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Match drawn | India Vs England 1st Test match

2011 - Swann spins India out at The Oval
With the series already in the bag, Andrew Strauss decided to bat first on a good batting track at the Oval. The batsmen justified their captain's call and made mammoth runs. Eventually, Strauss was happy to declare the innings at 591/6 on Day 2. Rahul Dravid waged a lone battle for India but was not able to stop England from enforcing the follow-on. With enough runs in the bank and with a pitch that had a fair bit of rough, Graeme Swann decided to make merry. India were desperate to end the tour on a high and after experimenting with a number of opening partnerships, they decided to open with Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid.
However, nothing went India's way as Swann removed both in quick succession after the duo had managed to get the side off to a decent start. Nightwatchman Amit Mishra and Sachin Tendulkar fought hard but Swann came back and ran through the Indian batting line-up. With six wickets in the second innings, Swann ended with match figures of 9/208, the best by a bowler in the entire series. Fittingly, he helped England win by an innings and snatch the number one Test ranking away from India.
So, both teams head to Lord's with the five-match Test series locked at 0-0. Will Lord's dish out a sporting wicket to facilitate a result? Will India include Ashwin in their XI? Will Cook rumble back into form? Is Kerrigan strong enough to come back? To find out all the answers join us back for the second Test starting on Thursday. Cheers for your warm company. Before we take leave, do treat yourself to part 15 of our pick of the memorable performances in India-England Tests in England.
Anderson: 'I still can't believe it. I will be showing this to Joe later on (pointing to his medal). It was easier on a pitch like that where the ball is not flying around your ears. It was amazing we managed to build such a partnership. We will look for more life at Lord's to go for a result. We forced for a win today. However, it was not to be. Cook did well to get the carry (referring to his captain's wicket). The rest of us were struggling.'
James Anderson is the Man of the Match for his 81 with the bat in a world record last wicket stand with Root in addition to a match haul of 4 wickets.
Dhoni: 'Overall, it was a good Test match for us. Binny has played a lot of domestic cricket. He is somebody who can contribute both with the bat and ball. The IPL exposure has helped him. This wicket did not suit his bowling. There was not much for the spinners, Jadeja has the ability to exploit the rough well. That is one area where Jadeja does better than Ashwin (when asked about Ashwin's non-selection). The fast bowlers bowled well too. We did quite a few things but it did not work (referring to the Root-Anderson stand). Once the bowlers got tired and the ball got softer it was difficult for us. A lot of our youngsters have been doing well. They fought hard and put up a fight.'
Cook: 'It was an extraordinary moment. It is something I am going to cherish. It was Bob Willis style (when enquired about his wicket). We had a poor session and lost 6 wickets on this wicket. But Root dragged us out of it. It was an amazing hundred. Jimmy got 81 as well. I did not see it coming. It is a tough job being the groundsman. It was not an ideal pitch, he did not get it right. Apart from that one session with the bat, we did well. We got some reverse but it was pretty flat. Kerrigan had a tough experience on his debut but he has a good first-class record. He is bowling well at the nets, he is an option for Lord's. I think both sides would want some bounce. He has fought hard, it will be interesting to see how he copes. Our pacers have bowled a lot of overs already. Spin does not normally play a huge role here at Trent Bridge. We have Jordan and Woakes as well. We will pick the best XI for Lord's.'
The Yorkshire batsman shielded Jimmy before the Burnley Lara arose to wade into the Indian bowlers, making merry on a flat pitch. Meanwhile, both teams will be pondering over another spin option for the second Test at the HQ. Do stick around for the presentation folks.
Looking back, both sides had some plusses. Murali Vijay, exhibiting vast reserves of concentration set the tone for India's performance on the opening day, notching up his first hundred outside the sub-continent before following it up with an equally impressive fifty. Ishant Sharma, Bhuvi and Shami clicked in unison to check England to 298-9 before the Root-Anderson show.
As the match petered out to a predictable statemate Ali Cook nabbed Ishant to provide some late entertainment.
India endured a chaotic start on the fifth morning, losing Kohli, Rahane and Dhoni cheaply. The debutant Binny, who was India's forgotten bowler, stepped up with the bat, engineering a match saving fifty on debut amid some trepidition. He was ably assisted by Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar. The UP bowler, capped the Test with another fine fifty, becoming only the 16th player to claim two fifties in a Test to go with a 5-fer in the second innings.
So, the flat TB wicket has produced a draw. However, it was a hard fought game with both teams fighting tooth and nail. India would have had their noses ahead until Root and Jimmy conjured up a world record last wicket stand to alter the script. Pujara and Vijay laid a solid platform in the second innings but England removed them off successive balls to leave the match hanging in the balance.
Dhoni declares the Indian innings. It's time to shut the shop. The players shake hands over a draw. Root and Jimmy pick up stumps as souvenirs. The heroic duo lead England off the field.
End of over 123 ( 4 Runs )IND 391/9 122.6Alastair Cook to Mohammed Shami. FOUR, floaty back of a length ball outside off, cracked away to the sweeper cover fence
A leg-gully and a short mid-wicket in position as well.
122.5Alastair Cook to Mohammed Shami. no run, 96kph back of a length ball on off, tapped even gently to the left of Cook
Cook is taking an eternity to complete the over. He has two slips and a gully in.
122.4Alastair Cook to Mohammed Shami. no run, dibbly-dobbler outside off, pushed in front of point
Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease
The players are just wasting time here. Cook sips some drinks. He set off on a celebratory run and pointed to the dressing room after the fall of Ishant. He was over the moon. Loud cheers reverberated around TB
122.3Alastair Cook to Ishant Sharma. out Caught by Prior!! Oh gosh, Ali Cook picks up his maiden Test wicket. He is all smiles as he points to the English change room. This was a harmless full ball slid down leg, Ishant looks to tickle it away but only manages to feather it to Prior, who gloves it with his left-hand. Could this turn Cook's fortunes around? Ishant c Prior b Cook 13(55) [4s-2]
122.2Alastair Cook to Ishant Sharma. no run, loopy short ball outside off, runs in ala Bob Willis, Ishant cuts it and finds point
122.1Alastair Cook to Ishant Sharma. no run, length delivery outside off, Ishant has a crack at it, toe-ends it to cover
Cook will bowl some medium dobblers now. Prior is back.
End of over 122 ( 0 Runs )IND 387/8 maiden over bowled by Gary Ballance 121.6Gary Ballance to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, tossed up on middle, Bhuvneshwar dead-bats it. End of an eventful over
121.5Gary Ballance to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, squirts it to the leg-side off the inside portion of the bat
121.4Gary Ballance to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, Ballance gets this to kick up from the rough, Bhuvi lines up for the sweep but misses, Prior goes up in a caught behind appeal that is rejected by the ump
121.3Gary Ballance to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flat and fired on the stumps, Bhuvneshwar misses the defence, would've gone down though
121.2Gary Ballance to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, floated up and turning in, Kumar looks to turn it to mid-wicket, gets a leading edge that pops in front of 2nd slip
121.1Gary Ballance to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, drifting in on the pads, some oohs and aahs as Bhuvi works it to leg
England's top-order in operation with the ball. Here is Ballance with two slips in.
Gary Ballance, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
End of over 121 ( 2 Runs )IND 387/8 120.6Alastair Cook to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, seam up ball on off, Bhuvneshwar waits on it and steers it away to deep backward point
120.5Alastair Cook to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, Cook serves up another full toss on off, Bhuvi pushes it back to the bowler
120.4Alastair Cook to Ishant Sharma. 1 run, quicker and outside off, Ishant runs it away wide of slip
120.3Alastair Cook to Ishant Sharma. no run, slowish off-break on off, Ishant is right behind the line to defend it
120.2Alastair Cook to Ishant Sharma. no run, floaty ball outside off, driven to cover
120.1Alastair Cook to Ishant Sharma. no run, long long full toss outside off, Ishant pushes it to mid-off
Heads-up. Ali Cook will roll his arm over. He shares a laugh with Root. Off-spinner?
Alastair Cook, comes into the attack
Drinks are on the field now. It appears like an extended drinks break. The players drag themselves back onto their positions. We will have play till 17:15 Local Time before the game goes down as a draw.
End of over 120 ( 4 Runs )IND 385/8 119.6Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, quicker and close to off, Bhuvneshwar nudges it to FSL
119.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, drops it short and Bhuvneshwar rocks back and pulls it to deep mid wicket, he helps himself onto another boundary
119.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flat and just outside off, Bhuvneshwar jams it back to the wicket
119.3Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, plays a textbook back foot defence this time
119.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, turns it away to mid-wicket
119.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pushes it off the front foot to mid-off
End of over 119 ( 1 Runs )IND 381/8 118.6Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, slower and inviting the batsman to go for it, Ishant doesn't as he blocks it to the off-side
118.5Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, bit quicker on off, Ishant gets an inside edge onto the pads, the ball rolls towards silly point, where Ballance dives and stops
118.4Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, gets across and taps it to FSL
118.3Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, throws this up gently around off, Ishant defends it to silly point
118.2Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, punched off the back foot to cover
118.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, bowled with a round arm on the legs, Bhuvneshwar gets an inside edge onto the pads, the ball rolls towards short fine leg
End of over 118 ( 0 Runs )IND 380/8 maiden over bowled by Moeen Ali 117.6Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, one more that keeps a tad low, Ishant gets his bat down and jams it to silly point
117.5Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, stays back and pushes it to cover
117.4Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, quicker and around off, Ishant hangs back and guides it to backward point
117.3Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, goes deep in the crease and turns it to mid-wicket
117.2Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, keeps a bit low, Ishant bunts it off the back foot to the off-side
117.1Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, punched back to the bowler
End of over 117 ( 3 Runs )IND 380/8 116.6Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, chips the tossed up delivery uppishly towards mid-wicket
116.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 2 runs, flat and outside off, dabbed away to third man for a couple of runs
116.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, driven hard and straight to cover
116.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, an ambitious appeal for caught behind, full and outside off, Bhuvneshwar fails to squeeze it out, the sound was the bat hitting the ground
116.2Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. 1 run, drifting onto the pads, Ishant glances it to fine leg, there was two but the duo settle with one
116.1Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, Ishant gets a good stride forward and defends the flighted delivery to the off-side
End of over 116 ( 6 Runs )IND 377/8 115.6Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, slows it up and gets a bit of turn, Bhuvneshwar goes for the drive and gets an inside edge onto the pads
115.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, fraction short and around off, Bhuvneshwar goes back and cuts it to backward point
115.4Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. 1 run, runs the quicker delivery to short third man and gives the strike back to Bhuvi
115.3Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, leans forward and milks it to mid-wicket
115.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pats it to the man at FSL
115.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, short and just outside off, Bhuvneshwar makes room and punches it between extra cover and mid-off, he is dealing in boundaries now
End of over 115 ( 9 Runs )IND 371/8 50 runs for Bhuvneshwar Kumar 114.6Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, Bhuvi gets to his 2nd Test fifty, both coming in this match. Coach, Fletcher is on his feet to applaud the effort, he turns the flat delivery behind square to get to the landmark
114.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, Bhuvi showing his wide range of shots, stays leg-side and lofts it inside out to deep extra cover, that is a difficult shot to play even for a top-order batsman
114.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, floated up on middle, Bhuvneshwar turns it to the on-side
114.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, Bhuvneshwar is having some fun, flighted delivery on off, he bends his knees and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket
114.2Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flicks it straight to mid-wicket
114.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, nudged to mid-wicket, Stokes makes a fine diving stop
England are rushing through their overs as Cook is on a warning for slow overrate. They don't want their captain to miss a Test
End of over 114 ( 1 Runs )IND 362/8 113.6Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, tossed up on off, Ishant comes on the front foot and blocks
113.5Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, quicker and just outside off, Ishant guides it to backward point with an open face
113.4Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, smothers the spin with a forward defence
113.3Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, goes straight on, Ishant gets behind it and knocks it to silly point
113.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, pushes it through on leg-stump, Bhuvneshwar whips it to deep square leg
113.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, floated up on off, Bhuvneshwar goes back and taps it to FSL
End of over 113 ( 1 Runs )IND 361/8 112.6Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, nurdles the flatter delivery behind square on the leg-side and keeps strike
112.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, nudges it to mid-on, no real purpose behind that shot
112.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, goes on with the angle from round the wicket, Bhuvneshwar comes slightly forward and bunts it to cover
112.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, turned away to mid-wicket
112.2Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pushes it back to Root off the front foot
112.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, comes well forward and defends it back to the bowler
End of over 112 ( 5 Runs )IND 360/8 111.6Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. FOUR, buffet bowling this, doosra which is short and was asking for trouble, Ishant goes deep in the crease and pulls it past mid-wicket for a boundary
111.5Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, slightly quicker on middle, Ishant turns it to FSL
111.4Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, short and turning down leg, Ishant fails to connect the pull and good take by Prior
Moeen Ali changes to round the wicket
111.3Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, gives this bit more air, Ishant presses forward and blocks
111.2Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, flat and on off, Ishant camps on the back foot and knocks it to the off-side
111.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, doosra which is dropped short, Bhuvneshwar rocks back and pulls it to deep mid wicket, he didn't middle it
End of over 111 ( 5 Runs )IND 355/8 110.6Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, flighted on the stumps, Ishant yorks himself and then manages to dig it out to the on-side
110.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, too full on middle and leg, Bhuvneshwar whips it to deep square leg
110.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, compact forward defence from Bhuvneshwar
110.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, slower and on off, Bhuvneshwar push-drives it to cover
110.2Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, darted in just outside off, this time he misses out on the cut shot
110.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, half tracker outside off, Bhuvneshwar does not miss out, he goes back and cuts it to sweeper cover for a boundary
End of over 110 ( 3 Runs )IND 350/8 109.6Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, turning down leg, Bhuvneshwar helps it on its way to long leg
109.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, tossed up outside off, Bhuvneshwar drives it to mid-on, no timing on that
109.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, nice loopy delivery, Bhuvneshwar lunges forward in defence
109.3Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. 1 run, opens the face of the bat and steers it to short third man
109.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, touch short and turns back in, Bhuvneshwar waits for it and guides it towards backward point
109.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, another one that keeps low, Bhuvneshwar stays in his crease and bunts it to the bowler
End of over 109 ( 0 Runs )IND 347/8 maiden over bowled by Joe Root 108.6Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, flat and on middle, Ishant hangs back and defends it to the bowler
108.5Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, flighted around off, Ishant drives it to mid-off
108.4Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, fired in on the stumps, Ishant gets his bat down and jams it to the on-side, that kept low as well
108.3Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, slower and on off, Ishant comes half forward and blocks
108.2Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, once again, does not get bat on the glance, is hit on the pads
108.1Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, pushed through on leg-stump, Ishant misses the nudge and is hit on the pads
End of over 108 ( 0 Runs )IND 347/8 maiden over bowled by Moeen Ali 107.6Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and clips it gently to mid-wicket
107.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, repeat of the previous ball, crouches low and tucks it to mid-wicket
107.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, presses forward and turns it to the on-side
107.3Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, defends it back down the wicket
107.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, short and outside off, Bhuvneshwar cuts it to backward point
107.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pushes it off the back foot to cover
2002 - Tendulkar shines in India's historical win
With the series stationed at 1-0 after two Test matches, Sourav Ganguly opted to bat first in the third Test match at Leeds. Though Virender Sehwag perished early, Sanjay Bangar and Rahul Dravid steadied the ship with a fine second wicket stand before the former fell for 68. Sachin Tendulkar joined Dravid at the crease and they made batting look pretty easy out in the middle. The hosts managed to remove Dravid for 148 on the second morning, but Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly made life really difficult for the hosts.
