The England openers, Alastair Cook and Sam Robson, have made their way out to the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start off proceedings for India.
England are away. Cook shuffles a tad and turns it to mid-wicket for a single.
Edged but just short! Length delivery on off, nips away. Robson pushes at it and gets an outside edge, Jadeja at third slip dives to his left but it seems to drop just short of him as he gets a hand to it.
Beauty! A tad full outside off, shaping away. Robson leans forward for a prod but is beaten by the away movement.
Ah....Full on middle, tailing away. Robson looks to turn it to the leg side but gets a leading edge to cover for a single. Good stuff from Bhuvneshwar.
A good over comes to an end.
Mohammad Shami will bowl from the other end.
Short of a length delivery outside off, tails away. Robson plays inside the line and lets it go.
Short of a good length delivery on off, Robson stands tall and defends.
Ah...Short of a good length delivery outside off, a probing one. Robson leaves it alone close to his body.
Good forward defenses from Cook so far. The feet movement is positive.
This time Bhuvneshwar delivers a full outswinger. Cook drives it straight back to the bowler. A maiden over.
Ah..Short of a good length delivery on off, Robson is a bit hurried up. He fends it away behind square leg for a single.
Good delivery, length delivery on middle, keeps low. Cook hops back and defends.
FOUR! Poor delivery, on the pads, Cook clips it to fine leg and it races away to the fence.
Bhuvneshwar will continue.
A tad full outside off, shaping away. Robson leaves it alone cautiously.
A touch full outside off, Robson pushes it to covers.
Robson leaves alone a length delivery outside off.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been good with his lines and lengths to start off.
Some late away movement for Shami, Cook leaves them alone.
Full on middle, Cook defends it back to the bowler.
Right then! The players are making their way out to the middle.
Bell is on strike and Ishant Sharma will start off proceedings for India.
Big appeal for an LBW! Not out! Length delivery outside off, shapes back in. Bell looks to defend from the crease but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The umpire turns down the appeal as Bell shows his bat to the umpire.
Back of a length delivery on middle and leg, some extra bounce. Bell fends it away with a bit of inside edge behind square leg for a single.
A poor delivery to end the over, down the leg side and Ballance leaves it alone.
Bhuvneshwar will continue.
Length delivery outside off, Bell leaves it alone.
Overpitched outside off, Bell leans forward and drives it through covers. They take three.
A tad full on middle, Ballance defends it into the ground.
Good length delivery outside off, snakes off the surface. Bell shoulders his arms to it.
Bell leaves alone a good length delivery outside off.
Play and a miss! Short of a good length delivery outside off, jags back in. Bell hops back and looks to punch but it beats his inside edge.
Bell tucks it to fine leg for a single. Good testing over from ishant.
Bhuvneshwar will continue.
A tad full outside off, swinging away. Bell leaves it alone.
Nice probing delivery outside off, Bell doesn't fiddle with it.
A maiden from Bhuvneshwar.
And here's Chetan Narula dissecting Alastair Cook's captaincy on day 1 - Did Alastair Cook's poor captaincy waste England’s golden opportunity?
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