England v India 5th Test Day 1 : 5 talking points

4) Root, Bairstow, Curran bag ducks

Joe Root gets out LBW to Bumrah.

England were sitting pretty at 123-1 at Tea on Day 1. But all hell broke loose after Alastair Cook chopped one onto the stumps and made the long walk back to the pavillion.

England suffered a dramatic collapse after that, as their best batsmen walked in and walked out ever so quickly. Ishant Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah did all the damage in the third session to leave England reeling at 198/7 at Stumps.

Root who came out at No. 4 was trapped LBW by Bumrah for 0 on his 3rd ball. Bairstow, walking in next, followed suit by nudging one to Pant and bagging a duck.

After Stokes was dismissed cheaply too, it looked like Curran would once again pull off one of his magic rescue missions, but Ishant had other plans. His out-swinger had Curran edging one to the keeper and walking off for a duck.

5) The third session and the turn-around

Ishant Sharma made the red nut talk.

At Tea, it looked as if India would be looking at a long day on the field even on Day 2 of the Test, as England were at a comfortable 123/1.

But a dramatic post-tea session made the dead rubber come alive for India. Cook's wicket started a domino-effect for England as they closed the day at 198/7.

India took 6 wickets for 48 runs in the last session of play, courtesy of fiery spells from Bumrah and Ishant aided by the handy left-arm off-spin of Jadeja. The England middle order's abysmal performance has left Buttler and Co. with a lot to do when they come out to bat tomorrow.