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- Updated: December 17, 2016
Innings England 477 (Moeen 146, Root 88, Dawson 66*, Rashid 60) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Liam Dawson remained unbeaten on 66 as England were bowled out for 477, losing their last two wickets for the addition of 25 runs after tea.
Dawson’s score was the highest by an England debutant batting at No. 8. He was part of a century stand for the eighth wicket with Adil Rashid to set England’s innings back in order after a shaky second morning. They came together at 321 for 7, after their side had lost three wickets for 37 runs at the start of play, and scored half-centuries that reiterated the depth of England’s batting.
The eighth-wicket pair had begun cautiously before lunch, scoring 31 in 15.2 overs. Dawson had been the dominant partner, shrugging off a nasty welcome to Test cricket – an Ishant Sharma bouncer that followed him as he tried to sway and clattered the badge of his helmet – and moving to 27 with three fours: a flick off Umesh Yadav, a square-cut off R Ashwin, and a cover drive, against the turn, off an Amit Mishra googly. Rashid, in that time, had made 8 off 55 balls.
The roles were reversed somewhat after lunch, as Rashid unshackled his wrists, stepping out to Mishra to whip him through the leg side – on one occasion over the infield to …
