Jennings’ debut century gives England edge

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England 288 for 5 (Jennings 112, Moeen 50, Ashwin 4-75) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Only 24 years old, playing his first game at any level in India, arriving in the country only four days before taking up one of the sternest examinations of technique. The deck wasn’t so much stacked against Keaton Jennings as it was competing with the Burj Khalifa in height. He might have stared at the real thing in Dubai, getting ready to play UAE with the rest of the England Lions but, in a case of reality kicking fantasy’s butt, he ended up as the fifth England opener and 69th player in Test history to make a century in his first innings. On his coattails, England went to stumps at …

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