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Rory Dollard

England vs India: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill hit centuries as tourists dominate at Headingley

Superb start: Yashasvi Jaiswal salutes the crowd at Headingley after his century for India against England - (Getty Images)

England gifted India the initiative on day one of the Rothesay Test series at Headingley, where Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill rose to the occasion with a pair of fine centuries.

Ben Stokes sent the tourists in after winning the toss, perhaps hoping to unsettle a batting lineup missing the star power of the recently retired Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but the gambit merely handed over first use of serene batting conditions.

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