England vs India as it happened: Alastair Cook falls at the last after Virat Kohli's brilliant century
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Virat Kohli's masterclass century defied England and dragged India back into the contest on a gripping second day of the first Specsavers Test at Edgbaston.
Sam Curran (four for 74) made a sterling home bid for the headlines, with three wickets in eight balls during a titanic first hour of the afternoon - and England were well-served too by Ben Stokes and James Anderson.
But Kohli (149) was an unstoppable force - after two dropped chances - as he banished memories of his miserable maiden Test tour to this country four years ago - when he averaged 13.4, with a top-score of 39 - as he compiled his 22nd Test century in an India total of 274 which contained no other innings above 26.
Kohli's one-man show meant a home lead of only 13 after the tourists' last two wickets added 92 - and when Alastair Cook was bowled for the second day in succession by a Ravi Ashwin off-break, for a duck this time, England reached stumps nine for one second time round.
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Back underway now for a session that will commence under light cloud cover. Not too many rays of sunlight making it down onto the green tapestry of turf at Edgbaston and Virat Kohli, always the main attraction, is perched on 17* for now with Ben Stokes the man charged with removing him in the first over after lunch.
Stokes' over passes without incident, ending in a leave and James Anderson returning to try and pick up his first scalp of the day. Curran was bowling quicker than Anderson and moving it more, let's see if the Lancashire Express can get up to speed...
Stokes' extra pace could be useful here, especially with the ball not doing as much as England would like.
He steams in as he always does, raps one into Rahane's pads. Review? They think about it but think again.
On second look it does look a shout and Hawkeye suggests it would've gone on to hit leg stump. Oh boy.
A missed opportunity.
Anderson is still chugging away and, not for the first time today, finds the edge but it drops short of a diving Bairstow behind the stumps.
And again. Another from Anderson shaping away and Kohli again nicks it, this time just short of Keaton Jennings.
Getting closer. Big 20 minutes or so here.
We've talked about England not perhaps getting the swing they are after for much of the morning but the slightly older cherry is moving now.
Both Anderson and Stokes have it hooping around Edgbaston.
Kohli is being particularly watchful with only the slow surface in Birmingham keeping him at the crease after those earlier edges.
As Michael Atherton notes on commentary a faster deck and both could well have carried.
They've been threatening and they have their breakthrough.
Stokes is the man with it as again he charges in, throws one up slightly wider and Rahane can't help but have a nibble at it.
Jennings is waiting at slip to take the easiest of catches and just like that India are 100-4.
Brilliant bowling from England since the lunch break.
Ed Malyon checks in
James Anderson has been finding the edge but not the fielder and then Stokes gets one to move away from Rahane, having darted plenty in at him, and the Indian helps it to Keaton Jennings at third slip. For Anderson, the figures aren't quite telling the story but the pressure he has helped build has England in a good position right now!
Anderson vs Kohli mark 2,852. Like two heavyweight fighters these two are staring each other down, throwing a jab or two without either landing the big shot.
Anderson continues to probe that fourth stump line and Kohli continues to resolutely leave and defend.
He doesn't leave the two to close the over though. Two absolute beauties from Anderson beat him all ends up, just not quite swinging in enough to take his off pole.
Superb stuff.
England have another. Stokes has splattered Dinesh Karthik's furniture all over Edgbaston with a ripper.
Full, straight and at full gas Karthik can do nothing as it rattles straight through his defences and into the stumps. He goes for a duck and India are rocking.
That's 100 Test wickets for Stokes.
His tail is up here. 101 doesn't look far away.
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