LUNCH BREAK
05:31 PM: Eng 325/8 after 97 overs
short ball to end the wicket maiden over and it's lunch
Stuart Broad is the next batsman in for England
England 325/8
slower ball and Pankaj strikes again. Root tried to smash it over covers but caught by Pujara at mid off. Buttler out for a very well made 70.
Pankaj Singh to continue
05:24 PM: Eng 325/7 after 96 overs
Another boundary for Buttler towards third man to end the over
He defends the short ball for a single
This time Butller cuts it over slips for a third man boundary
Varun Aaron continues
05:19 PM: Eng 316/7 after 95 overs
another single for Buttler behind square to end the over
Woakes glanced it to leg side for one more
Buttler hits it hard to square leg and one run taken
He hits towards the off side and gets a sharp single
Pankaj Singh to Woakes
05:14 PM: Eng 312/7 after 94 overs
through the covers again and four more to end the over
It's full and wide and Buttler drives on the up, almost flat-bats that through the covers for four
Varun Aaron to Buttler
05:09 PM: Eng 304/7 after 93 overs
Chris Woakes walks in to bat and faces Pankaj Singh
England 304/7
Pankaj Singh got his first test wicket finally! Short ball down the leg side and takes the slight edge from Root's glove and well caught by Dhoni. Umpire raises his finger and Root goes for 77.
one run towards the leg side. 1 leg bye
Pankaj Singh to Buttler
05:03 PM: Eng 303/6 after 92 overs
More runs! This time to the off side for a boundary. 300 up for England
Short ball struck on his helmet
overpitched and flicked to midwicket for four more
Varun Aaron to Joe Root
04:58 PM: Eng 295/6 after 91 overs
Wide this time and another boundary for Buttler to end the over.
Loud appeal for lbw. That came in and struck the flap of pads. Umpire Erasmus is unmoved as the ball was just hitting the off stump. That was close.
Through the covers for four and another half century for Jos Buttler. His 2nd in 2 test matches
Buttler facing Kumar
04:53 PM: Eng 287/6 after 90 overs
appeal for lbw but that was down the leg side
Buttler squirts it away smartly down towards fine leg for a single
Varun Aaron to bowl to Buttler
04:49 PM: Eng 286/6 after 89 overs
This time behind square for a single
Kumar to Buttler, 2 runs, missed chance! short now, and Buttler plays a controlled pull out to deep backward square leg. Takes on the fielder, Aaron, and goes for the second, and he'd have been out had Dhoni collected cleanly. Ball bounced off his hands and he disturbed the bails with gloves alone. Buttler would have been well out.
Root gets another single onto the leg sideKumar continues
04:43 PM: Eng 282/6 after 88 overs
This time towards square leg for a single to end the over
He gets an easy couple towards the leg side
Varun Aaron comes in to bowl to Joe Root
Joe Root 65*(143) and Jos Buttler 43*(100) put on 109 runs together and England are leading India by 127 runs with 4 wickets remaining
