James Anderson playing in his 184th Test opens the bowling for England. The onus will be on India's openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal to give their team a good positive start.
The first ball is down the leg side to Jaiswal, who leaves, and the same next ball followed by another leave outside the off-stump.
Anderson bowls full and on the stumps as Jaiswal defends cautiously and blocks the fifth.
He clips the last ball to square leg for a single to get off the mark.
It will be spin from the other end with part-time off-spinner Joe Root taking the new ball.
The first ball is pitched up with a bit of width as Jaiswal drives it uppishly in the gap through the covers for a four.
He drives the next back to Root followed by a leave.
Root bowls another wide half-volley and Jaiswal again plays an uppish drive through the covers for another four and keeps out the last two balls.
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