Manchester, July 23 -- India made a confident start in the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring a fighting half-century before England fought back with three crucial wickets in the second session of day one to reduce the visitors to 149 for 3 at tea today.
Put in to bat by England captain Ben Stokes under the grey skies, India reached lunch comfortably placed at 78 for no loss. The opening pair of Jaiswal and KL Rahul showed composure and clarity in their approach, laying down a solid foundation with discipline and select aggression. Rahul looked fluent for his 46 before falling shortly after lunch, edging Chris Woakes to Zak Crawley at slip off a delivery that nipped away and took the outside edge.
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