16:58 (IST)
Just a reminder of revised conditions for today....
Let's start.
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Updated session timings in IST.
16:35 - 18:00 1st session
18:00 - 18:40 ๐ฑ break
18:40 - 20:55 2nd session
20:55 - 21:15 ๐ซ break
21:15 โ 23:30 3rd session.
+30 minutes. 92 overs remaining.
16:57 (IST)
Anderson continues...
16:56 (IST)
After 52 overs,India 153/5 ( KL Rahul 62 , Ravindra Jadeja 4)
A decent over from Robinson, he made Jadeja play and was looking to seam them away. Jadeja got off the mark off the first ball with a four as Robinson dropped it short outside leg and Jadeja fended it away off the gloves to fine leg. Robinson, however, bounced back to bowl five dots to end the over. Four runs off the over.
16:54 (IST)
Robinson continues....
16:54 (IST)
After 51 overs,India 149/5 ( KL Rahul 62 , Ravindra Jadeja 0)
Another eventful over that, this time from Anderson. After bowling in the channel outside off, off which Rahul leaves alone thrice, Anderson brings one back in, Rahul comes forward to defend but misses and gets hit on the pad. A vociferous appeal is turned down, with just one review remaining, England don't go for it. And it ws a right call as replays show the impact was outside off. Anderson then drags one a bit wide and Rahul cracks it uppishly through point for four. The last one, an inswinger, is defended at the last moment by Rahul. 4 runs off the over.
16:51 (IST)
After 50 overs,India 145/5 ( KL Rahul 58 , )
What an over that. Intriguing and exhilirating. The field was set for short delivery, Robinson dropped short off the first ball, Pant mistimed his pulls to deep mid-wicket for a single. Rahul then ran through for a leg bye. Pant pushes one to the off side and looks for a single but they don't go for it. Robinson then draws an outside edge off Pant which flies wide of the gully fielder for a four. Pant then goes for the pull of bouncer and gets a top edge over the keeper for a six. Robinson has his man the next ball as he has Pant caught at short extra cover. 12 runs and the wicket of Pant off the over.
16:46 (IST)
OUT! Robinson gets his man. After being hit for a four and a six, Robinson comes back to send back Pant. Length delivery outside off, Pant looks to drive it on the up but the ball seems to hold onto the surface a bit. Pant ends up playing a loose shot and hits it straight into the hands of short extra cover.
16:44 (IST)
SIX! Bouncer from Robinson, Pant goes for a pull but gets a top edge over the keeper and the ropes.
16:43 (IST)
FOUR! Edgy! Length delivery on middle and off, nips away after landing. Pant looks to turn it to the leg side but gets an outside edge wide of the diving gully fielder.
16:41 (IST)
Well, it's started drizzling again. But they are staying on...
16:41 (IST)
Robinson continues....
16:40 (IST)
After 49 overs,India 133/4 ( KL Rahul 58 , Rishabh Pant (W) 14)
The Anderson vs Pant contest goes on. Pant getting some runs in that over. After leaving the first one, Pant tucked one to the leg side for a couple before charging down the track and smashing one through extra cover for four. After the resumption, Anderson drags his length a bit back, Pant looks to cut powerfully but misses. A huge appeal for a caught behind is turned down. Anderson then brings one back, Pant looks to turn it to the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Pant then flicks the last one through mid-wicket for a single to end the over. 7 runs off the over.
16:34 (IST)
Play resumes...Anderson will complete the over. Rishabh Pant on strike...
16:19 (IST)
RAIN HAS STOPPED! We might have play resume in about 15 minutes....
If there is no further rain, play will resume at 12:05 local time (4:35PM IST). Lunch has been delayed to 13:30 local time (6:00PM IST). #ENGvIND
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16:14 (IST)
RAIN IS BACK! Well, it's started to rain again and we are in for further delay....
16:00 (IST)
GOOD NEWS! Play to start in about 10 minutes time....
Play on Day 3 was halted due to rain after 11 balls. It has stopped raining currently, but is quite windy.
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Restart at 11:40 local time (4:10PM IST) if no further rain. #ENGvIND
15:39 (IST)
PLAY STOPPED! Oh dear! The rains have arrived. The covers are coming on and the players are going off.
15:38 (IST)
FOUR! Pant taking on Anderson. Charges down the track and smashes it through extra cover.
15:37 (IST)
Anderson continues...
15:37 (IST)
After 48 overs,India 126/4 ( KL Rahul 58 , Rishabh Pant (W) 7)
There was a slight hesitation off the penultimate ball of the over as Rahul tucked one to the leg side and set off for a single but Pant sent him back in time. Robinson bowled a mix of outswing and inswing. He got a hint of swing as well. A maiden to start off for Robinson.
15:34 (IST)
Robinson will bowl from the other end...
15:33 (IST)
After 47 overs,India 126/4 ( KL Rahul 58 , Rishabh Pant (W) 7)
Finally, the Anderson over ends. There were two stoppages yesterday. One after one ball and then one after two balls after the resumption. Rahul got his first run of the day as he pushed one to the off side for a single. Pant then looked to turn the final ball to the leg side but missed and got hit on the thigh pad. One run off the over.
15:30 (IST)
Right! KL Rahul on strike, Anderson will finally look to complete his over which has gone on for an eternity....
