IND vs ENG Highlights, 5th Test Day 1: India 204/6 at Stumps; Karun Nair hits defiant fifty in difficult batting conditions
And that brings a fascinating day's play to the close! Rain threatened to play spoilsport on multiple occasions during the day, but in the end we managed to get 64 enthralling overs of play today on what has been the closest to a conventional English pitch so far this series.
For India, Karun Nair is the story of the day. The 33-year-old walked to the crease at 83/3 with India having lost its skipper, and batted with patience to bring up his first score above 50 since THAT 300 in Chennai. A few other batters got starts, but the ceiling of India's total is now dependent on how Karun and Washington Sundar go tomorrow.
For England, it was a strange day. Gus Atkinson was impressive on his return to the side, but the other bowlers struggled for any rhythm. Its struggles were compounded by what looks like a serious injury to Chris Woakes. However, it will hope to come back tomorrow and shoot India out without much addition to the scorecard.
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