First Test, day one: England 246 all out; India 119-1 at closeYashasvi Jaiswal impresses with 76 not out for hosts
An England team imbued with sunny optimism these past two years will need it an abundance over the next seven weeks, certainly if their dizzying opening day in Hyderabad is anything to go by. India, possibly smarting a little from all the pre-series focus on Bazball, appear in no mood to muck about.
Faced with a dry, turning pitch, plus the world’s most ruthless attack at exploiting such conditions, England’s 246 all out from 63.4 overs after the winning the toss – salvaged by a defiant 70 from Ben Stokes – did put them in the contest. Given it exceeded all but one of their totals during a harrowing 3-1 loss here three years ago, featuring a good number of the same players, it can be viewed as progress of sorts too.