India Vs England Day 1 Live: ENG 31/0; Crawley, Duckett off to attacking start as Bazball debuts in India
India Vs England Day 1 Live: ENG 31/0; Crawley, Duckett off to attacking start as Bazball debuts in India
10:16 (IST)
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After 10 overs, England 42/0 (Zak Crawley 16, Ben Duckett 24)
Spin from both ends now, with Ravichandran Ashwin replacing Mohammed Siraj. And he too starts with a slip and a short leg in place. Ben Duckett tries to attack him as well, going for an expansive reverse-sweep, but there’s protection at deep point
10:15 (IST)
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After 9 overs, England 41/0 (Zak Crawley 16, Ben Duckett 23)
With the opening partnership now worth more than 40, India skipper Rohit finally turns to spin, bringing in left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who starts off with a maiden with Crawley opting to play it safe in this over. Jaddu, who starts with a slip and a short leg, is getting some sharp turn right away.
10:13 (IST)
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After 8 overs, England 41/0 (Zak Crawley 16, Ben Duckett 23)
FOUR! Hint of width from Siraj and Duckett has little problem playing a square cut. FOUR! Overpitched outside off from Siraj, and Duckett produces a beautiful drive through extra cover to collect his second boundary in three deliveries!
10:09 (IST)
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After 7 overs, England 32/0 (Zak Crawley 15, Ben Duckett 15)
First maiden of the day, with just a leg bye getting added to the English total in this over after Crawley decides to set off for the non-striker’s end after a deflection off his thigh pad. Meanwhile, it’s worth noting how good the carry is at Uppal right now, with keeper KS Bharat collecting the ball close to his face on quite a few occasions.
10:00 (IST)
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After 6 overs, England 31/0 (Zak Crawley 15, Ben Duckett 15)
FOUR! Slightly overpitched from Siraj and Duckett decides to bend the left knee and produce a crisp drive through extra cover. Was turning out to be an excellent over from Siraj before that delivery, where he had been bowling slightly shorter along a similar line that the southpaw was mostly choosing to leave alone.
09:57 (IST)
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After 5 overs, England 26/0 (Zak Crawley 15, Ben Duckett 11)
India forced to move a fielder out of the slip cordon and at cover with Crawley and Duckett batting like they’re wearing the blue/red jersey instead of white. Duckett tries to score nevertheless, getting an under-edge towards the slips in the first delivery followed by a drive behind point that would have perhaps gone for a boundary had it not been for a superb save by Jadeja. Just one off Bumrah’s third over, the first boundary-free over since the first.
09:53 (IST)
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After 4 overs, England 25/0 (Zak Crawley 15, Ben Duckett 10)
FOUR! Fifth boundary for England in four overs, with Crawley driving a length ball from Siraj outside off through the covers! Crawley had collected a brace earlier in the over, with Bumrah saving a couple of runs for his team at the backward square-leg boundary.
09:49 (IST)
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After 3 overs, England 19/0 (Zak Crawley 9, Ben Duckett 10)
Ben Duckett makes his intentions clear right away with an aerial drive off Bumrah at the start of the third over, getting enough time for a second run as Jadeja gives the ball a chase towards deep extra cover. FOUR! FOUR! It’s Bumrah’s turn to get smacked for consecutive boundaries! Duckett cuts a length ball outside off behind point before driving the next one down the ground past mid off.
09:42 (IST)
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After 2 overs, England 9/0 (Zak Crawley 9, Ben Duckett 0)
Siraj’s off to an expensive start as he concedes a couple of boundaries off his first deliveries of the day, but follows it up with a couple of pearlers — deliveries that shape away from the batter late after pitching full along off. Four dots follow after the two fours.
09:39 (IST)
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FOUR! FOUR! Expensive start to the day for local boy Mohammed Siraj as Crawley collects back-to-back fours at the start of the second over, flicking an overpitched delivery through midwicket before drilling the next one straight down the ground! ENG 9/0
09:37 (IST)
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After 1 over, England 1/0 (Zak Crawley 1, Ben Duckett 0)
Bumrah starts off with four dots on the bounce, starting off with a series of deliveries pitched around off which Crawley decides to leave alone. Crawley then opens England’s account with a glance towards long leg off a length ball angling in. Ben Duckett decides to leave the last one alone.
09:32 (IST)
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Time for LIVE action in India vs England 1st Test.
Zak Crawley is on strike. Ben Duckett is his batting partner while Jasprit Bumrah will bowl the first over.
09:27 (IST)
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Alright, it's time for national anthems. First for England followed by India as we inch closer to LIVE action.
09:21 (IST)
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India are going to be without Kohli, Pujara and Rahane for the first time since 2011.
Trivia: The last time India went in a Test without Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the team was in 2011 against West Indies at Eden Gardens.
09:13 (IST)
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Rohit Sharma: "We want to bat first as well. This looks like a dry pitch. For bowling first, we have the skills and we got the guys to do the job. I am playing for the first time in a five-match series. We have played in these conditions before and know what to do. It's all about executing your skills. We've got three spinners and two seamers."
09:10 (IST)
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Ben Stokes: "It looks like typical conditions in India. Our preparation has been really good. We know the challenge, India are a very successful side. Woody is that X-factor bowler."
09:06 (IST)
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India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
09:02 (IST)
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Toss: England have opted to bat first after Ben Stokes won the toss
England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Jack Leach
08:59 (IST)
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Pitch report: "Outfield is looking good and the pitch looks good for batting. You wouldn't get a lot of turn but there will be bounce. I am surprised England have only one pacer," says Anil Kumble
08:52 (IST)
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India captain Rohit Sharma says India are not "unbeatable".
"As far as England is concerned, for us, it'll be important that we stick to our strength, you know, and we do the things that we know how to do. And then obviously the things that we are looking for in this series will be taken care of if we keep doing the right things. But yeah, I wouldn't say we are not beatable. We are. That is how we want to be, we want to think that if we don't step up or if you don't show up, well, we are going to find ourselves in trouble. So we don't want to be doing that. So we want to try and do whatever is possible, whatever is needed in that particular session or on that particular day, we have to do it"
08:42 (IST)
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Former India cricketer Venkatapathy Raju feels turning tracks can go against home batters as well.
“It (turning tracks) will be a challenge for Indian batters also, because we already saw in the final when the wicket was slow, they struggled a bit. They’re not playing much on turning tracks in domestic cricket. International players are also playing more outside the country, whether 50-over games or Test matches, they are playing on different wickets and hardly get the time to play domestic cricket on turners."
08:33 (IST)
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England cricketer Chris Woakes feels Bazball will hold the team in good stead against a dominating India in Indian conditions.
"India have got some world-class players, they’re a world-class team, and obviously going to India for a five-match series is extremely tough. So, they’re definitely up against it, but the whole ‘Bazball’ so to speak way of playing hopefully will make it difficult for India obviously in their home conditions."
08:24 (IST)
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Team India is ready for the Bazball challenge
It’s about time
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