Live England vs India: Score and latest updates from first Test, day two at Headingley
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Can England fight back on day two?
It is advantage India after day one of the series as they ended the first day at Headingley on 359/3. Centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and new captain Shubman Gil led India to a dominant day despite being put into bat by Ben Stokes. It was a chastening day for England in the field having won the toss and opted to bowl first. Stokes' decision at the toss was a talking point after the first day's play, with former England captain Michael Vaughan particularly critical of that call.
'Within the first hour it was a good pitch, so it is not easy to restrict runs,' Vaughan said on Test Match Special. 'Ben Stokes is still positive and he will come back tomorrow [today] saying let's get seven wickets.
'I am an old-school traditionalist here at Leeds that when the sun is shining, with dry weather, you bat. I was staggered when he said he was going to bowl. Traditions are out the window. You always have to pick your decisions on that moment, and not things that you did here years ago. It cannot affect what the decision is today [yesterday].
'You look at the England side and their strength is in the batting. And there is inexperience in the bowling. Ben clearly had a gut feeling, and sometimes it has worked. We always say that on this surface, it is flat. But we will not know that for sure until we see Jasprit Bumrah bowl.'
In the last nine home Tests England have won the toss, they have batted first once and won six of those matches. The last six Test matches on this ground have been won by the team bowling first.
Jaiswal's incredible record against England continued yesterday; it was his fifth Test century and third against England. In the last series played between these sides in India in 2024, Jaiswal scored a mammoth 712 runs. Speaking after the first day's play, Jaiswal expressed his delight at his performance and spoke of the importance of their preparation for this series.
'It was very, very good and we all did well today. It was amazing to go out and bat, enjoy the English summer as well so we are very happy. I just try to be myself and go out there and enjoy the game. That is what I do all the time. We had very good practice sessions and matches for a few weeks. We were trying to make it as simple as possible. If there is a loose ball I try to go for it. I was just thinking to focus on my process because I have worked very hard in my preparation. I was just trying in myself and have that desire to do well. I really enjoyed it.'
Gill has taken over the Test captaincy from Rohit Sharma and yesterday marked his first Test ton outside of Asia. Day two gets under way at 11am BST.
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