Nasser Hussain tried everything he had up his sleeve but his bowlers were unable to separate the duo. Once they went past their hundreds, both Tendulkar and Ganguly scored at will. Eventually, Tendulkar fell agonizingly seven runs short of his double-hundred as India posted a mammoth 628/8 in the first innings. The bowlers then backed up the efforts of the batsmen and helped India win by an innings and 46 runs. It was a historic occasion for India as they beat England in England, in a Test match, after 16 years.
Sip on your tea with part 14 of our pick of the most memorable performances in India-England Tests in England.
Bhuvi also showed good application to keep Binny company. The latter fell to Ali at the stroke of tea but India, having extended their lead past 300, are in safe shores. Do join us back for the final session of the match in a short while.
Day 5, Tea. It is safe to say that the game's off. Binny and Bhuvneshwar have thwarted England's hopes of an outside chance of a win. Jadeja perished to the new ball but Binny soldiered on, reaching a fighting fifty on Test debut. As his knock progressed, the Karnataka all-rounder came into his own, essaying some aggressive strokes.
End of over 107 ( 0 Runs )IND 347/8 maiden over bowled by Joe Root 106.6Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, quicker one from Root, Ishant keeps it out and that is Tea on the final day
106.5Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, pitched outside leg, Ishant kicks it away with his pad
106.4Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, Dropped? Root has his hands on his head. Did Ishant get some scrape of wood onto that? Or did the noise emanate from the bat hitting the ground? Tossed up nicely outside off, Ishant lines up for a booming drive outside off, Ishant may have got an outside snick that ricochets off Prior's gloves onto first slip, where Jimmy moves back, misses it on the first attempt, bobbles and tries to take it after the dive but still can't cling on
106.3Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, much slower around off, Ishant pokes it out behind point
106.2Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, pushed through flat on off and middle, Sharma keeps it out
106.1Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, fired down leg from round the wicket, Ishant misses the glance
End of over 106 ( 0 Runs )IND 347/8 maiden over bowled by Moeen Ali 105.6Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, darted down leg, some spin as well, Bhuvi misses the glance, good take from Prior
105.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, tossed up on the fourth stump, Bhuvneshwar gets behind it and defends it well
105.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flat on the pads, clipped away to mid-wicket
105.3Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, much slower and on middle, pushed back to the bowler
105.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, slow turn in on off, Bhuvneshwar is compact in defence
105.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, floated outside off, bunted down to mid-off
End of over 105 ( 0 Runs )IND 347/8 maiden over bowled by Joe Root 104.6Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, Ishant is happy to stay in his crease to defend this quicker one from Root
104.5Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, darts another one on off, Ishant jams it out in front of cover
104.4Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, flat and on the stumps, defended
104.3Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, straighter and on the pads, Sharma prods at it, gets an inside edge onto the pads. Well spotted ump Oxenford as the lbw appeal is turned down
104.2Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, blocked to the right of the bowler
104.1Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, quicker on off, defended to the off-side
End of over 104 ( 6 Runs )IND 347/8 103.6Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. 1 run, quicker on the leg-stump, Ishant moves back and waves it to backward square leg
103.5Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. FOUR, Ishant gets off the mark. This may have been the doosra, Ishant prods at it, gets an inside edge that drops in front of leg slip and beats the fielder en-route to the fence
103.4Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, on off now, defended to silly-point
103.3Moeen Ali to Ishant Sharma. no run, flatter and on middle and leg, Ishant defends it to the leg-side
Five men around the bat for Ishant.
103.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, tossed up on middle, worked away to deep mid wicket
103.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, fired on the off-stump, defended
End of over 103 ( 1 Runs )IND 341/8 102.6Joe Root to Ishant Sharma. no run, quicker and flatter on the pads, Ishant stays in his crease and keeps it out
Coming back to the Binny dismissal: It seemed out on naked eye but Hawk Eye shows that the ball would have spun too much to miss the leg-stump.
30 runs for Bhuvneshwar Kumar 102.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, straying onto the pads, flicked away to backward square leg
102.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, tossed up on off, forward and pressed to cover
102.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, quicker on the stumps, defended to the leg-side
102.2Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pushed back to the bowler
102.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, straighter in line, clipped away to mid-wicket
Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease
End of over 102 ( 4 Runs )IND 340/8 3 wickets for Moeen Ali. Moeen Ali is on a roll. 101.6Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. out Lbw!! No debut hundred for Binny while Ali has his third. This spins in from round the stumps, Binny looks to defend but he is trapped plumb in front of the stumps. Nevertheless, it has been a fine innings on debut, guiding India out of danger. Binny lbw b Moeen Ali 78(114) [4s-8 6s-1]
101.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, Moeen Ali shortens his length on off, Bhuvneshwar switches back and turns it through square leg
101.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, slower through the air on off, defended in front of Ali
101.3Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, quicker outside off, Bhuvneshwar taps it behind point
101.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, dug in short on off, punched down to long on as India's lead ticks to the 300-mark. Game's off?
101.1Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 2 runs, tossed up on middle, Binny bends down and sweeps it down to fine leg in a controlled fashion
End of over 101 ( 0 Runs )IND 336/7 maiden over bowled by Joe Root 100.6Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, slides on with the arm on off at 89kph, Bhuvneshwar squirts it to leg off the inside portion of the bat
100.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, defended towards mid-wicket
100.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, some turn in, Bhuvneshwar defends it rather tentatively
100.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, Bhuvneshwar fetches this from off and whips it to the leg-side
100.2Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flatter and on middle, Bhuvneshwar pushes it to the right of Root
100.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pushed through on middle and leg, worked to mid-wicket
End of over 100 ( 3 Runs )IND 336/7 99.6Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 2 runs, Binny moves across his stumps and clips it down to deep fine leg for a brace
99.5Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, tossed up on the pads, wristily pushed in front of mid-on
99.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, quicker and on middle and leg, nudged away wide of mid wicket
99.3Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flatter and on off, Bhuvneshwar defends it to the off-side
99.2Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, slides on with the arm, pushed back to the bowler
99.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, skids onto the batsman on off, keeps low as well but Bhuvi keeps it out
End of over 99 ( 5 Runs )IND 333/7 98.6Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, sliding onto the pads, Bhuvneshwar nurdles a single to square leg
98.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flighted delivery on off, Bhuvneshwar dead bats it
98.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, on the pads, flicked away to mid-wicket
98.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, full and straight, turned to leg
98.2Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, tossed up and outside off, driven to cover, who makes a diving stop
98.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. byes, FOUR, angled down leg and spins further away, Prior has a wry smile on his face
End of over 98 ( 9 Runs )IND 328/7 97.6Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, Ali unleashes the doosra, Binny reads it and defends it well
97.5Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, outside off line, Binny prods across, looks to paddle it half-heartedly, it goes off the toe end of the bat but drops it in front of mid-wicket
97.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, dropped short and on off, Bhuvneshwar switches back and pulls it away to deep mid wicket
97.3Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, whipped off the pads to backward square leg
97.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. SIX, Binny is showing his wide array of strokes here. Tossed up outside off, Binny forays down the track and launches it over extra-cover
97.1Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, tucked away to deep mid wicket for a comfortable single
End of over 97 ( 1 Runs )IND 319/7 96.6Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, tossed up around off, Bhuvneshwar waits on it and glides it to backward point
96.5Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, juicy full toss, Bhuvi though misses out as he pushes it feebly towards a deepish mid-on
96.4Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flicked to mid-wicket again
96.3Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, quicker on the pads, clipped away to mid-wicket
96.2Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, flighted delivery on middle, Bhuvneshwar is solid in defence
96.1Joe Root to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, nudged to the leg-side
Joe Root, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
End of over 96 ( 2 Runs )IND 318/7 95.6Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, full and on off, Bhuvneshwar pushes it to mid on and keeps the strike
95.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, forward and pats it in front of point
95.4Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. leg byes, 1 run, pushed through quicker on the leg-stump, Binny fails to get hold of the sweep, ekes out a leg bye though
95.3Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, tapped to cover again, this time with minimal feet movement
95.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, loopy off-break on off, forward and pressed to cover
95.1Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, tossed up on middle, played back to the bowler
End of over 95 ( 9 Runs )IND 316/7 94.6Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, Stokes gets this to dart back in to Bhuvi, works it in front of mid-wicket
94.5Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, another boundary through the unmanned third man area. On a length and outside off, steered away
94.4Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, fourth boundary for Bhuvi. He continues to impress with the bat. This was short and on off, Bhuvi waits on it and dabs it down to the vacant third man fence
94.3Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, angled in on a back of a length on the hips, Bhuvneshwar turns it towards square leg
94.2Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, back of a length and on off, Bhuvneshwar camps on the back foot and steers it in front of point
94.1Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. 1 run, short and on the hips, picked away to fine leg
End of over 94 ( 9 Runs )IND 307/7 93.6Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, clipped away off the pads to deep fine leg. India have extended their lead to 268
93.5Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, tossed up and drifting in, Binny misses the reverse sweep, he may have gloved it onto his body. Prior goes up for an ambitious lbw appeal that is shooted down
93.4Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. FOUR, tossed up, Binny gives the charge, goes inside-out over extra-cover, nicely played by Binny
93.3Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, quicker and on the stumps, defended to leg
93.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, paddle swept to short leg
93.1Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. leg byes, FOUR, another teaser for Prior. That raises the fifty of the stand as well. Darted down leg, Binny does not connect with the flick, Prior can't glove the ball either
End of over 93 ( 6 Runs )IND 298/7 92.6Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, dug in short and on off, Bhuvneshwar quells it in front of the bowler
92.6Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no ball, FOUR, slapped away to third man fence. To compound Stokes' woes, he is caught overstepping. Short and wide outside off, Bhuvneshwar cuts it away with some authority
92.5Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, back of a length and on the hips, turned wide of mid-wicket
92.4Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, full and outside off, Bhuvneshwar drives crisply but does not beat extra-cover
92.3Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, similar length and on off, Bhuvneshwar bunts it to cover
92.2Ben Stokes to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, back of a length and on off, Bhuvi is right behind the line to defend it
Broad is off the field..
92.1Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. 1 run, short and outside off but only at a gentle pace - 123kph - angled down to deep third man
Ben Stokes [16.0-3-45-0] is back into the attack
End of over 92 ( 7 Runs )IND 292/7 91.6Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, attacking the stumps now, Bhuvi blocks it in front of Ali
91.5Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, outside off again, Bhuvneshwar pokes at it but with soft hands, the ball dribbles towards gully
91.4Moeen Ali to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, floated outside off, Bhuvneshwar camps on the back foot and punches it back to the bowler
91.3Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 3 runs, pushed through on off, Binny gives the charge, only thick-edges it down to deep third man
91.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, worked away to mid-wicket as this is quick on the pads
91.1Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. FOUR, aha! Where did that come from? Tossed up on middle and leg, Binny kneels down and reverse-sweeps it away to the third man fence
Moeen Ali [13.0-1-51-2] is back into the attack
End of over 91 ( 7 Runs )IND 285/7 90.6Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, fetched from off and tucked away straight to the fielder (Cook I think) at short mid-wicket
90.5Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. 1 run, back of a length and hurrying onto Binny, who calmly opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man
90.4Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, good length ball on off, forward and pressed wide of cover
90.3Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. byes, FOUR, slid down leg, Prior had no chance of preventing four byes
Prior is up to the stumps..
