Yeah in England played first in the 3rd Test game against India. England opened the innings with Zak and Duckett who scored a partnership of 43 runs which was not suitable in a test game. Unfortunately openers were eliminated at 44 runs then one down player's performance added 44 runs for 153 runs in total. India has successfully got 4 wickets at this time letting middle order players enter the game. Joe Root is still on the wicket with 99 runs contribution so at day 2 he will complete his century. India's bowler Nitish Kumar got 2 wickets of the openers and with the end of day England has lost its 4 wickets at 251 runs. England is expected to go for over 500 runs target if they played consistently and survived.
England stumbled at the beginning of the second day. I expected responsible batting from Root and Stokes. But these two batsmen returned to the dressing room at the beginning of the day. England lost Stokes' wicket for 260 runs and Root's wicket for 271 runs. Now Smith and Wokes are at the crease. It is going to be very difficult for England to collect up to 350 now. If they cannot collect big in the first innings, it will not be possible for England to dominate the match.
Jasprit Bhumra is bowling brilliantly. He has taken three wickets. Also Nitish Reddy has taken two wickets. England's batsmen are not able to do well against Indian bowlers. Both the Indian batting and bowling order are very strong now.