India has been bowled out for 233 despite half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, with Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson doing the damage on a pitch that had plenty to offer batters. England's pace duo each claimed three wickets to restrict India to a total that fell well short of what the surface deserved.

Kohli and Iyer both reached fifty and gave India a platform to push beyond 300, but neither could convert into the kind of innings that changes a match. The middle order failed to capitalise, and once Archer and Atkinson found their rhythm, wickets fell with uncomfortable regularity. For a batting lineup of India's quality, 233 on a surface with runs in it represents a significant underperformance.

Archer, still one of the most dangerous new-ball operators in international cricket when fit and firing, was the standout threat. Atkinson matched him wicket-for-wicket and proved once again why England rate him so highly in home conditions. The pair gave England's bowling attack a cutting edge that India's batters could not consistently handle.

England will now back their own batting unit to chase down the target. The question is whether India's bowlers can make 233 competitive — and on a pitch with this much in it, that remains a genuine possibility.