On a surface favouring the bowlers, England will resume their first innings in the Fourth Test at Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium on 302-7. Joe Root will resume his innings on 106. Eschewing any Bazball extravagances, he has batted in the traditional manner that had served him well on his previous tours.
England found batting tricky in the first session on a cracked pitch which had been watered which offered seam movement and turn and variable bounce. Stokes fell lbw on the stroke of lunch to a ball that shot along the ground to leave England 112-5. But Root and Foakes batted throughout the afternoon session, as the ball softened and the pitch dried and eased. You can watch India v England from anywhere with a VPN – and potentially for FREE.
