma Vihari is struck on the pads first ball by the incoming delivery but the confident shout for leg before wicket is turned down with the impact looking a bit high.
The next ball again comes in sharply and strikes him on the pads but this time there is a slight inside edge.
Vihari drives the fifth ball through the covers for a couple of runs to get off the mark but is beaten last ball as Anderson gets the ball to swing away.
15:23 India off to a steady start vs Eng
Anderson starts his second over with the wide outswinger which Gill leaves but the next one is on the stumps with the India opener blocking it.
India 18-0 (5 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Anderson starts his second over with the wide outswinger which Gill leaves but the next one is on the stumps with the India opener blocking it.
Gill makes the mistake of pushing away from his body as he gets the edge but the ball falls just short of second slip.
The next ball again moves away but it stays low and bounces before reaching the wicketkeeper.
The fourth ball is down the leg side as Gill misses the glance but the ball goes fine off the pads for a couple of leg byes.
Pujara gets off the mark in confident fashion. The full delivery from Broad is driven straight down the ground through the vacant mid-off region for a four.
The next ball comes in as Pujara misses the fine tickle but picks up a couple of leg byes as the ball goes fine off the pads.
He defends the next ball with caution and leaves the last ball.
Gill happy to play positively. This time the wide half-volley from Anderson is crashed through the vacant mid-off region for a boundary.
However, he gets carried away as he pushes away at the wide outswinger next ball without any footwork and is beaten.
Gill taps the fifth ball into the off-side and rushes across for a quick single before Pujara is beaten all ends up next ball, courtesy of some extra bounce and swing from Anderson.
India are 18 for no loss in five overs.
15:10 England opt to bowl; Ashwin left out
India 5-0 (2 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Shubman Gill walks out to open with Cheteshwar Pujara, while veteran James Anderson opens the bowling for England.
The first ball is full and swings away as Gill is able to leave it easily and he does the same next ball.
Anderson focussing on keeping it full and just outside the off-stump as Gill is happy to offer no stroke as he looks to get his eye in.
After four wide outswingers, Anderson gets one to jag in as Gill is struck on high on the pads trying to defend.
The last ball comes in again and this time Gill flicks it through midwicket for a four to get off the mark.
Stuart Broad from the other end. The first ball is wide of the stumps as Pujara offers no stroke but Broad has overstepped to concede a no-ball.
Even Broad happy to pitch it wide of the stumps and someone like Pujara will be happy, leaving as many deliveries as possible against the new ball.
After a few outswingers, Broad pitches the last ball on the stumps as Pujara watchfully blocks it on the leg side.
14:57 England opt to bowl; Ashwin left out
India have never won a Test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Out of six Tests played against England at this venue, India have lost six, while one ended in a draw.
Interestingly, India suffered innings defeats in three out of the six Tests.
In their last Test at this venue in 2018, India suffered a narrow 31-run defeat after they failed to chase down 194 in the fourth innings.
14:43 England opt to bowl; Ashwin left out
England: Ben Stokes (captain), Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings (w/k), Matty Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
India: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
England: Ben Stokes (captain), Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings (w/k), Matty Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
India: Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
14:39 Pujara to open for India; Ashwin dropped
England captain Ben Stokes has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the rescheduled fifth Test match in Birmingham on Friday.
Captain Jasprit Bumrah has gone in with a four-man pace attack including himself, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur.
Ravindra Jadeja has got the nod as the lone spinner ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Cheteshwar Pujara will open the innings with Shubman Gill, while Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer also find a place in the middle order.
Meanwhile, England have brought in Sam Billings as the wicketkeeper with Ben Foakes ruled out due to fitness issues, while James Anderson comes back into the playing XI.
14:18 5th Test Updates: Bumrah leads as India eye series win
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah will lead India after regular captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the match with COVID-19.
India were 2-1 ahead in the series last September when the final test at Old Trafford was cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in their camp. The fifth Test will be played in Edgbaston from Friday.
Nine months have passed since that uncompleted series with a lot of changes in both side, with Virat Kohli relinquishing Test captaincy while Ben Stokes has taken over the England leadership role in place of Joe Root.
The 3-0 demolition of New Zealand with three tricky chases completed in style has shown that England, under new coach Brendon McCullum, have emerged as a force.
India will have to bat well and in absence of regular opening pair of Rohit and Rahul, who were fantastic during the four Tests played last year.
Coach Rahul Dravid expects a match-winning performance if not a hundred from Virat Kohli, who looked good in the practice game but the Test match will be a different beast altogether.
James Anderson might be a month short of his 40th birthday but those magical wrists can still make the ball dart around and it will be a different experience for Shubman Gill or Shreyas Iyer.
Cheteshwar Pujara has scored a bagful of county runs but that psychological disadvantage of facing the very first ball of an innings, if he is asked to open, could clutter his mind.
Hanuma Vihari is a solid player but would need support from the other end, considering he has a defensive game.
It remains to be seen who will be India's bowling all-rounder. Will it be Ravichandran Ashwin, who isn't an automatic choice in overseas conditions or Shardul Thakur, who hasn't done his chances any harm with some big-hearted efforts.
Edgbaston hasn't exactly been a happy hunting ground for India where they have lost most of their Test matches but as it often happens with new beginnings, a new captain can always try to buck the trend.
Welcome to the coverage of the rescheduled fifth and final Test between England and India in Birmingham on Friday.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah will lead India after regular captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the match with COVID-19.
India were 2-1 ahead in the series last September when the final test at Old Trafford was cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in their camp. The fifth Test will be played in Edgbaston from Friday.
Nine months have passed since that uncompleted series with a lot of changes in both side, with Virat Kohli relinquishing Test captaincy while Ben Stokes has taken over the England leadership role in place of Joe Root.
The 3-0 demolition of New Zealand with three tricky chases completed in style has shown that England, under new coach Brendon McCullum, have emerged as a force.
India will have to bat well and in absence of regular opening pair of Rohit and Rahul, who were fantastic during the four Tests played last year.
Coach Rahul Dravid expects a match-winning performance if not a hundred from Virat Kohli, who looked good in the practice game but the Test match will be a different beast altogether.
James Anderson might be a month short of his 40th birthday but those magical wrists can still make the ball dart around and it will be a different experience for Shubman Gill or Shreyas Iyer.
Cheteshwar Pujara has scored a bagful of county runs but that psychological disadvantage of facing the very first ball of an innings, if he is asked to open, could clutter his mind.
Hanuma Vihari is a solid player but would need support from the other end, considering he has a defensive game.
It remains to be seen who will be India's bowling all-rounder. Will it be Ravichandran Ashwin, who isn't an automatic choice in overseas conditions or Shardul Thakur, who hasn't done his chances any harm with some big-hearted efforts.
Edgbaston hasn't exactly been a happy hunting ground for India where they have lost most of their Test matches but as it often happens with new beginnings, a new captain can always try to buck the trend.
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