INNINGS BREAK
09:53 PM: India 148 all out after 61.1 overs
Short again and Dhoni pulls! But this time he is caught by Woakes at third man. His innings finally ended on 82.
Indian innings ended with 148 runs in first innings. Dhoni was the lone fighter in the squad. Ishant Sharma provided good support to the skipper and remained unbeaten at 7.
Dhoni facing Broad
09:51 PM: India 148/9 after 61 overs
Down the leg side. 1 bye and Dhoni retains the strike.
Wide outside off and this time Dhoni slaps it through the offside for another boundary. He is into the 80s now.
Short ball pushed to fine leg for four and the 50 run partnership comes up
Anderson to Dhoni
09:46 PM: India 139/9 after 60 overs
Ishant flicks it to mid wicket for a couple to end the over.
Broad to Ishant Sharma
09:42 PM: India 137/9 after 59 overs
Dhoni goes over mid-on and another boundary for captain Dhoni.
Short ball pushed to leg side for a single. That was close to Sam Robson at short leg.
He clears the mid off for a single. Sharma on strike now
Anderson to Dhoni
09:38 PM: India 131/9 after 58 overs
He played it to midwicket and the batsmen settles for two
Ishant Sharma facing Broad
09:34 PM: India 129/9 after 57 overs
He flashes it hard down to third man for four.
Dhoni takes the strike and James Anderson has the ball
So players are back on the field for the third session. Dhoni somehow dragged the team till tea and it would be interesting to see that for how long Dhoni and Ishant stay on the crease.
TEA BREAK
09:10 PM: India 125/9 after 56 overs
Dhoni carved it over midwicket for a single to end the over and it's Tea.
Time for spin! Moeen Ali comes in to bowl his first over of the day. Dhoni on strike
09:05 PM: India 124/9 after 55 overs
maiden over
Anderson to Sharma
09:01 PM: India 124/9 after 54 overs
This time he launches the ball over long-off for the first SIX of the innings
Jordan to Dhoni
This is the highest partnership for India in this innings.
08:57 PM: India 118/9 after 53 overs
Single for Dhoni on the leg side and Ishant on strike now
Out of 14 boundaries so far in Indian innings, 11 have been scored by Dhoni himself.
Dhoni hits that really hard through the covers for another boundary.
James Anderson comes back to bowl. Dhoni on strike
08:52 PM: India 113/9 after 52 overs
maiden over
Jordan to Sharma
08:48 PM: India 113/9 after 51 overs
Dhoni now turned the ball down to long leg for four to complete his fighting half century.
This time he flashes away towards the point region. 2 runs and Dhoni is on 49.
Dhoni lofted it over mid off for his 9th boundary.
Dhoni facing Woakes
08:43 PM: India 103/9 after 50 overs
huge appeal for lbw and umpire says no. There was big inside edge onto the pads for Ishant Sharma
Short ball hooked by Dhoni to mid on. 3 runs
Jordan to Dhoni
08:38 PM: India 100/9 after 49 overs
maiden over
Woakes to Ishant Sharma
08:34 PM: India 100/9 after 48 overs
This time Dhoni played it over the gully for four. 100 up for India and Dhoni is into the 40s.
He gets the single on the leg side and Dhoni gets the strike back
Now Ishant gets an edge but dropped by Ian Bell at second slip.
Ishant Sharma facing Jordan
08:29 PM: India 95/9 after 47 overs
He plays it to leg side and takes a quick single to give the strike to Dhoni. He survives a run out at the runners end where Broad misses a direct hit. Ishant was way short off the crease.
Woakes to Ishant Sharma
08:25 PM: India 94/9 after 46 overs
Dhoni played it softly behind point for four
Pitched up and wide, Dhoni tried to hit that but misses. There was some sound as the snicko shows. But hot-spot shows nothing. No reaction from England.
Jordan to Dhoni
08:20 PM: India 90/9 after 45 overs
wicket maiden
Ishant Sharma is the last man in for India
India 90/9
OUT! Short ball, he tried to hit it to leg side but got an leading edge back to the bowler and taken by Woakes who gets his third. Aaron goes for 1.
Woakes to Aaron
08:14 PM: India 90/8 after 44 overs
Short and wide again. Dhoni jumps to cut it through the backward point for four
Dhoni played it towards mid wicket for 2 runs
He gets off the mark with a single towards cover and gives the strike back to Dhoni
Jordan to Aaron
08:09 PM: India 83/8 after 43 overs
maiden over
Woakes to Dhoni
08:05 PM: India 83/8 after 42 overs
another maiden for Jordan. 6 maidens in 8 overs and 3 wickets for just 7 runs
Good ball. That came in and misses the bat first and then the stumps. Aaron is surprised and so is Chris Jordan.
Appeal for caught behind but Aaron missed that one by long way. Umpire unmoved. Waste appeal by England
Jordan to Aaron
