Overview

• Joe Root anchored the innings with an unbeaten 99 off 191 balls, falling one run short of his century at the close of play on day one.
• Jasprit Bumrah returned to the XI and bowled 18 overs for 1-35, maintaining an economy under two runs per over.
• Nitish Kumar Reddy made an immediate impact on Test debut by removing openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley in his first over.
• England won the toss and chose to bat first, curbing their usual Bazball aggression in favor of a classical, defence-first approach.
• Rishabh Pant sustained a minor finger injury and was substituted by Dhruv Jurel as wicketkeeper, but is expected to be fit for day two.