Joe Root made a brilliant century as England dominated day one of the first Test against India, closing on 311-4. The England vice-captain put on 179 with Moeen Ali (99no) for the fourth wicket in Rajkot as India took just one wicket in 60.3 overs after lunch.Following a wicket-less afternoon session, the England pair went on the attack after tea as the Indian bowlers toiled before finally getting some reward when Umesh Yadav had Root controversially caught and bowled for 124. A pick of the action from the first day of the first Test between India and England in Rajkot A total of 311 looked a long way off at the start of the day as Alastair Cook, having won the toss and elected to bat, was dropped twice in the first two overs of the innings.The England skipper looked unusually tentative and was put down by Anjikya Rahane at gully on nought, pushing at Mohammed Shami delivery, before Virat Kohli grassed a tough chance at second slip, Yadav this time having induced the nick. While Cook was struggling, debutant Haseeb Hameed - the first teenager to play a Test for England since Ben Hollioake in 1997 - looked at ease from the off and twice pounced as Shami offered width to pick up a pair of boundaries.He also required some fortunate to survive the seamers impressive burst with the new ball though; Yadav finding the edge only for Murali Vijay to shell a routine chance at first slip.Cook eventually settled in and with Hameed producing a couple of beautiful cover drives against the spinners, the partnership had reached 47 when Ravindra Jadeja (1-59) struck with the first ball after drinks. Haseeb Hameed played well for his 31 on debut Having moved across his stumps, Cook (21) was rapped on the pads and up went the umpires finger. After a brief consultation with Hameed, the skipper mistakenly opted against reviewing with DRS projecting the ball would have gone on to miss leg stump.Hameed moved on to 31 and looked well-placed to push on. That did not take into account Ravichandran Ashwin, who was beginning to find his rhythm and trapped the 19-year-old lbw from around the wicket. Root rarely looked troubled before his dismissal for 124 Ben Duckett (13) came in and looked to hit Ashwin (2-108) off his length, smashing three boundaries in an over, but the off-spinner had the final word; Duckett well caught by Rahane at slip from the last ball before lunch.From 102-3, Root and Ali negotiated the afternoon session perfectly, rotating the strike at will with Root, in particular, taking advantage of the unusually frequent full tosses that came his way. The 100 partnership and Englands 200 came up soon before tea with Root, having survived an extremely close lbw review from Yadav on 91, and Ali just short of their century and half-century, respectively.Ali was first to bring up his milestone after the interval, going to his ninth Test fifty from 99 balls.Then came Roots moment. The Yorkshire batsman going to his 11th Test century - his first in Asia - with a typically well-executed paddle sweep for two.The runs were starting to flow, Ali driving with conviction and Root reverse sweeping Ashwin for four, not long after having thumped the ball back over Jadejas head for six. Joe Root was dismissed after being controversially caught and bowled by Umesh Yadav When the breakthrough did eventually come, it was not without controversy. Root punching the ball back to Yadav (1-68), who appeared to lose control of the ball as he threw it up to celebrate.The England No 3 stood his ground and the decision was sent upstairs. However, after a soft signal of out was given on the field, there was no evidence to compel the third umpire to overturn what was essentially a judgement call. Moeen Ali will resume on 99no on day two Roots dismissal led to a sharp drop in the run rate for the remainder of the session although Ben Stokes (19no) did ensure the 300 came up in style, charging Ashwin and depositing the ball over long on for a maximum.Ali had the opportunity to go to three figures in the final over but failed to get the desired connection with another full bunger from Amit Mishra and will resume on day two just one shy of his fourth Test match ton.Live coverage of the first Test between India and England continues on Sky Sports 2 and across selected mobile devices. Watch the complete Test for £10.99 with no contract, with a Week Pass from NOW TV. Blues Jerseys China . "I wouldnt read anything into what happened Saturday at Torrey Pines," Woods said Tuesday after an 18-hole exhibition for past winners of the Dubai Desert Classic. 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