England won the toss and put India in to bat as the titans of test cricket get their five-match series under way at Headingley on Thursday, with both teams at very different stages of their journey.

Greetings from Headingley. It’s a scorcher here. Half of team Telegraph just walked in from the city centre, and have got a bit of a bead on (apologies for the over-share). A nice gift when we arrived at the press box, though, as Yorkshire have given every member of the media this lovely loaf cake from Bettys in Harrogate. We are easily bought...

England and India compete for the newly-named Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, as Headingley plays host to the first Test of the five-match series. The hosts have won their last five Tests in Leeds, the most recent a victory in the Ashes two years ago.