ENG vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Gus Atkinson hits the winning runs. England level the series and set up a decider at Lord's. Joe Root stays unbeaten on 99, but knowing the selfless cricketer he is, he will not mind one bit. Root breaks into a smile as he shares a warm embrace with Atkinson after guiding England home in yet another masterclass of a chase. Krishna bangs it in short, over middle. Atkinson is expecting the short ball, and he backs away. He stands with an open stance and gets his hands high before pulling it through square leg for a boundary.

Wide! Krishna spots Atkinson backing away, and he follows him with a short ball, pace taken off. Gus swings to get it away but misses.

At the hips, on a back of a length. Atkinson helps it down to deep fine leg for a single.

FOUR! SLAPPED! Gurnoor sticks to bowling short on leg. Gus Atkinson picks the length, presses back and hammers it through the mid-wicket gap for a cracking boundary. England need 5 runs to win.

WIDE! Too short above the head height and down leg as well. Atkinson is hurried on the pull but the ball flies over the batter. Wide called.

Short of a length, outside leg. Atkinson tucks it off the back foot to square leg.

Shoots low from a length, on middle. Joe adjusts well to it and whips it across behind square leg for a single.

Comes from around the stumps and lands it on a length, on leg. Gus walks inside the line and helps it on the bounce to Bumrah at deep fine leg. A single taken.

Bangs it short and on top of the leg stump. Gus Atkinson is beaten on the pull shot.

Bowls a slower one, outside off, on a length. Joe Root reaches out and works it to cover off the front foot. Bumrah is done with his spell. 10-0-45-1 are his bowling figures.

Nasty delivery! Slams the pitch really hard, does Bumrah, on the bodyline. Gus Atkinson takes his eyes off the ball as he goes for the pull shot, but the ball whistles above his angled bat. Grazes the top of the helmet and lobs behind to deep third for a leg bye.

Overpitched on the stumps, carved out to mid on.

SIX! Off the top edge but flies all the way! A very good short ball from Bumrah, angled at the leg stump line. Gus Atkinson is taken by surprise due to the extra bounce and gets a top edge while attempting the pull shot. It flies over the ropes behind deep fine leg. Just 13 runs more are needed.

There's the deceptive slower one. It is the full toss that dips on the batter, but Gus Atkinson is watchful and blocks it straight back to the bowler.

Fractionally full and outside off. Root strides across and steers it behind point for a single.

Shoots in a sharp bumper at shoulder height. Gus Atkinson fends it down the pitch with soft hands. A massive over for England. 12 runs off it.

FOUR! Wow, that's crunched through the gap! Short of a good length, outside off. Gus Atkinson hops on the toes and wonderfully punches it through covers for a boundary. England need just 20 runs to win now.

WIDE! Bowls it short but down the leg stump. Gus Atkinson goes for the pull shot but misses.

Very full and outside off. Joe Root drives it along the carpet to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Poor ball and it gets the treatment! Sprays it down leg, does Brar, short in length. Joe Root gets the ball at a comfortable height and he easily helps it behind to deep fine leg for a boundary. He moves to 96 now. England need 26 more runs.

Short and on middle and leg. Gus stands tall and pulls it to the left of the square leg fielder for a single.

Slightly full on the pads. Root gets inside the line and tucks it to deep backward square leg for a run.

Full and straight, around off. Root moves to 91 with a front-foot push into the cover-point region for a single.

A yorker at the toes, Atkinson clips it to deep fine leg for a single.

200 UP FOR ENGLAND! Root waits for the ball to arrive and tucks this length-delivery coming into him. Works it to mid-wicket for a quick single. The hosts need 34 runs from 56 balls.

Chipped in the air... but in no-man's land! Fuller and around off and middle. Atkinson lifts it over the cover region and the ball lands safely with no protection there. A single taken.

Back of a length, on the stumps. Gus waits back and defends it back to the bowler.

Speared fuller and on middle. Joe is solid as ever. Gently knocks the ball with a straight bat to mid on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball does the trick for Gurnoor Brar. Into the wicket, on middle. Jacks anticipates the short ball and backs away towards the leg side. He tries to slam it through the off side with a horizontal bat. He fails to get any timing on the shot and spoons it straight to cover, where Virat Kohli does the rest. Root cuts a disappointed figure with the choice of shot from his partner, while Jacks looks equally frustrated with himself. England are now 6 down, needing 37 more runs.

