Twitter Reactions: England claims the spoils on the first day

England seemingly defied all odds on the day as they went on to amass a decent total at the conclusion of the first day’s play of the first Test at Rajkot. Of the players who impressed, it was Joe Root and Moeen Ali with the former managing a ton as he did.

Moeen Ali on the other hand then went on to impress as he made his way ever so close to a well-deserved Test match hundred. Of course, no one comes closer to a Test match ton than 99 at the close of the first day’s play.

As for the Indians, they had continual issues with the new ball on the first day. What hampered them was the fact that the wicket was a lush green one and something that was indeed well suited for batting. However, in spite of all this, the Indians spinners Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were marginally successful in the first session when they claimed three wickets.

However, things began to go downhill from there on as they simply could not dismiss Joe Root and Moeen Ali. Umesh Yadav broke the partnership with some relentless bowling while he made a complete fool of himself whilst doing the same when he attempted to look good while completing the catch.

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At the close of play, England were on 311/4, something no side has amanged to do in recent times with Moeen Ali on 99. Perhaps it was good riddance from Ben Stokes as he waited out the last delivery from the bowling of Amit Mishra.

311/4 , England should be mighty pleased.
Not many touring sides have such a good day on their first day on a tour to India.#IndvsEng

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 9, 2016

Welcome to the #?Club @StuartBroad8 ! Congratulations on an awesome achievement, especially from a fast bowler!!! #INDvENG

— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) November 9, 2016

Huge Congrats @StuartBroad8 .. 100 Tests .. 2647 Runs .. 360 wickets .. 2789 reviews .. 2788 unsuccessful .. #INDvENG

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 8, 2016

Joe Root in 1st innings of series since his 2014 recall: 200*, 154*, 83, 98, 134, 85, 24, 0, 48, 40, and now 51*. Average: 114.6. #INDvENG

— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket) November 9, 2016

First time in the last 21 inns a visiting side has crossed 300+ in India
Last to do so Australia 408 at Mohali March 2013#IndvEng

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) November 9, 2016

The last Test 100 by a visiting batsman (before Root) in India
130 by Michael Clarke at Chennai Feb 2013 – 13 Tests ago!#IndvEng

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) November 9, 2016

Roooooooottttt ?what a player!!! #INDvENG

— Scott Borthwick (@Borthwick16) November 9, 2016

Not a single boundary by stepping out…only one by sweeping (full toss). That's Joe Root vs Spin today. #INDvENG

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 9, 2016

Excellent catch by @ajinkyarahane88 to remove Duckett just gives that first session to India, even with three catches dropped. #INDvENG

— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) November 9, 2016

Team India's dropping catches like Hilary Clinton's dropping states.. BOTH NEED TO STAGE A COMEBACK! #INDvENG #USElection2016

— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) November 9, 2016

Suit boot and root humesha england ki help karta hai #indvseng @virendersehwag ????

— Manind Goyal (@manindgoyal) November 9, 2016

Out of 93 overs bowled today..only 8 overs were maiden..that explains English dominance for the day #IndvsEng

— Black Money (@KhabariLala) November 9, 2016

Not a bad first day that! ???? #IndvsEng

— Simon Shirley (@simonshirley72) November 9, 2016

Well played @root66 @MoeenAli #differentgravy lads ???? go big tomorrow Mo #daddyhundreds ? #IndvsEng

— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) November 9, 2016

England players 99* overnight:

Hobbs v Aus, 1925
Hammond v SA,1939
Lamb v WI, 1988
Hick v Ind, 1993
MOEEN ALI v Ind, 2016#IndvsEng

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) November 9, 2016

In 2013 Australia ended with 316/7 on the opening day of the Test series. India still made a 4-0 clean-sweep !!!#IndvsEng #IndvEng

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 9, 2016

Indian players are dropping catches.. must be the tension of getting rid of Re 500/1000 notes! ? #IndvsEng

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) November 9, 2016

We should just let England get 500 & then say 500s not accepted. #IndvsEng

— C.S.Amudhan (@csamudhan) November 9, 2016

Looks Like Our Players Had A Sleepless Night 😛

3 Drop Catches So Far In Just 6 Overs ! #IndvsEng

— S T R A N G 3 R ☯ (@HungryHeartt49) November 9, 2016

Umesh Yadav / Mushfiqur Rahim
And the University of #PrematureCelebration #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/7zOlJghMIc

— TheGoanPatiala (@TheGoanPatiala) November 9, 2016

Moeen Ali can spin the ball and play against spin.
Moeenitharan is Mooenidulkar. #IndvsEng

— Sritama Panda (@crickcosmos) November 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/796307190587920385

I hope our so called 'allrounders' would learn something from @MoeenAli #IndvsEng

— Aalia Rasheed (@aaliaaaliya) November 9, 2016

Come on, ask for the new cherry #IndvsEng

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) November 9, 2016

Watching cricket and that too on home ground is always a thrill. All eyes are on local boy @cheteshwar1. Best wishes…#IndVsEng pic.twitter.com/O6uGDKaNeK

— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) November 9, 2016

Heartwarming to watch a 19 years old playing a Test match,appreciate his confidence & grit.Congrats dear @HaseebHameed97 #IndvsEng #Cricket

— Aalia Rasheed (@aaliaaaliya) November 9, 2016

Haseeb Hameed, Moeen Ali, Zafar Ansari & Adil Rashid. For a moment i thought the #ScoretoSettle is vs someone else & not England #IndvsEng

— Prabhu ? ‏ (@Cricprabhu) November 9, 2016

perhaps england think DRS is only available for dharmasena decisions? #IndvsEng

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 9, 2016