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England recovered strongly after Jasprit Bumrah's early strike as Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett built an unbeaten century stand. The pair accelerated after rain interruptions, with Duckett reaching his fifty off Ravindra Jadeja. Earlier, Rishabh Pant's brilliant 134 and Shubman Gill's 147 had propelled India to 471 despite Ben Stokes' four-wicket haul. At Tea on Day 2, England trail by 364 runs with 9 wickets remaining in this gripping Leeds Test.

Key Points: Pope Duckett Lead England Reply After India Post 471 in Leeds Test

  • Duckett hits 50* in 22nd over after Bumrah's early Crawley wicket
  • Pope-Duckett add 100-run partnership after rain delay
  • Pant's 134 and Gill's 147 drive India to 471
  • Stokes claims 4/66 including Thakur before lunch
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Ollie Pope, Ben Duckett give solid start, England 107/1 against India at Tea

Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett's 100-run stand lifts England to 107/1 at Tea after Rishabh Pant's 134 powered India to 471 in 1st Test.

"Pope and Duckett stepped up pace as England crossed the 50-run mark in the 10th over - Match Report"

Leeds June 21

After a bowling comeback, England started their first innings on a strong note on Saturday with Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett taking their team to 107/1 at Tea on the second day of first cricket Test match against India.

Pope and Duckett steadied England's innings after Jasprit Bumrah struck in the first over to dismiss Zak Crawley. England's innings was delayed due to rain. Rain arrived shortly after Josh Tongue picked up the final wicket of India's first innings.

Pope and Duckett stepped up pace as England crossed the 50-run mark in the 10th over.

Duckett completed his fifty in the 22nd over, after smashing a four off Ravindra Jadeja. The two batters also completed their 100-run partnership for the second wicket.

Earlier in the day, a majestic century from wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant powered India to 454/7 in the pre-lunch session of the second day of first Test against England, at Headingley, Leeds.

England skipper Ben Stokes grabbed his fourth wicket of the innings as Shardul Thakur became his latest prey and departed for one just before lunch. Before this, England got their biggest breakthrough of the day as Josh Tongue removed Rishabh Pant for 134.

Shubman Gill was out after a captain's innings of 147. He was caught on deep square leg on 147, off Shoaib Bashir in the 102nd over.

India started the second day at 359/3 with Gill not out on 127. Pant was on the other end, unbeaten on 62.

Brief score: India 471 (Shubman Gill 147, Rishabh Pant 134; Ben Stokes 4/66). Vs England 107/1 ( Ben Duckett 53*, Ollie Pope 48*; Jasprit Bumrah 1/23).

- ANI

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Rahul K.
Great fightback by England after our strong total. Duckett and Pope playing sensibly - this is going to be a tight Test match! Bumrah needs support from other bowlers now. #INDvsENG
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Priya M.
Pant and Gill were brilliant yesterday 👏 But our bowlers need to break this partnership quickly after tea. England batters looking too comfortable against spin. Where's the magic from Jadeja and Ashwin?
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Amit S.
England's batting approach is too aggressive for Test cricket. They'll collapse soon - mark my words! Our 450+ score is safe if we keep patience. 🇮🇳
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Shalini R.
Why is our fielding so sloppy today? Dropped catches and misfields giving England easy runs. Need to tighten up after tea break. Otherwise all the hard work by Pant and Gill will go waste 😔
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Vikram J.
Test cricket at its best! England fighting back after our strong batting performance. This is why I love this format - full of twists and turns. Hope weather doesn't spoil the contest 🤞
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Neha P.
Our bowling attack looks toothless without Shami. Bumrah can't do everything alone. Team management should have included an extra pacer for these conditions. Still, have faith in our boys! 💙

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