10.36am Well, that escalated quickly. Robinson's reverse-sweep leads to a clatter of three quick wickets either side of the drinks break, but those 51 extra runs are definitely a bonus for England, especially from 112 for 5. Joe Root finishes unbeaten after a magnificent knock, 122 not out from 274 balls, and Jadeja sneaks in with a quietly effective performance, another four-wicket haul to go along with his five-for in Rajkot. It's a score on the board... how do India respond, against a rested England bowling attack?
Bilal: "DISAPPOINTED that Root ended 0.15 short of a 50 average!" He's been hovering around that mark for years, can never quite nail his colours either side! But that was an innings of rare class.
Ajay: "Btw this is only the 6th time England have played more than 100 overs under Bazball era"... indeed, and by a distance their lowest return for such endurance... a slower rate even than their relative grind against South Africa at Old Trafford, the innings that perhaps best resembles this performance. In fact, filter it by strike-rate, and it's their third-slowest of this period too. Their only slower performances are their first of the era, at Lord's in 2022, and their last at Rajkot. Make of that what you will.
JM Anderson lbw b Jadeja 0 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Kritki: "Jurel looks like a big upgrade from Bharat. If can score some milestone marks this will be his job to loose. I like what i have seen so far." Yes, looks lively with good hands
Morning all. Well, this pitch continues to confuse. Nothing especially remarkable about the conditions this morning, even with the new ball in hand - certainly compared to the dramatic seam movement on the first morning. What can Root chisel out of this last-wicket stand?
END OF OVER:104 | 1 Run | ENG: 352/9
- James Anderson0 (3b)
- Joe Root121 (270b)
- Kuldeep Yadav12-4-22-0
- Ravindra Jadeja32-7-66-3
Time for drinks. A sluggish first hour got jolted in that over that two wickets fell. What lies in store? Andrew Miller with the rest of the session
The field doesn't come up