Strauss leads Lions' confident start
Monday, 16 July 2007
Andrew Strauss made amends for a first-innings failure with a crisp 45 off 52 balls not out as the England Lions made a solid start to their second innings, once Stuart Broad had brought the Indian innings to a close at 383 on the final day of the three-day game at Chelmsford, reports Cricinfo.
Broad celebrated his call-up to the England Test side with a five-for, taking all three wickets that fell this morning. He was into his stride straight away and struck twice in his third over, inducing edges from Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth. He was at the receiving end of Dhoni's violent swishes; one swat down the ground nearly injured him before running away for four, but eventually uprooted his off stump. Dhoni, however, managed some useful practice ahead of the first Test, scoring 84-ball 76 in an innings that included seven fours and two sixes.
Strauss shed some rust against a bowling attack that bowled a full length to him. He eased into his drives and made a determined effort to hang in there. The ball did beat his bat occasionally but he overcame the jitters with clean drives either side of the wicket. Joe Denly didn't have a good outing this time around, driving a full ball to Wasim Jaffer at short cover.
India's bowling didn't threaten too much, though it must be said the pitch didn't offer assistance. Ishant Sharma's no-ball malady continued - he may want to have a word with Ranadeb Bose who hasn't over-stepped yet in his eight-year first-class career - as India set themselves up for another tiring day in the field.
Scorecard
England Lions 1st innings:
AJ Strauss b Khan 1
JL Denly st Dhoni b Powar 83
OA Shah c Khan b Sreesanth 11
IJL Trott c Ganguly b Khan 46
RS Bopara c Karthik b Tendulkar 29
TR Ambrose c Dhoni b Khan 4
A Rashid c & b Powar 0
TT Bresnan not out 126
SCJ Broad c Yuvraj Singh b Sreesanth 50
CT Tremlett not out 32
Extras: (b 8, lb 2, nb 21) 31
Total: (8 wickets dec; 97 overs) 413
Did not bat: G Onions
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Strauss, 4.3 ov), 2-62 (Shah, 11.5 ov), 3-142 (Denly, 29.5 ov), 4-174 (Trott, 38.4 ov), 5-184 (Ambrose, 42.4 ov), 6-185 (Rashid, 43.3 ov), 7-225 (Bopara, 53.5 ov) and 8-354 (Broad, 85.2 ov)
Indians 1st innings:
KD Karthik c Ambrose b Broad 5
W Jaffer lbw b Onions 1
VVS Laxman c Ambrose b Onions 0
SR Tendulkar c Shah b Onions 171
SC Ganguly c & b Tremlett 14
Yuvraj Singh c Strauss b Broad 59
MS Dhoni b Broad 76
RR Powar b Bopara 4
Z Khan c Ambrose b Broad 28
S Sreesanth c Shah b Broad 0
I Sharma not out 0
Extras: (b 4, lb 8, w 2, nb 11) 25
Total: (all out; 86.4 overs) 383
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jaffer, 1.2 ov), 2-2 (Laxman, 1.5 ov), 3-14 (Karthik, 4.5 ov), 4-65 (Ganguly, 18.2 ov), 5-205 (Yuvraj Singh, 56.6 ov), 6-304 (Tendulkar, 75.5 ov), 7-317 (Powar, 78.5 ov), 8-361 (Khan, 84.4 ov), 9-361 (Sreesanth, 84.6 ov) and 10-383 (Dhoni, 86.4 ov)
England Lions 2nd innings:
AJ Strauss b Powar 80
JL Denly c Jaffer b Khan 18
OA Shah not out 77
IJL Trott not out 31
Extras: (b 5, lb 1, w 1, nb 14) 21
Total: (2 wickets; 44 overs) 227
To bat: RS Bopara, wicket-keeperTR Ambrose, A Rashid, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, CT Tremlett, G Onions
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Denly, 10.3 ov), 2-140 (Strauss, 31.2 ov)
Toss: England Lions, who chose to bat first.
Broad celebrated his call-up to the England Test side with a five-for, taking all three wickets that fell this morning. He was into his stride straight away and struck twice in his third over, inducing edges from Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth. He was at the receiving end of Dhoni's violent swishes; one swat down the ground nearly injured him before running away for four, but eventually uprooted his off stump. Dhoni, however, managed some useful practice ahead of the first Test, scoring 84-ball 76 in an innings that included seven fours and two sixes.
Strauss shed some rust against a bowling attack that bowled a full length to him. He eased into his drives and made a determined effort to hang in there. The ball did beat his bat occasionally but he overcame the jitters with clean drives either side of the wicket. Joe Denly didn't have a good outing this time around, driving a full ball to Wasim Jaffer at short cover.
India's bowling didn't threaten too much, though it must be said the pitch didn't offer assistance. Ishant Sharma's no-ball malady continued - he may want to have a word with Ranadeb Bose who hasn't over-stepped yet in his eight-year first-class career - as India set themselves up for another tiring day in the field.
Scorecard
England Lions 1st innings:
AJ Strauss b Khan 1
JL Denly st Dhoni b Powar 83
OA Shah c Khan b Sreesanth 11
IJL Trott c Ganguly b Khan 46
RS Bopara c Karthik b Tendulkar 29
TR Ambrose c Dhoni b Khan 4
A Rashid c & b Powar 0
TT Bresnan not out 126
SCJ Broad c Yuvraj Singh b Sreesanth 50
CT Tremlett not out 32
Extras: (b 8, lb 2, nb 21) 31
Total: (8 wickets dec; 97 overs) 413
Did not bat: G Onions
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Strauss, 4.3 ov), 2-62 (Shah, 11.5 ov), 3-142 (Denly, 29.5 ov), 4-174 (Trott, 38.4 ov), 5-184 (Ambrose, 42.4 ov), 6-185 (Rashid, 43.3 ov), 7-225 (Bopara, 53.5 ov) and 8-354 (Broad, 85.2 ov)
Indians 1st innings:
KD Karthik c Ambrose b Broad 5
W Jaffer lbw b Onions 1
VVS Laxman c Ambrose b Onions 0
SR Tendulkar c Shah b Onions 171
SC Ganguly c & b Tremlett 14
Yuvraj Singh c Strauss b Broad 59
MS Dhoni b Broad 76
RR Powar b Bopara 4
Z Khan c Ambrose b Broad 28
S Sreesanth c Shah b Broad 0
I Sharma not out 0
Extras: (b 4, lb 8, w 2, nb 11) 25
Total: (all out; 86.4 overs) 383
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jaffer, 1.2 ov), 2-2 (Laxman, 1.5 ov), 3-14 (Karthik, 4.5 ov), 4-65 (Ganguly, 18.2 ov), 5-205 (Yuvraj Singh, 56.6 ov), 6-304 (Tendulkar, 75.5 ov), 7-317 (Powar, 78.5 ov), 8-361 (Khan, 84.4 ov), 9-361 (Sreesanth, 84.6 ov) and 10-383 (Dhoni, 86.4 ov)
England Lions 2nd innings:
AJ Strauss b Powar 80
JL Denly c Jaffer b Khan 18
OA Shah not out 77
IJL Trott not out 31
Extras: (b 5, lb 1, w 1, nb 14) 21
Total: (2 wickets; 44 overs) 227
To bat: RS Bopara, wicket-keeperTR Ambrose, A Rashid, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, CT Tremlett, G Onions
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Denly, 10.3 ov), 2-140 (Strauss, 31.2 ov)
Toss: England Lions, who chose to bat first.