England lose Root late on after bowling India out for 191 on day one of the fourth Test – as it happened

The dismissal of Joe Root leaves things relatively even at The Oval on day one

Two changes for India: Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav replace Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami, who both have niggles. Virat Kohli looked thrilled when the first follow-up question was about Ravichandran Ashwin’s absence. He said Jadeja was preferred because England have a number of left-handers and India like the match-ups. I know.

And why not? Virat Kohli says he would have bowled first as well.

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