England's cricket team has taken a bold strategy for the first Test against India in Hyderabad by selecting three specialist spinners—Jack Leach, Rehan Ahmed, and debutant Tom Hartley—and only one seamer, Mark Wood. England captain Ben Stokes opted to bat first after winning the toss. By lunch on day one, England had scored 108/3, with Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow at the crease. However, India's bowlers, particularly Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja, who both took 3 wickets each, made inroads, leaving England at 215/8 by tea. England was eventually bowled out for 246, with Stokes contributing a notable 70 runs. In response, India finished day one strongly at 119/1, trailing by 127 runs, with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal not out on 76. Meanwhile, in the ICC U-19 World Cup, Musheer Khan's century propelled India to a 201-run victory over Ireland, with Khan scoring 118 runs.
1ST Test. 35.2: Mark Wood to K L Rahul 4 runs, India 163/3 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
A first Test wicket for Tom Hartley as Gill is caught, 159-3 #INDvENG
🏴 TOM HARTLEY HAS A MAIDEN TEST WICKET 🏴 Keep going son 👏 #INDvENG https://t.co/NuubniFyiO
1ST Test. WICKET! 34.5: Shubman Gill 23(66) ct Ben Duckett b Tom Hartley, India 159/3 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
1ST Test. 31.2: Jack Leach to Shubman Gill 4 runs, India 154/2 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
Root you little beaut! 😍 Keep going lads 💪 Watch #INDvENG LIVE on TNT Sports and @discoveryplusuk 📺 https://t.co/LpvgkGqwxR
Rooty, you beauty! 😍 Match Centre: https://t.co/s4XwqqpNlL 🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 #EnglandCricket
A big day ahead! D2. Let's go! 👏 Match Centre: https://t.co/s4XwqqpNlL 🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 #EnglandCricket https://t.co/zChDwhPYHZ
Day 2 begins with Joe Root with the ball - India trail by 127 #INDvENG
India v England: first Test, day two – live https://t.co/hCpxJitGPo
Mitch Starc ‘felt really smooth’ on day one at the Gabba, as he became just the fifth Aussie to take 350 Test wickets 🙌 #AUSvWI https://t.co/c2Cgzd4Jz5
Two straight wins for India and Australia #U19WorldCup https://t.co/JBqtLVzrnV
Another noteworthy pink-ball performance saw Mitchell Starc fly past 350 Test wickets on day one in Brisbane, as Dennis Lillee's number draws near @AdamBurnett09 | #AUSvWI https://t.co/sHDv9KNFRE
🗣️ "We were very happy being bowled out for what we got" Ben Duckett insisted that England remained in a good position in the first Test match despite India starting strongly with the bat in reply to the touring side's total of 246 Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/GhpDXGowNZ
#Rally A big day tomorrow for WI U19s!🤞🏾 #WIU19 #U19WorldCup https://t.co/n1AaJpM89U
Was Ben Stokes right to keep bowling Tom Hartley despite an expensive start to his first spell in Test cricket? https://t.co/E6h8CMljJP | #INDvENG https://t.co/QRmgLdC0xe
✍️ "Hartley had to open the bowling on debut against some of the best players of spin in the world, in their own conditions." @swildecricket on Tom Hartley's baptism of fire ⬇️ https://t.co/ocZW7l3orG
Alick Athanaze became Mitchell Starc's 350th Test victim - the left-arm quick is just the fifth Australian to the milestone 👏 #AUSvWI Watch the dismissal 👉https://t.co/S7NmN90Lyo https://t.co/Z2aks9QD3S
For his incredible century in the first-innings, Musheer Khan is adjudged the Player of the Match 👏👏 #TeamIndia win by 201 runs 👌👌 Scorecard ▶️https://t.co/x26Ah72jqU #INDvIRE | #U19WorldCup https://t.co/q398A5fBwd
Musheer Khan's scintillating ton helps him win the @aramco #POTM ⚡ #U19WorldCup #INDvIRE https://t.co/ozyefBByQi
2⃣ in 2⃣ for #BoysinBlue 😎 A fine 4-wicket haul from Naman Tiwari helps #TeamIndia register a 201-run win over Ireland U19. 📸 ICC/Getty Images Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/x26Ah72jqU #INDvIRE | #U19WorldCup https://t.co/te6Oy2FQfX
India beat Ireland by 201 runs in ICC U19 World Cup in Bloemfontein on Thursday. #ICCU19WC https://t.co/y1KBt8N4mK
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal led India's bold reply to England's 246 on the opening day of the first Test in Hyderabad on Thursday, after the visitors' score was set up by Ben Stokes's attacking 70 ➡️ https://t.co/QiZ0HwfPY7 #AFPSports #INDvENG https://t.co/Iuh6xQlS7P
Jaiswal is making a splash in Test cricket 🤩 #INDvENG https://t.co/IMsT2GpFkg
Jaiswal exposes England's spinners after Stokes rescue act Read @Athersmike on an eventful first day of the first Test between India and England below ⬇️ https://t.co/GQAFVMWtQG
'Hey bro, I scored a ton too' Sarfaraz Khan got a hundred against England Lions in Ahmedabad, while younger brother Musheer smashed one against Ireland at the #U19WorldCup 🙌 https://t.co/Tt6I3FektF
An amazing first day back in India ❤️ We’ve been greeted so kindly by all supporters and the stand has been full of passionate Test cricket fans! #INDvENG https://t.co/LniejCnbO3
India take control in first Test after England batters and spinners falter https://t.co/lQwNs4GK33
#INDvENG 1st Test Match, Day 1 | India 119/1 at stumps trailing England by 127 runs with Yashasvi Jaiswal batting on 76.
