Staff Reporter.
James Anderson led an exhilarating England fightback before the weather curtailed the second day of the first Test against India.
Anderson took two wickets in two balls – including India captain Virat Kohli for a golden duck – in a thrilling passage of play at Trent Bridge.
That was part of an India slide of four wickets for 15 runs, the tourists falling from 97-0 to 112-4.
They had reached 125-4, only 58 behind England’s 183 all out, when bad light and rain sent the players off at 14:30 BST.
They returned for one delivery at 16:15 and two at 17:00, only for the rain to reappear on both occasions.
It could have been even better for England had Dom Sibley held KL Rahul at second slip on 52 during Anderson’s skilful spell.
Rahul remains on 57 not out, with the dangerous Rishabh Pant on seven.
The weather forecast is mixed for the remainder of the match, and warnings are in place over thunderstorms due on Friday.
England bowler James Anderson told BBC Sport: “We’re in the game. We saw in our innings and in theirs that there are times you can build partnerships. We also saw wickets can fall in clusters.”
“Joe Root will not sleep well tonight knowing Rishabh Pant is still there. If he stays there for another 20 minutes tomorrow, that lead will be gone. Who knows what will happen?”
Former England spinner Vic Marks: “The good thing is that this game is quite well advanced. You could still lose a significant amount of time and still get a positive result.”