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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What did we say about 101?
Stokes is on a tear here and another absolute snorter fires through Pandya and on to his pads.
Has it done too much? Aleem Dar doesn't think so and fires his index finger in the air.
Pandya isn't convinced though and calls for a review... and so he should.
It has indeed done just too much and he gets a reprieve. Wow, this is breathless stuff.
James Anderson is the angriest man in the West Midlands.
Another beauty moves away from Kohli, grabs the edge only for Dawid Malan to shell it at second slip.
You cannot miss those. Especially from Kohli.
Will the Indian skipper make them pay?
England have a case of the dropsies and it couldn't have come at a worse time.
Stokes this time is the man with his head in his hands as he watches Alastair Cook put an even easier chance on the floor after Pandya's edge had been found.
Supreme bowling from both of these two, and it really should've been rewarded with at least two more victims.
It was India's slip catching that was the source of much derision yesterday but this time it is England who need to book some extra time on the cradle.
Anderson's marathon spell is over. Just the 15 overs unchanged for the Burnley Lara today. Ends without reward too which is a crime given how well he's bowled, particularly this afternoon.
Broad is back on in his place and it's a maiden to Kohli.
Stokes at the other end and Pandya finally gets bat to ball, guiding him down to the third man fence before following up with a slightly more squirted shot to an almost identical spot on the rope.
He's on to 10 now, but those 10 have been far from pretty.
It's drinks. Woof what a spell of play that was.
Wickets, drops, reviews. And Virat Kohli is still there.
India 113-5 after England were all out for 287.
Ed Malyon is excited:
That was an electric spell of bowling. I've not enjoyed Test cricket in England like that for quite some time, and I have to say it's a miracle that Anderson hasn't got a wicket!
Kohli continues to bat a long way out of his crease as he attempts to negate the sideways movement on offer.
Broad gets a false shot of sorts out of him as one loops to where short leg would be before he beats Pandya's bat with a lovely rising delivery.
Stokes back as he continues to get this 38-over-old ball to talk.
More movement outside off as he beats Pandya's fishing blade twice more.
It really is tough sledding out there for these two.
Our friends at CricViz continuing to come up with the goods.
Kohli has looked restrained and the data backs that up.
He's still ready to tuck in when offered the opportunity, however, and two juicy morsels from Broad are gobbled up and dismissed to the fence.
He's up to 37.
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