India score 301 for 7 against Ireland riding on Musheer Khan's 118 in the ICC U-19 World Cup match in Bloemfontein on Thursday. #ICCU19WC https://t.co/MPIRGs6lwL
Innings break! Solid batting display from the #BoysinBlue as #TeamIndia post 301/7 in the first innings 👌👌 💯 from Musheer Khan and a Captain's knock from Uday Saharan 👏👏 Over to our bowlers 💪 Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/x26Ah72jqU #TeamIndia | #INDvIRE | #U19WorldCup https://t.co/Lvu6aJR194
India skipper Rohit Sharma had a surprise visit by a Virat Kohli fan on the opening day of the first Test against England in Hyderabad. #INDvENG #ENGvIND #RohitSharma𓃵 #viratkohli Click here: https://t.co/sMjepHGkac https://t.co/dqHNl1h5pz
A fantastic TON! Young Musheer Khan impresses everyone at the big stage with a splendid century 👏👏 He departs for 118 off just 106 deliveries. Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/x26Ah72jqU #TeamIndia | #INDvIRE | #U19WorldCup https://t.co/XfL7NIwOF4
India 119-1 at the close on Day One with Leach removing Sharma 🏏 Match Centre: https://t.co/s4XwqqpNlL 🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 #EnglandCricket https://t.co/YiRVgT7RWz
🇮🇳🏴 STUMPS | India end the day 119/1 Work to do tomorrow... 💪 Watch #INDvENG LIVE on @cricketontnt and @discoveryplusuk 📺 https://t.co/5ygmUui3JJ
India cruise to 119/1 in 23 overs at stumps on day one of first Test after dismissing England for 246 #INDvsENG
India in control after the opening day of the series in Hyderabad! https://t.co/WzuwYpQ2Rp | #INDvENG https://t.co/6GuuD8NgVX
1ST Test. 22.1: Rehan Ahmed to Shubman Gill 4 runs, India 115/1 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
Leach breaks the opening stand! Rohit skies one into the hands of Stokes - India 80/1 #INDvENG
This is Jaisball! 🔥 India's opener races to a 47-ball half-century in Hyderabad! https://t.co/WzuwYpQ2Rp | #INDvENG https://t.co/MFWhJlYoQ5
🔺 LIVE: India have made a rapid start in their reply to England's 246 all out in Hyderabad, with Tom Hartley struggling. Follow here ⬇️ https://t.co/diw7UV8z2z
#TeamIndia off to a flying start! 👌 👌 A quickfire 5⃣0⃣-run stand between @ybj_19 & captain @ImRo45 in under 7 overs 👏 👏 Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/PIWQXvUq54
Jaiswal hits the first ball of India's innings for four! 💥 #INDvENG
‘It was going to be a big task for them but they are still in the game… I think they have done quite well.’ Cricket Legend, Monty Panesar, looks at England's first day of their five-match test series in India. https://t.co/sAWpoT6r5r
Innings Break! A solid bowling display from #TeamIndia! 💪 💪 England all out for 246. 3⃣ wickets each for @ashwinravi99 & @imjadeja 2⃣ wickets each for @Jaspritbumrah93 & @akshar2026 Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/2YnS3ZxSI2
🏴 246 ALL OUT! A solid effort with the bat - time to get into them 👊🏻 Watch #INDvENG LIVE on @cricketontnt and @discoveryplusuk 📺 https://t.co/GJQCJXsbTh
Bumrah gets Stokes with a beauty to end the England innings! https://t.co/WzuwYpQ2Rp | #INDvENG https://t.co/3CZjemObYn
The skipper top scores with 70 as we make 246 in our first innings 🏏 Match Centre: https://t.co/s4XwqqpNlL 🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 #EnglandCricket https://t.co/XjxVnNLagD
India bowl out England for 246 on day one of first Test #INDvENG
Ben Stokes brings up a crucial half-century with a six after tea 🙌 https://t.co/WzuwYpQ2Rp | #INDvENG https://t.co/GR6UjxHYJo
It's Tea on the opening Day of the first #INDvENG Test! 5⃣ wickets for #TeamIndia in the Second Session! 👍 👍 We will be back for the Third Session shortly! Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/OKFVVhZqM3
England struggle to 215/8 at tea on day one of first Test against India
In the last couple of overs Ben Stokes switch-hits for his first boundary, and Tom Hartley hits the first six of the Test! #INDvENG ▶️ https://t.co/ScJisUw7M1 https://t.co/xoCAlFJzSf
