England chip away but India fight
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
England chipped out two key wickets on the final morning at Lord's in their race to claim the opening Test against the amassing dark clouds but India kept fighting. Ryan Sidebottom removed Sourav Ganguly and James Anderson claimed his seventh scalp of the match with Dinesh Karthik. However, with an eye on the weather, India resisted through VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni and their 62-run stand set the large contingent of Indian supporters jumping, reports Cricinfo.
England made the first breakthrough four overs into the day when Ganguly was caught on the crease by Sidebottom. Ganguly was unconvincing, beginning the day with a lazy waft outside off stump, and England's bowlers stuck to their plans. Karthik managed one scoring stroke, a square drive for four, before he edged a full delivery from Anderson to Paul Collingwood at second slip.
Dhoni finally opened his account off his 14th ball but flirted with danger on numerous occasions. In a near repeat of his first-innings dismissal he guided Anderson over the slips and clearly wasn't going to change his natural game despite India's rocky position. He flashed and missed against another short ball and almost edged a drive during Collingwood's change-of-ends over.
Scorecard
England 1st innings:
AJ Strauss c Dravid b Kumble 96
AN Cook lbw b Ganguly 36
MP Vaughan c Dhoni b Singh 79
KP Pietersen c Dhoni b Khan 37
PD Collingwood lbw b Kumble 0
RJ Sidebottom b Singh 1
IR Bell b Khan 20
MJ Prior lbw b Sreesanth 1
CT Tremlett lbw b Sreesanth 0
MS Panesar lbw b Sreesanth 0
JM Anderson not out 0
Extras: (b 9, lb 10, w 7, nb 2) 28
Total: (all out; 91.2 overs) 298
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Cook, 14.4 ov), 2-218 (Strauss, 63.6 ov), 3-252 (Vaughan, 76.4 ov), 4-255 (Collingwood, 77.6 ov), 5-272 (Sidebottom, 82.5 ov), 6-286 (Pietersen, 85.1 ov), 7-287 (Prior, 86.3 ov), 8-287 (Tremlett, 86.6 ov), 9-297 (Panesar, 90.4 ov) and 10-298 (Bell, 91.2 ov)
India 1st innings:
KD Karthik lbw b Sidebottom 5
W Jaffer c & b Tremlett 58
R Dravid c Prior b Anderson 2
SR Tendulkar lbw b Anderson 37
SC Ganguly b Anderson 34
RP Singh c Anderson b Sidebottom 17
VVS Laxman c Prior b Sidebottom 15
MS Dhoni c Bell b Anderson 0
A Kumble lbw b Sidebottom 11
Z Khan c Strauss b Anderson 7
S Sreesanth not out 0
Extras: (b 4, lb 7, nb 4) 15
Total: (all out; 77.2 overs) 201
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Karthik, 8.3 ov), 2-27 (Dravid, 11.5 ov), 3-106 (Tendulkar, 35.4 ov), 4-134 (Jaffer, 53.6 ov), 5-155 (Ganguly, 62.3 ov), 6-173 (Singh, 66.5 ov), 7-175 (Dhoni, 69.5 ov), 8-192 (Kumble, 74.6 ov), 9-197 (Laxman, 76.4 ov) and 10-201 (Khan, 77.2 ov)
England 2nd innings:
AJ Strauss c Tendulkar b Khan 18
AN Cook lbw b Khan 17
MP Vaughan b Singh 30
KP Pietersen b Singh 134
PD Collingwood c Laxman b Singh 4
IR Bell b Singh 9
MJ Prior c Dhoni b Khan 42
CT Tremlett b Khan 0
RJ Sidebottom c Dravid b Kumble 9
MS Panesar lbw b Singh 3
JM Anderson not out 4
Extras: (b 9, lb 1, w 2) 12
Total: (all out; 78.3 overs) 282
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Strauss, 10.5 ov), 2-43 (Cook, 12.1 ov), 3-102 (Vaughan, 35.6 ov), 4-114 (Collingwood, 37.3 ov), 5-132 (Bell, 41.2 ov), 6-251 (Prior, 66.1 ov), 7-251 (Tremlett, 66.2 ov), 8-266 (Sidebottom, 71.1 ov), 9-275 (Pietersen, 76.6 ov) and 10-282 (Panesar, 78.3 ov)
India 2nd innings:
W Jaffer c Pietersen b Anderson 8
Karthik c Collingwood b Anderson 60
R Dravid lbw b Tremlett 9
SR Tendulkar lbw b Panesar 16
SC Ganguly lbw b Sidebottom 40
VVS Laxman b Tremlett 39
MS Dhoni not out 76
A Kumble lbw b Sidebottom 3
Z Khan c Prior b Tremlett 0
RP Singh b Panesar 2
S Sreesanth not out 4
Extras: (b 13, lb 5, w 6, nb 1) 25
Total: (9 wickets; 96 overs) 282
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Jaffer, 10.3 ov), 2-55 (Dravid, 13.5 ov), 3-84 (Tendulkar, 24.5 ov), 4-143 (Ganguly, 44.6 ov), 5-145 (Karthik, 47.2 ov), 6-231 (Laxman, 75.6 ov), 7-247 (Kumble, 82.6 ov), 8-254 (Khan, 87.5 ov) and 9-263 (Singh, 90.6 ov)
Toss: England, who chose to bat first.
