Yaseen Rana picks out five moments that defined the first day of the Edgbaston Test.
Jennings’ luck
In just his second outing since his comeback into the Test team, Keaton Jennings could really have done with some luck as he sought to cement his place in the side. And he got exactly that when he was dropped by Ajinkya Rahane in the sixth over off Ishant Sharma’s bowling.
Rahane dived across Virat Kohli who was standing at third slip, dropping a touch chance low to his right. Had he left it for Kohli, his captain would have had a much easier chance.
The fielding from Kohli – he slid, stood up and threw at the stumps in one fluid movement – was brilliant, the send-off – “Mic drop, f**k off” – unnecessary, but Root was so far out that the direct hit was just a bonus. The wickets tumbled regularly there on in with a depressing sense of predictability. How much will England rue Root’s dismissal?
