Here’s Ali Martin’s day one report:
Summary
“Intriguing” is an overused word in Test cricket, sometimes used to mask shortcomings, but this match genuinely is intriguingly set up. Yashasvi Jaiswal has given India a platform with a Test innings of supreme, judicious class but none of his teammates stuck around for a truly decisive partnership, and Ben Foakes’s fine instinctive catch to remove Shreyas Iyer might be deemed a turning point in the day for an England side who’ll be happy to be into the tail. The tourists bowled a lot better than they did in the first innings at Hyderabad, with each spinner (bar perhaps Joe Root) contributing to the sense of control, no mean feat given three of them have only four caps between them. And it was all backed by tireless, intelligent seam bowling from Jimmy Anderson. You’ll be wanting to join us tomorrow. Thanks for your emails and company today. Bye.