FOUR! What happened there? Brar dishes out the short ball, on middle. Jacks is expecting that and he backs away early to pull it aerially towards deep square leg. The sub fielder, Prince Yadav is looking into the sun and he runs in off the ropes, but the ball drops short of him. It bounces past him and trickles into the fence.

Digs it in short, on middle. Will ducks under it.

Out comes the bumper, on middle. Root gets his hands high and pulls it wide of backward square leg for one.

On the shorter side now, on off. Will steers it to deep third and gets a single.

Oh, that could have gone back onto the stumps. Tailing back in, on a good length, on off and middle. Jacks hangs back to deal with it. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and it dribbles wide of the leg stump.

Full and wide on off. Jacks throws his hands at the ball. It goes off the outer half wide of backward point for one.

Serves it full, on off. Root clips it in front of square on the leg side and gets to the other end.

Goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, on middle. Jacks drives it down the ground. Jasprit Bumrah moves to his left and slides to cut it off. Single taken.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Attacking the front pad, not all that full. Jacks presents the full face of the bat and plays a punchy drive to the left of mid on for his first boundary.

Hits the top of the off stump. Jacks dabs it from the crease to backward point.

On a hard length, on off. Jacks stands tall on top of the bounce and slams it wide of deep cover, where Prince Yadav tidies up. Two runs taken. England need 50 more runs.

Slows it, and it is fuller, on middle. Will works it to long off for a single.

Flat and short, on middle. Jacks clips it to mid-wicket.

Angled in on middle, on a good length. Joe turns it wide of mid-wicket for one more.

FOUR! First boundary since the 29th over. Down leg, fractionally short, Root gets inside the line and drops to his knee. Plays it fine of the man at short fine leg for a boundary.

Shorter and quicker, on middle. That is flicked off the back foot to deep square leg for a run.

Tossed up, on middle. Root angles the drive to wide long off for a run. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Fuller and on middle. Will defends it watchfully.

On the shorter side, on off. Jacks plays it late but can't get it past backward point.

This moves away off the seam slightly, on a good length, around off. Root drops it with soft hands in front of point for a quick single.

Hits the deck hard, on off. Jacks runs it down to deep third for a single.

Pushes the length up, on off. Jacks punches it to cover.

Starts with a back-of-a-length ball, on off. Jacks angles it to backward point.

On a good length, on middle. Jacks nurdles it in front of square on the leg side and keeps the strike with a single.

Fuller and at the pads. Root misses out on the tickle. It goes behind off the pads for a leg bye.

Short and pushed through, on off. Root pushes it to cover.

Full and attacking the front pad. Jacks gets forward to block. It goes off an inside edge to square leg. Single taken.

Bowled with a slightly round-arm action, full and on off. Joe works it to wide long off and gets to the other end.

Flighted up, on off. Will drives it to long off for a single.

On a hard length, on off. Jacks slaps it to deep cover for the sixth single of the over. 67 required off 90.

Another short ball, on off. Root plays a controlled pull down to long leg. They cross.

Digs it in short, on middle, pulled firmly behind square leg for one.

Brings the stumps into play, a bit fuller. Root flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

A bit wide, on the shorter side. This is cut to deep point for one.

Around off, on a back of a length. Root stands tall and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Keeps it full, on middle. Jacks defends with the bat close to the front pad.

Fuller and speared in, on middle. Jacks stabs it down.

Shorter and on middle. Root makes room and punches it to long off for a run.

Not all that short, attacking the front pad. Root tucks it to mid-wicket.

Wide. Pushed down leg, Root misses out on the tickle.

Fuller and on leg, Will wrists it wide of mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

At the pads, on a length. Root turns it through square leg for a single.

Drags the length back now, on off, whipped to deep mid-wicket for one more run.

Fuller in length, on off. Root shuffles and firms the drive to mid on.

Around off, fractionally short. Will hits it to deep point for one.

