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News Sports Cricket Live Reporting: Root, Anderson create world record as England take lead, Day 4, 1st test

Live Reporting: Root, Anderson create world record as England take lead, Day 4, 1st test

New Delhi: India were 167/3, leading England by 128 runs, in their second innings at the end of Day 4 in the first Test at Trent Bridge here Saturday.Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were batting

Drinks break

04:18PM : Eng 404/9 after 115 overs

Another boundary for Anderson,of Shami's bowling

The last wicket partnership for England crosses 100 run mark

04:12PM : Eng 396/9 after 114 overs

England shifts gear,Anderson hits another boundary

Anderson gets his best test score  of 37* going past his previous best of 34 against South Africa

Now Anderson hits a boundary to  Ishant Sharma delivery


04:07PM : Eng 387/9 after 113 overs


Root completes his century with a off drive which went for four, this is his 4th century

Root off drives Shami, FOUR

Root flicks but does not take run which was there

Root is 7 run short of his century

Shami replaces Kumar

04:01PM : Eng 379/9 after 112 overs


Root takes a risky single, had it been a direct hit, he would have gone

Roots flashes out side off, ball goes for FOUR over the slip

Root drives, no run

Ishant bowling to Root

England are 83 runs behind

03:56PM : Eng 374/9 after 111 overs

Root tries to pull a low short delivery, it wraps him on his pads, 1 leg bye

Root is on 88

Root pulls, FOUR at square leg 

Root pushes Kumar towards covers for 2 run

03:50PM : Eng 367/9 after 110 overs

England trail by 90 run

Anderson guides this delivery of Anderson towards third man, 2 run

Ishant testing Anderson with bouncers

Root drives, 1 run

Root flashes Ishant out side off, misses

03:44PM : Eng 363/9 after 109 overs

Anderson cuts Kumar's short delivery for FOUR

Root plays and misses out side off

03:40PM : Eng 358/9 after 108 overs

Ishant pushes Anderson on back foot with a short pitched delivery

Root plays it down the third man, 1 run

Ishant brings in the ball which hits Roots on his pads, no chance of LBW as it was out side off

Ishant Sharma bowling to Root

England are 100 run behind

03:34PM : Eng 357/9 after 107 overs

Anderson hits kumar for FOUR

Anderson on strike after Root took a single off first ball of Kumar

Root will take the strike. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is bowling

India taking to the field

India need to pick up just one wicket to take a lead and pile up runs to put England on back foot again.

Play is about to resume