Root to Gill, FOUR, hundred for Gill. He shrieks in delight. Two Tests | Two tons in this series. He loves the moment as he roars and then waves the helmet in the air, mouths a loud come on, takes a bow and then kisses his bat. This is full outside the leg-stump, there's a backward square-leg but this is a hard sweep and well wide of that man. Root was given the over to get England to the 2nd new-ball and that has allowed Gill to get to his 100. His 7th in Tests, he has started off his captaincy career in style
England has won the toss again and they have elected to bowl first. India made 3 changes, of which the most surprising was Jasprit Bumrah. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Akash Deep have been provided with the opportunity to play today. India faced a crushing defeat in the first Test match at Leeds, which forced the Indian team selectors and officials to make these key changes. Sai Sudarshan, Shardul Thakur, and Jasprit Bumrah have been dropped for the second Test match, which is currently going on at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
Bashir to Jadeja, FOUR, slower and wider outside off, tossed up and Jadeja accepts the invite, he gets forward and lofts over cover, into the gap for four
Tongue to Jadeja, FOUR, beautiful back foot punch. A short of length delivery outside off, Jadeja goes on the back foot and punches it through vacant cover, races away
Stokes to Gill, byes, 1 run, short but slower and down leg, bounces awkwardly in front of Jamie Smith and he can't collect it down leg. They take a bye
Stokes to Jadeja, 1 run, good length outside off, Jadeja taps to the left of gully and they take an easy single
Stokes to Jadeja, FOUR, diving effort from Bashir but in vain! Back of a length outside off, Jadeja hangs back, opens the face slightly and punches it away behind backward point. Bashir is at deep backward point and he's beaten to his right
Stokes to Gill, no ball, 1 run, good length ball just outside off, Gill gets forward to defend but it goes off the outside half to third man. Straightened a touch against the angle
Woakes to Nitish Reddy, out Bowled!! The off stump is knocked back as Reddy offers no shot! It came back in a long way from Woakes. Good length ball that pitches outside off, Reddy doesn't think there's much of a threat to his stumps but the movement takes him by surprise and there's nothing he can do having raised his arms to leave. Two wickets in quick succession for England and the picture of the day looks very different now.
Bashir to Pant, out Caught by Crawley!! Teasing flight at 74kph from Bashir, Pant can't resist, goes for the big shot and he holes out in the deep. Gill looks away in disappointment as India lose their fourth. The partnership seemed to have everything in control and this has come against the run of play.
Woakes to Gill, 1 run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Gill cuts, it goes in the air but it's wide of the diving gully fielder
Bashir to Pant, FOUR, the falling pull shot from Pant! It's not all that short but he collapses his back knee, falls to the floor and pulls it over short fine
Bashir to Gill, FOUR, brings up his fifty in style! A hundred in his first Test as captain, and he follows it up with a fifty here.
Woakes to Gill, no run, nips back in slightly. Back of a length, cutting in around off, Gill punches from the crease to short cover
Bashir to Pant, no run, good length on middle, Pant goes on the back foot and tucks to square-leg
Stokes to Gill, no run, good length on middle, Gill gets forward to defend, it hits the thick outer half of the bat and rolls to mid-off
Stokes to Jaiswal, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! A bottom-edge and Jaiswal can't believe it. He stands there in disbelief. Before walking off. It's Stokes who has done it again. He is so pumped. Look at his reactions. He is roaring and going towards his team-mates in celebration. Not a wicket-taking delivery but Stokes will take it. It's short and wide outside off, Jaiswal cuts and has bottom-edged it behind. Clear nick and that was there for the cut, and perhaps to be sent to the fence. Jaiswal fails to get his well-deserved hundred. He played and missed a lot of cuts today, and finally he has edged one. Timely wicket for England.
Bashir to Jaiswal, 1 run, good length on leg-stump, Jaiswal goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep backward square-leg
Bashir to Gill, 2 runs, Gill comes down the track and hoicks this with the turn, wide of deep square-leg to his left, gets an easy two
Bashir to Jaiswal, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Jaiswal gets forward to drive to long-off
Tongue to Gill, no run, late inward movement on this good length delivery outside off at 140ks, Gill covers his off stump and shoulders arms
Woakes to Gill, FOUR, no gully and it's at a catchable height too. A length delivery outside off, Gill opens the face of the bat and gives catching practice, just that there's no-one to catch
Woakes to Gill, no run, good length and angled in on off, Gill gets forward to defend to backward point, slightly hit the outer half of the bat
Yashasvi Jaiswal vs pace this inningsFull length (under 6m): 21(16)Good length (6-8m): 4(15)Short (8+ m): 35(35)
Brydon Carse to Jaiswal, no run, good length outside off, Jaiswal is right behind that and defends to the point fielder
Bashir to Gill, 1 run, good length and turns into leg-stump, Gill nudges it to the backward square-leg area, is off the mark
Brydon Carse to Karun Nair, out Caught by Brook!! What a rip-roaring short ball and Karun Nair can only fend it to 2nd slip.
Tongue to Jaiswal, FOUR, 50 for Jaiswal. He raises the bat and acknowledges the applause. It's short and wide outside off, Jaiswal is on his tiptoes as he slashes it over backward point and the ball flies off the bat, consecutive fours
Stokes to Karun Nair, no run, dug in short outside off at 140ks, Nair hops and taps it to backward point
Stokes to Jaiswal, FOUR, to deep backward point
Tongue to Jaiswal, FOUR, goes wide of the crease and offers plenty of width on this 141ks full delivery, Jaiswal says thank you and smacks the drive on the up in the gap through covers. The Indian fans are loving it in the stands...
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, half an appeal for LBW but there's probably an inside edge. Woakes continues to ask questions though. Fuller than a good length just outside off, nips in as Nair gets forward to defend and he edges it onto pad
Woakes to Karun Nair, FOUR, Nair pounces on the half-volley!
Woakes to Rahul, out Bowled!! Woakes has deserved this!
Brydon Carse to Rahul, no run, beaten! Short of length in the channel, holds its line as Rahul pokes at it from the crease and it goes past the edge
Brydon Carse to Jaiswal, FOUR, absolutely hammered! Carse bowling both sides of the pitch in this over.
Brydon Carse to Jaiswal, FOUR, now this one he allows his top-hand to take control in comparison to the previous one where the bottom hand took over. Much more in control, and gets the desired outcome. Fuller than a good length outside off,
Woakes to Jaiswal, FOUR, loose ball and Jaiswal is away! Back of a length delivery straying down leg, Jaiswal closes the wrists nicely, tickles it away fine and it races away past the keeper