Nice and tight, on a good length, on middle. Jacks keeps it out with a straight bat.

Stays on the shorter side, on off. Root presses right back and pushes it in front of mid on for one.

On a back of a length, on off. Jacks punches it square on the off side for a single.

Nearly sneaked through. Fuller and at the stumps. Root attempts the drive with an angled bat. It goes off an inside edge to mid-wicket.

Another one that slides in with the arm, on a good length. Root hangs back to deal with it and squeezes out an inside edge.

Flat and short, on middle. Joe taps it back to Patel.

Quicker and on off. Jacks drives this full ball to deep cover. They cross.

Full and on middle. Will eases it back to the bowler.

Short and on off, Will pushes it to cover.

Fuller in length now, outside off. Root leans across and plays an uppish drive down the ground. Shubman Gill gets low to his right to mop it up at mid off.

Nearly went to hand. Dube delivers it on a good length, on off. Joe opens the bat face to run it down and it goes on the bounce to Rohit Sharma at gully.

Not all that short and not that wide either. Root arches back nicely, rides the bounce and taps the ball on its head as he plays it between backward point and gully for a couple of runs.

Fuller and outside off, Root glides it to the man at gully.

On off, on a back of a length. Jacks punches it wide of cover. The sub fielder, Prince Yadav gets around and cuts it off. With this single. the 150 is up for England.

Fractionally short, on off. Root arches back and runs it down, fine of the man at gully for a single.

Full on the stumps. A gentle push by Root gets him a single as the ball trickles down to long off.

Good work by Brar! Saves a couple of runs for his team. Drifts it on the pads, on a fuller length. Joe Root goes deep inside the crease and tickles it to deep fine leg. Gurnoor hunts it down from the inner ring with a slide. Two runs taken.

Tossed up on a fuller length. Joe Root clips it to Rohit who is stationed at short mid-wicket.

Floats one full and on off. Root pushes it back to the bowler.

Slower through the air, short on leg. Jacks presses back and steers it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Slides into the batter, full in length. Jacks knocks it across to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Root keeps churning runs and is proving to be a real thorn in India's flesh. Short but angled down leg, arriving at the height of the ribs. Joe Root picks the length in a trice and helps it behind with a pull shot to the deep fine leg fence.

At 142 kph, this is a length ball, outside off. Jacks stands tall and knocks it to deep point for a single.

In-between length, outside off. Root hangs back and cuts it to deep backward point for an easy run. He has been so productive in that area.

On a hard length, nipping away at 145 kph. Jacks does not get to the pitch of the ball and tries to hit away from his body on the off side. Gets a healthy outside edge and the ball shoots wide of the first slip fielder for a single.

Back of a length, skids through on middle and leg. Jacks jumps and bunts it to the leg side.

Length-delivery, outside off. Root steers it off the back foot behind point for a run.

FIVE WIDES! That's a wild one from Brar. Way too short and it keeps taking off and flies over the batter. Root misses the pull. Ishan Kishan leaps, but the ball clips his right hand and runs behind to the fence.

Round-arm delivery, on a length, sliding in. Root keeps his calm and gently dinks it to long on for a single. 103 needed off 132 balls.

Slightly full and outside off. Root hangs back and punches it to short cover. Five dots in a row!

Pressure building! Around off, on a length, Root cuts it late to short third.

Drags the length back, does Axar. Goes on with the arm and Root backs away to punch it to cover.

Slides in on a fuller length, and turns away after pitching. Joe Root gets in front to defend, but gets an outside edge to short third.

Pushed through, full at 92 kph, on off. Root taps it out to backward point.

A flamethrower by Gurnoor! Short and outside the off stump. Jacks lines up for the pull but the ball skids through the surface and beats the bat.

Top class fielding effort by Axar! Hard length, outside off. Will Jacks powers the cut shot to the off side, but Axar dives to his right at backward point and makes a fine stop.

A slip in position for Jacks. Length-delivery, in the channel. Jacks plays from the crease and punches it to Axar at backward point.

Well-directed short ball, above the shoulder of the batter. Root controls the pull shot to long leg for a run.

Back of a length, outside off. Root steers it to backward point.

