England were batting at 131/1 in their first innings at lunch in the third day’s play of the first Test against India at Trent Bridge here Friday.
Resuming the day at 43/1, the hosts put on 88 runs in the morning session without losing a wicket in 31 overs. Opener Sam Robson and Gary Ballance are both batting on 59 not out.
India were bowled out for 457 Thursday.
The following is the scoreboard at lunch on Day 3 of the first Test between India and England being played at Trent Bridge here Friday:
India (first innings) 457
England (first innings)
Alastair Cook b Shami 5
Sam Robson not out 59
Gary Balance not out 59
Extras (lb 3, w 1, nb 4) 8
Total (one wicket in 48 overs) 131
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Cook, 3.3 overs)
Bowling:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 11-4-17-0
Mohammed Shami 11-2-41-1
Ishant Sharma 11-2-34-0
Ravindra Jadeja 10-3-15-0
Stuart Binny 5-0-21-0
Match details:
Toss: India chose to bat
Test debut: Stuart Binny (India)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
TV umpire: Ian Gould (England)
Match referee: David Boon (Australia)
Reserve umpire: Rob Bailey (England)
(IANS)