90.2Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, straighter in line, flicked away to behind square on the leg-side, some snappy wristwork from Bhuvi
A silly mid-on and a short mid-wicket in..
90.1Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. 1 run, straying onto the pads, whipped away to deep backward square leg, where Ali mops it up
End of over 90 ( 11 Runs )IND 278/7 50 runs for Stuart Binny 89.6Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 1 run, fighting fifty from Binny on debut. He has steered India to safe shores. He tucks this away, beating the effort from mid-wicket to reach the landmark. He raises his bat and acknowledges the cheers from the Indian change room
89.5Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. byes, 1 run, shoved down leg, Bhuvi misses the glance, the ball dies en-route to Prior before evading his gloves
89.4Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Binny cuts it behind point, where Stokes with the sun hat fumbles the take, allowing the single to be pinched
89.3Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. FOUR, deftly done! Length delivery on off, Binny employs soft hands and glides it down to the deep third man fence
89.2Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. FOUR, banged in short, but does not rise much, Binny swats it away past mid-wicket. Binny has made his presence felt with the bat although there are a few question marks over his bowling
89.1Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, pitched up and angled in on off, Binny props forward, drives it towards mid-wicket
Time for a drinks break. India might have got themselves out of a hole. After losing Jadeja to the new ball, Bhuvi and Binny have looked solid. With a minimum of 49 overs to be bowled and the lead being 228, this Test is heading towards a draw.
End of over 89 ( 5 Runs )IND 267/7 88.6Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, defends it well off the front foot
88.5Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, too straight and the sub-continent batsmen feast on that, Bhuvneshwar leans forward and flicks it to deep mid wicket, the timing takes it all the way to the fence
88.4Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, too full and around off, Bhuvneshwar squeezes it to short cover
88.3Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pitched up outside off, Bhuvneshwar opens the face and drives it to point
88.2Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, full and close to off, Bhuvneshwar looks to drive and gets an inside edge to mid-wicket
88.1Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. 1 run, drifts onto the pads, Binny tucks it to deep backward square leg
Stuart Broad [19.0-7-42-2] is back into the attack
Cook shuffling his quicks
End of over 88 ( 5 Runs )IND 262/7 87.6Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, fuller and around off, Bhuvneshwar plays the compact forward defence to cover
87.5Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, back of a length on off, Bhuvneshwar stands up and taps it to the off-side
87.4Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, short and wide, Bhuvneshwar goes for the cut and gets it off the splice of the bat to point
87.3Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, on a length just outside off, Bhuvneshwar push-drives it to cover
87.2Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR, strays onto the pads, Bhuvneshwar gets inside the line and glances it to fine leg, the fielder in the deep was at backward of square
87.1Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 1 run, short of length on off, Binny steers it to gully, there was no there and the duo pick up an easy single
End of over 87 ( 1 Runs )IND 257/7 86.6James Anderson to Stuart Binny. 1 run, full and homing in, Binny tries to drive but gets a thick inside edge to deep square leg
86.5James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, short of length on off, Binny guides it to gully with an angled bat
86.4James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, pitched up outside off, driven to mid-off
86.3James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, another appeal for lbw, that was more of an optimistic shout, jags back in from back of a length, raps him high on the pads, Binny was caught on the crease and the height was an issue
86.2James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, defends it to mid-on off the front foot
86.1James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, huge shout for LBW! Oxenford is unmoved, he got it right as well, the Hot-Spot catches a mark on the bat, shapes back in, Binny comes half forward and gets an inside edge onto the pads, if there was no wood then Binny was a goner
End of over 86 ( 2 Runs )IND 256/7 85.6Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, defending off the front foot to mid-off
85.5Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, back of a length around off, Bhuvneshwar toe-ends the back foot defence to Cook at first slip
85.4Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, short and just outside off, Bhuvneshwar lets it pass
85.3Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, full and targeting the stumps, Bhuvneshwar defends it in front of mid-on
85.2Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 1 run, too straight from Plunkett, Binny flicks it to deep square leg for a single
85.1Liam Plunkett to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 1 run, a fumble allows Bhuvneshwar to get off the mark, full and on the fourth stump line, he drives off the outside half of the bat to point, where Stokes lets it go through between his legs
Liam Plunkett [17.0-1-68-2] is back into the attack
Broad taken off after just two overs with the new ball. Plunkett returns..
End of over 85 ( 4 Runs )IND 254/7 84.6James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
84.5James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, pitched up outside off, Binny drives it to mid-off
Bell is placed just in front of Cook at first slip, an unusual spot. He is also wearing a helmet
84.4James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, attacking the stumps now, Binny plays around his pads and pushes it to mid-on
84.3James Anderson to Stuart Binny. FOUR, there is something when the ball is pitched up, Binny goes hard at it and the edge does not carry to Bell at second slip, he gets a hand but can't stop the ball going past him
84.2James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, short of length, Binny bunts it to the off-side
84.1James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, good length on off, Binny comes slightly forward and pushes it to cover
End of over 84 ( 1 Runs )IND 250/7 83.6Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, full and outside off, Bhuvneshwar drives and finds short cover, no timing on that
83.5Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, tails back in from back of a length, Bhuvneshwar gets his bat out of the way and lets it pass
83.4Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, pitches it up on off, Bhuvneshwar plays the on-drive to Bell at silly mid-on
83.3Stuart Broad to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, keeps it on a length outside off, left alone
83.2Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. 1 run, Broad gets away with a full toss on leg-stump, Binny clips it straight to deep backward square leg
83.1Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, fuller and shaping away outside off, Binny lifts his bat and lets it go
End of over 83 ( 0 Runs )IND 249/7 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 82.6James Anderson to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, shortish and too far across off, Bhuvneshwar ignores it
82.5James Anderson to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, back of a length on off, Bhuvneshwar gets behind it and knocks it to the off-side
82.4James Anderson to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, goes straight on with the angle, Bhuvneshwar comes forward and defends it solidly
82.3James Anderson to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, Anderson at his best, short of length and moving away, Bhuvneshwar feels for it and is beaten
82.2James Anderson to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. no run, fuller and around off, Bhuvneshwar plays a confident looking drive to cover
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease
82.1James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. out Caught by Prior!! Anderson strikes! Prior takes a sharp chance. He is stunned after taking it. This one jagged away from the corridor of uncertainty, Jadeja presses well forward but pokes at it away from the body, the edge flies to the right of the keeper, Prior was moving to his left but had to change direction to gather it, he does and Jadeja walks back to the hut. Ravindra Jadeja c Prior b J Anderson 31(98) [4s-5]
Broad now takes the ball to Oxenford. He too feels it is alright and tells him to get on with it
End of over 82 ( 0 Runs )IND 249/6 maiden over bowled by Stuart Broad 81.6Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, full and on the stumps, Binny middles the on-drive and picks out mid-on
Broad is not too pleased with the new ball, gives it to Dharmasena to check it, he thinks it is fine and throws it back to the bowler
81.5Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, good length ball just outside off, Binny is aware of his off-pole as he covers it and shoulders arms
81.4Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, slanted in and gets it to shape away, Binny plays down the wrong line and is beaten, the ball does not carry through to Prior
81.3Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, pitched up outside off, Binny plays a free flowing drive straight to mid-off, he held his pose after playing that shot
81.2Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, shortens the length outside off, Binny sees it sail past him
81.1Stuart Broad to Stuart Binny. no run, inswinging yorker, Binny jams it back onto the pads, lucky that the ball didn't roll back onto the stumps
Stuart Broad [17.0-6-41-2] is back into the attack
End of over 81 ( 5 Runs )IND 249/6 80.6James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, extra bounce on that occasion, Jadeja goes hard at it and the ball lobs to the on-side, there was no one at mid-wicket to collect the catch
30 runs for Ravindra Jadeja 80.5James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR, back of a length and some width on offer, Jadeja punches it square of the wicket, the lightning fast outfield takes the ball to the fence. That actually came off the outside half of the bat
80.4James Anderson to Stuart Binny. 1 run, short of length and nips back in, Binny guides it past the diving backward point fielder for a single
80.3James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, on a length and shapes away ever so slightly, Binny covers his stumps and shoulders arms
80.2James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, good length close to off, Binny gets behind it and defends it solidly, no movement yet for Jimmy
80.1James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
James Anderson [17.0-7-37-0] is back into the attack
The second new ball is available. Will Cook take it immediately? Yes, he does as Anderson comes back into the attack
End of over 80 ( 3 Runs )IND 244/6 30 runs for Stuart Binny 79.6Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, doosra around off, first time that he has bowled it in the game, Binny waits on the back foot and taps it towards point
79.5Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, tossed up on off, Binny defends it towards cover
79.4Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, edge and does not carry to Jimmy at slip, Jadeja pushed hard at it and the ball goes wide of Anderson
79.3Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, floated up on off, Jadeja lunges forward in defence
The fourth umpire Rob Bailey has the new ball in his hand
79.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, much slower and on middle, Binny gets an inside edge to short fine leg
79.1Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, nice loopy delivery on off, Binny blocks off the front foot
End of over 79 ( 3 Runs )IND 241/6 78.6Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, short of length on off, Jadeja defends it off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket
78.5Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, slower delivery sliding down leg, Jadeja fails to get bat on the tickle
78.4Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. 2 runs, slanting in on off and middle, Jadeja whips it to deep mid wicket for a brace
78.4Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no ball, Stokes oversteps, Jadeja tucks the short of length delivery to square leg. The lead is now 200
78.3Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, again, slightly short in length, defended off the back foot to cover
78.2Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, back of a length on off, Jadeja bunts it to cover
78.1Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Jadeja is looking more confident, comes well forward and knocks it towards point
End of over 78 ( 5 Runs )IND 238/6 77.6Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, pitches it up around off and Jadeja drives it to long off
77.5Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, in the blockhole, Jadeja digs it out to the off-side, Prior and Cook go up in an optimistic lbw appeal, but it never hit the pad
Cook moves into a gully position
77.4Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, nudges it to mid-wicket
77.3Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, fuller and flighted, Jadeja defends it back down the wicket
77.2Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR, drops it short and is dispatched to the fence, Jadeja is quick to pick up the length, he goes deep in his crease and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary
77.1Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, tossed up on off, Jadeja pushes it towards cover, looks for a single which is not there
End of over 77 ( 2 Runs )IND 233/6 76.6Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, angling in on off and middles, Jadeja turns it towards mid-on, oohs and aahs from the England fielders as he played it around his pads
76.5Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, full and on off, Jadeja push-drives it to cover
Stokes comes round the wicket
76.4Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. 1 run, this time he middles the cut and picks out the fielder at deep backward point
76.3Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, touch short and just outside off, Binny goes for the cut and ends up chopping it back to Prior
76.2Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, pulls the length back on off, Binny stands tall and knocks it to the off-side
76.1Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, on a length well wide of off, Binny shoulders arms
Ben Stokes [14.0-3-40-0] is back into the attack
End of over 76 ( 1 Runs )IND 231/6 75.6Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, slows it up around off, Jadeja lunges forward and pushes it to cover
A slip and gully in place for the offie
75.5Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, presses forward and blocks well
75.4Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Binny nudges it to mid-wicket
75.3Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, turned away towards mid-wicket
75.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, defends it off the front foot
75.1Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, almost hit it back to the bowler, gentle full toss, Binny smashes it on the bounce to Moeen Ali, he almost went in the same fashion as Dhawan
Welcome back for the post-lunch session. Can England break this partnership before the new ball is available, and then wrap up the tail? Will Binny and Jadeja continue to resist the England attack? All the answers coming up in a short while as play about to start...
2011 - Bell brilliance ensures whitewash
Having already lost the series, India were looking for some respite in the fourth and final Test at the Oval. More importantly, they were looking to avoid an embarrassing whitewash. England opted to bat with a good pitch to bat on. Though the Indian bowlers fought for a while, Ian Bell combined well with Kevin Pietersen to counter-attack the visitors in grand fashion, so much so that they scored 331 runs in the last 72 overs of their massive 350-run stand for the 3rd wicket. This was the second best 3rd wicket stand for England in Tests.
Though Pietersen fell for 175, Bell continued and went on to make a career-best 235, the fourth highest score by a batsman in India-England Test matches. In the end, the knock was good enough for the England bowlers to achieve an innings win and complete the whitewash in style.
Before you run away for a break, to do whatever you please - have a read on part 13 of the most memorable performances in England-India Tests in England. Enjoy!
This pair has batted for 85 balls and during the later part of the stand, they have looked quite comfortable. Still plenty of work to do for the second new ball is just 5 overs away and both Broad and Anderson will be bowling with it. A possible 63 overs left in the day and the visitors will feel safe only when they can see off another 20-25 overs. This match is set for a fascinating conclusion. Before that there is the post-lunch session. Do join us soon for that.