FOUR! Top shot from the maestro. A short ball, outside off. Root hangs back and carves it over backward point, beating the deep third fielder to his right for a boundary.

The arm ball, on a length, Will Jacks tucks it to widish mid-wicket. A wicket maiden from Axar Patel at an important stage of the match.

Bowled fuller on middle, Jacks defends it to the off side.

OUT! CASTLED! Buttler cannot resist the urge to take on the spinner and pays the price for it. Axar dishes out a full ball and keeps it stump-to-stump, with a bit of an in-drift on it. Buttler clears the front leg to smoke it downtown, but plays all around it and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball sneaks through the yawning gap between bat and pad to rattle the stumps behind. Buttler will be hugely disappointed with the shot selection as he trudges off. England are 125/5, needing 109 more runs.

Fires it quicker, on a length, on the leg stump. Jos Buttler tries to whip that off the back foot to the leg side, but plays around it and is hit on the thigh pad.

Drifts one on leg, on a length. Jos nudges it to backward square leg.

A slightly fuller ball, on off. Buttler presses back and knocks it back to Patel.

Smartly bowled! Sees Buttler shuffles outside leg, and fires a wide yorker outside off. Jos Buttler shovels it out to mid off for a single. 109 needed off 150.

Short on top of the stumps, angled in. Joe swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. Dear, oh dear! The umpire signals for a No Ball as Bumrah has overstepped. This is the fourth No Ball in total, and the third from Bumrah himself. Free Hit coming up with Buttler ready for a free swing at it.

Outside off and full in length. Root drives it off the inner half of the bat to the right of Bumrah.

Pushed down leg, on a fuller length, 135 kph. Joe Root comfortably flicks it to deep backward square leg for two easy runs.

Attacks the stumps, does Bumrah, going full. Root draws the front foot out and blocks it out.

On off and full, Root alertly defends it out on the front foot.

Hard length, around off. Root plays the late dab off the back foot to point.

FIFTY FOR JOE ROOT! Off 76 balls, but he has played a fine knock so far for his side. He has secured one end masterfully and England's hopes to level the series depend on him. This is his 47th ODI half century. Full and on off and middle, Root flicks it across to deep square leg for a single.

Aims the pads, lands it fuller, Buttler clips it to the left of Bumrah at deep fine leg for a run.

Pitched full on off, Jos Buttler forces the drive off the inside half of the bat to Dube at mid on.

Too short on the stumps. Root swivels and pulls it to deep fine leg for a single.

On off and full, Joe leans on and confidently defends it to short cover.

Full and straight, around off. Root drives it off the inner half to mid on.

A dot to end Bumrah's seventh. Outside off on a length. Buttler leaves the harmless delivery. Bumrah smiles at the batter, Buttler does the same.

Hard length, outside off. Root stays back and knifes it to deep backward point for a run. England are 117/4, and need 117 more.

Full again, outside off. Root brings the bat and pad close together and blocks it watchfully to cover.

Full in length, outside off. Root responds with a crispy cover drive to deep cover for a couple of runs.

Half an appeal for caught behind, but turned down! Kishan is enthusiastic but turns around as India do not review. Holds up a bit, on a length, around off, nipping away. Root is squared up and is beaten all ends up on the outside edge. UltraEdge later shows that there's a flat line.

Bumrah is back on! Bowls it full and on middle and leg, at 129 kph. Joe Root plays from the crease and looks to flick, but it goes off the leading edge and rolls to cover.

Angles it in, on a length. Root nudges it through square leg for a run. Just three singles from this over.

Identical line and length. Root keeps it out to cover.

Full and attacks the stumps, does Krishna. Joe Root closely watches the ball and knocks it into the off side.

A lot fuller and outside off. Buttler drives it through cover for a single.

Short and outside off. Jos Buttler shuffles across the stumps to play the pull shot, but it stays low, and skids below the inside edge.

Krishna replaces Dube. Bowls it on a good length, outside off. Root calmly guides it to deep third for a single.

A round-arm delivery, full at 91 kph, on middle. Joe Root leans forward and clips it to long on for an easy single. Nelson on the board for England as 11 runs come off Axar's second.

