India v England: fourth Test, day one – as it happened

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1st over: England 0-0 (Crawley 0, Duckett 0) Siraj’s first over is mildly terrifying, especially for those who were hoping to watch some cricket on Monday. Crawley is beaten twice outside off stump and rapped on the glove by a vicious lifter. One ball went through a bit low; two or three kicked from a length. Yeah, this is an interesting pitch.

Right, here we go. Mohammad Siraj, who outbowled Bumrah at Ranchi, will start to Zak Crawley. It won’t be a quiet start.

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