Pouches one with ease! 👍 👍 1⃣st wicket for vice-captain @Jaspritbumrah93 2⃣nd catch for @KonaBharat England 7 down as Rehan Ahmed departs. Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/x41rb90PD6
🚨 Toss Update 🚨 Ireland win the toss and opt to bowl in #TeamIndia's second match of the #U19WorldCup Here's our Playing XI 👌👌 Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/x26Ah72jqU #BoysInBlue | #INDvIRE https://t.co/0I4E4FYqeU
India, Australia will be batting first in their respective #U19WorldCup 2024 clashes today 🏏 #INDvIRE #ZIMvAUS https://t.co/kwjy5c3xJR
1ST Test. WICKET! 42.5: Ben Foakes 4(24) ct Srikar Bharat b Axar Patel, England 137/6 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
Talk about hunting in pairs! 👌 👌 2⃣ wickets each for @imjadeja & @akshar2026 now! 👏 👏 England 6 down. Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/Cth1OQwWYv
T. I. M. B. E. R! @akshar2026 joins the wicket-taking party! 🙌 🙌 England 4 down as Jonny Bairstow departs. Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/TOUu1qFoKz
Axar Patel beats Bairstow and hits the stumps for his first wicket of the Test - 121/4 #INDvENG ▶️ https://t.co/ScJisUw7M1 https://t.co/WLVA2fIP89
That's Lunch on Day 1 of the first #INDvENG Test! #TeamIndia scalp 3⃣ England wickets in the First Session! 2⃣ wickets for @ashwinravi99 1⃣ wicket for @imjadeja Stay Tuned for Second Session ⌛️ Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/5MYLO4LwXs
108 runs in the opening session 🏏 Root & Bairstow unbeaten at lunch. Match Centre: https://t.co/s4XwqqpNlL 🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 #EnglandCricket https://t.co/fVm6sGhQls
🇮🇳🏴 LUNCH | England are 108/3 💪 A solid first session in Hyderabad! Time for a quick snack 🌽 #INDvENG https://t.co/uwrwIcQkA8
England reach 108/3 at lunch on day one of first Test against India
A milestone for Mitchell Starc at the Gabba 🌟 The bowler has picked up his 350th wicket in Test cricket 🔥 #AUSvWI https://t.co/UZ4fYo9l7o
Mitch Starc reaches No.350 with a classic Starc delivery! #MilestoneMoment | @nrmainsurance | #AUSvWI https://t.co/GkLGjFTFJ8
Wicket No.350 for Mitch Starc! #AUSvWI
Starc back into the attack and gets the wicket! Smith holds on at second slip and Chanderpaul is out for 21 #AUSvWI
VIDEO | Fans arrive at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, to watch the first Test match between India and England. England skipper Ben Stokes opted to bat in the opening Test of the five-match series against India. #INDvsENG (Full video available on PTI… https://t.co/o0WUInEmY3
Another wicket for #TeamIndia 💪 @imjadeja joins the action as Captain @ImRo45 takes a sharp catch to dismiss Ollie Pope Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/HGTxXf7Dc6 #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/cEaNaBnLDF
Flying start lads 💪 Watch #INDvENG LIVE on TNT Sports and @discoveryplusuk 📺 https://t.co/dsnVqqLTcR
Tall Tom Hartley wears his brand new England Test cap 🧢 #INDvENG ▶️ https://t.co/ScJisUw7M1 https://t.co/YiiJobjavs
Finchy has made it to Hyderabad 👋 Watch #INDvENG LIVE on TNT Sports and @discoveryplusuk 📺 https://t.co/4yLCdXdENt
1st TEST. England XI: B Stokes (c), Z Crawley, B Duckett, O Pope, J Root, J Bairstow, B Foakes (wk), R Ahmed, T Hartley, M Wood, J Leach. https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
England opt to bat against India in first Test in Hyderabad
Ben Stokes wins the toss and England will - unsurprisingly - bat first #INDvENG ▶️ https://t.co/ScJisUw7M1 https://t.co/mVUTXkgA1G
Welcome to the live coverage of the 1st Test match between India and England. https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
50 - Nathan Lyon (46) is four away from reaching 50 Test wickets at The Gabba and doing so would make him just the third Australian to take 50+ Test wickets at multiple venues (Warne - 4, McGrath - 3, Lyon - 2*). Outpost. #AUSvWI https://t.co/9pWnd1V28S