Drags the length back and drifts the ball on the pads. Buttler whips to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Hot knife through butter! A friendly half-volley by Axar on the leg stump. Jos Buttler gets under the ball, hits through the line and pumps it over long on for a big six. Sublime hit.

Keeps it in line of the stumps, full in length. Joe taps it in front of point for a quick run.

Tossed up, full on middle. Jos caresses it along the ground to long off for a single.

Slides it on the pads, on a length. Root nurdles it to the left of Dube at short fine leg for a single.

Into the surface, on off. Buttler stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it to mid off.

Better line and length from Dube. On a good length, on middle. Jos pats it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Through the gap. A bit too full, too straight as well, on the pads. Buttler stays balanced at the crease and plays the wristy flick between mid-wicket and mid on for his first boundary.

Fuller in length, on middle and leg. Buttler clips it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs to open his account.

Seaming away a touch, on a good length, on off. Jos tucks it to mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Shivam Dube breaks through for India. Going across the off stump from over the wicket, on a nagging length. Curran pokes at the ball away from his body. The ball leaves him with the angle to graze the outside edge. A sharp grab by Ishan Kishan whilst standing up to the stumps. The 41-run stand has been broken. England are 4 down for 94, needing 140 runs in 185 balls.

Tossed up, on off. Root works it to cover.

Dragged down, on leg. Curran shovels it behind square leg for one.

Across the off stump, on the fuller side. This is eased to cover.

Slows it down further, on a length, on middle. Curran blocks it out.

Floated up, on middle. Sam drives it back to Axar.

Speared in on a good length, on middle. Root pushes it to the right of the bowler. Axar dives but can't make the stop. Single taken.

Across the off stump. Curran taps it to the right of the bowler.

Bowls it on a back of a length, on off. Curran defends it watchfully.

Pulls the length back, on off. Root steers it to deep third and rotates the strike.

Keeps the stumps in play, on a length. Joe pushes it to cover.

A massive appeal for LBW, but not given. A bit of an inside edge on that one and India do not go upstairs. Deviates into the batter, on a fuller length. Joe Root tries to flick it across but gets a thickish inside edge onto the pad.

FOUR! Runs are flowing now for England! That is a classic Joe Root shot. Full and on middle and leg, nipping in. Joe gets on top of the ball and flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Fourth boundary for Sam Curran in the score of 25. Brar attempts the short ball but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter, on off. Curran swivels in the crease and crashes the pull past mid-wicket for a four.

Tap and run. At 143 kph, in line with the off stump, on a good length. Root dabs it in front of cover and hurries to the other end.

Angled in on the off stump. Root stabs it down on the off side.

Hits the deck hard now, on off. Curran stands tall and punches it past cover for one more.

FOUR! Hit with authority. Brar goes into the wicket, but this sits up to be hit, on off. This comes just above the waist and Curran pummels it through mid-wicket for his third boundary.

Full and straight, on middle. Root plays it with soft hands wide of mid on for a run.

Ishan Kishan comes up to the stumps. Dube delivers it on a back of a length, on off. Root runs it down to deep third for a run.

Closer to the off stump, not all that short. Curran punches it to deep point for a single.

Fuller and leaving the left-hander. Curran chops it down on the off side.

On the pads, on a short of a length. Root fails to lay any bat on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads behind square leg.

Fuller in length, outside off. Sam hangs his bat out away from his body. It goes off an outside edge to deep third. They cross.

FOUR! That should have been stopped. Across the off stump, on a length. Curran leans into the shot and just times the punchy drive to the right of mid off. Jasprit Bumrah is late to get down and lets it through. The ball has enough legs to reach the fence.

In line with the off stump, on a back of a length. Root taps it to point.

Edgy! Angled in, on middle, on a good length. Due to the previous short ball, Curran stays pinned in the crease. Tries to work it across the line but is squared up due to the seam movement. Gets an outside edge and it goes on the bounce to Rohit Sharma at a wide slip. Rohit dives to his left but it bursts through his hands and goes behind for one.

Bashes the surface, on middle. This does not rise much as Curran ducks under it.

Fuller and on middle. Curran firms the drive down the ground. Arshdeep Singh, on as a sub, moves to his right and gets low to make the stop at mid on.

