Graeme Swann is in the middle of at Ahmedabad. “Pant’s hundred is one of the best I’ve ever seen.” And more worryingly for England. “That wicket, I’ve had a look at it today -IT IS A DUSTBOWL. One thing England can take from Pant is how he played with his feet, he smothered it before counter-attacking. It is 39 degrees and feels like 50.”

Good morning from Manchester wherever you are in the world. Play starts in 15 minutes. A pertinent tweet from Ali Martin to start your day.

Spot on from ⁦@GeorgeDobell1⁩ … was ridiculous how one bad Test with the ball (which had a few contributing factors) saw England move on from their best finger spinner pic.twitter.com/RmbFVeypie

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Graeme Swann is in the middle of at Ahmedabad. “Pant’s hundred is one of the best I’ve ever seen.” And more worryingly for England. “That wicket, I’ve had a look at it today -IT IS A DUSTBOWL. One thing England can take from Pant is how he played with his feet, he smothered it before counter-attacking. It is 39 degrees and feels like 50.”

Good morning from Manchester wherever you are in the world. Play starts in 15 minutes. A pertinent tweet from Ali Martin to start your day.

Spot on from ⁦@GeorgeDobell1⁩ … was ridiculous how one bad Test with the ball (which had a few contributing factors) saw England move on from their best finger spinner pic.twitter.com/RmbFVeypie

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