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At the end of the second session, Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope were batting on 14 and 18 respectively, having stitched together a 18-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

The England off-spinner, however, kept his calm and continued with the interaction.

At the tea break, India's score reads 154/4, trailing the visitors by 424 runs.

This is fantastic news for all cricket fans in the UK. It's been a long 16-year wait for the return of live Test cricket to free to air television but it couldn't have come at a better time.

"Day 1 of our nets session in Chennai and it is head coach Ravi Shastri who welcomes the group with a rousing address," tweeted BCCI along with the pictures of the session.

Chennai: Tearaway fast bowler Jofra Archer believes England have enough options in the spin department and therefore India won’t be able to “out-spin” his side when the two teams face each other in the upcoming four-match series. “I’ve played lots of Indian Premier League here but nothing in terms of first-class cricket, so the challenges […]

Already ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing four-match Test series against Australia, Shami left for India on Tuesday