On the shorter side, slanting in at the hips. Root gets on his toes and tucks it in front of square leg for one.

Nice and tight, on a nagging length, on off. Root gets behind the line and blocks it out.

This is on a back of a length, on off, it kicks up a bit. Curran defends it watchfully from the crease.

Cutting back a touch, on a good length in line with the off pole. Sam stabs it down.

Moving away a bit off the seam, on the off stump. Curran guides it to backward point.

Goes full now at 140 kph, on off and middle. Root whips it wide of mid on. Shubman Gill dives to his right and makes the stop. Just a single.

Angled in at the pads. Curran drops it beside the strip on the leg side and takes a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Bumrah serves the short ball, on off. Curran gets on top of the bounce and controls the pull well, hitting it in front of square for a boundary.

Fuller in length at 146 kph, on off. Curran crunches it through covers. It skips across the turf but Shreyas Iyer in the deep is equal to the task. He sprints to his left and makes a tumbling stop to keep the batters down to a single.

Dishes it out on a hard length, on middle. Curran hops to keep it out.

Tucks the batter up for room, on a hard length. Sam pats it back to the bowler.

Serves the bumper, over middle. Root gets his hands high and rolls his wrists over the ball. Plays it behind square leg and turns the strike over.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. Hurls it on a good length, going away with the angle. Curran pushes at the ball away from his body. Gets a thickish outside edge and it goes wide of the man at backward point. They cross.

At the hips at 142 kph. Root glances it to deep fine leg and crosses over.

Fuller and on off. Curran watchfully dabs it down on the off side.

Drags the length back now, on off. Root steers it to backward point. The fielder has a needless shy at the bowling end. It clips the stumps and deflects away for an overthrow.

Pushes the length up, on off. Root leans across for the drive but mishits it off the inner half to mid on.

Switches his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket. Hits the back of a length, on middle. Curran tucks it behind square leg for a run.

On middle, on a good length. Sam taps it down the deck.

Lands it on a nagging length, on middle. Curran stabs it down on the leg side.

Nice and full, at the sticks. Root clips it to mid-wicket.

Across the off stump, Curran plays a punchy drive to deep cover for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! An ambitious attempt by Harry Brook and it goes awry for him. Brar bends his back and digs it in short, outside off. Brook walks all the way towards the off side to use the pace and play the scoop. The ball takes off and keeps climbing onto the batter. It deflects off the gloves and goes behind, where Ishan Kishan moves to his left and leaps to snaffle it. Brook lands flat on his back and ends up in a bit of a heap on the turf. England are 53/3, chasing 234.

Wide! Sprayed down leg. Brook fails to help it away.

Hits the top of off, does Brar. Joe runs it down to deep third for a run.

Bangs it short, on off. Root arches back to play the upper cut but misses.

At 145 kph, into the wicket, outside off. Root stands tall and angles it to backward point.

At 146 kph, Krishna bashes the length hard on the pads. Root helps it behind square on the leg side for an easy single. At the end of the first Powerplay, England are 51/2.

Hard length, in front of the stumps. Joe Root bunts it down the pitch.

FOUR! Not in control, but he finds the gap! On a back of a length, staying low and deviating in. Joe Root leans back to cut it away, but gets a thick bottom edge and the ball rifles between gully and the keeper, and beats the deep third fielder to his left for a boundary. 50 UP FOR ENGLAND!

At 147 kph, this is speared fuller on middle. Joe clips it down to mid on.

FOUR! Just over the keeper! Jags back in prodigiously with extra bounce. Joe Root tries to play the upper cut by arching back and just gets it over the leaping keeper for a boundary.

Cuts back in off a length. Root defends it in front of backward point.

Short outside off, Root drags it across with the pull shot, to the right of mid on for a single.

A touch full, 142 kph, outside off. Let through by Root.

Brook moves outside leg, and Brar follows him to cramp the batter for room. Hits the length hard, and Brook tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Massive deviation off the pitch. Short and outside off, nipping away. Brook drags the bat inside the line to leave.

