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

Rohit Sharma is into the attack now.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 1:59:39 PM
Today Alastair Cook 8232* has surpassed both Pietersen 8181 & Gower 8231. Now only Gooch 8900 & Stewart 8463 have more for Eng
#EngvInd

by Mohandas Menon via twitter 7/27/2014 2:02:02 PM
India need something special from someone, they are really missing Ishant. The lanky bowler conjured a magic spell every time India needed him in the previous Tests.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:04:48 PM
150 up for England!

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:10:45 PM
This is now Alastair Cook's highest Test score since he made 130 against New Zealand at Headingley on May 24th 2013, 429 days ago. #EngvInd

by fwildecricket via twitter 7/27/2014 2:11:39 PM
The 100-stand comes up between Cook and Ballance........

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:16:43 PM
Ballance brings up his 3rd Test fifty with a risky single. He's having a decent series so far. A direct hit at striker's end would have had Cook in trouble.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:20:26 PM
The ploy of bowling Rohit Sharma isn't working. He drops one short and Ballance cuts it uppishly wide of gully for a boundary.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:21:46 PM
I hope the front pages of tomorrow’s pages have Alastair Cook topless waving his bat aggressively at a terrified Rohit Sharma.

by Jarrod Kimber via twitter 7/27/2014 2:23:19 PM
And here is Ballance's wagon wheel. England 163-1. bit.ly/WIIVh4 #EngvInd http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Btjp0tDIIAACUOW.png

by Sky Sports Cricket via twitter 7/27/2014 2:24:50 PM
Pankaj Singh is back on.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:24:58 PM
FOUR! Lovely stroke! Full outside off, Ballance leans forward and drives it through covers for a boundary.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:27:44 PM
FOUR! England compounding India's woes now. Short outside off, Ballance rocks back and cuts it powerfully through point for another boundary.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:29:15 PM
43 - In the spell since since his last Test ton, Alastair Cook has averaged 43 facing slow left-armers & 41.5 against off-spinners. Relief.

by optajim via twitter 7/27/2014 2:29:18 PM
FOUR! Poor lines. Pankaj drifts onto the pads, Ballance looks to flick but gets a thin edge just wide of Dhoni for a boundary.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:34:50 PM
Jadeja to come from round the wicket.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:38:15 PM
FOUR! Bad delivery to end the over. On the pads, Cook nudges it to fine leg for a boundary.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:38:38 PM
Shikhar Dhawan into the attack, it's the last over before tea.

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:39:31 PM
Tea Day 1: Another brilliant session for England. They scored 108 runs without losing any wicket. At Tea, ENG- 186/1

by jigar.mehta 7/27/2014 2:42:25 PM