England 285 for nine on opening day of 1st cricket test match at Birmingham

India restricted England to 285 for nine at stumps on day one of the first cricket Test of the five match series at Birmingham.  

Off-spinner Ravichandran Aswhin took four wickets as the hosts lost six wickets for 69 runs in the final session of play to find themselves in a precarious position after opting to



bat. 

Mohammed Shami also clinched two crucial wickets. 

Joe Root scored 80 runs, but the English innings completely got derailed after his dismissal. Jonny Bairstow made 70 runs. Sam Curran was batting on 24 with James Anderson for company at stumps.