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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Kohli is picking off Curran here with a beautifully time clip through mid-wicket for four before a clever cut to find the boundary again. Kohli finishes the over on 84*, with India now past 200 runs for the innings. What did we say about ruing those dropped catches again?
From Jonathan Liew:
Can't help feeling this would be so much better as a product if it was 100 balls long with 15 players on each side. With no LBWs. And Michael McIntyre commentating. And instead of England and India, it was Atlantic Lions versus South Asian Blues. But then that's focus groups for you.
Anderson strikes again! But again it's reviewed!
The ball pitches outside the line of off stump despite there being no nick from the bat and for the second time, Sharma has earned a reprieve from Hawkeye.
Kohli is into the 90s now and closing in on his century. This India tail is proving a little harder to shake as the shadows grow longer at Edgbaston this evening. Stokes is bowling now.
WICKET!
Rashid enters the fray and just like that India are nine down! The spin bamboozles Sharma and off he goes! India 217-9 now.
Incidentally, if India had reviewed that Rashid wicket, Sharma would have got a third reprieve as the ball was going down leg. But they didn't and Umesh is at the crease. However, all attention is on Kohli who, at 97 is going for his century. Stokes the name trying to stop him. BUT HE CAN'T! Kohli scores his 22nd Test century and his first in England. He's deserved that.
Bairstow thinks he's got Kohli here, who is now on 111 not out. He hasn't though. Never even looked close.
Kohli is hogging the strike here and then having a good go. England's lead has been cut even further to less than 50 now as Kohli continues on 118 from 199 deliveries.
Two more boundaries for India and Kohli is dragging them to England's total. He has more than half of India's runs so far in this Test.
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