India vs England 1st Test: Pacers take India to the top on Day 1 against England Cricket News – Times of India

Nottingham: Indian fast bowlers put their team in a strong position on the first day of the first Test on Wednesday by bowling out a weak England batting line-up for 183 in helpful conditions.
Jasprit Bumrah (4/46), who was not at his best during the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, got back in his element and ran through the opposition with his new ball partner Mohammed Shami (3/28).
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Actually, all the pacers including Mohammad Siraj (1/48) and Shardul Thakur (2/41) discussed the ball during England’s innings that lasted 65.4 overs, leaving the team management’s chief spinner R Ashwin out of the playing XI for an all-round pace attack. Decided to take .
Ravindra Jadeja was picked as the only spinner in the XI ahead of Ashwin, which raised a few eyebrows.

In reply, KL Rahul, playing his first Test in two years, and Rohit Sharma took India for 21 for no loss at stumps, surviving 13 Test overs from the England pacers.
For the packed crowd at Trent Bridge, it was a delight to watch the Indian fast bowlers showcasing their supreme skills. Shami swung the ball both ways, Bumrah bowled his swift swinging yorker, Thakur bowled his natural outswinger and Siraj used the scrambled seam to perfection.
India bowled brilliantly but their job was made easy by England’s batsmen, who looked less prepared for red-ball cricket after a fresh return to the white-ball game at The Hundred.
Captain Joe Root (64) was the only batsman who looked comfortable in the middle and Jonny Bairstow, in part, as the two shared a 72-run stand.

England, who were at 138 for four at tea, lost their last six wickets for 45 runs and would have struggled to cross 180 had it not been for Sam Curran’s unbeaten 27. .
Shami, who dismissed Bairso at the stroke of tea, soft-outed Daniel Lawrence on four balls after the break by getting caught by the leg-side.
Struggling to get off the mark, José Butters, on his 18th ball, attempts a loose drive off Bumrah and drives it back to the edge. Rishabh Pant.
Thakur got the prized wicket of Root with a graceful delivery that crashed the England captain’s pad just off middle and leg stump, leaving him stuck in front. He got Ollie Robinson caught at mid-on after three balls.
Bumrah polishes the tail like he usually does – his sharp and perfectly off swingers from the middle stump prove to be great for left-handers such as Stuart Broad and James Anderson.
In the afternoon session, Root and Bairstow disappointed the Indian bowlers with solid Test match batting in challenging conditions, before Shami broke his stand by dismissing the latter.
As in the first season, Indian fast bowlers regularly beat the batsmen but Root and Bairstow (29 of 71) played with patience and patience to foil their attempts.
Shami was finally able to break his dangerous stand by legging Bairstow before the blow of tea. Shami was jolted back and India successfully reviewed the umpire’s decision.
India had their tail up early in the session when Shami caught Dom Sibley at short mid-wicket in the third over after lunch. Shami dropped Sibley into the trap set with a full ball on his pad, which was sent straight to Rahul by the England opener, reducing the hosts to 66 for three.
While the Indian pacer continued to ask questions with the ball, Root seemed to be looking for answers more often. He played with soft hands and close to his body, and caught loose balls quickly.
In the morning, the Indian fast bowlers bundled out England for 61 for two at lunch.
With the sun setting over Trent Bridge, Root opted to bat on a dry pitch, with a good cover of grass over it.
Bumrah trapped Rory Burns with a sharp inswinger in the first over of the match with three outswingers.
Bumrah beat the batsmen many times in his six over spell. Shami, who bowled the first seven overs, was also upset. Zak Crawley (27 out of 68) and Dom Sibley on several occasions but, as is often the case with them in England, the outer edge pushed them away.
After India wasted a review for a catch in the same over, Siraj finally driven an inside edge off Crowley’s bat and this time the captain Virat Kohli It has been successfully reviewed.
Sibley escaped a close lbw shot from Bumrah at lunch, but Kohli resisted the temptation of another review and did just that.