India v England: first Test, day four – live

86th over: England 350-7 (Pope 166, Hartley 2) England bring up the 350 as Ashwin comes into the attack. Pope clips for a coupe square, sprinting back to make his ground for the second. A single to midwicket sees him keep strike for Jadeja. Pope is looking very determined this morning, he bumped shoulders with Jasprit Bumrah a few minutes ago and it seems to have fired him up a bit. His dander us up. Beans going. Ticking. You know what I mean.

“Morning James, chilly feet woke me, check the first over while the electric blanket does its work, but then a different comfort from you and the english batters, so now coffee and who knows what? Back to bed at the first wicket?At least some moral support for your graft!”

Much appreciated and do stick with us Tone White - Crank the electric blanket, slap on some slipper socks and dare to dream!

85th over: England 347-7 (Pope 163, Hartley 2) A solitary Pope single off Bumrah’s latest. India persisting with the old ball. Hartley does well to jam down on a yorker and plays a confident drive off the last ball but straight to the fielder at mid off. A yard either side and it was four.

“Morning James / Jim / Jimbo (not sure which you prefer*...),

I have this strange fluttering sensation in my heart, and I think it’s called Hope. (Rhymes with Pope.) But I fear that if you don’t post this comment very promptly, it will look deluded... Keep the Kenco flowing!”

*You can call me anything you want, Martin Wright.

84th over: England 346-7 (Pope 162, Hartley 2) Jadeja is getting some biting turn and low bounce off the day four surface. Tom Hartley biffs a couple of singles down the ground and Pope plays with soft hands to pick up three wide of slip. He keeps strike for Jasprit.

Mark Kelly is not full of 4am mirth…

“Hi James, sorry to be a negative Nelly, but magnificent innings or not from Pope, it doesn’t mean much unless it is game winning. Has everyone forgotten that England’s bowling attack led by Root will need to go through a formidably deep Indian batting line up? I haven’t. A deteriorating pitch could come into play I suppose… Bah humbug.”

Bumrah does the business and makes the breakthrough with the old ball! A hint of away swing and Rehan hangs his bat out, a thin edge is swallowed by Bharat behind the stumps. A punky little cameo comes to an end. England lead by 149 and Tom Hartley is the new man. Three dots to end a successful over for India.

83rd over: England 339-7 (Pope 157, Hartley 0)

82nd over: England 338-6 (Pope 157, Ahmed 28) Rehan Ahmed bunts Jadeja over mid off for a nonchalant four! The stones on this 19 year old, seriously.

81st over: England 333-6 (Pope 156, Ahmed 24) India continue with the old ball, I can’t see signs of reverse swing, perhaps they are slightly concerned with how fast the new nut could fly off the bat. Bumrah stutters in and unleashes his bull whip in inimitable style. Rehan guides past gully to take a single and bring Pope onto strike. Shot! Pope opens the face and purposefully guides a length ball in the gap at third for four. Class. More than a hint of Ian Bell in his pomp with that shot. Perky start for England this morning. The same can’t really be said for me, I’m hooked up to a Kenco drip.

80th over: England 327-6 (Pope 152, Ahmed 23) Everything has been hitting the middle of Rehan Ahmed’s blade in this innings. He rocks back and slaps a shorter ball from Jadeja into the leg side for a couple and keeps strike with a single to point. He oozes talent.

79th over: England 324-6 (Pope 152, Ahmed 20) Jasprit Bumrah to start from the other end, the new ball is due for India after this over. He bears Pope first up as the ginger one gropes at a ball he could/should have left. Early signs of nerves? Not really – Pope moves to 150 with a poke to point. A subtle wave of the bat, he knows there is plenty still to do. Rehan drives for three into the space at extra cover and Pope clips a couple off his pads to make it a profitable six runs off the over.

78th over: England 318-6 (Pope 149, Ahmed 17) The karate bandana clad Jadeja darts one wide of the stumps to get the day started. Rehan watches it fizz on by. A single off the next ball to point brings Pope on strike. Pea roller! Jadeja gives it a rip and the ball spits off the surface at metatarsal height! England won’t mind seeing a bit of that. Pope leans on a single into the covers to make it two runs off the first over.

The players are readying in Hyderabad. We’ll be underway any second. Do get in touch if you are out there and tuned in from under the duvet, wee small hours company very much welcome. Drop me an email or send me a missive on the socials @Jimbo_Cricket.

Ravindra Jadeja has the ball in hand and will be spearing them in at Rehan Ahmed. Let’s play!

Over in Australia, another day four and another cracker potentially in the offing:

The masterful Rob Smyth has got you covered for that one.

Jack Leach’s knee looks massive. Not in a good way. TNT has footage of him limping off the team bus with a sizeable amount of strapping on his leg. This is not good news for England.

Catch up on Day three:

Hello and welcome to the day 4 OBO of India v England from Hyderabad. The game is set up quite beautifully after Ollie Pope’s masterclass of an innings yesterday. The Surrey man stepped up on day three and played the innings of his England career so far, 148 runs of silken brilliance. Don’t take my word for it – just ask Joe Root:

I’ve seen a lot of cricket, I’ve played and batted out there in the middle with a lot of brilliant players and to witness that was really special… Honestly, it’s an absolute masterclass in how to bat in these conditions as an overseas player. That’s the benchmark. I might have scored a few runs in the subcontinent but not on a surface like that against an attack like that.”

England managed to wipe off a deficit of 190 runs on first innings and now lead by 126 runs with four wickets remaining. They’ll need every single run they can muster to try and put some pressure on India’s stellar batting card with their inexperienced bowling attack. Play will get underway shortly and it just might be a belter.