The Joe Root Moeen Ali partnership : The Joe Root and Moeen Ali partnership was the turning point in the match. The two batsmen played excellently to steady the ship for England. They saw out both pace and spin and batted with utmost ease. The partnership worth 179 runs prevented England from getting out at a low score and they saw off the first day of action easily without any pressure. Moeen Ali is still unbeaten at the crease at 99 whereas Joe Root fell at 124 to Umesh Yadav.