ENG 215/8 (59.0 ov, Ben Stokes 43*, Mark Wood 7*, Ravindra Jadeja 3/75) – Tea – India vs England, England tour of India 2024, 1st Test Match Live Score, Summary

2:12 p.m. “England came out strongly, scoring 41 runs in eight pace overs, but the famous Bazball was tamed by spin on the first day of the series,” writes Sid Monga in our Live Report.

England crossed the 200-run mark, which was perhaps their first goal. That's been checked off and with Stokes still in camp they'll be hoping to add plenty more. It was another session dominated by the Indian spinners, with Bumrah also coming into play late in the session with his trademark cutter felling Rehan Ahmed. All things considered, England won't be too disappointed with their situation, although they would be the first to admit that perhaps they could have lost two fewer wickets. See you in 15 minutes.