England - and their large array of support staff - opt for the fit-again Stuart Broad ahead of Steve Harmison for the second Test

Meanwhile, India keep faith with former skipper Rahul Dravid, despite a wretched run of form with the bat

India captain Mahendra Dhoni has an unusual coin-tossing style, not watching the coin as he flips it into the air - but he calls correctly

Bad light - often a problem at this ground in the Punjab region of northern India - delays the start of play by 20 minutes

Remarkably, the start of play is further delayed for a couple of minutes by a discussion over the state of the match balls

India bat first but Broad repays the selectors' faith when he has the dangerous Virender Sehwag caught behind in the second over

Despite the loss of his partner, India's other opener, Gautam Gambhir, displays his usual range of attacking strokes

Rain and bad light both threaten to halt play during a chilly morning session for both sets of fans in Mohali

Dravid is the epitome of patient accumulation as he and Gambhir increase the Indian score to 51-1 by lunch

Dravid (left) and Gambhir continue to build their second-wicket partnership during the afternoon session

Gambhir reaches his half century off 101 balls, just before the hundred partnership is reached

Although the crowd increases during the day, there are still plenty of empty seats at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium

England captain Kevin Pietersen rotates his bowlers, but neither Broad (left) nor Monty Panesar (right) can make the breakthrough

And Dravid passes 50 for the first time in eight Test innings in the last over before tea - India are 134-1 at the interval

Graeme Swann nearly claims Gambhir twice - a catch is dropped and a strong lbw appeal rejected - but Gambhir then hits Swann for six

And the left-hander from Delhi soon reaches his hundred - his third century in six innings - off 214 balls, having hit 11 fours

Bad light, having delayed the start, forces an early finish with India 179-1. Play will start half-an-hour early at 0330 GMT on Saturday

And as the players walk off, some England fielders sportingly shake Gambhir's hand in recognition of his century