England Vs India, Third Test, 1st Day, The Rose Bowl, Live

Live scores and updates of day 1 of the third Test between England and India at the Rose Bowl, Southampton.

3rd & 7 37yd

Two changes for India as Ishant Sharma is unfit and Pankaj Singh makes his Test debut. Rohit Sharma replaces Stuart Binny.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 9:37:57 AM
Three changes for England. Joss Buttler, Chris Woakes and Chris Jordan replace Matt Prior, Ben Stokes and Liam Plunkett.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 9:38:35 AM
ENG XI: Cook, Robson, Ballance, Bell, Root, Moeen Ali, Buttler, Woakes, Jordan, Broad, Anderson.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 9:42:05 AM
India XI: Vijay, Dhawan, Pujara, Kohli, R Sharma, Rahane, Dhoni, Jadeja, B Kumar, Shami, Pankaj Singh.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 9:43:53 AM
England drop the two best bowlers from the last game, pick the 2 veterans that were awful. Standard

by Peter Miller via twitter 7/27/2014 9:53:49 AM
Right! The England openers Alastair Cook and Sam Robson have made their way out to the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start off proceedings for India.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:00:34 AM
First ball....Edged but just short! A tad full outside off, swinging away. Cook looks to push but gets an outside edge which falls short of the second slip fielder.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:01:10 AM
It's been a good start by the Indian bowlers. They managed to beat the outside edge on a couple of occasions. Both the batsmen poked outside off and misses. The only boundary so far has come off the outside edge off Cook through third man.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:20:34 AM
The bowlers are getting good movement. They need to utilise this to good effect.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:21:27 AM
Meanwhile in another intriguing match, Sri Lanka have set South Africa a target of 369 in 128 overs. It's turning out to be a pretty good series so far....

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:24:48 AM
Make hay... Pitch is a beauty.... 100 for the Skipper..!!??

by Michael Vaughan via twitter 7/27/2014 10:25:17 AM
Cook is batting way outside his crease.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:26:09 AM
A quick look at leading wicket-takers in the series so far. It's Kumar & Sharma leading the way. #EngvInd #SkyCricket http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bti0CqlIIAAH-y7.jpg

by Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 7/27/2014 10:31:43 AM
Cook and Robson seem to have grown in confidence. They are leaving the ball confidently. Robson played a lovely cover drive for a boundary. Pankaj Singh is bowling in the right areas but is struggling to fine that bit of extra movement. He's bowled two overs so far. Off which one was a maiden and one cost just a single run.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:42:23 AM
The Slip cordon is shouting out to Bhuvneshwar 'Drive pe laa, drive pe' (Get Robson to drive)

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:43:04 AM
Oh boy! Jadeja has dropped Cook! Pankaj comes from round the wicket and delivers a good length delivery. Cook pushes at it and gets an outside edge. Jadeja at 3rd Slip drops a regulation catch. Huge let off for Cook. Pankaj Singh is unlucky..........

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:48:03 AM
Pankaj Singh's 300 f-c wkts are the most by an Indian before making Test debut.R Goel did not play for India despite taking 750!
#EngvsInd

by rgcricket via twitter 7/27/2014 10:48:51 AM
Jadeja drops a catch after being fined half his match fees. "Itte paise mein ittaich milega" #EngvInd

by CricketBakchod via twitter 7/27/2014 10:49:03 AM
In this series Shami has made the batsman play on the off-side once in 4 balls but every alternate ball gets played towards on-side. #lines

by Aakash Chopra via twitter 7/27/2014 10:52:05 AM
Robson looks positive out in the middle. He's looking good on the drive - a shot that has brought about his downfall in the pads. He hit a lovely cover drive off Bhuvneshwar for a boundary and then flicked Pankaj Singh for a lovely wristy four. The outfield seems to be slow...........

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:59:25 AM
Cook has to make most of the lifeline provided to him by Jadeja!