England made the first breakthrough four overs into the day when Ganguly was caught on the crease by Sidebottom. Ganguly was unconvincing, beginning the day with a lazy waft outside off stump, and England's bowlers stuck to their plans. Karthik managed one scoring stroke, a square drive for four, before he edged a full delivery from Anderson to Paul Collingwood at second slip.
Dhoni finally opened his account off his 14th ball but flirted with danger on numerous occasions. In a near repeat of his first-innings dismissal he guided Anderson over the slips and clearly wasn't going to change his natural game despite India's rocky position. He flashed and missed against another short ball and almost edged a drive during Collingwood's change-of-ends over.
Scorecard
England 1st innings:
AJ Strauss c Dravid b Kumble 96
AN Cook lbw b Ganguly 36
MP Vaughan c Dhoni b Singh 79
KP Pietersen c Dhoni b Khan 37
PD Collingwood lbw b Kumble 0
RJ Sidebottom b Singh 1
IR Bell b Khan 20
MJ Prior lbw b Sreesanth 1
CT Tremlett lbw b Sreesanth 0
MS Panesar lbw b Sreesanth 0
JM Anderson not out 0
Extras: (b 9, lb 10, w 7, nb 2) 28
Total: (all out; 91.2 overs) 298
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Cook, 14.4 ov), 2-218 (Strauss, 63.6 ov), 3-252 (Vaughan, 76.4 ov), 4-255 (Collingwood, 77.6 ov), 5-272 (Sidebottom, 82.5 ov), 6-286 (Pietersen, 85.1 ov), 7-287 (Prior, 86.3 ov), 8-287 (Tremlett, 86.6 ov), 9-297 (Panesar, 90.4 ov) and 10-298 (Bell, 91.2 ov)
India 1st innings:
KD Karthik lbw b Sidebottom 5
W Jaffer c & b Tremlett 58
R Dravid c Prior b Anderson 2
SR Tendulkar lbw b Anderson 37
SC Ganguly b Anderson 34
RP Singh c Anderson b Sidebottom 17
VVS Laxman c Prior b Sidebottom 15
MS Dhoni c Bell b Anderson 0
A Kumble lbw b Sidebottom 11
Z Khan c Strauss b Anderson 7
S Sreesanth not out 0
Extras: (b 4, lb 7, nb 4) 15
Total: (all out; 77.2 overs) 201
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Karthik, 8.3 ov), 2-27 (Dravid, 11.5 ov), 3-106 (Tendulkar, 35.4 ov), 4-134 (Jaffer, 53.6 ov), 5-155 (Ganguly, 62.3 ov), 6-173 (Singh, 66.5 ov), 7-175 (Dhoni, 69.5 ov), 8-192 (Kumble, 74.6 ov), 9-197 (Laxman, 76.4 ov) and 10-201 (Khan, 77.2 ov)
England 2nd innings:
AJ Strauss c Tendulkar b Khan 18
AN Cook lbw b Khan 17
MP Vaughan b Singh 30
KP Pietersen b Singh 134
PD Collingwood c Laxman b Singh 4
IR Bell b Singh 9
MJ Prior c Dhoni b Khan 42
CT Tremlett b Khan 0
RJ Sidebottom c Dravid b Kumble 9
MS Panesar lbw b Singh 3
JM Anderson not out 4
Extras: (b 9, lb 1, w 2) 12
Total: (all out; 78.3 overs) 282
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Strauss, 10.5 ov), 2-43 (Cook, 12.1 ov), 3-102 (Vaughan, 35.6 ov), 4-114 (Collingwood, 37.3 ov), 5-132 (Bell, 41.2 ov), 6-251 (Prior, 66.1 ov), 7-251 (Tremlett, 66.2 ov), 8-266 (Sidebottom, 71.1 ov), 9-275 (Pietersen, 76.6 ov) and 10-282 (Panesar, 78.3 ov)
India 2nd innings:
W Jaffer c Pietersen b Anderson 8
Karthik c Collingwood b Anderson 60
R Dravid lbw b Tremlett 9
SR Tendulkar lbw b Panesar 16
SC Ganguly lbw b Sidebottom 40
VVS Laxman b Tremlett 39
MS Dhoni not out 76
A Kumble lbw b Sidebottom 3
Z Khan c Prior b Tremlett 0
RP Singh b Panesar 2
S Sreesanth not out 4
Extras: (b 13, lb 5, w 6, nb 1) 25
Total: (9 wickets; 96 overs) 282
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Jaffer, 10.3 ov), 2-55 (Dravid, 13.5 ov), 3-84 (Tendulkar, 24.5 ov), 4-143 (Ganguly, 44.6 ov), 5-145 (Karthik, 47.2 ov), 6-231 (Laxman, 75.6 ov), 7-247 (Kumble, 82.6 ov), 8-254 (Khan, 87.5 ov) and 9-263 (Singh, 90.6 ov)
Toss: England, who chose to bat first.