On previous tours, 396 would be a decent total against England. They may well implode here or an Indian bowler have a great day – but they score so quickly, and in a session can demoralise bowlers and make captains’ heads spin, that predicting what is a good score is hard. The openers knocked off 32 at 5.3 an over in half an hour before lunch.

Rehan Ahmed picked up three wickets in the first innings. Two were gifts, and India must look at how they play him, but he is exuding a confidence and demeanour that shows he believes he belongs at Test level. Not many English leg spinners have had that self-confidence so young. He is learning so much and England have invested wisely in their future.

Ben Stokes kept the faith with Shoaib Bashir as you’d expect, bowling him from one end all morning, and while he leaked a few runs he also took the last wicket. Three for 138 from 38 overs on debut is very encouraging.

Jaiswal stroked ten runs in two balls off Bashir, sweeping him for six and four to go to his double hundred, which he celebrated by holding his arms out and blowing kisses to the crowd.

It was a statement innings from a player who will dominate at home. He paid respect to Anderson, farming the strike with the tail, but was beaten on the outside edge and survived a close leg before that England reviewed in vain.

Eventually he holed out, frustrated by Anderson tying him down. Anderson’s magnificent morning performance – 8-1-17-2 – proved conclusively he is not past it. He looks fitter than ever and he produced a masterful exhibition of control and wobble seam bowling.