WOODY'S JOY STORY

Pace ace strikes early then Rohit leads fightback

MARK WOOD got England off to a flier in the third Test but India soon brought the tourists back down to earth.

Wood used his supreme pace and sublime skill to find the edges of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill early on to leave India on 33-3.

But as the sun beat down in Rajkot, the pitch flattened out and Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja capitalised for India, who won the toss and chose to bat.

Rohit made 131 after being given a reprieve on 27 when Joe Root shelled a tough chance, which would have left India on 47-4.

Jadeja contributed a princely 110 not out on his return from a hamstring injury at his home ground as India finished an engrossing day on 326-5.