A mixed session that. England grabbed the initiative during the first hour, when they used the reverse swing to great effect. Kohli and Rahane didn't last too long. Dhoni was dropped by Cook and he went thereafter to Plunkett's first delivery of the day. Jadeja took 38 balls to get off the mark, so it was all about survival then. But since Binny has come in, things have improved for India.
End of over 75 ( 13 Runs )IND 230/6 74.6Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR, smashing pull. In front of square. Sat up nicely for the shot and Jadeja didn't miss out. Good end to the session as three boundaries came in that last over. That will be lunch on day 5
Last ball before lunch coming up
74.5Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, wasted delivery down leg, easily left alone by Jadeja
74.4Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR, this is a cracking pull shot. Rides the bounce and rolls his wrists to pull wide of a diving backward square leg. Beats the fine leg fielder too. Well played and some glove love between Jadeja and Binny
74.3Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, short of length outside off, Jadeja taps to the point region, looks for the single, isn't there
Still Plunkett continues from round the wicket to Jadeja
74.2Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 1 run, does the sensible thing by getting away from strike, after tapping to cover
74.1Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. FOUR, Binny is having no trouble with these short balls. He gets into position, transfers his weight and pulls hard and down to the deep backward square leg fence. Nailed the shot. First ball from round the wicket and it has gone to the boundary
Liam Plunkett [16.0-1-55-2] is back into the attack
End of over 74 ( 0 Runs )IND 217/6 maiden over bowled by Moeen Ali 73.6Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, loud, loud shout for lbw. Prior is pleading with Dharma. Nothing doing says the Sri Lankan offie as he hands the sweater back to Moeen Ali. Looked a close shout, but Jadeja may have got outside the line of off. Jadeja actually wasn't playing a shot, he had the bat tucked in behind the pad. Replays in: Impact outside off, but not sure whether Jadeja was playing a stroke there.
73.5Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, blocked from the crease
73.4Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, nearly sneaked through. The inside edge onto the pads saved Jadeja there as he played outside the line of the ball. Lots of chirp from Prior behind the stumps
73.3Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, keeps low after Ravindra Jadeja leaves that outside off, Prior does well to glove it
73.2Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, down leg, Prior whips the bails off, Jadeja was not going anywhere
73.1Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, solidly forward and defending
End of over 73 ( 0 Runs )IND 217/6 maiden over bowled by Ben Stokes 72.6Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, fine delivery and Binny is beaten comprehensively. Pitches on a back of a length and holds its line, bit of extra bounce too as the ball rushes past the outside edge of Binny who played slightly inside the line
72.5Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, full on the pads, flicked to short mid-wicket
72.4Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, back to the short of length stuff, Binny is once again comfortable in his back foot defence
72.3Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, Binny falls for the bait, almost! Went after a full delivery outside off, trying to drive and nearly nicked it. Clever bowling from Stokes after all those predictable short of length deliveries
72.2Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, Binny shows the full face of the bat and punches it to the silly mid-on fielder
72.1Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, good length and swinging in, forces Binny to come on the front foot and defend
End of over 72 ( 1 Runs )IND 217/6 71.6Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, very short, Ravindra Jadeja smacked the leather off it, and Bell at short extra feels the pinch, fielding and then wringing his hands in pain
71.5Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, slower again, since it is outside off, left alone again
71.4Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, darted in, blocked forward
71.3Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, slower, turning away after pitching outside off, left alone
71.2Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, confusion between the two. Both looked at each other, while trying to run the 2nd. Both took steps forward, then retreated. There was never a second there and eventually the right call was made
71.1Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, uses his feet and drives it back to Moeen Ali
End of over 71 ( 5 Runs )IND 216/6 70.6Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. 1 run, short and Binny is quick to rock back and pull to deep mid-wicket. Didn't time it too well though
70.5Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. FOUR, there was a front foot cover drive earlier, now the back foot punch from Binny. Superbly played. Wide of the cover fielder trying to dive across to cut it off. The ball just raced away to the fence. That's two good strokes he has played during the course of this innings
70.4Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, Stokes needs to get Binny on the front foot, very easy now for Binny to get back and block with these back of a length deliveries
70.3Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, Binny gets forward and then defends to short cover
These two have put on a nice little stand. The pressure has come down a bit
70.2Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, back of a length outside off, defended
70.1Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, short of length outside off, defended with an open face to point
End of over 70 ( 2 Runs )IND 211/6 69.6Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, cut straight to the fielder at point
69.5Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. 1 run, slips down leg, Binny flicks to deep square leg, and takes the single
69.4Moeen Ali to Stuart Binny. no run, leans forward to block
Now a slip and a short leg in for the right-hander. From round the wicket
69.3Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, short and wide outside off, cut away square of the wicket
A slip and a silly mid-off in place for the spinner
69.2Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, gets forward and defends to cover
69.1Moeen Ali to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, nudged towards leg gully, Jadeja wanted a single, but Prior ran after it to prevent that thought
Moeen Ali [7.0-0-39-2] is back into the attack
End of over 69 ( 2 Runs )IND 209/6 68.6Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. 1 run, short delivery comes, but Ravindra Jadeja has seen it early, swivels and pulls to backward square leg, only a single as the fielder has been kept back for that shot
A silly point right in Jadeja's face now
68.5Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, good short delivery, banged in, equally well played by Ravindra Jadeja, he hops up and blocks it safely on the off-side
68.4Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, oohs and aahs from the fielders behind the wicket. Jadeja misses the whip, the ball thuds into the thigh pad and rolls into the off-side
68.3Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. 1 run, flicks in the air, but nowhere near anyone on the on-side, a single taken
68.2Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, sharp inswing for Stokes, Binny clamps down on it at the last instant, the ball rolls to the right of Stokes
Since the session started at 11:15am local time, lunch will be taken at 1:15pm local time.
68.1Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, gets forward and pushes it to mid-off
End of over 68 ( 3 Runs )IND 207/6 67.6Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, comes back in sharply, but Ravindra Jadeja has it covered, defends solidly
67.5Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. 2 runs, plays slightly away from the body, but steers it down to the vacant third man region for a couple of runs
Sanjay Manjrekar tells us that now is the most balls faced by Jadeja in Test career. He has so far faced 53 balls.
67.4Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, angled in, Jadeja defends to short cover
67.3Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, good length outside off, left alone
67.2Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 1 run, banged in short, Binny got into an awkward tangle in trying to pull, manages to get it wide of mid-on. The batsman has a wry smile at the end of it, while the bowler has his hands on his head
67.1Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, nice looking on-drive, but straight to the fielder at silly mid-on
End of over 67 ( 2 Runs )IND 204/6 66.6Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, stayed a bit low, but Ravindra Jadeja brought his bat down in time to block
66.5Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. 2 runs, shuffles across a tad and flicks to leg, takes a couple of runs to deep mid-wicket
66.4Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, bounces a tad extra, back and across before defending to off
66.3Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, wears one on the body, as he misses the flick
66.2Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, uses his feet and punches to the off-side, no room to play the forcing stroke
66.1Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, comes back in sharply, and Ravindra Jadeja had to be quick to get his bat down, which he did. If that hit the pad, Jadeja was dead
End of over 66 ( 6 Runs )IND 202/6 65.6Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, short of length outside off, left alone
65.5Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, taps it wide of short cover, wants the single then decides against it
65.4Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, stays in the crease and defends it back to Plunkett
65.3Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 2 runs, now flicks to fine leg, Robson comes across and keeps it to a couple with a slide
200 runs for IND 65.2Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. FOUR, the shot of the day so far. Alright it was overpitched outside off, but that's a textbook cover drive on a bent knee. Short cover dived, but had no chance. All along the ground too. Great pose too from the son of Roger
65.1Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, nudged to short mid-wicket
End of over 65 ( 3 Runs )IND 196/6 64.6Ben Stokes to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Ravindra Jadeja holds the pose after playing a solid back foot defensive stroke
64.5Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. 1 run, kept a tad low, but Binny flicks to long leg
64.5Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no ball, second no-ball of the over. Nicely driven by Binny, Stokes sticks out his right-boot and deflects it to the on-side
64.4Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, turned off the hips to short mid-wicket
64.4Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no ball, Stokes oversteps. Binny defends
64.3Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, full outside off, Binny gets a nice stride forward and drives to cover
64.2Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, back of a length outside off, punched to the cover region
64.1Ben Stokes to Stuart Binny. no run, short of length outside off, defended to short cover
Ben Stokes [9.0-2-28-0] is back into the attack
End of over 64 ( 3 Runs )IND 193/6 63.6Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, this one is outside off, so Ravindra Jadeja shoulders arms
63.5Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Jadeja steps out and then smothers it to the off-side, trying to take the reverse out of the equation
63.4Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, beaten! From that angle, from round the wicket, it seems to come in and once it pitches on the seam it darts away ever so slightly to miss the forward defence of Jadeja
63.3Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, gets forward and defends solidly
Now Jadeja pulls out just as Plunkett was in the air, ready to hurl the delivery
63.2Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 3 runs, cut away past point, good shot that. Stokes slipped and that gave the batsmen the chance to run the third, but the Durham man fired in a bullet throw back to Prior, Jadeja had to stretch and did well to make it without requiring a dive. Shows how athletic he is. It was Jadeja who wanted the third, Binny wasn't too keen. Eventually, it turned to be fine from an Indian viewpoint
What has happened here? Has Jadeja run himself out? No. He is just in. That would've been a calamity. Jadeja is in.
63.1Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, nips back in, but not enough to hit off, Binny shoulders arms
End of over 63 ( 5 Runs )IND 190/6 62.6James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, defended to short cover to end a probing over
62.5James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, yorker length on off, dug out
62.4James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. FOUR, Anderson has a wry smile on his face, keeps shaking his head on the way back. Jadeja has had enough of the blocking, finally gets off the mark off his 38th delivery, charges Anderson and hammers it over his head. Anderson claps sarcastically, applauding that stroke from the batsman. Jadeja just smiles back at him
62.3James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, good length on off, solidly defended to short cover
62.2James Anderson to Stuart Binny. 1 run, almost sneaked through as Binny falls over, but luckily for him he manages an inside edge on the flick to deep square leg for a single
62.1James Anderson to Stuart Binny. no run, good length outside off, left alone
End of over 62 ( 1 Runs )IND 185/6 61.6Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, well outside off, left alone
61.5Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, moves across and flicks it to the on-side, can't hit the gap though
61.4Liam Plunkett to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, edged and short of slip. Soft hands from Ravindra Jadeja, ensured that it didn't carry. But still nervy moments for him
61.3Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. 1 run, again reverses in sharply, Binny shuffles across to off and drives wide of mid-on, both batsmen hare across to complete the quick single
61.2Liam Plunkett to Stuart Binny. no run, pitched up outside off, Binny gets forward to drive towards mid-off
Stuart Binny, right handed bat, comes to the crease
With that wicket, the players have taken drinks. What a first hour it has been for England. They have bowled with purpose, reversed the ball well and have taken three wickets. The game has been awoken from its slumber. Definitely a result possible is what England would think. Coming back to that Dhoni dismissal, replays show that it flicked the pad and then went on to the stumps.
61.1Liam Plunkett to MS Dhoni. out Bowled!! Plunkett has knocked over Dhoni. Reversed in sharply from a fuller length, Dhoni cleared his front leg, trying to drive through the line, the ball sneaked past the shot and clattered into the stumps. Plunkett exults. Cook should breathe easy now. His dropped catch off Dhoni hasn't come back to haunt him. Dhoni b Plunkett 11(30) [4s-2]
Liam Plunkett [12.0-1-42-1] is back into the attack
End of over 61 ( 1 Runs )IND 184/5 60.6James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, I will give the BOD to Jadeja there. He pulled his bat inside the line after seeing that delivery rise sharply through to Prior
60.5James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, short of length on the stumps, blocked down the wicket
60.4James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, fullish on middle, solidly blocked back to the bowler
60.3James Anderson to MS Dhoni. 1 run, third man is in place now. Slashed down to that man
60.2James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, nips in towards middle and leg, turned to leg
60.1James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, punched to mid-off from the crease as Anderson goes slightly short
Jadeja still hasn't opened his account and he has faced 5 legal overs. There have been some nervy moments in that period, but he is trying to ride through them. Meanwhile, Anderson continues
End of over 60 ( 0 Runs )IND 183/5 maiden over bowled by Stuart Broad 59.6Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, front foot block to end another maiden over from Broad
59.5Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, nicely forward and defends well to short cover
59.4Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Ravindra Jadeja wanted to leave that initially and then wanted to cut, did neither in the end as the ball scuttled through to Prior
59.3Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, defends with bat and pad close together, the ball rolls away on the off-side
59.2Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, shuffles across to off and takes a step down the wicket, defended back to the bowler
59.1Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, nips in sharply, but Jadeja has his off stump covered and lets it go
End of over 59 ( 4 Runs )IND 183/5 58.6James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, drives wide of short cover, but mid-off dived across to cut it off. Good effort and that draws cheers from the TB crowd
58.5James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, full on off, Dhoni defends softly to the off-side
58.4James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, third time today that Anderson has appealed for an lbw, and Oxenford negates it for the third time. It was sliding down again, probably bit too high too. Hawk Eye shows it was missing leg
58.3James Anderson to MS Dhoni. FOUR, intentionally played by Dhoni. He opens the face at the last instant and guides it to the vacant third man region
58.2James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, nips in sharply and Dhoni has to be quick to get the bat down, manages to turn it to short mid-wicket
58.1James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, tight delivery on off stump, Dhoni defends to silly mid-on
End of over 58 ( 1 Runs )IND 179/5 57.6Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, safely leaves that last delivery alone which was well outside off
57.5Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, defended to short cover
Round the wicket now, with three slips and a short cover catching
57.4Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, full on off, Jadeja comes on the front foot and defends to mid-off
57.3Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, dropped in front of cover point, still Jadeja isn't off the mark
57.2Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. 1 run, nudged off the hips for a single. Dhoni ran hard, thinking there was a chance for the second, but the fielder was quick
57.1Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, short of length outside off, Dhoni defends comfortably with a slight shuffle across
The sun has come out at TB now.
