After being put in to bat, India struggled to get going and scraped their way through to 191, courtesy of half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Shardul Thakur. England have already lost three wickets at the close of play.
Michael Vaughan stated that the ball was expected to move around in the overcast conditions, but it wasn’t an unplayable surface by any means. Michael Vaughan said on BBC’s Test Match Special podcast:
He further added that somebody ought to have put their hands up and scored that big knock on day 1.
“That’s not what opening batters should be doing” – Michael Vaughan disappointed with Haseeb Hameed’s dismissal
Michael Vaughan reckons that England gifted at least a couple of wickets to India in the last session. He marked his disappointment at the way opener Haseeb Hameed got out to a loose shot outside the off-stump.
India have got the price scalp of Joe Root before stumps. Dawid Malan will resume the innings along with nightwatchman Craig Overton on Day 2. England trail India by 138 runs at the moment with 7 wickets in hand.
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