Unbeaten sixties from Jewel Andrew and Azan Awais led West Indies and Pakistan to victories over Scotland and Nepal respectively at the #U19WorldCup 👏 https://t.co/fLVeaqc7rO https://t.co/k3T1u70ebr
With Joe Root, do England have a legitimate spin quartet for the first Test? #INDvENG England's XI: https://t.co/vcZXEbckH9 https://t.co/TkZjmgcc8f
Jewel Andrew's attacking fifty helped West Indies out of trouble against Scotland 👌 He's the @aramco #POTM 🎉 #U19WorldCup #WIvSCO https://t.co/bEgY1PD4vK
WI take the 1st win by 5 wickets against Scotland U19. #WIU19 #U19WorldCup https://t.co/JY0LiKT7G3
Jewel Andrew takes the lead once more, as West Indies open their account in the #U19WorldCup 2024 ⚡ #WIvSCO https://t.co/qAj3P6OXVz
Back to back performance with the bat for Jewel Andrew. #WIU19 #U19WorldCup https://t.co/KvhrDvmsSk
ENGLAND’S TEAM TO WIN THE 1ST TEST 💪 Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Bairstow, Stokes (C), Foakes, Ahmed, Hartley (debut), Wood, Leach. Watch #INDvENG LIVE on TNT Sports and @discoveryplusuk 📺 https://t.co/HNUeqGL7UE
Great to see Ormskirk-born Evertonian Tom Hartley set to make his Test debut https://t.co/GE0yh7gxrE
Top work from boys in the field 🙌 WI chase 2️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ when the second innings resumes🏏 #WIU19 #U19WorldCup https://t.co/F99MTBjX1Q
Leading the way with ball 👏 Well bowled Isai Thorne 💪 #WIU19 #U19WorldCup https://t.co/LH3ZBA7NKE
England have taken a radical course by naming three specialist spinners and only one seamer — Mark Wood — in their XI for their series opener against India at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, starting on Thursday Read the full story ⬇️ https://t.co/NOlXZtomKo
England name THREE spinners and leave out Jimmy Anderson for first Test against India with Mark Wood providing the only pace option in Hyderabad https://t.co/Gt3EjMSyEz https://t.co/ol9UvaIvLp
England have named their line-up for Hyderabad. 📋 Tom Hartley is given his Test debut with Mark Wood the only pace bowler in the side. Thoughts? #BBCCricket #INDvENG https://t.co/BL6BBsLYJX
#Breaking Lancashire spinner Tom Hartley will make his England Test debut in the first Test against India starting in Hyderabad tomorrow, the England and Wales Cricket Board have announced https://t.co/n9ehcQvDZy
Ben Stokes tells @Cricket_TS it's just 1 seamer for England in the first test. Full team is: 1. Zak Crawley 2. Ben Duckett 3. Ollie Pope 4. Joe Root 5. Jonny Bairstow 6. Ben Stokes (C) 7. Ben Foakes 8. Rehan Ahmed 9. Tom Hartley 10. Mark Wood 11. Jack Leach
Left-arm offie Tom Hartley will make his England Test debut tomorrow 🧢 No James Anderson as the visitors go with three frontline spinners and Mark Wood for the first Test #INDvENG https://t.co/l9xCdVai64
Namibia and West Indies have decided to field against Sri Lanka and Scotland respectively, while Nepal will bat first against Pakistan 🏏 The second triple-header of the #U19WorldCup 2024 gets underway! Details 👇 #SLvNAM #WIvSCO #NEPvSCO https://t.co/L5sdRKc9A2
England Men have named their team to take on India in the first Test match at Hyderabad starting on Thursday 🏴🏏 The Three Lions have named four spinners in their side and one seamer with Lancashire's Tom Hartley set to make his Test debut 👇 https://t.co/Vef7x61c5m
England pick three frontline spinners - Jack Leach, Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley - along with Mark Wood for the first Test #INDvENG https://t.co/kravAwxK40
We've named our XI for the first Test in Hyderabad! 🏏 🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 | #EnglandCricket
Another toss won by the West Indies U19s and they chose to bowl first vs Scotland🪙 Live scorecard ⬇ https://t.co/CyoNgmgpuW #WIU19 #U19WorldCup https://t.co/j0O9GVg0hC