When does a team follow-on?

When does a team follow-on?

In a match where teams have two innings each, when the side that bats second is dismissed cheaply, and have a large deficit on the first innings, they can be asked to take their second innings immediately. The team that batted first reserves the right to bat again. When a side continues to play their second innings directly after their first in this way, it is said to be a ‘follow on’.