23:15 IST:
Ben Stokes, as he so often does, turned the tide just when the partnership between Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy was starting to blossom. A wicket out of nowhere, in early doors of the last session, was followed by a tireless spell brimming with intensity. He surely had the batters dancing to his tune, probing away with every delivery. The pitch, meanwhile, began to show its weariness, with the odd ball deviating unexpectedly, and kicking off a bit of uneven bounce, with the slope playing its role as well. England persisted with Joe Root’s spin from one end, but it barely scratched the surface, save for a couple of testing leaves.