End of over 57 ( 0 Runs )IND 178/5 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 56.6James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, wasted delivery, well down leg, left alone
56.5James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, short of length on middle, solidly behind it is Jadeja
56.4James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Jadeja looks like he could get out any moment. Spars at a delivery that is angled across him. Beaten once more
56.3James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, again Ravindra Jadeja charges Anderson and defends it back, the bowler shies at the stumps, hits the batsman in the process
56.2James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, gets forward to defend and the ball dribbles wide of point, who slides and cuts it off
56.1James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, looked like the cutter, Ravindra Jadeja defends
End of over 56 ( 0 Runs )IND 178/5 maiden over bowled by Stuart Broad 55.6Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, full and wide outside off, an open-faced drive to cover
55.5Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, right forward and driving to short cover
55.4Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, stays beside the line and plays a square drive to point
55.3Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, dropped by Cook at 1st slip. Can you believe it? You have to for it was a regulation chance and shelled by the England skipper. Dhoni tries to cut and gets a healthy edge, went at knee height to his counterpart, who spilled it. He then has to dive to prevent the ball from hitting the helmet placed behind the keeper - which would've meant 5 penalty runs
55.2Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, short of length outside off, pushed to cover-point
55.1Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, nips back in, Dhoni looks to turn it to leg, but gets an inside edge onto the pads
Prior is up to the stumps now for Broad
End of over 55 ( 0 Runs )IND 178/5 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 54.6James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, flicked to square leg
54.5James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Ravindra Jadeja is trying to take a step out to nullify the reverse of Anderson, again he misses the forward defence. Anderson sledges Jadeja once more. This is riveting stuff
54.4James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, sees it is outside off and shoulders arms
54.3James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, much better. Gets fully forward and defends solidly
54.2James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, Gosh! This is not Test match batting. Ravindra Jadeja pre-meditates the charge and misses the big drive over cover, Prior shied at the stumps, but Jadeja had made it back. Anderson has a few words of advice for the batsman. Jadeja then walks up to Dhoni and has a word
54.1James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, why is Ravindra Jadeja poking out at balls outside off, only he should know. Follows the angle of the delivery with his hands and so nearly edges it. Just an inch or so away from the nick
End of over 54 ( 4 Runs )IND 178/5 53.6Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, short of length outside off, punched to short cover
53.5Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, takes a step forward hoping to negate the late reverse, pushes it back to Broad
53.4Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, clears his legs and punches it to that silly mid-on fielder
53.3Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, reverses late and Dhoni had to be quick to get his bat down to push it to silly mid-on
53.2Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, crouches low and drives in his own inimitable way to cover
53.1Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. FOUR, slightly short and wide outside off, Dhoni gets on top of the bounce and cuts wide of point, no third man and that will run away
End of over 53 ( 1 Runs )IND 174/5 52.6James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, full and swings back in, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it back to Anderson
52.5James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, at the last moment, Ravindra Jadeja pulled out of the shot as the ball hit his thigh pad. It ran away to the fine leg fence, but since he didn't play a stroke, it was rightly called a dead-ball by Oxenford
52.4James Anderson to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, edged and just short of 2nd slip. Ravindra Jadeja pushing at one near off, the nick doesn't carry though
52.3James Anderson to MS Dhoni. 1 run, turned off the pads to wide of mid-wicket, takes the single
52.2James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, full on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
52.1James Anderson to MS Dhoni. no run, another loud shout for lbw, but again too much movement and would've slipped down leg. Oxenford gets it right again
End of over 52 ( 0 Runs )IND 173/5 maiden over bowled by Stuart Broad 51.6Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, angled across, left alone
51.5Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, short of length on off, defended
51.4Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, nearly an edge, the ball is slanted across, moving away with the shiny side, Ravindra Jadeja prodded forward to defend, but the ball kept moving away and beat him
51.3Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, another solid forward block
Three slips and a short cover in place. England attacking now. They know that Broad is bowling fabulously well and another wicket, will slice open the Indian tail
51.2Stuart Broad to Ravindra Jadeja. no run, full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja gets forward to defend solidly
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
5 wickets down for IND. Out batsman is Ajinkya Rahane 51.1Stuart Broad to Ajinkya Rahane. out Caught by Prior!! Brilliant bowling by Broad. Superb delivery, in the channel around off, Rahane had to play at it, for he had to cover for the reverse, the healthy snick is snapped up by Prior. What do we have here? India's lead is just 134 and they have lost half their side. Rahane c Prior b Broad 24(29) [4s-5]
End of over 51 ( 5 Runs )IND 173/4 50.6James Anderson to Ajinkya Rahane. 1 run, turned wide of short mid-wicket and that means Rahane will retain strike
50.5James Anderson to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, loud shout for lbw, but it was slipping down leg, definitely nipped back, but not good enough to get the decision in his favor. Oxenford has a look and negates the appeal
50.4James Anderson to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR, the first boundary of the morning for Rahane. He opens the face of the bat and then drives wide of point, the quick outfield does the rest
50.3James Anderson to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, gets his front foot far too across, but manages to defend solidly in the end
50.2James Anderson to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, turns it gently into the on-side
Silly mid-off and silly mid-on in a catching position, while there are no fielders behind the wicket for Anderson against Rahane
50.1James Anderson to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, short of length on off, Rahane dead-bats it solidly
England sense blood. One more wicket and that will set the cat among the pigeons in that Indian dressing room. This match is far from over folks
End of over 50 ( 1 Runs )IND 168/4 49.6Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, pushed to mid-on to end a fine over
49.5Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, the ball is definitely reversing now. Swings back in sharply and nearly pings Dhoni on the pad, only the inside edge onto the pads saved Dhoni there. The Indian skipper didn't know where the ball went and was plonking his bat inside the crease
49.4Stuart Broad to MS Dhoni. no run, poor stroke. Granted it was short and wide outside off, was there for the cut, but Dhoni slashed and missed. So nearly could've nicked it
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
49.3Stuart Broad to Virat Kohli. out Lbw!! That's plumb. Broad didn't even turn around to appeal. He just ran forward knowing that it will be given by Dharma. Nicely set up too - he brought this one back sharply, Kohli got his front foot too far across, played around his front pad, missed and was dead. That's a double failure for him in this match. India lose a wicket very early on day 5. Just the start England would've hoped for. Kohli lbw b Broad 8(29) [4s-1]
Catching short cover and just the lone slip in place too
49.2Stuart Broad to Virat Kohli. no run, solid forward defence from Kohli
Silly mid-on in place for Kohli against Broad
49.1Stuart Broad to Ajinkya Rahane. 1 run, pushed past Broad, straight down the ground, a belated decision to take the single, but easily done eventually
End of over 49 ( 0 Runs )IND 167/3 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 48.6James Anderson to Virat Kohli. no run, softly turned to short mid-wicket
48.5James Anderson to Virat Kohli. no run, oohs and aahs from the Englishmen after that one swung in late, Kohli though had it covered and pushes it softly towards mid-on
48.4James Anderson to Virat Kohli. no run, that hit the bat splice, bounced a bit extra and Kohli immediately took his bottom hand off the handle after playing that. No damage done though as the ball rolls to cover
48.3James Anderson to Virat Kohli. no run, short of length on off, solidly defended back down the wicket
48.2James Anderson to Virat Kohli. no run, bit of indip for Anderson, Kohli turns it with soft hands to the man at short mid-wicket
48.1James Anderson to Virat Kohli. no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and push-drives towards mid-off
So the players are ready to go. Kohli to face the first ball. Anderson has the ball.
Pitch report: Two words about the pitch according to Alan Wilkins - 'Grumpy and nothing.' He compares the pitch to a grumpy bank manager - entertaining stuff!
Just in: The covers are being peeled off the field. Play will start at 11:15 Local Time, provided there is no further rain.
Oopsy, bad news friends. It has started raining again, the covers come onto the field.
Cutting back to TB, it is quite dreary and gloomy now. There was a shower in the morning to go with the overnight rains. Hopefully, play kicks off on time.
In other news, Lancashire spinner, Simon Kerrigan, who endured a horror debut against Australia in the Ashes last year, is in line to be picked for the second Test at the HQ.
'England deserved credit for its fight, but Dhoni wasn't entirely innocent. He and his medium-pacers got blinkered to the idea of bouncing out Anderson with the fielders forming an umbrella cordon. The off-with-your-head philosophy just didn't work.'
Vijaya Kumar writes, 'Last-wicket pairs are supposed to split quickly in a variety of ways; a comical shot, cart-wheeling stumps or the tame edge. The first Test here at Trent Bridge bucked those odds with a vengeance. If for India, it was Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami, who added 111 and embarrassed England, the host found its saviours in centurion Joe Root and James Anderson on the fourth day.'
Meanwhile, K.C Vijaya Kumar's report for the Hindu carries the headline: 'Root and Anderson dig in, create history'
'There were many questions asked about India on Friday. One was from Geoffrey Boycott from the commentary box: “What is the man who bowls off-spin and carrom balls doing in the dressing room?'
'The first session showed that India not only misread the pitch, but had picked the wrong horse. They hadn't even utilised the available resources well or employed the right tactics. These are early days in the series, but there are those who vouch that the famous Dhoni Test match freeze might have been sighted at Trent Bridge.'
Sandeep Dwivedi writing for the Indian Express, questions MS Dhoni's baffling tactics. Dwivedi adds, 'The 26 wicketless overs that England needed to take the lead this morning saw Mahendra Singh Dhoni look far and wide. His bowling changes and funky field placements failed to dislodge the last-wicket pair of Joe Root and James Anderson. Dhoni tried everything. He even threw the ball to opener Murali Vijay. But nothing worked. '
Booth adds, 'Prior allayed fears with a smart catch to his left to see off India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday morning, but has since missed three chances low to his right: MS Dhoni was dropped on 50 on the second morning, and on Saturday afternoon he twice failed to lay a glove on chances offered by Murali Vijay. Whether Buttler would have snaffled them may no longer be the point. He is 23, full of drive and invention, and is averaging 40 for struggling Lancashire. He is just the sort of cricketer, in other words, who might fit neatly into the template of a brave new era.'
'The 32-year-old Prior is a warhorse of 78 Tests, well-liked by colleagues and with a proud record as a counter-attacking No 7. Things though have threatened to unravel. It's hard to be over-critical of his batting: he alone held on during England's first-innings collapse against Sri Lanka at Headingley, and on Friday here in Nottingham he fell victim to a dismal piece of umpiring from Kumar Dharmasena. But his glovework is another matter. The alarm bells began to ring at Headingley, where Prior dropped Kumar Sangakkara on 27 shortly after lunch on a chaotic first day.'
Lawrence Booth, writing for the Daily Mail, throws the spotlight on the up-down Matt Prior. He writes, 'It was after Jos Buttler's incendiary 121 off 74 balls in the Lord's one-day international against Sri Lanka in May that Alastair Cook announced his limited-overs wicketkeeper was not ready for Test cricket.'
He goes on, 'The fact is, this schedule is crazy. Trying to squeeze five Tests into 42 days is just too much and it may well be that by the end of this series we conclude they would have been better off keeping it to four because the players are too exhausted to be performing at their peak.Test matches are seriously hard work. The physical effort required to bowl or keep for a day and a half is enormous.'
Jonathan Agnew focusses on burnout in his special for BBC Sport. Agnew writes, 'The incredible 198-run partnership and two late wickets have given England an outside chance of victory, but the more likely scenario is that their bowlers are going to have to get through a lot of overs on Sunday with the Lord's Test just round the corner.'
'He deserved the plaudits too, for this was no fluke. The pitch may have been placid but his defence was sturdy and some of his attacking shots were timed with the precision of an atomic clock. Most of all he deserves credit for hanging in there while Root added a further 104 runs to his own total.'
Selvey carries on to write, 'First of all Jimmy Anderson looked flummoxed, then embarrassed. Mohammed Shami, one of the three India seamers who had been flogging away for much of the morning on the pitch of broken hearts, had just banged in a short ball to him. First he advanced, and then swivelled before swatting it to the midwicket boundary almost with one hand.'
