India v England, 2nd Test, Day 2 LIVE – James Anderson helps England restrict India to 396 as Yashasvi Jaiswal hits 209

Ben Duckett starts the over with a chop of a shot off Mukesh Kumar that he inside edges just past his stumps and away for four. That’s a streaky way to start his innings!

But you know what you’re going to get from England’s openers, if you’re not Bumrah at least, and Crawley eases Mukesh away for a dismissive four midway through the over to get the first intentional boundary of the innings on the board.

There is no shock that it’s Jasprit Bumrah who starts the innings with the new ball. He was so good in Hyderabad on a pitch that offered nothing for the seamers, and England’s openers need to be wary.

Bumrah starts with a maiden that ends with a real waft from Zak Crawley that has India interested in the possibility of an edge.

This innings will decide how the rest of the match unfolds. Can England get close to India’s total and make this a one-innings game on a surface that is expected to break up significantly later in the Test?

Or will the brilliance of India’s attack, spearheaded by Bumrah and the spin trio of Ashwin, Axar and Kudeep, remind England of the realities of touring this country.

It’s going to be fascinating.

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Mukesh Kumar caught by Joe Root bowled Shoaib Bashir for 0 (3b)

Root snaffles a decent catch at slip as Mukesh lives up to his billing as a bit of a bunny at number eleven, edging Bashir off the last ball of the over, and that’s the end of India’s innings.

Bashir finishes with 3-138 from his 38 overs, and India are all out for 396.

That’s a good score, there’s no doubt about it, and puts scoreboard pressure on England. But India would have been hoping for more than that after winning the toss.

Is the surface really as flat as it’s looked, or has Jaiswal taken us all for fools by making his double hundred look so comfortable? We’ll soon find out when England come out to bat.

Jasprit Bumrah caught by Joe Root bowled Rehan Ahmed for 6 (9b)

England make the decision not to bowl their 41-year-old pacer into the ground and turn to the x-factor of Rehan to try and get rid of the tail.

He starts with a loosener that Bumrah happily puts away through midwicket for four.

But Rehan gets Bumrah as he fires one in and gets an edge that flies straight into the hands of Root at slip. England are one wicket away from wrapping this innings up, which is a terrific achievement on this pitch.

It’s another over for Bashir, who really races through his overs, helping England with their uncharacteristically high over rate in this game.

Kuldeep gets back for a quick second midway through the over, but he can’t get a single off the last ball so Bumrah will be on strike for the next over. Can England wrap this up quickly?

Anderson is frustrated as Bumrah knocks the first ball of the over away for a single, but he gets the opportunity to have a run at Kuldeep, and he has him beaten all ends up with two stunning deliveries at the end of the over.

Kuldeep manages to keep the strike.

Bumrah is the new batter, and he’s not the best with the bat, that’s for sure.

He and Kuldeep survive Bashir’s latest over, but the new batter will be on strike for the next over and Anderson is already on the way to take the ball.

Yashasvi Jaiswal caught by Jonny Bairstow bowled James Anderson for 209 (290b)

Jaiswal’s vigil finally comes to an end and the England players rush into the middle to shake his hand after a knock that could well have won India this Test. Let’s see how the next few days unfold.

He finally loses his patience and makes a mistake against Anderson, switching his stance and swiping a big shot into the deep off Anderson and Bairstow makes no mistake with the catch.

He departs for 209 from 290 balls – a masterclass of innings that featured 26 boundaries, including seven maximums. He’s been a dominant force in this first innings.

It’s a wicket maiden for Anderson. Of course it is. He’s been so good in this innings.

Bashir continues and offers up a half volley off the first ball of the over that Jaiswal can only get away for a single.

He’s happy to give strike to Kuldeep, who is happy enough to defend his way through the over for no runs, with plenty of men up in catching positions.

Bashir think he’s got Kuldeep on the last ball with a big appeal for an lbw, but England opt against the appeal.

So good from Anderson, who bowls within himself with Jaiswal on strike, keeping the ball in the channel knowing that Jaiswal is happy to see him out.

The set batter takes the single to leave Kuldeep with two deliveries to face, and England’s whole approach changes, with three slips in and Anderson cranking up the pace. There’s a long chat with Stokes at the end of the over – could that be the end of Jimmy’s session?

It’s a maiden for Bashir as Kuldeep plays him out. It’s all about giving support to Jaiswal here for India’s tail.

Anderson continues and draws the edge from Jaiswal, but it plays it softly and the ball runs away for four.

Kuldeep is struck on the pad and it looks good, but Stokes opts against the review and replays show it was heading down leg. Wise.

What a way to bring up your double hundred! Jaiswal sweeps Bashir for a huge six off his first ball of the over. And a full toss follows with Jaiswal two short of his double ton, and he dispatches it for four.

He celebrates in style, and this has been an extraordinary knock, a confirmation of his extreme talent for anyone who wasn’t already convinced.

Ravichandran Ashin caught by Ben Foakes bowled James Anderson for 20 (37b)

Anderson’s brilliant spell here gets its reward. He gets a wobble seam to square up Ashwin, who can only edge behind to Foakes for a straightforward catch.

That’s the opening that England have been searching for.

Here we go, Jaiswal has a crack at Bashir, lofting a shot over mid-on and over the rope for six. Is that the signal that we’re going to get some attacking approach from the centurion?

Anderson is bowling so well here, and he almost bags the key wicket of Jaiswal as the ball smacks into the pads.

England review, and it’s close, but DRS says the ball was going of the top and England lose a review.

Jaiswal manages to get off strike next ball with a squirt of an inside edge and Ashwin survives the rest of the over.

Ashwin can really bat and he draws oohs from the crowd as he drives Bashir through the gap in the covers and away for four.

TNT Sports is the new official broadcast home of England men’s tours of India in 2024, 2025 and 2028.

TNT Sports has also agreed a deal to show exclusive live coverage of every red-ball and white-ball international series played in India for the next five years.

• England’s five-Test tour of India, starting on Thursday 25 January, will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and discovery+
• TNT Sports will broadcast England’s white ball tour (3 x ODIs and 5 x T20s) of India in January-February 2025
• TNT Sports will broadcast England’s tour of India, currently scheduled for January-February 2028.

TNT Sports have the rights to broadcast this full series in the UK, so tune in to TNT Sports and discovery+ from 03:30 on Saturday morning to see the second day’s play unfold.

Kate Mason is joined by Sir Alastair Cook and Steven Finn in the TNT Sports studio once again today, so tune in to TNT Sports and discovery+ to hear their expert analysis of the second Test.

The surface looked really flat on day one, with the common consensus being that it’s likely to remain that way until day three, before breaking up significantly in the back-half of the Test.

That means first-innings runs are likely to be key. England will be hoping to rattle through India quickly this morning, and they have a new ball available to help them with that. But even if they do that, scoring 350+ against this India attack will be no easy feat, even if the surface is more friendly that it was in Hyderabad.

It’s going to be a really interesting day.

India were in a good position on 336-6 after the first day in Vizag, but they could have been in a great position.

Having won the toss and batted first on a good surface, and with their young opener Jaiswal scoring a sublime 179*, India will feel like they should have buried England on day one.

But they’ve left the door ajar, with no other batter going past 34 on a flat pitch, and it’ll be fascinating to see if England can respond today.

Good morning and welcome to live updates of day two of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam.

Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a dominant display at the crease for India and produced an unbeaten 179 as the hosts closed the opening day of the second Test on 336-6 in Visakhapatnam.

Shoaib Bashir impressed for England on his debut as he took two wickets, including the first of the match to dismiss India captain Rohit Sharma.

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