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Wed, 10 August 2011
England dominate Day One at Edgbaston
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23:00
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England end day one of the third Test in Edgbaston at 84 without loss (25 overs).
Andrew Strauss is unbeaten on 52 and Alastair Cook on 27.
Earlier, the visitors had been bowled out for 224 in their first innings.
22:52
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Amit Mishra is brought into the attack in the 20th over, replacing Sreesanth (5-2-21-0).
Strauss welcomes him with a couple of boundaries.
A single off Ishant helps the England captain reach his 25th Test fifty, his third against India.
England 81 without loss after 23 overs.
22:30
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Strauss goes 20 balls without scoring before clipping a Sreesanth delivery to the fence.
Another four balls later, Strauss' seventh, brings on the England 50.
England 58 without loss after 18 overs.
21:55
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Sreesanth's third over, the sixth of the England innings, is a productive one.
Strauss cuts the first ball wide of point for the first boundary of the innings. The third ball is dispatched for another boundary and three runs come off the fifth ball. It's an 11-run over.
In the next over by Kumar, Strauss ends a 15-ball scoring draught with successive boundaries.
Ishant Sharma comes in to bowl in the eighth over, replacing Sreesanth (3-1-12-0). And Cook welcomes him with an exquisite boundary through midwicket. It is Cook's first boundary in 19 balls. His second comes two balls later, to fine leg.
England 36 without loss after 10 overs.
21:26
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Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss open the batting for England and it is Praveen Kumar first up for India.
The England captain survives a loud leg before appeal, fourth ball.
England didn't score in the first three overs, the first run coming in the fifth ball of the fourth, courtesy a single by Cook.
21:02
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India has been dismissed for 224 (62.2 overs).
A brilliant catch by Alastair Cook at silly point ensures the dismissal of Ishant Sharma (4), Anderson being the beneficiary.
20:57
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Dhoni smashes a maximum over fine leg off Broad soon after resumption.
Poor field set by Strauss here. He is given his Indian counterpart the incentive to counter attack.
However, Broad has finally got the wicket England so desperately needed.
Dhoni made 77, his 96-ball innings was inclusive of 10 fours and three sixes.
India has made 224 for nine after 61.3 overs.
20:17
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A pull by Dhoni in front of square, off Anderson, helps India get past the 200-run mark.
India go into tea at 205 for eight (56 overs).
MS Dhoni is unbeaten on 61 and Ishant Sharma on eight. The captain has ensured a good Indian fight back.
20:05
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Bresnan thinks he has got Kumar out. The umpire thinks otherwise.
It is referral time again.
And England have it spot on. Kumar out for 26 and his dismissal ends a valuable 84-run stand for the eighth wicket.
India reduced to 195 for eight after 54 overs.
19:58
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A boundary off Swann, his seventh, helps Dhoni register his 22nd Test fifty, his fifth against England.
India has reached 190 for seven after 53 overs.
19:49
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Dhoni and Kumar have put together a 50-plus partnership for the eighth wicket, helping India recover from 111 for seven.
They are also scoring runs at a good pace.
The Indian captain has smashed two sixes off Anderson.
India 177 for seven after 50 overs.
19:17
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Dhoni gets of the mark with a four off the 16th ball he faced, the first ball he faced off Bresnan.
Another blow for India as Broad has Mishra (4) caught behind.
India reduced to 128 for seven after 42 overs.
18:50
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Two boundaries in the space of three balls (off Bresnan) by Laxman helps bring on the Indian 100. However, there's little to celebrate as the batsman is dismissed in the same over.
Bresnan has him caught by Broad at long leg, a miscued pull hastening Laxman's exit.
India reduced to 100 for six after 36 overs.
18:39
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James Anderson has struck early after lunch.
He has rattled Suresh Raina's stumps. The batsman made four.
India 92 for five after 34 overs.
18:18
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The sun is now hitting hard on the pitch. Good news for India this.
The overcast conditions in the opening session ensured England four vital wickets.
Suresh Raina has come in to replace Dravid. However, it is Laxman whom India will depend on now.
