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10.30am
Good morning and welcome back to the Live Report. This match situation should thrill those who like symmetry – exactly two days remain for the remaining two innings. From all the evidence so far of the weather, that should mean two full days too. That’s 180 overs left of a contest in which neither side has been able to make big strides without being stopped in its tracks; it could get very delicate these next two days as they step into top gear to try and go 1-0 ahead. India’s openers have a job to do first – see off the new ball and get deep enough into the innings that the middle-order can bat with some freedom. They’ve both been in good form so far. There will be many English counting the law of averages to catch up with them today. I’m convinced it’s the only way this match turns real spicy, real fast.
Varun Shetty is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
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