India vs England 2nd Test Day 3: Centurion Joe Root continues to torment India as hosts reach 314/5 at tea

England
lost
two
wickets
in
the
post-lunch
session
and
reached
314/5
in
98
overs
but
their
batting
mainstay
Root
remained
unbeaten
at
132*
with
Moeen
Ali
(20*)
scoring
at
a
brisk
pace
at
the
other
end.
The
hosts
once
again
dominated
the
session
with
the
bat
even
as
they
lost
Jonny
Bairstow
–
who
scored
57
–
and
Jos
Buttler
(23).

Siraj
dismissed
Bairstow
for
57
and
broke
the
century
stand
between
the
latter
and
his
fellow
Yorkshire
teammate,
Root.
Jos
Buttler
then
joined
his
captain
into
the
middle
and
scored
23
runs
but
forged
a
partnership
of
54
runs
and
reduced
the
deficit.
Buttler,
however,
failed
to
convert
the
start
into
a
big
knock
as
he
was
cleaned
up
by
Ishant
Sharma.

After
losing
his
deputy,
Root
forged
another
partnership
with
Ali
and
took
his
team
past
the
300-run
mark.
Ali
played
some
good
shots
at
the
off-side
as
the
third
hundred
came
for
the
hosts
in
less
than
160
deliveries,
their
fastest.

Root,
meanwhile,
completed
yet
another
milestone
as
he
became
the
second
Englishman
to
complete
9000
Test
runs.
The
right-handed
batsman
is
now
only
behind
Alastair
Cook
as
the
second-highest
run-getter
for
England
in
the
red-ball
format.

India
pacers
Mohammed
Shami
and
Jasprit
Bumrah
–
who
starred
in
the
opening
Test
–
were
still
wicketless
and
failed
to
pick
up
any
wicket.
Captain
Kohli
would
be
looking
for
a
better
effort
from
his
bowlers
with
the
hopes
of
dominating
the
final
session
and
ending
the
day
on
a
positive
note.

Earlier
in
the
morning
session,
Root
along
with
Bairstow
stole
the
show
as
the
hosts
frustrated
the
visitors
with
their
imperious
batting
performance.
At
lunch
break,
England
reached
216/3.

Root
remained
unbeaten
at
89*
while
Bairstow
(51*)
batted
exceedingly
well
and
put
up
a
partnership
of
108
runs
for
the
fourth
wicket.
Both
the
batsmen
scored
their
respective
half-centuries
and
batted
at
ease
on
the
pitch
that
looks
conducive
for
batting.

The
duo
–
who
stitched
their
sixth-century
stand
in
Test
cricket
–
denied
the
Indian
bowlers
any
success
as
they
ended
up
adding
97
runs
in
the
morning
session.