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 10:59:59 AM
Drinks on day 1: England have got off to a cautious start but they will be happy not to have lost a wicket in the crucial first hour. Cook had a lifeline when Jadeja dropped a regulation catch at third slip off Pankaj Singh. Robson has played a couple of lovely cover drives and looks unflustered. Cook, meanwhile looks cautious.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 11:03:37 AM
.@ShaneWarne: 'After having played for 8 years here, the ball will zip through on this pitch on day 2. It will quicken up.' #EngvInd

by Cricbuzz via twitter 7/27/2014 11:08:21 AM
Cook now overtakes KP to become England’s 4th highest Test run scorer

by Jonathan Agnew via twitter 7/27/2014 11:09:02 AM
Alastair Cook is now England’s 4th highest Test run scorer #EngvInd http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bti-vfBIYAEoaoA.png

by ECB via twitter 7/27/2014 11:17:04 AM
50 Comes up for England. They will be happy with the start. Indians have missed out on early wickets with the new ball. Shami has struggled with his lines. Bowling half-volleys outside off and on the pads. Robson has made a point to dismiss those to the boundary rope. Cook meanwhile, has looked cautious. He crashed one for a boundary off the back foot off Bhuvneshwar and that might have given him a lot of confidence.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 11:26:19 AM
This is England’s highest Test opening partnership of 2014. #EngvInd

by fwildecricket via twitter 7/27/2014 11:27:52 AM
OUT! Shami draws first blood. Robson departs. Jadeja manages to hold on to this one at 3rd slip. Eng-55/1. Good length delivery on off, nips away. Robson pushes at it and gets an outside edge to third slip where Jadeja - this time - manages to hold on.
SD Robson c Jadeja b Mohammed Shami 26 (59b, 4x4, 0x6)

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 11:32:39 AM
Gary Ballance is the new batsman.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 11:35:05 AM
Triple Ripleys: Shami a wicket, Jadeja a slip catch, Cook not the 1st wicket
#EngvInd

by BoredCricket via twitter 7/27/2014 11:36:14 AM
Cook is on 31 and it's his highest score of the summer. Needs to convert this into a big one.......

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 11:40:40 AM
Finally, yes finally Cook gets some runs under his belt. Gets to his 36th Test fifty. He pulls one to deep square leg for a couple. A much needed fifty for him.....

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 12:52:48 PM
Ballance started off the session in a nervy manner as Pankaj Singh beat his outside edge on a couple of occasions but then flicked one to fine leg for a boundary. Cook then got into the groove and pulled one off Shami for a boundary. He then reached his 36th fifty with a pull for a couple.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 12:55:36 PM
Here's a look at Cook's wagon wheel. bit.ly/WIIVh4 #EngvInd http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtjV8u8IcAAuJil.png

by Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 7/27/2014 12:59:23 PM
The ploy of placing the leg slip nearly paid dividends as Ballance nudged one off Pankaj Singh but it fell just short of Jadeja stationed there.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:11:54 PM
There was a huge appeal for a caught behind against Ballance off Shami as he went for a booming drive. He seemed to miss it but there was a noise as the ball passed the bat. Replays seemed inconclusive.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:14:37 PM
Ballance then got into an aggressive mold as he cut Mohammad Shami over backward point for a boundary. Cook then placed one wide of the slip cordon for another boundary. England have upped the ante a bit now.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:16:22 PM
Jadeja's name will be up on Lord's honours board for saving Cook's career

by GappistanRadio via twitter 7/27/2014 1:23:04 PM
Ballance drove one through mid on off Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a boundary, the pair has stitched together a 50-run stand.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:24:26 PM
Bhuvneshwar bowls a beauty: Length outside off, Cook comes forward for a prod but is beaten by the away movement.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:26:29 PM
Jadeja into the attack now.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:26:41 PM
Width offered by Bhuvneshwar on a couple of occasions. Ballance at first punches it through covers for three and then Cook cuts it through cover-point for three. The Indian bowlers need to up the ante now......

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:34:52 PM
Drinks break. It seems all too easy for Cook and Ballance after lunch. They have now added 71 unbeaten runs. Pankaj Singh has been the one impressive bowler so far for India. The pitch has eased up and looks good for batting. It's gong to be hard work for the Indian bowlers.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:46:28 PM
Cook takes a risky single and the fielder misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Had that hit, Cook would have been a goner!!!!

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:55:57 PM
Ballance looks to cut but gets a bottom edge into the ground and over the slip cordon for a boundary. He follows it with a lovely flick through mid-wicket for three.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:56:44 PM