India strong but Stokes denies Jaiswal

CRICKET Ben Stokes denied Yashasvi Jaiswal yet another century against England but the opener's knock of 87 gave India a strong start in the second Rothesay Test at Edgbaston.

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Buoyed by his side's triumphant fourth-innings chase at Headingley last week, Stokes won the toss and sent the tourists into bat once again only to see them reach 182 for three at tea.

Jaiswal scored a day one hundred in the series opener - his third in just seven Tests against England - and was eyeing another when he flashed at a wide tempter and nicked behind in the run-up to tea.

That lifted the home side's spirits as they laboured away on a flat deck under blue skies as India laid solid foundations. Earlier, Chris Woakes and Byrdon Carse had struck in an evenly-fought morning session.

After a slow start at Leeds, Woakes was back on song at his home ground and did his best to get the new ball talking.