Oh, my word! That was audacious from Brook. Brar lands it on a length and it nips away and kicks off the runway as well. Harry Brook shuffles far outside off to play the scoop shot, but the ball rams him on the helmet grill.

Short of a length, outside off, Joe Root steers it along the ground to deep third for a run. The partnership is worth 32 runs between this pair.

Jaffa! Hits the back of a length, and gets it to jump off the pitch, outside off. Harry Brook slashes hard at it but the ball leaves him to beat the bat by a whisker.

FOUR! When you flash, flash hard. Full and wide outside the off stump. Harry Brook stays rooted in the crease and swings the bat hard to hit it over cover, but gets a fat outside edge and the ball flies over Rohit at short third for a boundary.

In the air... lands short of Bumrah! A sharp bumper, nipping back in sharply. Root is hurried on the shot and hooks it off the top edge to deep backward square leg. The ball lands well in front of Jasprit Bumrah, who charges in off the ropes and collects it on the bounce. Krishna gets penalised for overstepping. It's a No Ball. Brook to face the Free Hit.

A touch fuller, around off. Root positions himself across to flick but gets a leading edge as the ball rolls to the cover fielder.

Nip-backer, on a length, 144 kph. Root stabs it on the bounce to Rohit who is stationed at gully.

FOUR! Skilfully done! A long half-volley from Krishna, on the stumps. Root walks out of the crease to negate any movement. Gets inside the line and flicks it off the pads to deep square leg for a boundary.

Hard length, on off, nipping in. Root plays from the crease and dabs it to point.

Goes short and on the leg stump. Root swivels and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Hits the deck hard, and it is on that bail-trimming length. Root solidly blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Pinged into the gap! Full ball by Bumrah, on middle. Joe Root walks across in the crease and flicks it through square leg for a boundary.

Length ball, outside off. Brook opens the bat face and guides it to deep third for a single. Oh, dear! Bumrah has overstepped again. It is a No Ball and Root will face the Free Hit.

Spotting Brook charging down the track, Bumrah hits the deck hard and cramps Harry for room, attacking the body. Brook tries to put it away on the off side, but gets an inside edge on the pads.

A tight single! On a length, angling in. Joe Root plays off the back foot and tucks it to the leg side, around mid-wicket for a quick single.

Short and into the body. Joe Root gets behind the line and drops it in front of the cover fielder.

WIDE! Far outside off and nipping away, short in length. Joe flirts with the outgoing ball, trying to play the square cut, only to miss. Wide called as the ball breaches the tramline.

SIX! This time, he gets it away! Krishna bowls it comparatively fuller than the previous ball, on off. Brook moves across and plays the scoop shot using the pace. Clears the fence at deep fine leg for the first six of the chase.

Another body blow! Back of a length, skidding through from the surface, and seaming into the batter. Harry Brook is undone by the pace and bounce again. Misses to play the pull shot and is hit around the abdomen.

Full and straight, on off, at 143 kph, Brook gets a good stride in and blocks it under his eyes.

On a length, outside off, defended to the off side.

Beaten by the lack of bounce! Skiddy delivery, on middle and leg, scooting low. Harry Brook is taken aback. He tries to play the pull shot and loses the grip of the bat as he is hit on the thigh pad. Luckily for him, the ball flies and lands safely behind.

Full and around off, Brook crisply knocks it wide of mid off.

Slants it onto the pads at 142 kph, on a length. Root is pinned in the crease and plays over it, being hit on the thigh pad.

A big appeal for caught behind, but Sam Nogajski shakes his head. Bumrah is interested, but Kishan is not that sure. Gill has a word with him and they do not opt for the review. Slightly back of a length, outside off, nipping in sharply. Joe Root goes for the cut shot, but it is not an ideal length to play that shot and is beaten on the inside edge. Ishan Kishan dives to his left and gathers it inches above the ground.

WIDE! Fired down leg, on a length. Root misses the leg glance and it is signalled Wide.

Overpitched on off, squeezed out to the off side.

Length-delivery, around off, Root keeps it out off the back foot.

And follows it up with a pinpoint yorker, right at the base of the off stump. Root is a bit late to dig the bat down in time and the ball kisses the off stump on its way to the keeper. But the bail does not come off the groove. It wouldn't have mattered anyway, as it was a Free Hit.

