DRINKS BREAK
09:30 PM: England 219/2 after 78 overs
maiden over.
Jadeja comes around the wicket to Ian Bell
09:27 PM: England 219/2 after 77 overs
Very wide from the off stump and Ballance slapped it to point boundary. He is into the 90s now.
Couple more for Ballance towards mid wicket takes him to 88.
Kumar to Ballance
Ian Bell comes in at no. 4 for England
09:21 PM: England 213/2 after 76 overs
Breakthrough! Down the leg side and appeal for caught behind. Umpire says yes and Cook has to depart at 95 off 231 deliveries. It was a faint tickle and a smart catch from Dhoni. Bad luck for Cook.
He takes a single through leg side and gets Cook back on strike
Jadeja to Ballance
09:18 PM: England 212/1 after 75 overs
Cook played it towards backward point and takes a single but overthrow gets him one more run
Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back for his 19th over. Cook on strike
09:14 PM: England 210/1 after 74 overs
Ballance flicked through the leg side for FOUR.
He plays it behind square for a single.
Cook facing Jadeja
09:10 PM: England 205/1 after 73 overs
He cuts and went high above the point fielder towards the boundary. FOUR! 150 run partnership completed between Ballance and Cook.
Pankaj Singh with his 15th over to Gary Ballance
09:05 PM: England 201/1 after 72 overs
No run conceded in the over by Jadeja to Cook. Maiden over
Jadeja continues
09:02 PM: England 201/1 after 71 overs
single to finish off the over. Cook keeps the strike
Pankaj Singh gets the ball now. Cook faces him
08:58 PM: England 200/1 after 70 overs
Jadeja to Cook, 1 run, flicked squarer, they go for a sharp single and it would have been very tight without the fielder failing to gather, 200 up
Jadeja to Ballance, 1 run, the leg side line of attack continues, this is whipped to backward square, just behind him in fact, and they get a single
08:54 PM: England 198/1 after 69 overs
He pulls it hard to mid wicket for FOUR. Cook is into the 90s now
Shami to Cook
08:50 PM: England 194/1 after 68 overs
Jadeja to Cook, outside leg stump and flicked wide of square leg for a single
08:46 PM: England 193/1 after 67 overs
Outside leg delivery whacked by Ballance for a fine leg boundary.
He knocked into midwicket for an easy single
Cook facing Shami
08:41 PM: England 188/1 after 66 overs
single on the leg side off the last ball
Jadeja to Cook
08:38 PM: England 187/1 after 65 overs
just one from the over
Tapped by Cook into the covers for an easy single
Mohammad Shami comes into the attack
08:34 PM: England 186/1 after 64 overs
maiden over.
It slides down leg, Dhoni can't take it and receives a whack on the thumb. Pyshio is out
Ravindra Jadeja is set to bowl and Ballance takes the strike
England are set to resume their innings in the third session of the day. Cook and Ballance are in the middle
