India vs England 2016: 5th Test, Day 1 - 5 talking points
Moeen Ali's fighting hundred helped England to 284/4 at stumps on Day 1 at Chepauk in Chennai in the fifth and final Test of the series. Being a dead rubber and with little pressure, England applied themselves a bit more and made use of the reprieve of Ali to own the day's play.
Root was the most fluent batsman on display as he swept the spinners comfortably, and his confidence enabled Ali to settle in at his own pace. Bairstow gave Ali good company after Root was caught behind off Jadeja, who was the best bowler on show today for India. He dismissed Bairstow as well towards the fag end of the day but England did not lose any more wickets.
India made two changes to the squad at Mumbai with Ishant Sharma replacing Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Jayant Yadav in place of Amit Mishra.
Here are the talking points from Day 1 at Chennai:
#5 Cook falls to Jadeja yet again
Alastair Cook, the England skipper, seems to have no clue to play Ravindra Jadeja. His dismissal off Jadeja today at Chepauk marked the fifth time Cook was dismissed by the tricky left arm spinner in this series in nine appearances.
Cook had negotiated the new ball and was looking settled at the crease when Jadeja angled one across the left hander. Cook, who has mentally lost the battle to Jadeja, aimed for a poke outside his off-stump only to edge to Kohli at first slip.
The England captain has had a terrible series since making his hundred at Rajkot; his performances are a mirror image of his performances in the previous tour to India where he racked up runs at will. He has averaged 12 against Ravindra Jadeja in this series. However, the England captain knocked off another landmark by crossing 11,000 Test runs.