Cook, Strauss give England a good start

Chennai, Dec 11 (IANS) Openers Alistair Cook and Andrew Strauss gave England a good start as they made 63 for no loss in the first session against India on the first day of the first cricket Test match here Thursday.

Both Cook and Strauss were batting on identical 31 when the umpires called for lunch at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.