Ollie Robinson took five wickets and James Anderson moved up to third in the list of leading wicket-takers as England dismissed India for 278 on day three of the first Test at Trent Bridge.
England have plenty of work to do to save this match with the tourists holding a first-innings lead of 70 after Robinson and Anderson took nine of the ten Indian wickets. In response, England survived on 25-0 until rain forced an early finish.
After a morning session that was interrupted by rain in which England took only one wicket, India added a further 87 runs for the final five wickets with Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah frustrating the home side after KL Rahul had been dismissed for 84. Jadeja scored a handy 56 while Bumrah added 28 from No 9.
Anderson’s four second-innings wickets took his talley in Test cricket to 621, surpassing the former India spinner Anil Kumble’s 619. Anderson was already the leading wicket-taker among seam bowlers with only Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne now ahead of him.
Robinson, on his return to the side after a ban for offensive historic tweets, was the best bowler on show and underlined the early impression he has given of a player who is liable to be around the international arena for a long time.
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Earlier in the day, despite poor weather forecasts, play started on time but there were only 11 deliveries possible before the rain arrived. Almost an hour was lost but after the resumption, a second gentler shower was allowed to pass through.
Rahul was keener than most to find shelter, running off in the direction of the pavilion only to be sent back to face up by umpire Michael Gough, with a word from James Anderson in his ear.
Pant enjoyed a typically frenetic stay, crashing Anderson for four on the charge, playing and missing and eventually being undone by Robinson. One half chance sprayed just wide of gully, a mis-hit top edge sailed over the wicketkeeper for an unearned six and then he sprung a carefully laid trap by picking out Jonny Bairstow at short cover.
Had Dan Lawrence run out Jadeja on four soon after, things might have looked brighter for England, but instead there were no further chances. Stuart Broad thought he had Rahul caught behind for 70, but his misplaced certainty only persuaded Joe Root to fritter away the team’s third and final review.
England: First Innings 183 (J E Root 64; J J Bumrah 4 for 46)
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Second Innings
R J Burns not out 11
D P Sibley not out 9
Extras (w 1, nb 4) 5
Total (no wkt, 11.1 overs) 25
Bowling Bumrah 3-0-6-0; Siraj 5.1-2-10-0; Shami 3-1-9-0.
India: First Innings
K L Rahul c Buttler b Anderson 84
R R Pant c Bairstow b Robinson 25
R A Jadeja c Broad b Robinson56
S N Thakur c Root b Anderson 0
M Shami b Robinson 13
J J Bumrah c Broad b Robinson 28
M Siraj not out 7
Extras (b 6, lb 6, nb 8) 20
Total (84.5 overs) 278
Fall of wickets 1-97, 2-104, 3-104, 4-112, 5-145, 6-205, 7-205, 8-232, 9-245.
Bowling Anderson 23-8-54-4; Broad 20-3-70-0; Robinson 26.5-6-85-5; Curran 15-2-57-0.
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Umpires M A Gough and R A Kettleborough.
