Ashwin gets Root early

With the top order faltering for the second time in the match, the onus was on Kohli to dig his team out of a hole again. After Ben Stokes and Curran followed Broad’s opening burst with the wickets of Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane respectively, England were arguably favourites again.

But Kohli continued in the same vein as his 149 the day before to keep his side in the match. If Kohli sees his side home on the final day, then he would have shown beyond any doubt that he is a formidable player in all conditions, if that was ever in doubt.

Whatever the result, this has been one of the great Tests. Thankfully, there are still four to go after this one.