Bazball on Trial: England Puff and Tut on Day 1 in Hyderabad, Jaiswal Dazzles for India

Encouraging Ben Stokes with a grin and a wave of his arms, Jasprit Bumrah said, "There was not much you could do about it, Stokesy." He also almost whispered the words.

Before his innings of 70 off 88 balls was cut short by a Bumrah special, the England skipper had been standing by himself on the scorching deck, flaying and smashing everything the Indian spinners threw at him. Though it seemed against the angle from around the wicket, Stokes attempted to allow himself some space to select the gap over cover.

Stokes could only nod in approval as the ball struck the top of the middle stump before tossing his head back in agony. After opting to bat on a surface that twisted and bounced but was not as dangerous as the ones used during the Australia series, England had puffed and tutted their way to 246 in 64.3 overs. So, on the first day of the series, did Bazball pass the vital test of surviving on Indian wickets?

The Bazballers of England sometimes dared to be reckless, but their daring tactics often resulted in their termination. After losing three wickets in twenty-one balls as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja entered the field, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow had to demonstrate some logic and prudence to bring some order back.

With calculated aggressiveness, Stokes demonstrated the benefits of prudent batting on turning pitches. Before he ran out of partners, he scored 53 of his last runs on 36 deliveries.

Yashasvi Jaiswal devised a much more spectacular plan to neutralize any potential danger that the English onslaught could have posed. The first ball of the innings was blasted over square leg for a boundary, and the opening ball of the spin was a six that brought Tom Hartley into the Test match by sailing clear of long-on. After that, Hartley's first over saw a second six off the penultimate delivery. The Indians rose to the occasion as Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma quickly reached 80 runs off of 74 balls before the skipper was dismissed for an overly eager moment.

The left-handed Indian opener gave the about 23,000 spectators enough of entertainment as he scored his half-century off 47 balls and was undefeated at 76. India narrowed the gap to 127 runs in the end mostly because to Jaiswal.

Hartley struggled to maintain control and let up 51 runs in his first five overs while sharing the new ball with Mark Wood. Jaiswal launched himself into leggie Rehan Ahmed after taking a gamble against the two left-arm spinners.

The fact that the visitors have lost all three of their reviews and will have to depend mostly on the decisions made by the on-field umpires on tight calls should further worry them.

England's problems never seemed to stop. The idea of having to play on turners appeared to weigh heavily on their hitters. They attempted to strike their way out of problems as soon as they felt a hint of tweak and bounce, but hitting is seldom effective on such surfaces.

Naturally, you want to build a couple more, but that pitch was very challenging. Throughout the day, there was constant spin, according to opener Ben Duckett.

But will the first-day occurrences make England rethink their Bazball ideology and adopt a more cautious approach? Although it's early, Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum are fully dedicated to their new offensive strategy.

The think tank is willing to go against its own plan. It wouldn't be just to give up in the midst of the greatest series ever if you're willing to overlook the potential repercussions of failing.