Manchester, July 24 -- Rishabh Pant's courageous half-century, a five-wicket haul for Ben Stokes, and a blistering unbeaten start by Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett defined a dramatic Day 2 of the India-England Test at Old Trafford today.
After India folded for 358 in their first innings, England responded with a commanding 77/0 by Tea.
Resuming at 264/4, India added 57 runs on a rain-interrupted morning before lunch at 321/6 in 105 overs. Pant, returning to bat after a brief injury layoff, remained unbeaten on 39 at the break alongside Washington Sundar on 20.
India had a shaky start to the day with Ravindra Jadeja departing early for 20, edging Jofra Archer to Harry Brook at slip. Archer, returning to Test action with precision, bowled a ...