Live Reporting: Ind vs Eng: India 25/1, trail Eng by 544 runs at stumps, third test, day 2

TEA DAY 2

Another session dominated by England. 94 runs scored in 26 overs and 2 wickets lost in the afternoon session. England would be discussing in the tea break how much more to bat and when to declare as 35 overs are still remaining in the day. Ian Bell 133*(216) and Jos Buttler 13*(23) went unbeaten at tea break.

8:09 PM : Eng 452/5 after 145 overs

Umpires are looking whether the clock ticked for the tea time and its tea called.

He pushed the ball to fine leg for a single

Rohit Sharma to bowl the last over before tea to Jos Buttler

8:06 PM : Eng 451/5 after 144 overs

He played it towards mid wicket for a couple

First delivery down the leg side and Bell pushed it behind square for a boundary. He moves onto 131

Pankaj Singh with his another spell

8:02 PM : Eng 445/5 after 143 overs

Single off the last ball keeps Bell on strike

Buttler takes a single towards the off side

Single to Bell towards long off

Jadeja to Bell

8:00 PM : Eng 442/5 after 142 overs

just a single off the over

He gets a single towards long on

Kumar to Bell

07:56 PM : Eng 441/5 after 141 overs

Another one lofted over mid off for second boundary

He comes down the track and goes over the mid off for a boundary

Jadeja to Buttler

07:52 PM : Eng 433/5 after 140 overs

another outside edge but not carried to Dhawan at first slip.

Buttler punched off the backfoot towards the covers to get three runs. His first runs in test cricket

outside edge for Buttler and caught by Rahane at second slip. But has it carried? Decision has been referred to third umpire. It look close, the ball might have touched the ground. NOT OUT given

Bell glanced it to short fine leg for a single

whips towards leg side for single. 1 leg bye

Kumar comes on to bowl to Buttler

07:46 PM : Eng 428/5 after 139 overs

He sweeps it a lot finer this time for a couple

Bell facing Jadeja

07:43 PM : Eng 426/5 after 138 overs

Single for Bell behind square leg puts Buttler on strike

He pushed it down the ground for boundary

Shami to Bell

07:38 PM : Eng 421/5 after 137 overs

just one off the over.

He sweeps it for a single

Jadeja continues. Bell on strike

07:35 PM : Eng 420/5 after 136 overs

Debutant Jos Buttler comes in at no. 7

England 420/5

Moeen Ali out off another short ball. He tried to ball but got a bottom edge and well caught by Ajinkya Rahane at second slip. He goes for 12 off 28 deliveries. Bhuvi gets his second

Bell played it softly towards third man for a single

Ali picked away off the legs but there is a man patrolling the fine leg boundary. Single taken

Kumar now bowling to Moeen Ali

07:29 PM : Eng 418/4 after 135 overs

too expensive over. 21 runs from that.

This time he cuts behind point for another boundary.

Down the ground again for a SIX. Great hit over mid on

This time through the covers for FOUR.

Bell goes high down the ground for a SIX. What a way to reach his 100. 21st Test century for Ian Bell

He takes a single and Bell is on strike

Jadeja to Moeen Ali

07:24 PM : Eng 397/4 after 134 overs

Short this time and pulled behind square for a couple

Moeen Ali drives through point for a boundary

Bell reaches 94 with a single towards point

Pankaj Singh coming in to bowl

07:20 PM : Eng 391/4 after 133 overs

Nicely played by Bell to short fine leg for another single

Single towards gully for Moeen Ali

He pushed the ball easily to mid off for a single

Ravindra Jadeja to bowl now to Ian Bell