India First innings – 201 all out

Looking at England’s second-string bowling attack and India’s star batters before the game began I was apprehensive. But Anderson and Sidebottom bowled with a consistency that has escaped Harmison, for instance, over the last couple of years. With Anderson and Sidebottom in tandem it was good to see some conventional swing bowling from both ends. Whether this is the Alan Donald effect it’s difficult to say, but Anderson looked relaxed and in control, with no free gifts for the batsman. I can’t recall him bowling like this since he came into the team in 2003. On this performance you’d pick the bowlers to hold their places for the next test

Despite being behind on first innings, India must fancy knocking over the English top order. If they can get the home side out for less than 150 that would leave a gettable 250 in the fourth innings.You sense that this will be a low-scoring test with a result in prospect.