Cook's cuts, and ugly slogs

Nov 13, 2016

Haseeb Hameed wasn't as fluent as on the fourth day, and fell 18 short of a century•Associated Press

Classical strokeplay made way for some ugly hoicks and slogs towards the end of the session as England looked to accelerate•Associated Press

India were set 310 and lost Gautam Gambhir for a duck to Chris Woakes•AFP

Adil Rashid gave India the jitters, adding three wickets to his first-innings four•Associated Press

Alastair Cook cut and swept with comfort as England rapidly built up their lead•Associated Press

As a result, India were gifted two wickets of Hameed and Root, both of which went to Amit Mishra•AFP

M Vijay stepped down boldly to the spinners en route to 31, before offering a catch to short leg•AFP

But Virat Kohli got stuck in for an unbeaten 49 to salvage a draw for his team•Associated Press

Cook raised his fifth Test century in India - the most by a visiting batsman - and declared after he fell to R Ashwin•Associated Press

R Ashwin walked out to a tricky situation and hung in for 53 balls, but was guilty of driving on the up to extra cover•AFP