Mike Selvey's piece for the Guardian wears the headline: 'England's Jimmy Anderson and Joe Root break records and Indian spirit'
Greetings and welcome to the final day of the opening Test at TB. As is the norm, let us have a gander at what the newspapers have in store for us before the action unfolds.
The English bowlers will be keen to make early inroads, bundle out India and stretch for a 1-0 lead. Can India's middle order thwart England's plan and salvage a draw?
Another wicket or two in the closing stages of the penultimate day could have propelled England to pole position. Kohli and Rahane saw through the pesky period with calmness although the latter played a few flamboyant strokes as well.
Joe Root and Jimmy Anderson (or well the Burnley Lara) conjured up a world record last wicket stand to frustrate the visitors and edge ahead. Later on, Che Pujara and Murali Vijay erased the thin deficit and laid a solid platform for India. However, England removed both the half-centurions off successive balls to give themselves an outside chance of a victory.
1979 - When Gavaskar played out of his skin - one of the greatest Test matches witnessed
The fourth Test at the Oval will go down as one of the finest Test matches to have ever been played in cricketing history. After opting to bat first, the hosts gained a handy 103-run first innings lead before Geoffrey Boycott powered England past 300 with a fine century in the second innings. Eventually, 438 was the target set for India. Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Chauhan got the visitors off to a good start and closed Day 4 at 76/0. The England bowlers were unable to go through their defences even on the final day and the duo carried on their good work.
Though they added over 200 runs for the first wicket, the scoring rate was not all that great in the morning session. Chauhan fell for 80 with the scoreboard reading 213/1. In came Dilip Vengsarkar. All of a sudden, Gavaskar, alongside Vengsarkar, batted aggressively to push the hosts on the back foot before Phil Edmonds ended their brisk 153-run stand. By then, Gavaskar was well set and was looking pretty ominous. Soon after completing his double-hundred, Gavaskar fell to Ian Botham for 221, his highest Test score, with India still needing 49 runs to win. The England all-rounder bowled an impressive final spell accounting for three Indian batsmen in his last four overs to halt India's progress. With 15 runs needed off the last over, the tail-enders, who were surrounded by fielders, couldn't do much and both sides settled for a draw. Gavaskar was named the Man of the Match for his brave innings which brought life to the Test match that could have otherwise ended in a boring draw.
There are only two possible results in this game, a draw or an England win. An Indian win looks far from possible and they have themselves to blame as they gave away 294 runs for the last three England wickets. Can the hosts knock off the remaining Indian wickets and go for the kill? Will the Indian batters be able to bat out a draw? We will leave you to ponder over these questions, but before we go, here is part 12 of the top 25 performances in the England-India series in England. Until tomorrow, take care and Cya!
Stumps, Day 4: Kohli and Rahane walk off after congratulating Anderson for his effort with the bat. It is England's day and they are the ones who are in with a chance to win it. First, the pair of Root and Anderson frustrated the Indians with a record last wicket partnership. Then, when it looked like the Indians were well on course for a draw, the English bowlers got rid of the two set batsmen - Vijay and Pujara. Rahane and Kohli have so far looked solid but a long day awaits them tomorrow.
End of over 48 ( 5 Runs )IND 167/3 47.6Stuart Broad to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, again, touch too straight, Rahane turns it gently to short mid-wicket
Final ball of the day
47.5Stuart Broad to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, straying onto the legs, Rahane tucks it to Cook at backward square leg
47.4Stuart Broad to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, fuller and outside off, Rahane reaches forward and defends it to the off-side
47.3Stuart Broad to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Broad targeting the stumps of Kohli, who calmly clips it to deep mid wicket and gets off strike
47.2Stuart Broad to Virat Kohli. FOUR, length delivery attacking the stumps, Kohli gets inside the line and glances it to fine leg, there was no one in the deep and Kohli picks up an easy four
47.1Stuart Broad to Virat Kohli. no run, good length just outside off, Kohli gets across and defends it back down the wicket
Stuart Broad [10.0-3-30-0] is back into the attack
Last over of the day coming up. Broad to have a crack at the two new batsmen..
End of over 47 ( 3 Runs )IND 162/3 46.6Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. 1 run, attempted yorker, but ends up as a low full toss, Kohli squeezes it over silly mid-on and calls for a quick single, Rahane responds well and they get it easily
Silly mid-on and FSL in place
46.5Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, dug in short on off, Kohli rolls his wrists and pulls it in front of square for his first runs
46.4Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, solidly defended off the back foot to short cover
46.3Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, short of length on off, Kohli goes on the back foot and pats it to backward point, played with soft hands
46.2Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, much closer to off-stump, Kohli was late to decide whether to play or leave, in the end he shoulders arms
46.1Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, Stokes has been bowling too far outside off, Kohli will be more than happy to let those go through to Prior
End of over 46 ( 12 Runs )IND 159/3 45.6Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR, glorious shot! Back of length delivery just outside off, Rahane stands tall and punches it to the right of mid-off, it was just a push and the timing takes it to the fence
45.5Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR, banged in short, does not rise high enough, Rahane is quick to rock back and pull it behind square for a boundary, looks like he has done his homework on the short ball after getting out to it in the first innings
45.4Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, huge cry for caught behind! Prior as always seemed excited but Dharmasena gets it spot on, short delivery on the hips, Rahane misses the nudge and the ball brushes the thigh pad on the way to Prior, Plunkett was not convinced as he didn't go up immediately
45.3Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, bouncer well down leg, Rahane ducks under it easily
Back to round the wicket and the short stuff
150 runs for IND 45.2Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR, gives a bit of width outside off and disappears to the fence, Rahane gets nicely on top of the bounce and punches it square of the wicket to pick up his second boundary
45.1Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, on a length closer to off, Rahane prefers to stay back and knocks it to the left of Plunkett
End of over 45 ( 1 Runs )IND 147/3 44.6Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, again, short and on off, Kohli has ample time to go back and guide it to backward point
44.5Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, short and wide outside off, Kohli cuts and finds backward point, yet to open his account
44.4Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, Stokes gets away with a full wide one, Kohli ignores it and Oxenford thinks it is not wide enough to be called
44.3Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, good length just outside off, Kohli shoulders arms
44.2Ben Stokes to Ajinkya Rahane. 1 run, short of length on off and middle, Rahane has plenty of time to go back and nudge it to square leg
44.1Ben Stokes to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, back of a length on off, Rahane defends it back to the bowler
End of over 44 ( 2 Runs )IND 146/3 43.6Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. no run, bumper on the stumps, Kohli sits down and evades it comfortably
Back to the short ball tactics, three men around the bat
43.5Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. no run, fuller and just outside off, Kohli pushes it off the front foot to cover
More conventional field for Kohli
43.4Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. 1 run, looks like Rahane is going to take on the short delivery, he rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep mid wicket
43.4Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no ball, as expected short and on off, Rahane sways back and lets it go, but Plunkett had overstepped
Plunkett switches to round the wicket and immediately there is a FSL, silly point and leg gully in place
43.3Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, good length on off and middle, Rahane knocks it back down the wicket
43.2Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, presses forward and pushes it to cover
Only a lone slip assisting Plunkett
43.1Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, pitched up outside off, drives and picks out short cover
End of over 43 ( 0 Runs )IND 144/3 maiden over bowled by Ben Stokes 42.6Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, too far across off, Kohli is happy to let those go at the fag end of the day
42.5Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, short of length on off, Kohli stands up and fends it to the on-side
A gully and short mid-wicket in now
42.4Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, full delivery outside off, Kohli resists his temptation and lets it go through to Prior
42.3Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, shortish and on off, Kohli gets back and blocks it towards cover
Two slips waiting for the outside edge
42.2Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, back of a length closer to the off-stump, Kohli taps it towards cover-point
42.1Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. no run, shapes it away outside off, Kohli stays back and shoulders arms
Ben Stokes [6.0-1-24-0] is back into the attack
End of over 42 ( 4 Runs )IND 144/3 41.6Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, banged in short and around off, Rahane goes on his toes and fends it to the off-side
41.5Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, shortens the length outside off, Rahane watches it go past him
41.4Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR, nice juicy half volley on the pads, Rahane leans forward and clips it delightfully to deep mid wicket, Root gives chase and comes second
41.3Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, fuller and just outside off, Rahane pushes it to cover
41.2Liam Plunkett to Ajinkya Rahane. no run, back of a length close to off, Rahane gets behind the line and defends it to the off-side. The home crowd also getting louder with those two wickets
Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3 wickets down for IND. Out batsman is Cheteshwar Pujara 41.1Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. out Caught by Stokes!! England have snared two wickets in two balls. Pujara has been strong with the cut today but it fails to keep it down this time. Short and wide outside off, Pujara reaches out to cut it in the air. Stokes at backward point makes a mess of it on the first attempt but then recovers, dives to his left and pouches it after the bobble. Could this be a potentially game-turning strike? Pujara is gutted as he walks back to the hut. Pujara c Stokes b Plunkett 55(101) [4s-7]
Pujara has to go now.
Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease
End of over 41 ( 3 Runs )IND 140/2 40.6Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. out Caught by Prior!! Ali strikes against the run of play. This was nicely tossed up outside off, Vijay gives the charge, aiming to go big. However, he does not get hold of it, feathers a nick to the keeper, who gobbles it up. He had time to stump Vijay as well. But it will go down as caught behind in the scorecard. Vijay c Prior b Moeen Ali 52(119) [4s-7 6s-1]
Ali cuts short Vijay's bright knock. Did he get carried away? He is caught behind.
40.5Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, use of the feet again as Pujara clips it away to deep mid wicket
40.4Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, pushed through flatter and quicker, Pujara misses the sweep
40.3Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, straight roller from Ali, Pujara pokes it out in front of cover
40.2Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, now it's Vijay's turn to advance and whip this airily in front of deep mid-wicket
40.1Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, quicker on off, Pujara comes down the track and drives it to long on
End of over 40 ( 9 Runs )IND 137/1 39.6Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, lifter whizzing across Vijay, who arches back and evades it well
39.5Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, length ball wide outside off, angled down to third man
50 runs for Cheteshwar Pujara 39.4Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR, fifty for Pujara. His 5th in Test cricket. Banged in short and directed just below the chest from round the stumps, Pujara swivels on the back foot and pulls it away to the deep mid wicket fence with calmness. Vijay walks up to Pujara and hugs him
39.3Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and on the stumps, tapped to the off-side
39.2Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR, beats backward point now. Back of a length and wide outside off, Pujara moves deep in the crease and cuts it away to the deep third man fence, his timing was exquisite
39.1Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, short and outside off, Pujara gets on top of the bounce and cuts it to backward point
End of over 39 ( 1 Runs )IND 128/1 38.6Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. no run, tossed up on middle, Vijay blocks it confidently
38.5Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, pushed through quicker, Pujara squirts it to backward square leg off the inside section of the bat
38.4Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, Pujara looks to turn it to leg, gets a leading edge that pops in front of cover
38.3Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, Pujara uses his feet and defends it back to the bowler
A short fine in place now in addition to a short leg
38.2Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, nice loopy off-break, defended towards mid-on
38.1Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, flat on the pads, Pujara does not connect with the flick
End of over 38 ( 1 Runs )IND 127/1 37.6Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, slanted across the right-hander, who lets it pass
37.5Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, short on off, back-cut behind point, where the fielder takes some pace off the ball before deep third man tidies it up
37.4Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, Pujara fetches this from off and whips it away to mid-on
37.3Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, very full and on off, Pujara push-drives it to cover, straight to the fielder
37.2Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and slanted across, Pujara will not flirt with those
37.1Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, good length ball on off, Pujara inches forward and defends it solidly back to the bowler, head over the ball
End of over 37 ( 4 Runs )IND 126/1 36.6Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, veering down leg, Pujara kneels down and sweeps it away to deep fine leg in a controlled fashion
36.5Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, full on middle and leg, punched down to long on for a comfortable single
36.4Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. no run, tossed up, Vijay flicks it in the airbut well in front of mid-wicket
36.3Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. no run, defended to the leg-side
A leg-slip in..
