"Rubbish". That is how former England opener turned BBC commentator Geoff Boycott described the England top-order after the Indian seamers sliced through the hosts's batting line-up to leave them reeling at 86-6. England eventually finished with 246 thanks to a rearguard action from Sam Curran (78). At stumps, India were 19-0 on Day One.

But it was the manner in which that the England batsmen were exposed that left Boycott fuming. After electing to bat on a surface with a tinge of grass and good carry, Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma were relentless with the new ball. Bumrah had shaped everything away from Keaton Jennings before he changed his wrist position subtly at release, making the ball zip back off the seam. Jennings, already under pressure to hold on to his spot, shouldered arms and was trapped plumb in front.