Aaron George and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are at the crease. Aaron George is on strike. Sebastian Morgan will open the attack
The weather as Rainsford and Flower mentioned is fabulous. Will there be any early movement though? We should find out. Here come the players. England have a quick huddle and take the field. They seem relaxed and few players have a smile on their face. Aaron George and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are out in the middle. Morgan has the new ball and is at top of his mark. We are ready to roll..
The match officials and the players are out for the national anthems. India's first and then followed by that of England.
Pitch and Conditions: "The weather - a high of 28, a low of 16, and humidity is up to 75% with a little bit of a breeze. Let's have a look at the outfield as well. It has been superb in terms of getting it out the middle of the bat. You beat the 30-yard circle, it just runs away. You save your legs here if you're a fielder. The other aspect, once you get it (the ball) up in the air, altitude takes over 1,500 metres above sea level here, so you get it out the middle of the bat and it flies. It doesn't matter how big the ground is," informs Ed Rainsford. "Beautiful blue sky, sunshine, the odd little cloud. But looking down at this pitch, as a batsman, you'd want to get on here today. The only thing I'd say, in the first half hour, there might be a little bit of movement. There's a little more moisture in this pitch than there was on the semifinal pitch that played so flat throughout the day. the mind is all important in your chances of success. The conditions, you have to factor in the opposition, you have to factor in. But the toss, not so much so. If I was a coach talking to the players, I'd say, don't worry about the toss. Whichever way we go, you play aggressive cricket, we'll be fine," adds Andy Flower.
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