36.2Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, middle and leg line, swept away to fine leg
50 runs for Murali Vijay 36.1Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, Vijay follows up his ton in the first innings with a fifty in the second. Slid down leg, eased away fine
End of over 36 ( 1 Runs )IND 122/1 35.6Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, angled in on off, Pujara comes forward and drives it back at the bowler
35.5Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, back of a length outside off, ignored, fine carry through to Prior on that occasion
35.4Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, left alone outside off
England have some issues with the ball. Has it been bent out of shape. It seems fine and Plunkett motors on
35.3Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and outside off, Pujara drives with an open face and finds cover
35.2Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. 1 run, fuller and straigher, Vijay wrists it behind square on the leg-side
35.1Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, fuller length ball on off, drawing Vijay into a forward defensive push to mid-off
Liam Plunkett [6.0-1-13-0] is back into the attack
End of over 35 ( 6 Runs )IND 121/1 34.6Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, darted down leg, nothing doing from Pujara
34.5Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, steered away in front of square on the off-side, the soft hands directing the operations
34.4Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 2 runs, Moeen Ali gives this ample air on off, Vijay uses his feet and drives it through vacant backward point, hares across for a brace
34.3Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, picked away off the pads behind square leg
34.2Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, angled in from round the stumps, clipped away to backward square leg again
34.1Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, dragged short on the leg-stump, swivel-pulled away to backward square leg
End of over 34 ( 0 Runs )IND 115/1 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 33.6James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, yorker on the base of the off-stump, Vijay squirts it in front of point
33.5James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball jags in off, pushed towards silly mid-off. Hints of reverse swing
33.4James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, full and wide outside off, Vijay lets it pass. Prior is standing back now
33.3James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, back of a length and curls in, Vijay defends it to the right of the bowler
33.2James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, fraction back of a length and close to the off-stump, nips back in late but Vijay is certain about his leave
33.1James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, full and on off, Vijay angles it to the man at point
End of over 33 ( 11 Runs )IND 115/1 32.6Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, Vijay uses his feet and eases it to long on to keep the strike
32.5Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. SIX, cracking shot! Vijay charges down the track, meets the pitch of the ball and lofts it high and over long on in some style
32.4Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. no run, flat and quick on the stumps, defended
32.3Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 3 runs, quicker through the air around off, Pujara pokes at it, the outside edge runs away to the unmanned third man area, Prior runs back to collect the ball
32.2Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, flighted delivery on off, Pujara blocks it in front of the bowler
32.1Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, clipped down to deep square leg for a single
End of over 32 ( 4 Runs )IND 104/1 31.6James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, shortish and on off, more of a back of a length ball, Pujara stands tall and unfurls a solid punch to cover
31.5James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR, deftly done! Pujara opens the face of the bat on impact with this full ball outside off and steers it down to the third man fence
31.4James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, short and on the stumps, Pujara pulls it well but Robson at short leg intercepts it. Robson is hit on the shin pad but is okay to resume
31.3James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, a bit of tail in on middle, Pujara defends it solidly
31.2James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and on off, Pujara presents a straight bat and defends it back to the bowler
A backward gully, short mid-on, short mid-wicket in.
Prior is up to the stumps for Jimmy as well.
31.1James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, good length ball on middle and leg, turned to the leg-side
End of over 31 ( 3 Runs )IND 100/1 100 runs for IND 30.6Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. leg byes, 1 run, skids onto the leg-stump, keeps low, Pujara does not nail the flick but ekes out a leg-bye. The ball pitched outside leg in fact
30.5Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, drifting onto the pads, flicked away to mid-wicket
30.4Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, Moeen Ali gives this some air on off, Pujara is forward to smother it
30.3Moeen Ali to Murali Vijay. 1 run, turning in on off on a short of a length, clipped away to deep mid wicket off the back foot
30.2Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, Pujara fetches this from off and whips it away to deep mid wicket
30.1Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, floated full on off, Pujara defends it well
Oh there's a change after the break. Ali has a slip and a short leg to assist him.
Moeen Ali [1.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now. Vijay and Pujara have adhered to caution to rebuild for India. Anderson and Broad though have tested the Indians although there is very little help from the pitch. They will be hoping for the ball to reverse more.
End of over 30 ( 0 Runs )IND 97/1 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 29.6James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, full and closer to the off-stump, Vijay has a lousy poke at it only to get beaten. Jimmy is in his elements
29.5James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, superb ball! Dug in short and curls away, Vijay belatedly dangles his bat inside the line
29.4James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, pitched up and on off, Vijay presses it to silly mid-off. Bell there is incharge of shining the ball
29.3James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, on a length and nibbles back in, Vijay blocks it neatly
29.2James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, very full and just a shade outside off, Vijay drives it straight to the fielder at short cover. There is a silly mid-off in place as well for the airy drive
29.1James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball which jags away late, Vijay lets it through for the keeper
End of over 29 ( 0 Runs )IND 97/1 maiden over bowled by Stuart Broad 28.6Stuart Broad to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and on off, driven back down the track, Broad fails to stop it with his boot but mid-on gets across and hunts it down
28.5Stuart Broad to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, homing in on middle from wide of the crease, Pujara defends it solidly
28.4Stuart Broad to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, keeps alarmingly low around off, Broad wears a smile on his face, Pujara though did well to jam it to the leg-side
28.3Stuart Broad to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, much fuller and pushed outside off, left alone, fine take from Prior
28.2Stuart Broad to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and on off, Pujara opens the face of the bat and steers it to the man at point
28.1Stuart Broad to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, angled in on middle, Pujara clips it away towards square leg
Broad will continue with Prior up to the stumps.
End of over 28 ( 1 Runs )IND 97/1 27.6James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, 136kph full and outside off, Vijay shoulders arms wisely, his judgement outside off has been quite impeccable throughout this Test
A deep third comes in..
30 runs for Cheteshwar Pujara 27.5James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, nudged away off the hips to deep square leg, Pujara jogs across for the single
27.4James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, good length ball on off, Pujara pushes it to the man at mid-off
27.3James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, fuller length ball and on off, Pujara taps it to point from the crease
27.2James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and nipping back in off from over the stumps, Pujara may have been early into the drive, lobs it to the right of Jimmy. The ball stopped on Che Pujara, foiling his timing
27.1James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, short and on off, Che is forced to fend it to short leg off the back foot
End of over 27 ( 4 Runs )IND 96/1 26.6Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, very full and just outside off, Vijay drives nicely with a bent knee after coming forward but hits it straight to the fielder at mid-off
26.5Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball and on off, Vijay blocks it to the leg-side
26.4Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, pushed wide outside off, ignored by Vijay
26.3Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, full and on off, Vijay is drawn into a forward defensive push to cover
26.2Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball on the stumps, blocked to the right of the bowler
26.1Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. FOUR, pitched up and on off, might have been the cutter, Vijay dabs it down to deep third man with soft hands, deliberately done
Prior is to to the stumps..
End of over 26 ( 0 Runs )IND 92/1 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 25.6James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, tight line on off, Pujara is equally tight in his defensive technique
25.5James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, good length ball around off, Pujara stays in his crease and pats it to cover
25.4James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, short and outside off, Pujara gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover
25.3James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, pitched up and on off, forward and pressed to cover
25.2James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, good length ball on off and middle, defended
A silly mid-on in as well.
25.1James Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, fullish and on off, Pujara bunts it to cover
James Anderson [4.0-1-16-0] is back into the attack
It has gone a bit dark and overcast at TB. Jimmy's back. He is hunting for some reverse swing.
End of over 25 ( 0 Runs )IND 92/1 maiden over bowled by Stuart Broad 24.6Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, fullish tempter curling away outside off, Vijay ignores it
24.5Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball angled in, Vijay squirts it away to the leg-side off the inside portion of the bat
24.4Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, very full and around off, Vijay props forward, drives sweetly but can't beat cover
24.3Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball and on off, defended by Vijay
24.2Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, wide line outside off, Vijay flags it through to Prior
24.1Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, fuller and attacking the off-stump, Vijay drives it back to the bowler
End of over 24 ( 6 Runs )IND 92/1 23.6Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, similar ball, slid short and wide outside off, left alone again
23.5Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, back of a length but too wide outside off to induce a stroke
23.4Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. 2 runs, veering onto the pads, Pujara twirls his wrists and flicks it away wide of deep mid-wicket
23.3Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, moves in late after passing the batsman, who had shouldered arms
23.2Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, good length ball on off, stays low, Pujara stoops low to keep it out
23.1Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR, whoa! Very full and outside off, Pujara lays into a gorgeous cover-drive, he opens the face and crunches it wide of cover
End of over 23 ( 0 Runs )IND 86/1 maiden over bowled by Stuart Broad 22.6Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, full and widish outside off, Vijay ignores it
22.5Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, pitched up and on off, pressed to the man at cover
22.4Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, fuller and on off, skids onto the batsman, keeps low as well, Vijay adjusts well and defends it to leg
22.3Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, Broad plugs away on and around outside off, Vijay lets this pass too
22.2Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, pitched up and on off, Vijay has to play at this, he inches forward and blocks it back to Broad
22.1Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, full and outside off, luring Vijay into the drive but the latter is more than happy to shoulder arms
End of over 22 ( 4 Runs )IND 86/1 21.6Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, keeps it short, this one whizzes across Pujara, who arches back, drops his wrists and avoids it well
21.5Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, short and dragged down leg, Pujara who was initially looking to help it fine, dangles his bat away at the last moment
21.4Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, banged in shortish and on off, Pujara fends it to the left of the bowler
21.3Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, fraction back of a length and on off, Pujara camps on the back foot and essays a solid punch but picks out the man at mid-on
21.2Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, Stokes bangs this bouncer but slides it down leg, ducked and evaded easily
21.1Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR, back of a length and on off, Pujara switches back and cuts it down to the deep third man fence
End of over 21 ( 4 Runs )IND 82/1 20.6Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, back of a length and slanted across, left alone
20.5Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, fullish and outside off again, Vijay lifts his bat and lets it go
20.4Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, closer to the off-stump on a fuller length, left alone
30 runs for Murali Vijay 20.3Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. FOUR, top shot! This was a half-volley outside off, Vijay eases the drive wide of mid-off. He even held the pose for a brief while
20.2Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, fullish and in the channel outside off, Vijay hoists his bat above his shoulder and ignores it
20.1Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, near yorker on off, Vijay digs it out towards square point
Stuart Broad [5.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
Cook and Broad discuss battle-plans. Jimmy is also seen giving some tips to the local lad. A cover and a slip in.
End of over 20 ( 4 Runs )IND 78/1 19.6Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. 2 runs, back of a length and on the stumps, Pujara tucks it away past mid-wicket for a brace
19.5Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. 2 runs, Stokes is cranking it up here! This one rears from a length outside off, Pujara is surprised by the lift on this, he gets into a tangle but fends it off the splice of the bat as the ball dribbles away towards third man
19.4Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, pitched up and targetting the off-stump, forward and pressed to the off-side
19.3Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, fraction back of a length and on off, Pujara hangs back, pushes it to mid-off and asks his partner to wait on
19.2Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, much fuller and outside off, Pujara opts for caution and ignores it
19.1Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, on a length and on off, Pujara pats it to the off-side after putting a big stride forward
End of over 19 ( 3 Runs )IND 74/1 18.6Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, not all that short, back of a length and on the leg-stump, Pujara swivels on the back foot and helps it down to fine leg
18.5Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, another one banged in short, Pujara is late to duck under, the ball grazes the back of Pujara en-route to Prior
A short leg and a silly-point in.
18.4Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, dug in on the ribs, Pujara leaps off his feet and fends it in front of point rather uncomfortably
Plunkett goes round the stumps. Plenty of short stuff on the menu.
18.3Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, fullish tempter close to the off-stump, Pujara though shows restraint in shouldering arms
18.2Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. 2 runs, hurled in full and straight, Che whips his wrists and directs it to deep mid wicket for a couple
18.1Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, banged in short and slanted across, nothing doing from Pujara
End of over 18 ( 1 Runs )IND 71/1 17.6Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, tails in late from outside off, Vijay is wary of it as he lets it pass
A short extra cover in for Vijay.
17.5Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, drifting onto the pads now, flicked away to deep square leg for a single
A short leg slips in..
17.4Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, pacy 142kph decks in late after passing Che, who had shouldered arms
17.3Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, tight line on off at 142kph, Pujara taps it towards mid-on
17.2Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, fired mighty full just outside off, Pujara can only squeeze it back to the bowler
17.1Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, angled in on off, Pujara pokes at it, the outside edge runs away in front of point
End of over 17 ( 2 Runs )IND 70/1 16.6Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, length ball outside off, some extra bounce as well as Vijay is beaten on the open-faced dab down to third man
16.5Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball and on off, Vijay prods across and nudges it in front of mid-wicket
16.4Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, overpitched and on off, Pujara drives neatly but Ali flings himself to his left at mid-on and parries the ball to mid-off, saving some runs for his team
16.4Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no ball, full and outside off again, the response from Pujara is no different as he shoulders arms. Meanwhile, Plunkett is caught overstepping
16.3Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, tight line just a shade outside off, Pujara does not bite
16.2Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, pitched up and on the fourth stump line, Pujara will leave those all day
The slip cordon has been reinforced. Bell in at a wide 2nd slip now.
16.1Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, short and wide outside off, Pujara cuts it sweetly but can't beat the man at point
End of over 16 ( 0 Runs )IND 68/1 maiden over bowled by Ben Stokes 15.6Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, fullish and in the corridor of uncertainty, Vijay shoulders arms, the ball carries to Prior at ankle-height
15.5Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, short, rears up alarmingly from a length outside off, ignored
15.4Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball curling in, Vijay is happy to lift his bat and let it go
15.3Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, pitched further up and attacking the off-stump, Vijay props forward and presses it back to the bowler
15.2Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, pitched up and closer to off, Vijay knows the whereabouts of his off-stump, left alone
15.1Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, inducker from Stokes, Vijay is left clueless. He inches forward but misses the attempted drive as the ball zips past the inside edge. Fine carry through to Prior
End of over 15 ( 2 Runs )IND 68/1 14.6Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, back of a length, slanted across, Pujara lets it pass
14.5Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, shortish and on off, Pujara gets on top of the bounce and quells it to cover
14.4Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, straying onto the pads, worked away to the leg-side
14.3Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. leg byes, 1 run, a confident appeal for lbw, the ump shoots it down. It was snaking down leg. This was fullish and tailing in, Vijay does not nail the flick, he is rapped on the pads in front of leg, it was never really going to threaten the stumps. India eke out a hesitant leg-bye amid the appeal
14.2Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, much fuller and straighter, Pujara wrists it through square leg but there is protection in the deep
14.1Liam Plunkett to Cheteshwar Pujara. no run, full and pushed across, ignored, the ball scuttles through to Prior, the uneven bounce of TB comes to the fore
End of over 14 ( 9 Runs )IND 66/1 13.6Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, on a length and on off and middle, Vijay presses across and turns it to short mid-wicket
13.5Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, back of a length and on off, Vijay taps it to the man at point
13.4Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. no run, good length ball on off, Vijay comes forward and drives it to cover
13.3Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. FOUR, edged and safe! This was a fullish and in the channel of uncertainty, Vijay pushes at it feebly, Stokes induces the outside edge, Prior dives to his right but can't even get to it. It would have been a dolly for first slip
13.2Ben Stokes to Murali Vijay. FOUR, lovely shot! Length ball outside off, Vijay employs soft hands and guides it down to the third man fence, it has been a profitable area for Vijay
13.1Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara. 1 run, dug in short and just below chest-height, tucked away to deep backward square leg
Hello again. India are effectively 18-1. Vijay and Pujara will seek to rebuild and steer India to safer shores.
