Rishabh Pant creates history on Test debut at Trent Bridge

India’s quest will be to reach 400 on Sunday morning against a second new ball that is only seven overs old. The visitors are 0-2 down in the series and have plenty of work do in order to arrest their slump.

Also on Friday, captain Joe Root confirmed that all-rounder Ben Stokes returns to England XI on Saturday, just four days after being cleared of affray.

However, asked to bat by England captain Joe Root on a slow and dry pitch, India’s batsmen showed patience, composure and a renewed vigour and the first impact was the 60-run opening partnership between Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul.

Pant, thus became the first Indian to get off the mark with a six in Test cricket. It was only the second time Kohli was dismissed in 90s in his Test career. It was obvious: if England had another good day in the field, the series could be all but settled by stumps.

The best thing about Rahane was he was much bolder than he has been in the past year where he had not reach a half-century in eight previous Tests.

India’s capitulation at Lord’s has invited serious backlash.

The adjustments were subtle and Bangar gave a few examples: Dhawan tinkered with his bat speed, Rahul waited for the ball to come, Ajinkya Rahane used his feet more to play strokes confidently. Kohli’s eyes lit up and he was lured into a drive; the ball took the edge and settled into Ben Stokes’s hands at first slip. Kohli kicking himself and gets OUT on 97.

WICKET! It was fun while it lasted but that’s the end of Shikhar Dhawan.

But for his fine performance at Lord’s, where he took four wickets and posted a maiden Test century, it might have been Woakes who was left out for this match. Dhawan fell for 35, edging the ball to second slip after he was squared up. A stunning catch indeed!

Shastri said it was vital India did not brood on what had happened at Lord´s as they looked to regain a foothold in the series. “He’s been doing well for India A and scoring runs”. The vice-captain gets his 13th test 50. It’s getting more and more hard for England to break this partnership. After the hosts won the toss and elected to bowl at Trent Bridge, the openers got off to a fifty-run stand before Chris Woakes struck in style. They need to forget about the opposition for a while and go back to the basics.

“I’m looking forward to seeing more of Pant”. But credit to India, I thought they played pretty well. They played their shots without the slightest hesitation, punishing England’s bowlers when they strayed in line.

James Anderson now has 100 Test wickets against India following his late dismissal of Hardik PandyaAnd finally.

Rahane eventually fell when he edged Stuart Broad, bowling on his Nottinghamshire home ground, and Alastair Cook at first slip held a brilliant left-handed catch off a chance that really belonged to motionless wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow.