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NOTTINGHAM. — James Anderson led an exhilarating England fightback before the weather curtailed the second day of the first Test against India.
Anderson took two wickets in two balls — including India captain Virat Kohli for a golden duck — in a thrilling passage of play at Trent Bridge. That was part of an India slide of four wickets for 15 runs, the tourists falling from 97-0 to 112-4.
They had reached 125-4, only 58 behind England’s 183 all out, when bad light and rain sent the players off at 14:30 BST. They returned for one delivery at 16:15 and two at 17:00, only for the rain to reappear on both occasions.
It could have been even better for England had Dom Sibley held KL Rahul at second slip on 52 during Anderson’s skilful spell. Rahul remains on 57 not out, with the dangerous Rishabh Pant on seven.
The weather forecast is mixed for the remainder of the match, and warnings are in place over thunderstorms due today. For a while it looked as though England were suffering a hangover from a dismal first-day batting display, their mood as dark as the clouds that slowly engulfed the ground. Rahul and Rohit Sharma batted beautifully throughout almost the entire morning session, sharing 97 for the first wicket. There was little wrong with England’s display — they arguably bowled too wide and failed to test Rahul and Rohit with the short ball — but the home side seemed lacking in energy, spirit and fight. — BBC Sport.
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