Akash Deep had a dream start to life in Test cricket.

Amidst some quick runs, England also lost five wickets in the opening session of the fourth Test in Ranchi. Debutant pacer Akash Deep had a dream session, knocking over England's top three and giving the hosts a good start.

The pitch had enough in it to keep both the spinners and pacers interested, making room for plenty of LBW shouts and reviews, a lot of which India got right. Inbetween the shouts though, England kept attacking through cameos from Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow giving them crucial first innings runs on a surface that has given the impression of being one to break up quickly.

Before the spinners came into play, it was the debutant who packed a punch. Akash Deep got the ball to nip in sharply and away from the left-hander from round the wicket. Both of which proved fruitful against England's openers. Ben Duckett fell nicking behind while Crawley was bowled twice almost identically after initially having a reprieve with Akash overstepping. The big incoming delivery from a short of length proved too tough to handle for Crawlely who lost his offstump after a run-a-ball 42. Inbetween, Akash also had Ollie Pope LBW, leaving England tottering.

But Jonny Bairstow went on a counterattack to put India under pressure again. He alongside a watchful Joe Root put on a 52-run stand, before Bairstow went to sweep Ashwin and was out LBW on review. India's morning was capped off with Jadeja getting one to shoot through low to trap Stokes LBW. The earliest session provided a lot of ominous signs of how the pitch would behave for the rest of the Test.