Kuldeep Yadav picks two as England reach 290 for five at lunch on day three

India’s early strikes put England under pressure as Stokes and Duckett took a less aggressive approach following the twin dismissals.

Just when it appeared England were looking to break free again, with Stokes smashing a few boundaries, Duckett played a rank bad shot.

Kuldeep sent one very wide to southpaw Duckett. The opener chased the delivery and hit it straight to cover with the toe end of the bat, as Shubman Gill too an easy catch.

It certainly was a tame end to a fine knock, with Duckett amassing 153 off 151 balls with 23 fours and two sixes.

With India’s first-innings total of 445 still a considerable distance away, the pair of Stokes (39) and Ben Foakes (6) did enough to get to the lunch break unscathed. They still trail India by 155 runs.

Brief scores:

India 1st innings: 445 all out in 130.5 overs.

England 1st innings: 290 for 5 in 61 overs (Ben Duckett 153, Ollie Pope 39, Ben Stokes batting 39; Kuldeep Yadav 2/77)