Second Test, day three: India 396 & 255; England 253 & 67-1Engand make bright start but lose Ben Duckett for 28
A bumper crowd pitched up to watch the third day of this second Test which, while not entirely meeting the expectations of the “sold out” signs outside the ground first thing, generated an atmosphere to match a crackling contest out in the middle.
There was no question when the decibel levels peaked, Shubman Gill overcoming a run of low scores and a shaky start to finesse his third Test century by mid-afternoon and push India further into the ascendancy. Gill usually takes a bow upon reaching three-figures yet here, as the spectators erupted, he chose to keep his celebration low key.