India has made 82 for four after 29 overs.
17:31
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Bresnan is back in the 25th over.
He strikes in the second ball of his second over, cleaning up Dravid (22).
Lunch is taken.
India in dire straits at 75 for four after 26. 2 overs.
Laxman is unbeaten on 13 and he has to score big if India is to recover from this disastrous start.
17:14
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Anderson has come back to replace Bresnan (6-2-8-1) in the 21st over. A good ploy considering the bowler has an edge over Sacin Tendulkar.
However, it is Broad who gets the Master Blaster, having him caught by Anderson at third slip.
Tendulkar made just one. He is having a forgettable series.
In comes VVS Laxman and he is off the mark with a boundary to fine leg.
India 65 for three after 23 overs.
17:00
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A single by Dravid off Broad ensures the 50-run partnership for the second wicket. However, Dravid is hit and in some pain.
However, Bresnan has struck in his sixth over, cleaning up Gambhir's stumps.
The left-hander made 38, an innings that was inclusive of seven boundaries.
In came Sachin Tendulkar to a thunderous applause. Predictable. Ain't it?
India 59 for two after 20 overs.
16:51
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The end of the first hour.
India 47 for one after 14 overs. It's drinks.
A drive through cover in the fourth ball after resumption helps Dravid to his third boundary and ensures India go past the 50-run mark.
India 56 for one after 18 overs.
16:15
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The first ball of Broad's first over witness an exquisite shot from Dravid. Facing his ninth ball, the veteran drives between the bowler and the mid-off for his first boundary. Another drive, three balls later through covers, gets him his second boundary.
In Broad's fourth over, Gambhir hits a super shot in front of square to helps himself to a sixth boundary.
The duo has helped India recover well.
Tim Bresnan comes in to replace Broad (4-1-18-1) in the 10th over. Dravid survives a leg before appeal as umpire Steve Davies remains unmoved.
The visitors have reached 40 for one after 10 overs.
15:55
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Its a huge blow for India. And Rahul Dravid comes in to do what he has been doing best so far - play the sheet anchor's role.
Gambhir survives a leg before appeal in the first ball of Anderson's second over before caressing the second through cover for his third boundary.
The third ball has him surviving a caught behind appeal. The ball is moving and England is looking dangerous. The fourth also goes for a boundary to third man.
Gambhir continues to be lucky in Broad's second over.
India 24 for one after five overs.
15:37
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Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir to open the batting for India and it will be James Anderson starting the English onslaught.
An edge of the second ball ensures Gambhir a boundary and the first runs on the Indian board.
Another boundary towards fine leg off the last ball esnures India take eight runs off the first over. It is Stuart Broad bowling the second over, and Sehwag taking strike for the first time in more than three months.
And it is a referral first ball. And Sehwag is out.
India eight for one.
15:23
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Apologies for the error.
There is a third change in the Indian team, Gautam Gambhir is back in the squad in place of Yuvraj Singh.
So we have Gauti, Viru and Amit replacing Mukund, Yuvi and Bhajji.
Will the replacements ensure a change of fortunes?
Wait and watch.
Teams:
India:
MS Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Amit Mishra, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, S Sreesanth.
England:
Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson.
15:08
England has won the toss and has invited India to bat first.
The moment Andrew Strauss got it right with the coin, he had no hesitation is asking MS Dhoni to have a go first, keeping the overcast conditions in mind.
The England bowlers will relish the prospect of bowling India out early in these conditions.
Virender Sehwag and Amit Mishra are back in the Indian squad replacing Abhinav Mukund and Harbhajan Singh respectively.
15:07
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third Test between India and England at Edgbaston.
First the good news.
The match is sold out. The 25, 000-capacity stadium has witnessed over 92, 000 tickets sold for the first four days.
Now the bad news.
The conditions are overcast. The met department is predicting heavy to very heavy rains in the days to come.
Even if the match is not played for the full five days, the possibility of a result remains.
Birmingham was relatively quiet on Tuesday, after a volatile Monday. People are entering the ground in droves to enjoy the Test.
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