2011 - Bell ensures India stay down
After Stuart Broad single-handedly turned the match on its head with a hat-trick, it was important that England seized the advantage in their second effort with the bat. Meanwhile, with two early wickets, India had their tails up and Ian Bell was under tremendous pressure to bail his side out of trouble. However, nothing stopped Bell from playing his shots and he batted positively picking up crucial boundaries. It was an added plus that Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan and Matt Prior gave him good support and the hosts put pressure right back on the Indians.
There was high drama at the tea interval on Day 3. Ian Bell, when on 137, started walking towards the dressing room without making his ground assuming that an Eoin Morgan hit had reached the fence. However, the umpire did not signal tea and India removed the bails and claimed his dismissal. After a lot of thought by the match officials, he was given out. Although, after a request by the England management during the break, captain MS Dhoni recalled Bell and was allowed to resume his innings. Eventually, Bell was dismissed for 159. But for Bell's effort, keeping the controversy aside, it would have been difficult for England to gain the upper hand in the Test match. The hosts not only registered a morale boosting win, but also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 4-match series.
Here is part 11 of the top 25 moments in the England-India series in England...
Tea, Day 4: A session we can say that belonged to India. First they came out and got rid of Anderson, then wiped off the deficit with a solid 49-run opening stand. Vijay and Dhawan came out looking positive, the latter was troubled by Broad early but battled through that period before gifting his wicket away to Moeen Ali. With a lead of 18 runs, India will look to extend that as much as possible with 36 overs left in the day. Join us back for the final session in a few minutes...
End of over 13 ( 0 Runs )IND 57/1 maiden over bowled by Liam Plunkett 12.6Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, jags back in sharply from back of a length, Vijay is caught in the crease and is hit on the thigh pad. That should have hurt as Vijay grimaces in pain
Last ball before tea
12.5Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, good length just outside off, Vijay comes half forward and defends
12.4Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, short of length around off, Vijay guides it to point with an open face
12.3Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, banged in mid-way down the wicket, Vijay fends it with soft hands to the off-side
12.2Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, back of a length outside off, Vijay shoulders arms
12.1Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, dug in short on off, Vijay jumps up and pats it to the off-side
End of over 12 ( 12 Runs )IND 57/1 11.6Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR, Pujara shows how to play a full toss, he does not try to smack the leather off the ball, he relies on placing it and does extremely well to hit it to the right of mid-off. Good way to start your innings
50 runs for IND 11.5Moeen Ali to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR, half volley outside off, bowled from round the wicket, Pujara comes on the front foot and crunches the drive to deep extra cover
Four men around the bat. A slip, gully, FSL and leg-slip
Cheteshwar Pujara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.4Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan. out Caught&Bowled!! A very soft dismissal. He has missed out twice on a flat wicket. We can actually say he gifted his wicket away. It was a nice gentle full toss on the stumps, Dhawan charges down the wicket and hits straight back to the bowler, Moeen Ali holds onto to a sharp chance. That is a bonus wicket for England. Dhawan c and b Moeen Ali 29(29) [4s-6]
Two catching covers in place
11.3Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, driven straight to cover
11.2Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, rubbish delivery from Moeen Ali, fired down the leg-side, Dhawan swivels and slaps it to the fine leg fence
11.1Moeen Ali to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, huge shout by Prior for lbw! Moeen Ali does not go up, it was sliding onto the pads, Dhawan misses the clip and is hit on the pads, the ball was heading down leg, right decision from the ump
Moeen Ali to operate with a slip and short leg
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
End of over 11 ( 1 Runs )IND 45/0 10.6Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, again not too close enough to make Vijay play, easily left
10.5Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, on a length around off, left alone
10.4Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, Vijay gets on top of the bounce and cuts it to Stokes at backward point
10.3Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, fuller and tempting the batsman close to off, Vijay comes forward and shoulders arms
10.2Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, short and just outside off, Vijay stays in the crease and punches it to cover
10.1Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, good length outside off, Vijay lifts his bat and lets it go
10.1Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no ball, Plunkett crosses the front line, delivers it back of a length, Vijay pats it in front of backward point, looks for a single but Dhawan is not interested
End of over 10 ( 5 Runs )IND 44/0 9.6Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. 1 run, Vijay still finds the gap on the leg-side, he gets this behind square and picks up an easy single
Cook has placed himself at mid-wicket. So there are two short mid-wickets and one silly mid-on in place
9.5Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, turns it gently to mid-wicket, he is wary of the man there and hence is not going through with the shot
9.4Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. FOUR, how good is he with the on the up drives? Not a bad delivery at all, it was on a length outside off, Vijay gets right on top of it and drives it handsomely to sweeper cover
9.3Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, full on off and middle, Vijay clips it to the man placed at short mid-wicket
9.2Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, knocks it towards short mid-wicket off the back foot
9.1Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, closer to the off-stump, Vijay judges it well and shoulders arms
End of over 9 ( 6 Runs )IND 39/0 8.6Liam Plunkett to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, keeps it short of length outside off, Dhawan covers the line and sees it go into Prior's gloves
8.5Liam Plunkett to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, punched off the middle of the bat straight to backward point
8.4Liam Plunkett to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, back of a length just outside off, Dhawan gets right behind the line and punches it to sweeper cover, that was just a mere push and the ball sped away to the fence. The scores are level now
8.3Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. 1 run, keeps a bit low, Vijay gets his bat down and jams it to the on-side
8.2Liam Plunkett to Murali Vijay. no run, turned away softly to mid-wicket
8.1Liam Plunkett to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, banged in short and outside off, Dhawan slashes it hard and to backward point, the ball drops just in front of Stokes, he is angry with himself that he didn't dive forward and take that, kicks the ground in frustration
Plunkett starts from round the wicket
Liam Plunkett, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
End of over 8 ( 2 Runs )IND 33/0 7.6Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, short and wide of off, Vijay's eyes lit up when he saw that, he went for the cut but dragged it back onto the pads. The ball didn't arrive as Vijay expected
7.5Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, fuller and on off, Vijay plays a textbook forward defence to cover
7.4Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, back of a length close to off, Vijay knocks it to the off-side
7.3Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, on a length just outside off, Vijay shoulders arms
7.2Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. 2 runs, tucked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a brace
7.1Stuart Broad to Murali Vijay. no run, cleverly bowled! Broad went wide of the crease, gets it to angle in and then straighten, Vijay played down the wrong line and is beaten
End of over 7 ( 8 Runs )IND 31/0 6.6James Anderson to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, too many balls on the pads in this over, very unlike Anderson, Dhawan does not miss out on putting that away, he leans forward and clips it hard to the deep mid wicket fence
6.5James Anderson to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, back of a length on off, Dhawan goes right back and defends it solidly
6.4James Anderson to Murali Vijay. 1 run, another one on the legs, Vijay flicks it to deep square leg, that flew off the middle and went quickly to Moeen Ali
6.3James Anderson to Murali Vijay. 2 runs, strays onto the pads, Vijay clips it to deep mid wicket for a brace, Moeen Ali cleans up on the fence
6.2James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, shortens the length outside off, Vijay plays inside the line and lets it pass
6.1James Anderson to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, angled into the body of the batsman, Dhawan nurdles it behind square on the leg-side
Anderson comes round the wicket straightaway to Dhawan
End of over 6 ( 5 Runs )IND 23/0 5.6Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Dhawan punches it to the right of mid-off for a single
5.5Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, another inside edge onto the thigh pad, the ball rolls towards gully. He has played more off the inside edge than the middle in this innings
5.4Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, goes back to attacking the stumps, Dhawan squirts it off the inside edge to square leg
5.3Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, Broad gets a bit too wide of off and Dhawan punishes him, he gets a good stride forward and punches it beautifully to deep extra cover, that should give him some confidence
5.2Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, misses out on the clip shot, Dhawan wears the back of a length delivery on the pads
5.1Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, short of length on leg-stump, Dhawan tucks it to square leg
End of over 5 ( 4 Runs )IND 18/0 4.6James Anderson to Murali Vijay. FOUR, that is a shot of a man who has scored a hundred in the previous innings, length delivery outside off, Vijay comes forward and drives it on the up past cover, the timing was exceptional as the ball races away to the fence. The Hot-Spot shows it came right off the middle of the bat
4.5James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, slanted in from wide of the crease, Vijay gets inside the line and pushes it to mid-wicket
4.4James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, Anderson has his hands on his head, back of a length around off, Vijay gets an inside edge back to Prior
4.3James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, on a length just outside off, Vijay plays a solid forward defence, he holds the pose as well
4.2James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, angled in on off and middle, Vijay works it to mid-wicket
4.1James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, good length close to off, Vijay defends it off the front foot to backward point
End of over 4 ( 4 Runs )IND 14/0 3.6Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, back of a length on middle, Dhawan jams it onto the pads and the ball rolls towards cover. Plenty of oohs and aahs when Dhawan is on strike
3.5Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, hangs on the back foot and bunts it to the off-side
3.4Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, turned off the back foot to square leg
3.3Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, Dhawan is living dangerously, pitched up and jagging away outside off, he pushes hard at the ball and it flies through the slip cordon, Root dived at gully but was nowhere close to the ball
3.2Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, short of length on middle and leg, Dhawan is neither forward nor back as he gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad
3.1Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, back of a length just outside off, Dhawan chops it towards cover
End of over 3 ( 4 Runs )IND 10/0 2.6James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, Anderson at his best, after few short of length deliveries, decides to pitch one up, the ball also keeps low and goes under Vijay's forward defence. Good testing over from Jimmy
2.5James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, looks like Anderson has decided to bowl short of length to Vijay, he stands tall and taps it to the off-side
2.4James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, again, fuller and on off, Vijay knocks it to the off-side
2.3James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, short of length outside off, left alone
2.2James Anderson to Murali Vijay. FOUR, did it carry to Prior? Yes, it did and it is dropped. Vijay survives. Back of a length and straightening, Vijay pokes at it tentatively, the ball grazes the edge and goes low to Prior's right, he does not get down in time and the ball runs away to the fence
2.1James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, errs in line and sprays it down leg, it is too far for Vijay to even make contact
End of over 2 ( 6 Runs )IND 6/0 1.6Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, full and tails back in, Dhawan goes for the expansive drive and gets an inside edge onto the pads, appeal for LBW from behind the wicket but nothing from Broad
1.5Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, back of a length on middle, Dhawan turns it gently to mid-wicket
1.4Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, you can't bowl there to any left-hander, short and wide outside off, Dhawan hangs back and cuts it past a diving backward point, he didn't middle that as the ball trickled slowly to the fence
1.3Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. 2 runs, drifts onto the pads, Dhawan tucks it behind square on the leg-side and gets off the mark with a couple
1.2Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, full and on the stumps, Dhawan defends it off the front foot
1.1Stuart Broad to Shikhar Dhawan. no run, right on the money, full and holds its line on middle, Dhawan looks to clip it to the on-side, closes the bat face too early and gets a leading edge to backward point, fortunately the ball falls short of Stokes
Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
End of over 1 ( 0 Runs )IND 0/0 maiden over bowled by James Anderson 0.6James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, bit too short and outside off, Vijay covers the line and lets it pass
0.5James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, short of length on off, Vijay taps it to the off-side and looks for his first run in the second innings, Dhawan is not interested
0.4James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, touch fuller and homing away outside off, Vijay hoists his bat up in the air and lets it go
0.3James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, short and width on offer, Vijay thought about going after it but pulled out of the shot at the last moment
0.2James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, shortens the length outside off, Vijay hangs back and shoulders arms
0.1James Anderson to Murali Vijay. no run, straightaway some movement, but the line is outside off, left alone
Vijay and Dhawan are at the crease. Vijay is on strike. J Anderson will open the attack

Updated at: 2014-07-14 03:47:55

Match details

Toss: India won the toss and elected to bat first

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia)

TV umpire: Ian Gould (England)

Match referee: David Boon (Australia)

PLAYING XI

India

Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni(c & wk), Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami

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Alastair Cook(c), Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior(wk), Stuart Broad, Liam Plunkett, James Anderson

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