India v England: third Test, day two – live

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Root gets his reward for a lovely few overs of bowling. He flights one up, Jadeja takes a stride and hits the ball straight back into Root’s hands.

90th over: India 331-5 (Jadeja 112, Jurel 0) And the other new boy, wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel, joins Jadeja at the crease. Jadeja gives him a pep talk, let’s hope it doesn’t include the words ‘quick single’. Jurel neatly shoulders arms to his first two balls in Test cricket.

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