India v England: first Test, day two – as it happened

KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja take India to a first-innings lead of 175 during a long second day for England in Hyderabad

Oh my, Foakes did drop KL Rahul. It was a sharp chance by his right bicep, but he’s in the team to take those. “By Ben Foakes’ standards,” says Dinesh Karthik on commentary, “that’s a pretty easy catch.”

24th over: India 124-2 (Gill 14, Rahul 0) KL Rahul has moved to No4 in the absence of Virat Kohli. He’s a marvellous player, whose Test average of 33 is a minor scandal.

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