It was an even day of cricket for both the sides as the Indian players managed to leave the field with smiles on their face. The main feature of the day was Keaton Jennings, who showed what kind of a batsman he has developed into by scoring 112 odd runs on his debut. For India, it was none other than Ravichandran Ashwin who dominated the proceedings picking up 4 crucial wickets. England stands at 288/5 at the end of the first day’s play.
So here are 5 talking points of the day :
England openers excel : Both the England openers got off to a good start which gave middle-order the base for scoring a big total. Skipper Alastair Cook along with debutant Keaton Jennings were seen among runs as they took the score to 99 runs before the partnership was broken by Ravindra Jadeja. Cook got out for 46 runs but Keaton went on to make it big. Cook’s innings included 5 boundaries.