- India ended day one in all first Test in management after England bowled out for 246
- Captain Ben Stokes made an outstanding 70 to marshal the tail in Hyderabad
- India raced to 119-1 in reply, with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal 76 not out
England got a pointy actuality examine on the opening day of their Test sequence in India, spun out for 246 in Hyderabad earlier than a bruising introduction for debutant Tom Hartley.
India have misplaced simply 3 times of their final 46 video games on house soil and have been fast to supply a reminder of the duty that faces England’s Bazball brigade over the following seven weeks.
England captain Ben Stokes, who was on crutches after knee surgical procedure in November, struck a significant 70 to provide his aspect a preventing probability of their first innings however on a predictably useful floor eight of his team-mates fell to spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
England, who have been dismissed for lower than 200 six occasions in eight makes an attempt on their final go to in 2021, had loaded their very own assault with three gradual bowlers of their very own however they have been unable to copy the identical risk as India made 119 for one in reply.
Mail Sport’s Paul Newman and Richard Gibson select among the issues you’ll have missed on the primary day.
Ben Stokes was concerned once more when England have been awarded 5 runs within the first Test
Stokes in overthrow controversy
Of course it was Ben Stokes on the crease when England have been awarded 5 runs in an echo of the controversial overthrow incident within the 2019 World Cup remaining.
Following the inadvertent deflection off Stokes’ bat that scuttled the ball to the boundary throughout a dramatic finale in opposition to New Zealand, Eoin Morgan’s workforce erroneously had the second run they have been trying plus 4 added to their whole.
The identical factor occurred when Rehan Ahmed dug one out into the leg aspect and Mohammad Siraj’s wild return from the deep evaded his team-mates, just for TV umpire Marais Erasmus to intervene, downgrading them to a 5.
Law 19.8 states that runs awarded from an overthrow from a fielder can be these ‘accomplished by the batters, along with the run in progress, if that they had already crossed on the occasion of the throw.’
Replays of the incident clearly confirmed that Ahmed and Stokes had but to take action when the ball left Siraj’s hand.
‘On such little issues are World Cups determined,’ Harsha Bhogle quipped to fellow commentator Morgan, who simply occurred to be sitting alongside him on the time.
Stokes was concerned in an incident much like the well-known one within the 2019 World Cup remaining
Fans really feel full power of heavy-handed police
India invariably make it as tough and unsightly as attainable for paying spectators to observe cricket dwell at grounds and Hyderabad seemed to be no exception.
The native police chief staged a press convention pre-match throughout which he answered nearly as many questions as Rohit Sharma and gave the distinct impression he wouldn’t be averse to utilizing a heavy hand.
Among the gadgets banned included bottled water, binoculars and cameras whereas spectators have been urged to not threat taking something into the bottom they didn’t wish to be confiscated.
India invariably make it as tough and unsightly as attainable for paying spectators to observe cricket dwell
There was additionally a warning that there could be no re-admissions for anybody leaving the bottom throughout play.
Tour operator Derek Myers, who introduced 34 England followers to Hyderabad, instructed Mail Sport: ‘They have made all of the Brits sit within the solar after which confiscated our water and solar block. You can solely get water from large containers so we are going to simply must carry cups with us tomorrow. I do know it is India and also you count on these items nevertheless it’s not ok.’
Those supporters might have additional purpose to gripe on Friday – a nationwide vacation upon which the sale of alcohol is prohibited.
Atherton caps it for Hartley
Mike Atherton was recruited from the press field, the place he’s masking this tour for The Times, to current a Test cap to England debutant and fellow Lancastrian Tom Hartley.
As ever Athers discovered the proper phrases for the event and instructed Hartley: ‘The Lancastrians within the England squad have taken 690 Test wickets between them.’ (Not dwelling on the actual fact all 690 belong to Jimmy Anderson!)
‘Now you go on the market and add to the tally.’
Tom Hartley was introduced with England Test cap by Mike Atherton earlier than the primary Test
Bess again on monitor
Dom Bess performed a big position within the first Test the final time England started a sequence in India, taking 5 for 126 because the vacationers took a 1-0 lead in Chennai.
However, the 26-year-old Yorkshire off-spinner has not performed worldwide cricket since going wicketless within the remaining match of that 3-1 loss in 2020-21, and made 38 batting at quantity three for Zimbabwean workforce Southern Rocks, having dedicated to getting his profession again on monitor by taking part in first-class quite than Twenty20 cricket overseas this winter.
New chef makes large impression
There was one other England debutant within the type of David Pyle, the chef who will put together all of the gamers’ meals all through the two-month keep in India.
Pyle, who has labored in soccer for Liverpool and the FA, has made a giant impression on the England workforce and served up each their breakfast and lunch on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium earlier than returning to the workforce lodge to make dinner.
The concept is for all tastes to be catered for, with Pyle offering a combination of jap dishes mixed with a couple of house comforts for the likes of plain meals loving Mark Wood.
His breakfast ham and cheese omelette served in a brioche bun has been a selected favorite with the coaches whereas Pyle supplied a full carvery, together with Yorkshire puddings, on the primary evening in Hyderabad.
England’s new chef David Pyle has made a giant impression on the workforce on the tour of India
Lack of pundits for first Test
Back within the UK, nevertheless, there was a definite lack of punditry from TNT Sports at first of the sequence.
Oddly, quite than have former gamers discussing speaking factors from the day’s motion, TNT used broadcaster Matt Floyd speaking over highlights throughout the breaks for lunch and tea.
TNT – previously BT Sport – solely gained the rights for the 5 matches plus England’s excursions of India in 2025 and 2028 final week, leaving them little time to set issues up for the Hyderabad opener.
However, it’s understood issues can be in place for extra typical protection from the second Test in Visakhapatnam on February 2 when Sir Alastair Cook and Steven Finn will be a part of Kate Mason within the studio in London.