England vs India live: scores and updates from first Test day one

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Elizabeth Ammon at Headingley
KL Rahul got off the mark in unconvincing fashion trying to drive a full-length ball and getting a thick edge through the vacant gully region. There's definitely some movement in the air, which is encouraging for England.
There's a full house at Headingley today, it's sold out for the first three days in fact.
Elizabeth Ammon at Headingley
Chris Woakes is opening up from the Kirskstall Lane end and England are on the attack early — four slips and a wide gully and there's some early away swing.
The sun is trying to break through the haze and the Barmy Army have broken into their traditional early rendition of Jerusalem. The first boundary of the day comes as Jaiswal edges one with controlled hands through third man.
Brydon Carse will take the new ball from the Rugby Ground end.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (averaging a fairly peachy 52.88) takes his guard as Chris Woakes takes the new ball from the Kirkstall Lane end. A solid forward defensive meets a ball from a good length, and the series is officially under way!
Elizabeth Ammon at Headingley
Brendon McCullum is a good man to have in charge in a series against India. In his time as a player his Test career average of 38 climbs to 68 against India, with four centuries in ten Tests. He says he always viewed India as just about the greatest challenge and that he stepped his game up against them — hitting a double century and a triple century against the side for New Zealand in the 2014 two-match Test series. Decent stats.
Here's how the visiting side will line up. There's a debut for Sai Sudharsan at No3 and the long-awaited return of Karun Nair, a triple centurion against England who played his most recent Test in March 2017.
1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 KL Rahul, 3 B Sai Sudharsan, 4 Shubman Gill (capt), 5 Rishabh Pant (wk), 6 Karun Nair, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Prasidh Krishna, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj.
Elizabeth Ammon at Headingley
England have won the toss and will bowl first, as predicted by Steve Harmison and Jeremy Coney below. It's hazy but hot, but it's likely to do a bit today and flatten out tomorrow. There are some storms predicted tomorrow but only isolated ones.
There has only been one drawn Test here in the past 11, against South Africa in 2012.
Mike Atherton, at Headingley
There is no question Ben Stokes has transformed the England team. In outlook and attitude it is totally different from the one he inherited, more assertive and confident in every way, but they still lack a significant scalp. This summer against India and the winter down under both provide that opportunity, which has been greeted with a subtle shift in language and emphasis. 'It's about winning,' Stokes said on the eve of the first Test at Headingley.
To do that, Stokes will have to be at his best as a player. Because of his dominant personality and radical approach as a leader, we sometimes overlook the importance of his performances on the field, but it is time for him to remind everyone again what a good cricketer he is. The balance he brings to the team is crucial, and there is no one else in the country who can hold down that role as a top-six batsman and frontline bowler.
● Read in full: Ben Stokes has lifted England as a leader — now they need the all-rounder
Elizabeth Ammon, at Headingley
Both teams will wear black armbands on day one of the match as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash last week in Ahmedabad.
A moment's silence will be observed prior to the respective national anthems.
Elizabeth Ammon, at Headingley
We haven't had a Test here at Headingley since 2023 and since then some new furniture has arrived on the players balcony. We've got a couple of parasols, which are going to be much needed today. It's going to be a scorcher.
Elizabeth Ammon, at Headingley
Good morning from Headingley where it is warm but a bit hazy overhead. The pitch looks like a belter but I've just had a chat with Steve Harmison and Jeremy Coney, who are commentating for talkSPORT and they both said that they think if England win the toss they might bowl — it will do a bit day one, it flattens out from day two and England like to chase.
The players are out on the field, some doing yoga, some in the nets, some doing not very much.
A reminder of the England team taking to the field today, and the series details.
England XI Z Crawley, B Duckett, O Pope, J Root, H Brook, B Stokes (c), J Smith (wk), C Woakes, B Carse, J Tongue, S Bashir
It's been a long time coming but England's five-Test series with India is finally upon us. It's the start of a defining stretch for Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes' Bazball project — as they are happy to admit — with the Ashes to come this winter, and India will make for fascinating opposition. The retirements of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin mean this is a very different team arriving on English shores, and it is the new captain, Shubman Gill, charged with leading this relatively inexperienced group.
Join Elizabeth Ammon for all the updates from Headingley today.