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India captain Virat Kohli has demanded better catching from his fielders after they let England off the hook on the opening morning of the drawn series opener in Rajkot. Alastair Cook was dropped twice in the first two overs after the England captain had won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test, while 19-year-old debutant opener Haseeb Hameed also got a reprieve, all three chances going down in the first hour.Cook and Hameed added 47 for their opening stand to blunt Indias new ball attack as England went on to post 537 in the first innings. Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha then dropped Ben Stokes twice on the second day and the left-handed batsman went on to punish India by scoring 128.Catch the ball - thats all I can say to sum it up, said Kohli ahead of the second Test which starts in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. India vs England November 17, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass We have caught really well in the last 12-14 months. In Test cricket if you dont take your chances then the game is very difficult to pull back. I think that was the main difference rather than skill or pitch or toss.If you take your chances, you have a team five down for a 100 compared to three down for 250. Its a different ball game altogether. England may rest Woakes James Anderson could return in place of all-rounder India will welcome back fit-again opener Lokesh Rahul in the second Test with Gautam Gambhir, who made 29 and zero in Rajkot, set to miss out.We had it pretty clear in our heads that KL is our No 1 choice along with [Murali] Vijay, Kohli said of the 24-year-old Rahul, who joined the squad having recovered from a hamstring injury. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price When he is fit at any stage, he comes back into the team and we are going to start with him. That was the whole idea behind it. We were waiting for him to recover as soon as possible.In the meantime, Gautam got the chances that he got. He played really well in different situations. Ben Stokes top-scored for England with 128 in the first Test in Rajkot. Credit: AFP After the draw in Rajkot where Indias spinners made little impact, Kohli expressed his displeasure with the pitch which he thought had too much grass.Generally in Vizag the pitch has always been something that helps the spinners. I expect the wicket to do the same, the 28-year-old said. Lokesh Rahul is set to open the batting for India after recovering from injury We played a one-dayer here, the spinners got a few wickets here but at the same time the quick bowlers had a bit of assistance early on.Its a wicket where obviously the spinners will find it nice to bowl on. Amit Mishra looked the least effective of Indias spin attack in Rajkot so they may opt to give a debut to either off-spinner Jayant Yadav or, possibly, Karun Nair if they decide they need to lengthen their batting line-up.India (from): Virat Kohli (capt), Ravichandran Ashwin, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Ramit Mishra, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Murali VijayEngland (from): Alastair Cook (capt), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Zafar Ansari, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Gary Ballance, Gareth Batty, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Steven Finn, Haseeb Hameed, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris WoakesWatch the second Test between India and England live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.30am on Thursday or follow over-by-over commentary, including in-play video clips of all the key moments, on our live blog across selected digital platforms.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! 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The Celtics (3-3) shot 47.2 per cent from the floor and made 15 of 37 3-point attempts. Olivier Giroud Jersey . Directly ahead was open field, the end zone and the Seattle Seahawks place in the NFC championship game. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Its the $5 million question thats rumbling through NFL front offices and locker rooms alike: Is All-Pro Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints a tight end or a really big wide receiver? It matters to men like Pro Bowl tight end Julius Thomas of the Denver Broncos, whos up for a big pay raise and could be facing a franchise tag himself after the upcoming season. The Saints gave Graham the franchise tag for about $7 million as a tight end, the position hes been listed at for his entire four-year career -- and which he himself lists on his Twitter account. Graham contends that because he more often is split out away from the tackle, he is really a wide receiver. And, after all, he did lead the league with 16 touchdown catches last season. That franchise tag is worth about $12.3 million. The sides stated their cases in an arbitration hearing earlier this week in Louisiana and are awaiting a ruling from arbitrator Stephen Burbank. Thomas is understandably interested in the outcome. "Ive kind of been keeping ... an eye on that situation, obviously, because it could probably come back to affect a lot of us tight ends," said Thomas, who is scheduled to make $645,000 this year. "But the way I feel about it is, Does two letters next to your name on the depth chart really determine your value to a team?" When it comes to franchise tags in the NFL, it certainly does. The Saints note that Graham made the All-Pro team and the Pro Bowl as a tight end and was drafted as a tight end. Graham points to the 86 passes he caught for 1,215 yards last season -- numbers any wide receiver would envy. "Does it matter if hes a tight end, or if he calls himself a slot receiver or a running back?" Thomas said. "I mean, if youre going to have double-digit touchdowns and contribute a bunch of yards in the receiving game, I just say that youre a guy that makes great plays and are a value to your team. So I dont know why the argument necessarily comes down to either youre a tight end or a receiver. I think that if yooure a guy that makes plays, thats how you should be valued.dddddddddddd" Its because top-tier wide receivers make much more money than the games best tight ends. "Thats true. So I guess thats why its a topic," Thomas said. "But Ill say again: I think if youre a basketball player, they wouldnt say, Ah, youre a power forward. Really look out for those point guards. So I dont think that the position matters. I think if youre a guy making plays for your team, then that should be your value." Denver general manager John Elway has opened talks with representatives of both Thomas and wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who are entering the final year of their respective rookie deals and would like any deal to get done by the start of training camp next month. Demaryius Thomas, who has two dozen TD catches since Peyton Mannings arrival and was the lone bright spot for Denver in the Super Bowl, figures to command around $60 million over five years after putting up back-to-back stellar seasons that vaulted him to elite wide receiver status. Yet, it was Julius Thomas who was the key to Denvers record-breaking offence last season. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound late-bloomer was a matchup nightmare for defences and the bulls-eye for many of Mannings biggest moments last season when he earned his first Pro Bowl honour. He caught the quarterbacks 51st TD throw that broke Tom Bradys single-season record, one of his dozen TD receptions that broke Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpes team record for tight ends. And he came up huge in the Broncos two wins that got them to their first Super Bowl in 15 years. Broncos coach John Fox said the tight end position has evolved over the years to the point that "its like another receiver" rather than "an offensive tackle lined up to block." Thats not to say Fox is going to dive into the debate over whether a tight end actually is a wide receiver. "Im not getting into that," Fox said with a chuckle. "Ill leave that for other people." ' ' '