Rifles it in at 143 kph, does Bumrah. It is a length ball on top of off. Joe Root presses back and dabs it with soft hands to backward point. Uh, oh! Bumrah has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. Free Hit coming up...

Sharp nip-backer on a length, into the batter. Root gets behind the line and blocks it down.

INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Brook doing Brook things. He springs out of the crease and tries to give it a mighty whack down the ground. But the length ball cuts back into him and goes off the inside edge. Bounces past the leg stump and runs to the fence at deep fine leg.

Bowls from over the stump. Lands it on a length, outside off. Brook stabs it to backward point.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The variable bounce proves too hot to handle for Bethell. Krishna slams the deck hard from around the stump. It is a length ball that springs up from the surface, around off. Jacob Bethell stays back and pokes at it tamely. Can only manage to get an outside edge behind. Ishan Kishan takes a straightforward catch. India are up and about. England are in a spot of bother early doors, losing both their openers, with just 8 runs on the board.

On a length, outside off. Root stands tall and expertly places it between gully and backward point for a single.

Good length, outside off, Root leans back to play the square cut but ends up chopping it on the bounce to the keeper.

Back of a length, around middle, swinging in. Root taps it off the back foot to cover-point.

Not that short and not too full either. Around off, nipping away. Joe guides it to deep third for a single. A breathtaking over from Bumrah.

That's a real toe-crusher! Hammers the yorker in and gets it to swing back into the batter. Jacob Bethell's head falls over while playing at it and he loses his balance as he is hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW which is turned down. Bumrah himself gestures that it is going down leg due to the movement. The ball rolls to the leg side and they cross for a leg bye.

Full and swinging in from leg. Jacob Bethell clips it to Dube at mid-wicket.

And again! Half an appeal for caught behind from Ishan Kishan. Bumrah joins the appeal a bit late, but not given. UltraEdge shows a flat line, but that was not too far from the edge. Swings away from middle, on a hard length. Jacob Bethell pokes at it and is beaten all ends up. A ripper of a delivery from Bumrah.

Another one that leaves the batter with a sharp outward curve, on a hard length, just around off. Jacob Bethell is forced to play because of the angle. He looks to defend, but the ball whistles past the outside edge.

Slanting across the batter with bounce, on a good length. Jacob prevents his temptation to have a go at it.

Prasidh starts with a maiden! Back of a length, outside off. Joe arches back and cuts it nicely, but finds the fielder at backward point.

Hard length, just outside off, 146 kph. Root plays it late and dabs it on the bounce to the fielder at gully.

Beaten! Outside off, on a good length, Joe Root goes for the square cut through point but gets beaten by a whisker on the inside edge.

Skiddy delivery from 'Skiddy'. On a length, staying a bit low, on middle and leg. Joe Root is rushed on the pull shot but the ball beats the bat and hits him on the inner thigh.

Slightly full and around off. Root camps back and knocks it to backward point.

Begins from over the stumps. Spears it onto the pads, 142 kph, sliding in. Joe Root walks inside the line and tries to flick but gets a leading edge and the ball rolls to the off side in front of square.

At 141 kph, full on middle and leg. Bethell flicks it down to mid on. A successful start for Bumrah and India. 5 runs and a wicket off the opening over.

FOUR! My word, that's a glorious stroke! A fuller-length delivery, outside off. Bethell stretches in front, leaning onto it, and creams it through cover-point for a cracking boundary.

Attacks the stumps, full in length. Jacob watchfully defends it out.

Spears one from around the stump. This is full on off. Bethell solidly blocks it straight.

England and Root are off the mark in the chase! Fuller in front of the stumps, nipping away. Joe Root is squared up. Looks to block but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls through backward point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Bumrah delivers a gem of a ball, and India have their first breakthrough. Jasprit lands it on a good length, around the off stump and gets it to angle away off the pitch. Ben Duckett loosely dangles the bat away from his body without moving his feet at all. Gets a faint outside edge, and Ishan Kishan makes no mistake. He grabs it a bit to his left. A golden duck for Duckett and England are 0/1, chasing 234.