15:25 (IST)
In case you missed those two Anderson wickets....
Two in two for Jimmy with Hindi comms! ๐
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Full ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ#ENGvIND๐ฎ๐ณ day two highlights ๐
15:10 (IST)
We hope rain doesn't play spoilsport today.
Hello and good morning from Trent Bridge. It is Day 3 of the first Test today and here are the sessions timings with 98 overs to be bowled (if no ๐ง๏ธ)
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1100 - 1300 - 1st Session
1300 - 1340 - ๐ฑ break
1340 - 1555 - 2nd Session
1555 - 1615 - ๐ซ break
1615 - 1830 - 3rd Session pic.twitter.com/AWAwCfhTj1
15:00 (IST)
Veteran England pacer James Anderson, who dismissed Virat Kohli for a first ball duck on Thursday, said it was "unusual" to get the India skipper out that early on Day 2 of the first Test.
14:50 (IST)
Rohit Sharma defends his shot selection, says players have to take odd chances.
To read what the Hitman had to say about his dismissal, click here
14:40 (IST)
India captain Virat Kohli was out for nought first ball in the first Test amid a collapse that saw England great James Anderson take two wickets with successive deliveries on Thursday's second day at Trent Bridge.
14:30 (IST)
Hello and welcome to Day three of the first Test between hosts England and India at Nottingham's Trent Bridge. England took control of the proceedings on a rain-marred second day despite KL Rahul's (57*) gritty fight. India are 125/4, with Rishabh Pant as Rahul's partner, and trail by 58 runs. Stay tuned for more updates as we build towards Day 3.
India vs England 1st Test Live updates: PLAY STOPPED! Oh dear! The rains have arrived. The covers are coming on and the players are going off.
Day 2 report: The wily old James Anderson once again got his "bunny" Virat Kohli in a mesmerising spell that undid India's solid opening stand to leave them tottering at 125 for four against England on a rain-curtailed day two of the opening Test.
The 39-year-old Anderson (13.4-7-15-2) swung it in England's favour with successive precision deliveries that got Cheteshwar Pujara (4) and Virat Kohli (0) as India from 97 for no loss slumped to 112 for four in a space of less than six overs.
The in-from KL Rahul (57 batting off 151 balls) is still standing tall amid ruins alongside Rishabh Pant (7 batting) but the advantage that India got in the opening session was neutralised by Anderson's spell and the pressure also led to an unfortunate run-out of Ajinkya Rahane (5).
Rahul's classy Test match batting would surely be a relief for the Indian team management after the talented Karnataka batsman lost his place in the longest formats due to a prolonged bad patch.
He could have also been Anderson's third victim but was dropped in the slips, his only batting glitch on the day.
The nine fours, mostly drives, were majestic and the control over his own mind while selecting the bad balls under overcast conditions was exemplary.
But Anderson did take the cake on the day the pacer with the highest number of Test matches under his belt (163rd game) equalled Anil Kumble's record of 619 scalps. He matched Kumble's record after fooling the Indian captain once again in the corridor of uncertainty.
It was a fuller delivery that Kohli played for the in-swinger but it held its line to take a healthy edge into Jos Buttler's gloves. Both Kohli and Anderson would have a sense of deja vu thinking about what happened in 2014.
A ball before, the artist was at work as he got Pujara forward with one that was shaping into him in the air but deviated away when he pressed forward for Buttler to take a low catch.
The manner of dismissal is sure to increase the cobwebs in Pujara's mind as this series is certainly going to have a bearing on his international future.
The delivery could have got any batter out but Pujara's 16-ball, 17-minute brief stay did indicate that he is under tremendous pressure.
He could have been dismissed earlier by Ollie Robinson (15-5-32-1) when he shouldered arms to a straight delivery but the height factor came to his rescue.
However, Indian team had one of their best opening stands in recent tours of England before Rohit Sharma's (36 off 107 balls) now familiar propensity to pull brought about his downfall at the stroke of lunch.
The opening duo did well enough to keep the four-pronged home team attack at bay but Rohit's attempt to dispatch Robinson's short ball behind the square leg boundary didn't quite work out as he threw it away after doing all the hard work.
The partnership certainly put England on the back-foot with a deep point being stationed at times to stop the flow of boundaries.
They patiently waited for the loose deliveries and played some delightful drives, keeping the scoreboard ticking with Rahul blending his caution and aggression in equal measure to remain undefeated.
Their game plan was simple and that was to see off the first hour with minimum risks. Rohit, in particular, showed his technical prowess getting right behind the moving deliveries.
He was ready to play the waiting game, something that's not exactly his characteristic, showing how badly he wants to get a significant score in overseas conditions.
But when the opportunity presented itself, he did show Robinson as to why he is rated so highly amongst his peers with a superb back-drive and when required opened his bat face to glide it between point and gully or flick one off his hips.
Rahul, who came into the match with runs behind his back, was on 11 in his first 60 balls but then hit some exquisite square and cover drives when the ball stopped moving around after 30-over mark.
He understood that he had the game to accelerate and did just that during the last 45 minutes. Once Sam Curran came into bowl, the lack of express pace helped them as both lunged forward with pronounced front-press to beat the off-side cordon.
However on the third day, he would perhaps need to start from scratch after multiple interruptions in play and get a big one.
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