England were 53 for three at stumps in response to India's 191 on day one of the fourth Test at the Oval on Thursday. Jasprit Bumrah removed the openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed in one over before Umesh Yadav found the defences of in-form Joe Root. Virat Kohli made 50 off 96 balls while Shardul Thakur saved India the blushes with a sensational 57 off 36 balls and took the total towards 200 in the final session. As many as seven wickets fell in the final session. England produced another top-class bowling effort after winning the toss with Chris Woakes taking four wickets and Ollie Robinson taking three. Robinson dismissed Kohli for the third time in the series with the India skipper departing after a well-made fifty. India reached 122 for six at tea. India struggled against the moving ball in the morning session, struggling to 54 for three at lunch. Root put India in to bat amid overcast conditions. Coming back from injury, Woakes made an instant impact by having Rohit Sharma (11) caught behind in his first over. Robinson then trapped K L Rahul (17) with a ball that nipped backed in. Cheteshwar Pujara followed an outswinger from James Anderson only to edge it to the wicketkeeper to leave India reeling at 39 for three. Jadeja came ahead of Rahane and Pant.. Catch Day 1 highlights and cricket scores of England vs India here.
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11:00 PM IST: Stumps!
England 53/3 in 17 overs in reply to India's 191. India still lead by 138 runs.
Brief scores
India 191 all out in 61.3 overs (Virat Kohli 50, Shardul Thakur 57; James Anderson 1/41, Ollie Robinson 3/38, Chris Woakes 4/55, Craig Overton 1/49). England 53/3 in 17 overs (Joe Root 21, Dawid Malan batting 26; Jasprit Bumrah 2/15).
9:31 PM IST: Innings Break! India all out for 191.
Chris Woakes and Ollie Robinson took four and three wickets. For India, Shardul Thakur top-scored with 57. Skipper Virat Kohli hit 50.
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Brief scores
India 191 all out in 61.3 overs (Virat Kohli 50, Shardul Thakur 57; James Anderson 1/41, Ollie Robinson 3/38, Chris Woakes 4/55, Craig Overton 1/49).
8:30 PM IST: Players back for post-tea session. India need one fine innings from Rishabh Pant.
8:16 PM IST: Tea!
Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur on four runs each are the unbeaten batsmen for India. But the situation is grim. 122/6 (51).
Brief scores
India 122/6 in 51 overs (Virat Kohli 50; James Anderson 1/41, Ollie Robinson 2/24, Chris Woakes 2/19, Craig Overton 1/30).
6:13 PM IST: Players are back for the post-lunch session.
5:34 PM IST: Lunch
A 15-run stand between Virat Kohli (18 off 29) and Ravindra Jadeja (2 off 19). India 54/3 (25).
Brief scores
India 54/3 in 25 overs (Virat Kohli batting 18; James Anderson 1/28, Ollie Robinson 1/8, Chris Woakes 1/4).
3:22 PM IST: Time now for the Anthems. India first!
3:09 PM IST: Changes for both the teams. England have Ollie Pope in for Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes in for Sam Curran, on the expected lines. For India though, unexpectedly, Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur in for Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami. Forced changes due to niggles, said Kohli. No Ravichandran Ashwin!
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3:05 PM IST: Here are the playing XIs
England: Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
3:00 PM IST: England win the toss and will bowl first at The Oval.
