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

.@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
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