DRINKS BREAK
09:44 PM: England 303/5 after 91 overs
Another one through the covers and batsmen get three to end the over
He hit that really hard through the covers for four. 300 up for England and they lead by 152.
Kumar to Buttler
09:40 PM: England 296/5 after 90 overs
single off the last ball
Punched to the off side, beating the man at extra cover. The ball races towards the long off boundary for four
Sharma to Buttler
09:35 PM: England 291/5 after 89 overs
Root played it with straight bat to the covers and collects a couple
appeal for lbw but it was going down the leg side. Umpire says no.
Kumar to Root
09:31 PM: England 289/5 after 88 overs
maiden over
Ishant Sharma comes back
09:26 PM: England 289/5 after 87 overs
maiden over
Root facing Bhuvneshwar Kumar
09:22 PM: England 289/5 after 86 overs
He goes on backfoot and punched through the covers for four
Aaron to Buttler
09:18 PM: England 285/5 after 85 overs
Buttler pushes to the left of mid-off for a single
He played it late behind point for a boundary
Kumar to Buttler
09:13 PM: England 280/5 after 84 overs
just one of that over
Easy single on the off side for Root
Aaron to Root
09:09 PM: England 279/5 after 83 overs
He clipped to the right of mid-on for a couple. Another 50 run partnership for England
Kumar to Root
09:06 PM: England 277/5 after 82 overs
Outside edge and went through the slip cordon for four.
Full delivery. He gets an inside edge and the ball runs down to fine leg. Slight misfield and batsmen settles for 1.
Appeal for lbw but there was big inside edge. Umpire is unmoved
Onto the pads, Root flicked it in front of the square for four
Varun Aaron to bowl the second over with the new ball to Joe Root
09:00 PM: England 268/5 after 81 overs
Nice shot to midwicket region. Batsmen gets easy 3 runs
New ball has been taken and Bhuvneshwar Kumar coming in to bowl first. Root on strike.
08:56 PM: England 265/5 after 80 overs
Single on the off side for Root
Pitched up. Root leans into a square drive for four.
Binny to Root
08:52 PM: England 260/5 after 79 overs
Root goes back makes some room and taps it into the covers for another single
Root shuffles on off stump and whips it through square leg for 2 runs
Ashwin to Root
08:49 PM: England 257/5 after 78 overs
appeal for lbw but down the leg. No says umpire.
He tapped it to offside for a single
Binny to Root
08:45 PM: England 256/5 after 77 overs
Root takes a single on the last ball and retains the strike
Another easy single on the leg side for Buttler.
Tucked it away for an easy single towards square leg
Ashwin to Root
08:42 PM: England 253/5 after 76 overs
Perfect inswing delivery. That one came in and missed the off stump by a very small margin.
He gets a single into the point region
Binny to Root
08:38 PM: England 252/5 after 75 overs
Ashwin to Root, 1 run, flighted on middle and leg, kept out
Good delivery. Right on the spot. Missed by Root, struck on Dhoni's gloves and runs to fine leg. 2 byesQuick single on the leg side brings Root on strike
Ashwin to Buttler
08:35 PM: England 248/5 after 74 overs
Couple of runs for Root on the leg side
Root takes the strike and Binny has the ball
Joe Root and Jos Buttler are walking in
